TUESDAY PRAYER: HESED-KIDDUSH LEVANAH קִדּוּשׁ לְבָנָה

READING: BETWEEN AFTERNOON – SUNSET MONDAY

KIDDUSH LEVANAH קִדּוּשׁ לְבָנָה : 🌴

– PRAYER OF CONCESSION ON FIRST QUARTER MOON

It is written, “And the drinking was according to the law.”
What is “according to the law?” Because “none did compel.” It
means that he did not need the drinking, but once they started
to drink, they were taken after it. This implies that they were tied
to the drinking, meaning they needed the drinking, or else they
would not be able to move forward.
This is called “compel,” and this is considered that they had
cancelled the method of Mordecai. This is also the meaning of
what our sages said, that that generation was sentenced to perish
because they enjoyed the meal of a wicked one.
In other words, had they received the drinking in the form
of, “none did compel,” they would not have annulled Mordecai’s
wish, and this is the method of Israel. However, afterwards, when
they took the drink in a form of “did compel,” it follows that
they themselves sentenced the law of Torah to perish, which is
the discernment of Israel.
This is the meaning of more eating than drinking. The
matter of drinking refers to disclosing Hochma (Wisdom), called
“knowing.” Eating, on the other hand, is called Ohr de Hassadim
(Light of Mercy), which is faith.

-Baal HaSulam, Shamati, page 115

POSTED IN ARVUT BY: Celina Syuy