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תשפ"א PARASHAS HA’AZINUHA’AZINU 350

IN THE PATHWAYS OF FAITH Divrei Torah About Amen and Tefillah in the Parashah

The “Shamayim” Should Listen A Brachah Out Loud Is a Perfect Brachah Twenty One or Eighty Five ”כי שם ה‘ אקרא הבו גדל לאלקינו“ (לב ג) ”האזינו השמים ואדברה ותשמע הארץ אמרי פי“ (לב א) ”So that the Land Should “Hear ”האזינו השמים ואדברה ותשמע הארץ אמרי פי“ (לב א) The Harav Yechiel Yehoshua of From the beginning of Parashas Ha’azinu The Munkatcher Rebbe, author of Darchei Biala said: until the Name of Hashem is mentioned in Teshuvah, explained: One who wants his tefillos to be heard this passuk there are twenty one words, which The Ari HaKadosh says (Likutei Torah, Above should make sure to make brachos are comprised of eighty five letters. The Tehillim 65:3) that although HaKadosh Baruch aloud – “vesishma ha’aretz imrei fi” – Hu knows our thoughts, we are commanded Targum Yonasan writes that Moshe Rabbeinu to utter the words of tefillah with our mouths, because only this way will the listeners be waited on purpose this length of time before and not just to think them in our heart. We do able to complete the brachah with amen. mentioning Hashem’s Name. this so that others should see and learn from Chelkas Yehoshua us how to daven. Harav Aryeh Leib Gordon points something May Our Enemies and Prosecutors out in his compilation Tikkun Tefillah that fits This concept is alluded to in this passuk: Disappear – Amen “Ha’azinu haShamayim” – even though in with the Targum: In Kedushah, according to […Nusach Ashkenaz [Nekadesh es Shimcha ”כי חלק ה‘ עמו יעקב חבל נחלתו“ (לב ט) ,Above, the thoughts of our hearts are heard “v’adaberah” – I will speak them with my The Rebbe, author of , there are twenty one words before the Name mouth in order that “vesishma ha’aretz imrei wrote: of Hashem. But they do not have eighty fi” – those who dwell in the world should hear five letters. In contrast, in Nusach Sefard my tefillah and learn from me to daven. The passuk states “Yaakov chevel nachalaso” to teach you that when the [Nakdishach vena’aritzach…] there are eight The Darchei Teshuvah adds on this passuk: descendants of Yaakov are careful to five letters before Hashem’s name, but there When the community – those who live in answer amen as one man and one heart, are more than twenty one words. ‘ha’aretz” – see that from Above, the tefillos then a ‘rope’ is weaved from those amens Siddur Otzar Hatefillos p. 163 of the tzaddik are heard and his requests are that ties all the prosecuting forces so they accepted, then his stature rises in their eyes. As a result, they listen to his words of mussar cannot negatively affect Am Yisrael. As Why Wasn’t Moshe’s Tefillah Accepted? and guidance and accept them with a whole the passuk says (Tehillim 149:8): “Le’esor ”ומת בהר אשר אתה עלה שמה והאסף אל עמיך כאשר malcheihem bezikim [azikim], to bind their מת אהרן אחיך בהר ההר ויאסף אל עמיו“ (לב נ) :heart. This is what Moshe Rabbeinu asks “Ha’azinu haShamayim v’adaberah” – when kings with chains”, and in Mussaf of Yom Above, my tefillos will be listened to, then the Kippur we ask: “mastin – bakebel assur, Harav Chaim Vital explained that HaKadosh people dwelling in the land will listen to ‘imrei the Satan is tied with a rope.” Baruch Hu explained here the reason why fi, the words of my mouth” when I teach them The prosecutors seek constantly to Moshe’s many tefillos to enter the Land the ways of life. Tiferes Banim disconnect this ‘rope’ that prevents them were not accepted. “Vehe’asef el amecha from prosecuting, by making Am Yisrael ka’asher meis Aharon achicha” – the decree If “The Land Will Hear” Then the be lax in the mitzvah of answering amen. Heavens Will Also Listen not to enter the land will be fulfilled with you This is alluded to in the passuk (ibid 2:3): because it was already fulfilled with your the rope] which is brother Aharon. If you would have davened to=] ”ננתקה את מוסרותימו“ ”האזינו השמים ואדברה ותשמע הארץ אמרי פי“ (לב א) The Bais Avraham of explained: an acronym for ‘amen.’ Am Yisrael has annul the decree before the passing of Aharon, One who wants his tefillos to be heard On to know, however, that if they merit to overcome those forces by being moser your tefillah would have been accepted. But High, should make sure “that the land should because all your prayers were offered only hear” – that his body on this earth should nefesh to answer amen, they will prevent participate in his tefillah, by arousing his heart this kitrug, this prosecution from hovering after Aharon’s passing, it is not worthy that to delve into and listen to the words of the over them. the decree should be fulfilled with Aharon but tefillah that are uttered by his mouth. Shomer Emunim, Maamar Pischu Shearim Ch. 15 annulled for you. Bais Avraham Rosh Dovid [Chida] V’eschanan

The Shomer Emunim (Pischu Shearim, Chapter 15) writes: By answering amen a rope is formed, which is used to tie up the prosecutors and libelers of Am Yisrael. That is why they seek to prevent Klal Yisrael from answering amen; they want to cut off this rope, as it says whose acronym is amen. When Am Yisrael overcome these - ”ננתקה את מוסרותימו“ efforts and are careful to answer amen, they are guaranteed that they will overcome and prevail over those that seek to do them harm.

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