For the Ilui Neshama of Avraham ben Ester ZT’L.
Baruch Hashem we had the zchut
of being in Rav Darmoni’s home last night and listen to a remarkable shiur (as
always) about Tefillah (prayer) and
what its all about. The basics of prayer is to know that at the moment one
starts to pray automatically Hashem comes directly in front of the person to
listen to their Tefillah.
In this past Shabbat’s Parasha,
Parasha Shemot, we see Hashem telling Moshe the famous line “Shal Na’alecha Me’Al Raglecha,” Take your
shoes from your feet. On the basic level, it is simple to understand that
when one enters a place with Hashem’s direct presence, they should not come in
wearing shoes (as seen in the rules of the Beit HaMikdash, where Kohanim may
not wear shoes). But let’s pay attention to what Rav Darmoni said and focus a
little.
What does the shoe, the Na’al represent? When we stand in front
of Hashem in Tefillah, we are actually stepping into His divinity, His
presence, the ultimate Kedusha! Therefore, we need to follow the Torah and
“take off our shoes.” What does that mean? The shoe represents the vessel on
the body that is closest to the ground, closest to the materialism. We all know
our body has been created from Aphar Ve’Epher (ground) and it will return to
it in the far future. The spiritual is what we want during Tefillah we want to
connect with all our brainpower, where the Neshama is placed (as it says in the
Leshem Yechud of Tefillin).
What does the Na’al also represent?
It represents a full covering of the foot. The Na’al represents the full
covering that the body has over the Neshama (soul). We want to peel off this
covering to make sure our spiritual spark in us completely connects with Hashem
in Tefillah.
B’H we should all reach the
level of going to Minyan. Then reach the level of going to Minyan in a relaxed
manner (and not with the usual under pressure pace). Then reach the level of
going to minyan and sitting down before it begins and focus a little on what we
are about to do during Amidah/Shmoneh Esreh. Then get to the highest level of
all, the level of Shal Na’alecha Me’Al
Raglecha, where we completely unwrap ourselves from the binding of the
Physical and zoom up spiritually to feel the ultimate connection with our
Creator, our Father in Shamayim, Hashem HaKadosh Baruch Hu.
SHAVUA
TOV.
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