For the Refua Shlema of Mordechai Tzvi ben Sara & Moshe ben Mazal.
Gan Emunah (The Garden of Emunah) discusses the concept of Tefillah (prayer). It explains that everything has an origin of Tefillah from it, meaning in order for something to be accomplished or even succeed in general it has to be prayed for. Moshe Rabbeinu prayed 515 Amidot (Shmoneh Esreh) in order to get Am Yisrael inside Eretz HaKodesh. After the 515th tefilah Hashem told Moshe Rabbeinu “Enough!” From this we learn that if Moshe Rabbeinu would have added one more tefillah he would have gotten what he wanted (to also come into Eretz Yisrael) even if it was decreed against it (when Moshe Rabbeinu hit the rock instead of spoke to it).
This teaches us that one should always pray to Hashem. If Hashem is the creator of the world then obviously you can speak to Him and ask Him anything! What about praying for something that goes against the Torah, for example: praying to succeed in a robbery or praying to “get with” a beautiful girl in a way that is against the Torah? The Gan Emunah explains that praying for something against Yahadut is like a brilliant metaphor. Imagine a son asking his father for $30,000. The father asks what he needs the money for. The son explains he wants to bring trucks filled with garbage and literally dump it on the front lawn. Not only will the father not hand over the money to the son, but its logical to say that he will get very upset with the son! So too with one who prays for something against Yahadut.
Tomorrow BH is a day where we spend to get ready for Shabat Kodesh, we have 3 or 4 (depending on your location in the world) Tefillot left before Shabat. Make them worthwhile because you’re standing in front of Hashem that can give you ANYTHING, especially an uplifting Shabat!
Shabat Shalom!
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