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Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated l’iluy nishmat HY’D the four kedoshim that were killed in France. May Hashem reveal true justice to the enemies and shine His eternal love and compassion on the Jewish nation, Amen.
Sixth principle of Emuna according to the Rambam ztk’l:
G-d bestows prophecy to those who follow all of the Torah commandments and merit to perfect their personal attributes.
A founding principle of Judaism is that Hashem is intimately involved in our lives. He personally directs and oversees the minute details; He didn’t merely create us and leave us in the dark. How has Hashem related His will to us; through His prophets.
Prophecy is likened to ‘seeing’ whole new worlds, seeing a truthful reality in its entirety. The prophet entered into a whole new world of depth and perception; a place where only truth reigns. It was in this place where doubt was completely erased and only the absolute reality of Hashem’s presence was recognized. The purpose of a prophet was to guide the Jewish nation and for that he needed perfect clarity and understanding of what Hashem is.
The difference between a prophet and us is like the difference between the world of truth and the world of falsehood, light and darkness, closed eyes and opened ones. A prophet must be with great wisdom and in full control of his yetzer hara. He sees Hashem’s greatness in all of creation and is always connected to that which is directly under the Holy Kisei HaKavod. The prophet follows the Heavenly decrees and is connected to the worlds so that he knows what has been announced above. He hears Hashem’s word.
The worst tragedy that ever beset us was that prophecy was taken from our midst. The prophet assisted the Jewish people to achieve perfection by telling them which path to take according to the root of their soul. Now that we are no longer worthy of prophecy we essentially live in the dark.
The importance in believing in this principle is so that we may fortify our emuna and trust that Hashem revealed His will and specifically guided us how to live our lives.
