We mentioned in a previous post that due to the reality that Hashem Himself is, K'vyachol, experiencing Galus during Bein HaMeitzarim, He is therefore out in the open and more approachable.
What does it mean to approach Him? How do I come close to submit my request?
There is two types of closeness: Geographic and Ideological. I can be in the same spacial vacinity of someone. Physically we are very close. But we have nothing in common. In this respect we are very far. But even if my best friend is on the other side of the world we are still very close. We share values. We have common ground.
With Hashem's Omnipresence, it's impossible to be physically any closer to Him than you already are. So when we discuss coming close to him we are discussing a closeness of an ideological nature.
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| The new Kever of R' Pinchas,built in 2004 |
This is done through closeness in form. In the terminology of Chazal: הדבק במידותו, connect to His Ways. Rav Pinchas Koritzer zy"a explains that this not only means His traits of Mercy and Kindness etc. This also means becoming in tune with the the Divine Mood as it were. If Hashem is experiencing the bitterness of exile, then closeness to Hashem means that I too am experiencing the Galus. This is the closeness of Bein HaMeitzarim. To identify and empithize with the צער השכינה, Hashem's pain.
Practical thought: Isn't it at least a little bit awkward that Hashem is in pain and I don't notice? Isn't evey relationship about mutual recognition? How can I expect Him to respect what I lack if I'm failing to identify with what He "lacks"?
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