Hiding under the wings

 

The ב"מ פ"ה גמרא  says that רבי was punished because there once was a calf who escaped from the שחיטה  and hid under Rebbie's coat. Rebbie told the calf to go back to the שחיטה because a calf was created for שחיטה – ( (לכך נוצרת The question arises: Why was Rebbie punished? He told the calf a legitimate reason why he should go back - לכך נוצרת The answer is that לכך נוצרת is only applicable to the calves who are at the slaughterhouse.  Their purpose is to be slaughtered. However, a calf who hides under your coat and begs for your protection you must protect, even if he doesn't deserve it. You may not send him back to the slaughterhouse and claim לכך נוצרת. Perhaps, that is Pshat in the סליחה we say on עשי"ת & יו"כ. "יחביאנו צל ידו תחת כנפי השכינה" "May he conceal us in the shelter of his hand, beneath the wings of the Shechina." Once we are sheltered under Hashem's wings, we will be זוכה בדין even if we don't deserve it.