סיפור מדהים על עם ישראל והחיבור לה' ביום האזכרה לרב שלמה קרליבך זצ"ל | הרב אלישע וולפסון

Rabbi, yesterday was, well, the elections happened, he didn't receive the proper attention. So, let us just say: Rabbi, who opened the world to the heart, one might say, was a Jew who was entirely love for Israel and love for humanity in a truly wondrous way. He was, by the way, a tremendous genius, but he decided to give himself up. Yes, in a conversation with the Rebbe, and the Rebbe kind of reprimanded him, said to him: "Let go of yourself a little, stop thinking about yourself, what will happen to me, ask about the people of Israel." And then he said, and he sacrificed his soul his whole life. And it is told. That in one of his. His performances, when he came to the country, there was truly an uplifting of the spirit and a constant outpouring, and it was in the middle of nowhere. He told everyone, you know, he said to them: "Do you know why we remember that suddenly our hearts opened up like this?" Do you know why? Because the paratroopers entered the Temple Mount. Since the people of Israel returned to the Temple Mount then, so too did the Holy One, blessed be He, return to our hearts. We are starting to feel the light of the Holy One, blessed be He, in the world; from this, the heart awakened. Yes, yes , he said that after two days. >> He passed away thirty-two years ago, thirty-two years. >> Yes. So, Rabbi, there was something special, that really the... all the reality, that prayer today is truly prayer and song and devotion and dancing and Kabbalat Shabbat; it's all really...uh...Really his way. The way he instilled in the world the...the understanding that prayer is not reading a text, but is really to sing to the Holy One, blessed be He: "Sing to Him, chant to Him, speak of all His wonders." And this is, of course, the opening of the...of the people of Israel to redemption, to repentance. The Sages say: "Since David came in prayer," meaning an essential part of the redemption is the return to prayer, that prayer is essentially devotion to the Holy One, blessed be He. The purpose of prayer, meaning the purpose in the sense of...the perfection of it: prophecy. Prayer is essentially to sing and praise God, prophecy is to sing and praise God—that is how Maimonides writes it. How are there prophets today ? They sing, sit joyful and lighthearted, sing songs and play music , gladden the heart, until the spirit rests upon them; there is King David. >> True, exactly what does it awaken? So, so, uh...so actually Rabbi, it is actually preparation for prophecy here, for song, for devotion to the Holy One, blessed be He, here on Mount Moriah, and he felt it. There is another story where he, I believe, even hummed to himself "Mimkomcha," who. Like this. Kareinu. Atpe. Utmoloch. Aleinu. Ki mechakim. Me'at. Betzion. Be-kar. Biyameinu. Hayu. Bagaron. Biyameinu. Le. Tishkach. Yerushalayim. Cho. Do. Tzlila. Do choshech. Dama. Beshech. Yini. Di. Shich. So that the book said he hummed it like that, and suddenly the Admour of Aminov says to him: "Wait, wait, stop.""How are you humming to me here melodies that the Levites used to sing in the Holy Temple ?" You need to prepare for something like this. It's sensitive, something that is truly drawn from above. In truth, Rabbi—even though he wasn't punctual at all—you had to know that with his songs, such simple songs, he was very precise. He would say if someone sang it even a little differently, he'd say, "That's not how I received it, that's not it." There is a way the song, the melody, descended into the world, to see it. >> And that is how they must be sung, just as they descended from above, so with God's help, may we merit...It is also told of the Amshinover Rebbe that when Rabbi once came and there was a bit of a mess with the Hasidim, the Amshinover Rebbe told them that his World to Come is what you think his World to Come is. So may his merit protect us, with God's help, and may all the House of Israel awaken to love the Creator, blessed be His Name, and serve Him with a whole heart. Therefore , let it be His will, say amen. B