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Hayom Yom 17 Tishrei - The souls sense of pleasure and satisfaction in its Divine service

from The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman

גַּם בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְצָהֳלָה[In the last stanza of Lechah Dodi] we say gam besimchah u’vetzahalah.שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם, אֵשֶׁת חַיִל, מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד, דָּא הִיא סְעוּדָתָא, וְיִתֶּן לְךָ - אוֹמְרִים בְּלַחַשׁThe hymn beginning Shalom aleichem, the passage beginning Eishes chayil, the psalm Mizmor leDavid, and the pronouncement Da hi seudasa, are recited in a whisper. The same applies to VeYiten Lecha [on Motzaei Shabbos].בְּמוּסַף - וּמִנְחָתָם וְנִסְכֵּיהֶם אַחֲרֵי פְּסוּקֵי כָּל יוֹם וְיוֹםIn the Mussaf Service, the sentence beginning U’minchasam veniskeihem is recited after the verse that details each day’s sacrifices.בְּשַׁבָּת אֵין אוֹמְרִים הוֹשַׁעֲנוֹתOn Shabbos, no Hoshanos hymn is recited.עַל יְדֵי הָעֲבוֹדָה דְּנִסְיוֹנוֹתBy serving G‑d in the face of challenges, מִתְגַּלָּה בְּחִינַת יְחִידָה שֶׁבַּנֶּפֶשׁthe yechidah in the Divine soul11 becomes revealed. כְּמַאֲמַר חֲבוּקָה וּדְבוּקָה בָּךְAn allusion to this may be perceived [through a mystical interpretation of the following phrases from the Hoshanos prayers]: Clinging and cleaving to You: הִתְקַשְׁרוּת הַנְּשָׁמָה בֵּאלֹקוּתThis phrase speaks of the soul’s attachment to G‑dliness. וְעַל יְדֵי זֶה — טוֹעֶנֶת עוּלָּךְAs a result of this, the soul… bears Your yoke, בְּקִיּוּם הַתּוֹרָה וּמִצְוֹת בִּמְסִירַת נֶפֶשׁby observing the Torah and its mitzvos with self-sacrifice. הִנֵּה — יְחִידָה לְיַחֲדָךְThereafter… the one [nation] affirms Your Oneness: שֶׁמִּתְגַּלָּה בְּחִינַת יְחִידָה שֶׁבַּנֶּפֶשׁThe level of yechidah within the Divine soul is revealed.דְּעַל יְדֵי הִתְגַּלּוּת זוֹ נֶהְפַּךְ יְחִידָה שֶׁבַּנֶּפֶשׁ הַבַּהֲמִית לֵאלֹקוּתThis revelation transforms the yechidah of the animal soul into G‑dliness. שֶׁהוּא עִנְיַן הַתּוֹקֶף בְּקִיּוּם הַתּוֹרָה וּמִצְוֹת בְּחַיּוּת פְּנִימִיThis intensifies one’s observance of the Torah and its mitzvos with inner vitality, וּבְהֶרְגֵּשׁ תַּעֲנוּג גָּדוֹל וַהֲנָאָה מְרוּבָּה בַּעֲבוֹדַת הand with a sense of great pleasure and satisfaction in one’s Divine service. וּבְכָל עִנְיָנֵי הָעוֹלָם הֵן וְלַאו שָׁוִין אֶצְלוֹ בְּהַשְׁוָאָה אֲמִתִּית[For such a person], success or failure in all worldly matters are equally inconsequential, כִּי נִלְקַח מִמֶּנּוּ הַתַּעֲנוּג וְטוּב טַעַם שֶׁבָּעִנְיָנִים הַגַּשְׁמִיִּיםfor he has lost all pleasure and enjoyment in material concerns.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]

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