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Today’s daily dose is dedicated to the refuah shleimah of Dovid Leib ben Kayla. May Hashem shower him with a complete healing amongst all of those sick and suffering in Klal Yisrael, b’karov, b’rachamim, Amen.
Hashem ‘designed’ this world in such a way that the month of Elul is conducive with spiritual growth and strengthening our connection to Him. Certainly this month encourages us to pray at no end for our requests to be answered for the very best, yet the true reward gained from tefillot this month is hundredfold.
Genuine closeness to Hashem by far surpasses the reward of having our requests answered. The exalted feeling of knowing that we are personally being guided and cared for by the Supreme Authority of the World, Melech Malchei HaMelachim HaKadosh Baruch Hu, envelops us with a sense of tranquility and boundless inner joy.
The purpose of the Yomim Noraim is ‘Atah Horehta Lada’at ki Hashem Hu Elokim… (You have been shown, in order to know that Hashem is G-d….)” Tefillah is the means by which we implant this awareness. We inject the mindset that Hashem was, is and will always be with us particularly this month by intensifying our prayers. Communication is the means to mending any broken relationship.
It is a tremendous gift to be able to ‘talk’ to Hashem and express our inner feelings and thoughts to Him. Speech is an expression of Malchut (Kingship); it enables us to ‘rule’ over our feelings. We are better able to deal with our feelings by speaking and releasing them from within. The benefit of speaking to Hashem is double. Firstly we empty out our burdens. Secondly we implant the awareness that Hashem is with us, listening and caring about us in every way.
