יום ב Date: 9 Teves, 5776 (12/21/15) – Gittin#8 {Eliezer}

LEAPING LEVELS

[8b top] R’ Rosner quoting R’ Soloveitchik: Conquered lands by a king of Israel only become included in the Holiness of “Israel’s Areas” if they are contiguous [they must be touching (and not separated by other interfering lands or seas)].

D-E-ep Thoughts: Kedusha (Holiness) cannot “jump” levels and must be worked through from one level to the next (without skipping). People may mistakenly think that they can wake up one day and become the next prophet or leader of a generation. The truth is that just as our forefathers worked extremely hard on themselves to achieve the levels that they did, so too do we, day in and day out, need to improve ourselves to achieve greatness.