Sunday, January 4, 2015

Vayechi (3b): My Greatest Joy

In a previous post we explained that the highest intention, the most lofty Kavanah in Avodas Hashem is deriving pleasure in the fact that I am involved in objective good. I am doing Ratzon Hashem and that's the highest goal there is.

The Magid M'Mezritch explains that this is the meaning of the verse,  שוש אשיש בה', I shall surely rejoice in Hashem. The textual question is, what is the need for the repetitious wording? Simply writing אשיש בה' would be enough.

Rather, explains the Magid zy"a the Passuk should be interpreted as follows: שוש אשיש בה', the most exciting thing in the world is that my pleasure comes from spirituality. What a privilege it is that serving Hashem gives me a Geshmak. How lucky I am to be a Yid with a Neshama that has the sensitivity and refinement to derive pleasure from tapping into Ratzon Hashem!

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