Conquering The Brain

 לֹֽא־יִ֠הְיֶ֠ה לַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַלְוִיִּ֜ם כׇּל־שֵׁ֧בֶט לֵוִ֛י חֵ֥לֶק וְנַחֲלָ֖ה עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִשֵּׁ֧י י״י֛ וְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ יֹאכֵלֽוּן.  What is the meaning of the possuk, why is the fact that the לוים partake in the אִשֵּׁ֧י י״י֛ וְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ a reason that they shouldn't receive a portion of the land?  There are two ways to understand this, either that its a reason that they can't get a נחלה or that they don't need a נחלה.  The possuk may mean that since they receive אִשֵּׁ֧י י״י֛ וְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ they feel no need for a נחלה because they are completely satisfied with their spiritual נחלה.  Another way of understanding is that they can't receive a נחלה for it will detract from their service of Hashem.  In order to serve in the Mikdash, one must be 100%, fully involved, in their service of Hashem and can't have any distraction, even of a נחלה (Rav Avrohom Gorvitz (Gateshead.))

The Mishne L'meleceh at the end of the Lasw of Shmittah brings the Smag that in the times of Mashiach then שבט לוי will get a portion in Eretz Yisroel.  The Achronim ask, this is a לאו for the לוים to get a portion, how will it be nullified?  The answer lies in the words of the Rambam in halacha 10, כָּל שֵׁבֶט לֵוִי מֻזְהָרִין שֶׁלֹּא יִנְחֲלוּ בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן.  What does the Rambam come to exclude with the words בארץ כנען?  He comes to exclude the additional lands that will be added in the times of Moshiach, the lands of קיני, קניזי, וקדמוני (see Laws of Rotzaoch 8:4.)  It is in those lands that שבט לוי will get a portion of in the future.  This will not be a violation of the  לאו, for the לאו is only to get a portion in Eretz Yisroel.  [This seems to run against Rashi's understanding of the Sifri (18:2,) however see Ramban and footnote 44 of the sicha.]

What needs to be explained is why this isn't included in the לאו, the possuk says the reason is אִשֵּׁ֧י י״י֛ וְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ יֹאכֵלֽוּן so that should apply even in the additional lands?  Chassidus says that the seven nations of Eretz Yisroel represent the seven middot.  Capturing Eretz Yisroel is to capture the seven middot to be used for Hashem.  This involves going to war and that isn't the task of the Leviem.  It is there job to be separate from the world and immersed purely in holiness.  The three additional nations represent the three aspects of the intellect.  That isn't won by war, rather as the possuk says, וְאִם־יַרְחִ֞יב י״י֤ אֱלֹקיך אֶת־גְּבֻ֣לְךָ֔ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖ע לַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ, it is a gift from Hashem, it doesn't involve one to go to war and that won;t detract from the job of the Leviem so they can get a portion in it as well (based on Toras Menachem 5751 parshas Shlach.)

The Arizal asks why will there be additional ערי מקלט in the future (as it says 19:8,) there will be no more killing in the future?  The Shem M'shmuel uses this idea to answer the question.  It won't be necessary for killing, in the future it will be a place to go for kapparah for those that have a sin affecting the brain; זרע לבטלה.  Based upon this he explain the Gemorah in Makkos (12a) that the שר of עשו will run to a עיר מקלט.  The Gemorah says he is mistaken for he killed wantonly.  In light of this, we understand that in the future, even when the חטא is wanton, with the brain, there still can be a kapparah.  The mistake is that only the additional three can fix even מזיד, not the original ערי מקלט.