Machshavot HaLev - Yeshivat Lev HaTorah

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support the teachers and their yeshivot.
בלה תובשחמ
One of the teachers of the Chatam Sofer, Rav Pinchas Horowitz, writes in the
introduction to his Sefer Hafla’ah, that as much as those who donate money
support the study of Torah, their recipients support the donors through the merit
of their Torah study. This is learned from the midrash that explains that while the
staves were there to carry the aron ha-eidut, in actuality – “Ha-aron nosei et nosav”
– the aron carried those who came to carry it. The Chofetz Chaim writes that the
staves, once they were inserted in their rings, became sanctified and consecrated
by the holiness of the aron to the point that they became considered a part of the
aron itself! So too is it with those who learn Torah and their supporters.
Let us remember that every Jew has an obligation to learn Torah and cannot
exempt himself through supporting others. At the same time, we all have an
obligation to support Torah, even those who are in kollel. May Hashem bless each
of us to be active participants both in the study and support of our holy Torah.