For the Ilui Neshama of Avraham ben Ester ZT’L & Yissachar
ben Yona Z’L.
Did you know that Erev
Yom Kippur (today) is a day filled with tips to get ready for Yom Kippur?
First thing: staying cautious in regards to your kedusha (holiness) by not seeing anything dirty, no prostitution,
keeping one’s tzeniyut (modesty),
trying to stay yereh shamayim (Fear
of Heaven), etc. Another thing is performing the Mitzvah of eating a lot today
to get ready for the fast. The final tip I want to add is the idea of Men going
to the Mikveh. The Mikveh is like an engulfment of cleansing. When engulfed
completely by the waters of the Mikveh, the individual is completely distanced
from all the bad spirits they have created from their sins!
Now for theCLD: Throughout the entire prayers of Yom Kippur
we say vidui after vidui (confessions of sin). We literally
spill out all the sins of the past year and confess (to Hashem quietly in a
whisper and G-d forbid NOT TO PEOPLE). The Vidui was processed from over 2,000
years ago and is the foundation of Judaism because the Jewish life is filled
with ups and down and we must have
confessions to live because we are only human.
Back to the Vidui, the basis of all of Yom Kippur! The Holy
Ben Ish Hai asks a questions: Why do we go through all types of different words
explaining different forms of sinning in Vidui, because the vidui prayer is in
alphabetical order??? Simply just say: Hashem I sinned, forgive me for all my
sins! Please, Hashem, you know I am made of dust just like Adam HaRishon with
the Etz HaDa’at! It was a mistake. Have mercy on us!!! But no, we say 24+ words
explaining our sins in detail by the alphabet. And the answer is because we are
showing Hashem we actually THOUGHT ABOUT OUR SINS. We sat down and with all our
hearts pondered about what mistakes we did this past year and what we need to
change.
And with happiness, because the day of Yom Kippur is a day
of atonement for all our sins whether we like it or not. It’s a day where
Hashem’s mercy overflows the entire world and He says in A BOOMING SPIRITUAL
VOICE: SALAHTI KIDVARECHA, I have
forgiven according to your words! Whether we like it or not, we are
forgiven. So why not pour our hearts in Thanks to Hashem to say: Thank you for
this day. Why aren’t we jumping up and down that we have arrived to such a holy
day of thanks!
B’H we will begin to
take advantage, if we haven’t already done so, of such an awesome day.
Gemar Hatima Tova WITH A SMILE!
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