TUESDAY PRAYER: GEVURAH-KIDDUSH LEVANAH קִדּוּשׁ לְבָנָה

READING: BETWEEN AFTERNOON – SUNSET MONDAY

KIDDUSH LEVANAH קִדּוּשׁ לְבָנָה : 🌳

– PRAYER OF GRATITUDE ON NEW MOON

The matter of kneeling is the acceptance of the ruling, because
they liked Haman’s way in the work more than Mordecai’s way.
All the Jews in Shushan accepted Haman’s sovereignty until it
was hard for them to understand Mordecai’s views. After all,
everyone understands that the work of walking in the left line,
called knowing, is easier for walking in the ways of the Creator.
It is written that they asked, “Why transgressest thou the
king’s commandment?” Since they saw that Mordecai persisted
with his opinion of walking in the way of faith, they became
perplexed, and did not know which side was right.
They went and asked Haman who was right, as it is written,
“they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s words would
stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.” It means that the
way of the Jew is more eating than drinking, meaning faith is the
rudiment, and this is the whole basis of Judaism.
This caused Haman a great disturbance; why would Mordecai
not agree with his view? Hence, when everyone saw Mordecai’s
way, who argued that he alone was taking the path of Judaism,
and those who take another path are considered to be idol
worshipping, it is written, “Yet all this availeth me nothing, so
long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.” This
is because Mordecai claims that only through him is the gate to
the king, not that of Haman.

-Baal HaSulam, Shamati, page 115-116

POSTED IN ARVUT BY: Celina Syuy