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י"ט אדר ב’ התשפ"ד

Friday
י"ט אדר ב’ התשפ"ד

חיפוש בארכיון

446. song (2)

Every person should sing nice songs about the topics of the day at his table, at each time the fitting song for that time and how good it is to do the right thing at the right time. This is a very important part of the service of Hashem which is used by all of the heavenly angels and the celestial hosts, and this is their service of Hashem that they all open their mouths with song and praise (as we mention in the blessing of “Yotzer hame’oros”). All of the creations of Hashem say their own song as we find in Perek Shirah (a Baraissa consisting of a compilation of the different songs of the creations). The wise men of each and every generation decreed songs, praises and supplications so that anyone who wants to take one of them, may come and take and choose for himself to sing for himself whatever he is able to each day on its day and this is a merit for him in that he gives merits to the authors of those songs and enables their “wellsprings to sprout forth” and that “their lips should speak in the grave” and their merits will shield over us. It is good for a person to try to organize for himself songs, praises and supplications as much as he is capable of as in this case they will be cherished by him and he will not pass up an opportunity to say them and if he merits that his songs will be spread out and become popular how fortunate is he and his portion that his righteousness will stand forever and his lips will speak in the grave.

“My brothers and my nation, take this sefer Torah, and with this, and like this learn well, so that you should have it good; listen and enliven your soul, and achieve gladness and joy in this world and the world to come” (From the author’s intro.)