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Galut. We keep hearing it. The sense of despondency persists. Oy, what are we to do? Until when Hashem? Until when?
“Because of our sins we were exiled from our land and driven from our soil…” are the words we recite in the Mussaf prayer. It is more than just a physical expulsion rather a disconnect from the penetrable channels to Hashem. We are now in limited mode as to how much we can feel Hashem’s tangible presence. This is galut, a state of disconnect. So what now? How do we weave the broken tapestry so we can cherish the wholesomeness of our life’s picture?
For one thing, don’t get out of Hashem’s house! The Talmud Pesachim (86b) teaches that if the Host demands that His guests get out of His house we are not to fulfill His instruction to do so?! Hashem being The Host of this world and us, the Jewish people, being the guests in His Home, we are not to accept when He banishes us from His presence. Rather we are to pursue and never relent in our efforts to come close to Him!!
The pathways are kept open for those of us who wish to fight our way back to an intimate relationship with Hashem. We are never to cease struggling; this is our choice and one that Hashem ‘yearns’ for. We are left with one way, loaded with spiritual ammunition, to achieve this cause; Tefilla! More tomorrow.
