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Meshech Chochmoh HaSholem: Shemos
by HaRav Shmuel Chaim Domb
"A few days before his petirah, Rabbenu Meir Simcha
of Dvinsk (the Ohr Somayach) held up the manuscript of his
sefer, Meshech Chochmoh, and said to all those
around him: `I want you all to know something. I did not
come to this world because of the Ohr Somayach; the
world could have continued to exist without it. What the
world needs now is the Meshech Chochmoh." We read
this in the introduction to Emes LiYaakov by HaRav
Yaakov Kamenetsky, zt"l.
The Meshech Chochmoh on the Torah that HaRav Meir
Simcha treasured more than his Ohr Somayach on the
Rambam shows that the author's brilliance in agaddo
was equal to that in halochoh. This momentous work
contains explanations, interpretations, and drush of
the Torah along with incredible Talmudic expertise.
Despite its importance, those who devote time to study of
the Meshech Chochmoh have been few. It is written
very concisely, and without making serious attempts it is
impossible to grasp the deep ideas that the author wished to
convey. It is definitely not a sefer intended for
someone looking for a fast, easy way to find a fascinating
vort on parshas hashavua.
This new edition of HaRav Shmuel Chaim Domb makes the
Meshech Chochmoh more accessible. He explains the
sefer's difficult-to-understand passages; deciphers
the references referred to by the author when mentioning
"kadmonim" or a "sefer atik;" cites newly
found sections of the Meshech Chochmoh from
manuscripts; records Chazal's complete statements mentioned
only in part by the author; notes all references; adds the
full text of the Chumash with Rashi and Onkeles and
includes an index of references and topics. In a section
entitled "Yad HaChochmoh" he copies the remarks of
acharonim such as the Dvar Avrohom, the Even HaEzel,
the Beis Yisroel, Maran HaRav Shach, shlita, HaRav
Chaim Kanievsky and others, that are related to the
Meshech Chochmoh.
With this volume on Shemos we can now, boruch
Hashem, delight in the deep peirushim of the
Meshech Chochmoh and benefit from a better
understanding of yetzias Mitzrayim, the
mishkan, the bigdei kehunoh and all the other
subjects in this Chumash.
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