QUESTION:
1) Different sects of Klal Yisrael always emphasized one particular area of avodas Hashem another. By some, Torah is everything, and by others ,emunah is everything. By others, tefillah is the main thing, and others focus on being b’simchah. Some sects of Klal Yisrael focused a lot on guarding Bris Kodesh, whereas others did not make that much of a deal of it, and some don’t speak about it at all. I’ve heard that the ways of avodas Hashem that emphasize guarding and fixing Bris Kodesh are all the way of “Mashiach ben Yosef”, whose role is to fight for kedushah, whereas those who focus more on tefillah, emunah, and other areas are part of the way of “Mashiach ben Dovid”, whose role is to reveal emunah. (This is explained by the sefer Nesivos Shalom). Does this mean that not everyone holds that a person should be that concerned about Shemiras HaBris? and fixing sins in this area only if it’s part of his mesorah to do so? Or does everyone hold that a person should be careful when it comes to Shemiras HaBris?
2) Also, there are some people who fall into the sin of p’gam Bris but they just go on afterwards as if nothing happened, and they don’t feel guilty about doing this aveirah, whereas others become broken whenever they fall into this aveirah and it eats them up and they are worried about how to do teshuvah for it, and especially when they fall a lot into this aveirah. Why do some people not feel guilty after doing this aveirah? Is it because they are most positive people who focus on emunah and being happy with themselves, or is it due to some other reason?
2) Also, there are some people who fall into the sin of p’gam Bris but they just go on afterwards as if nothing happened, and they don’t feel guilty about doing this aveirah, whereas others become broken whenever they fall into this aveirah and it eats them up and they are worried about how to do teshuvah for it, and especially when they fall a lot into this aveirah. Why do some people not feel guilty after doing this aveirah? Is it because they are most positive people who focus on emunah and being happy with themselves, or is it due to some other reason?
ANSWER:
1) No. Everyone always held that a person should be very careful with guarding his Bris Kodesh, and the entire argument between the different ways in Klal Yisrael is only if a person needs to add on “extra” care or not when it comes to guarding Bris Kodesh.
2) As for those who quickly move on after falling into the aveirah of p’gam Bris, it comes from timtum halev [a heart that is blocked from ruchniyus, as a result of committing many aveiros].
2) As for those who quickly move on after falling into the aveirah of p’gam Bris, it comes from timtum halev [a heart that is blocked from ruchniyus, as a result of committing many aveiros].
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