Sources – Why We Should Not Pray

Inspiration in your inbox

Sign up to recieve Rabbi Aarons updates and new content.

Share

Sweetest Facebook Friends,
Thank you for your comments on my article “Why We Should Not Pray.” Here are some of the classic Torah sources from where these ideas come. Whatever teachings I share are never my own. They are always based on traditional sources.
Blessings,
David
WHY WE SHOULD NOT PRAY
1] How absurd is the common manโ€™s understanding of tefilla –a person prays to G-d, Who is the mightiest of all beings, and he generates by G-d his desired effect!? The Almighty is impacted by the speech of a man – He is awakened to fulfill this person’s wishes since he has burdened G-d with his requests. Is there any blasphemy, sacrilege, darkness, and distortion greater than this? Is it any wonder that a person who is part of a sophisticated society, who sees himself as an intelligent and honest practitioner of Torah, despises prayer? Just as prayer, without understanding and feeling, is like darkness, so too is it enlightening and uplifting when it is an expression of insight and emotion.
ื”ืชืคืœื” – ื›ืžื” ืžื’ื•ื—ื›ืช ื”ื™ื ืœืคื™ ื”ื”ื‘ื ื” ื”ื”ืžื•ื ื™ืช. ืžืชืคืœืœ ื”ืื“ื ืืœ ื”ืืœื”ื™ื ื”ืื“ื™ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื›ืœ. ื•ื”ื•ื ืคื•ืขืœ ืืฆืœื• ืืช ื”ืžื‘ื•ืงืฉ ืฉืœื•; ืžืชืคืขืœ ื”ื•ื ื”ืืœื”ื™ื ืžื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื, ื•ืžืชืขื•ืจืจ ื•ืžืžืœื ืืช ื—ืคืฆื• ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื™ื›ื‘ื™ื“ ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื•ืชื™ื•. ื”ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื—ืจื•ืฃ ื•ื’ื“ื•ืฃ, ื—ืฉื›ื” ื•ืฉืงืจื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ืžื–ื”? ื•ื”ื™ืฉ ืื™ืคื•ื ืœื”ืชืคืœื ืื ื”ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ื‘ืžืขืžื“ ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™, ื•ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ืžืฉื›ื™ืœื™ื ื•ื›ื ื™ื, ืฉื”ื ืžื•ืืกื™ื ืืช ื”ืชืคืœื”! ื›ืฉื ืฉื—ืฉื›ื” ื”ื™ื ื”ืชืคืœื” ื‘ืื™ืŸ ื“ืขืช ื•ืจื’ืฉ, ื›ืš ืžืื™ืจื” ื•ืจื•ืžืžื” ื”ื™ื ื‘ื’ืœื•ื™ ื”ื“ืขืช ื•ื”ื”ืจื’ืฉื”. .~ืื•ืฆืจื•ืช ื”ืจืื™”ื” / ืžืื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืจืื™ื” / ืžืื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืชืคื™ืœื” ืคืจืง ืจืืฉื•ืŸ

2] When tefillah is understood in a crass way it becomes a mockery; suffering the pollution of idolatry. A person calls out to G-d, whom he describes as powerful, resilient, mighty, dominant, victorious, and as One Who pursues honor and the obedience of grovelling servitude from His ministers and servants, and that He is inclined to be appeased by lowly people who plead with Him by their requests and supplications. Then He changes His authoritative will and fulfills their demand, which is not sacrosanct, but rather a simple base desire for some pleasant or unbecoming thing!? This type of prayer is objectionable; it is intoxicated and idolatrous. It is lacking the inner power of the essence of tefillah, and it is considered a misguided offense.
ื”ืชืคื™ืœื” ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืชื’ืฉืžืช ื”ื™ื ืžืชื”ืคื›ืช ืœืคืœืกืชืจ ืœื–ื•ื”ืžืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื–ืจื”. ื”ื•ื ืงื•ืจื ืœืืœื•ืงื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืฆื™ื™ืจื• ืื™ืชืŸ, ืงืฉื”, ืชืงื™ืฃ ื•ืฉืœื™ื˜, ื ืฆื—ืŸ ื•ืจื•ื“ืฃ ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื•ืžืฉืžืขืช [ืž’ ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžื ื•ืงื“ืช ื—ื™ืจืง] ืฉืœ ืขื‘ื“ื•ืช ื›ืคื•ืคื” ืžื ืชื™ื ื™ื• ืขื‘ื“ื™ื•; ื•ื”ื•ื ื“ื•ืงื ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืจื•ืฆื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื‘ืงืฉื• ืžืžื ื• ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช ื•ื‘ืชื—ื ื•ื ื™ื ืžืŸ ืฉืคืœื™ ื ืคืฉ, ืื– ืžืฉืชื ื” ื”ื•ื ืžื—ืคืฆื• ื”ืขื– ื•ืžืžืœื ืืช ื”ืžื‘ื•ืงืฉ, ื•ื”ืžื‘ื•ืงืฉ ืื™ื ื ื• ืืฆื™ืœื™ ื›”ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื—ืคืฅ ื’ืก ืฉืœ ืฆื•ืจืš ื ืื” ืื• ืžื›ื•ืขืจ. ืชืคื™ืœื” ื–ื• ืคืกื•ืœื” ื”ื™ื, ืฉื›ื•ืจื” ื•ืืœื™ืœื™ืช, ื—ืกืจื” ื”ื™ื ื”ืขืฆืžื™ื•ืช ื”ืชื•ื›ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืžื”ื•ืช ื”ืชืคื™ืœื” ื•ืชื—ืฉื‘ ืœื—ื˜ืื” ืœืชืคืœื”.~ืื•ืฆืจื•ืช ื”ืจืื™”ื” / ืžืื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืจืื™ื” / ืžืื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืชืคื™ืœื” ืคืจืง ืจืืฉื•ืŸ

3] Of what benefit is prayer? Will divinity change? Rather the one who is mโ€™tpallel is calling to the godliness manifest within him, within the totality of his soul. This awareness definitely changes the personโ€™s receptivity which is ever changing. โ€ฆThe external world is tied to the inner world. Positive change of the inner world causes changes in the outer world.
ืื™ืš ืชื•ืขื™ืœ ื”ืชืคืœื”, ื•ื›ื™ ื”ืืœื”ื•ืช ืชืฉืชื ื”?… ื•ื”ืžืชืคืœืœ ืขืฆืžื• ืงื•ืจื ืœืืœื”ื•ืช ื”ืžืชื’ืœื” ื‘ืชื•ื›ื™ื•ืชื• ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื•ื™ืช ื ืฉืžืชื•, ืฉื”ืืจื” ื–ื• ื•ื“ืื™ ืžืฉืชื ื” ื”ื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ืžืงื‘ืœ ื‘ื ืคืฉ ื”ืื“ื, ืฉื›ื•ืœื” ืžืœืื” ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื…. ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ื—ื™ืฆื•ื ื™ ืžืงื•ืฉืจ ื”ื•ื ืขื ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™, ื•ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ืœื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืฉื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ ืžื—ื•ืœืœื™ื ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ื—ื™ืฆื•ื ื™~ ืžืื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืจืื™ื” / ืžืื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืชืคื™ืœื” ืคืจืง ืจืืฉื•ืŸ

4] It is a known fact that God does not change. And so it is written: I am God, I did not change (Malachi 3:6). Rather the change is on the part of the recipients. It was already established when the recipients are worthy such and such will happen and if not then this and that will happen. The change is from them.
ื•ื™ื“ื•ืข ืฉื‘ื”ืฉื™”ืช ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื• ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื›ืž”ืฉ ืื ื™ ื“’ ืœื ืฉื ื™ืชื™ ืจืง ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืžืฆื“ ื”ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื•ืงื‘ืข ื”ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ืฉื›ืฉื™ื”ื™’ ื”ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ื–ื›ืื™ื ื™ื”ื™’ ื›ืš ื•ื›ืš ื•ืื ืœื ื™ื”ื™’ ื›ืš ื•ื›ืš ื•ืื—”ื› ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ื•ื ืจืง ืžื”ื. ื•ื™ืขื•ื™ื™ืŸ ืื“ืจื ืจื‘ื ื“ืฃ ืงืž”ื ื›ืœืœื ื“ื›ืœ ืžื™ืœื™ืŸ ืขืชื™ืง ื“ืขืชื™ืงื™ืŸ ื›ื•’ ื›ื•ืœื ื—ื“ ื›ื•’ ืœื ืฉื ื™ ื•ืœื ืืฉืชื ื™ ื•ืœื ื™ืฉืชื ื™ ื›ื•’ ื•ืžืกื™ื˜ืจื ื“ื™ืœืŸ ื›ื•’ ืฆืจื™ืš ื”ื•ื ืœืขืœื ื•ืœืขืœืžื™ ืขืœืžื™ืŸ ืข”ืฉ~ืกืคืจ ืขืฅ ื—ื™ื™ื – ื”ื•ื“ืขื” ื•ืื–ื”ืจื” ืœืคื ื™ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื—ื›ืžืช ื”ืงื‘ืœื”

5] Philosophy cannot understand how Godโ€™s will is unchanging and yet includes equally within it all changes eternally. When a person wants God he clarifies His goodness which then becomes manifest within man and the world in the same way all natural phenomena reveals is changes from a great equivalence.
..ืื™ืŸ ื”ืคื™ืœื•ืกื•ืคื™ื, ื”ืžื‘ื™ื ื” ืืช ื”ืขื“ืจ ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื‘ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื“’, ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื’ืขืช ื‘ื’ื•ื‘ื” ื–ื”, ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ื•ืœืœ ื‘ืงืจื‘ื• ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ื”ืฉื•ืื” ื ืฆื—ื™ืช. ื•ืชื ื•ืขื•ืช ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื ื›ืœืคื™ ื”ืืœื”ื™ื, ื‘ื‘ื™ืจื•ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ื•, ื”ื•ื ืžื•ืคื™ืข ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืชื’ืœื•ืช ืื•ืจ ื“’ ื‘ืื“ื ื•ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืœื˜ื•ื‘ื”, ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ืœ ื”ื”ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ื˜ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืคื•ืขืœื•ืช ืืช ื’ื™ืœื•ื™ื™ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื”ื, ืžืชื•ืš ื”ื”ืฉื•ืื” ื”ืื™ืชื ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื›ื•ืœื”. ~ืื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ / ื—ืœืง ื’ – ืžื•ืกืจ ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ / ืขืžื•ื“ ืžื—

6] When desire ascends to the highest planes of knowledge, it becomes clear that no oneโ€™s will is separate from the collective divine will that is manifest in all of life and beings. The more we recognize this great truth how the ocean of life spills into all the rivers of will, collective and personal, the more effective our request becomes.
ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื—ืคืฅ ืขื•ืœื” ืœืžืจื•ืžื™ ื”ื“ืขืช, ืžืชื‘ืจืจืช ื”ื”ื›ืจื”, ืฉืื™ืŸ ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืฉื•ื ื‘ืจื™ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืคื•ืจื“ ืžื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืืœื”ื™ ื”ื›ืœืœื™, ื”ืžืชื’ืœื” ื‘ืื•ืจ ื›ืœ ื—ื™, ื•ื›ืœ ื‘ืจื™ื”. ื•ืœืคื™ ื”ืขืจืš ืฉืœ ื”ื“ืขื”, ื”ืžื›ืจืช ืืช ื’ื•ื“ืœ ื”ืืžืช ืฉืœ ื™ื ื”ื—ื™ื™ื, ื”ืžืฉืชืคืš ืœืคืœื’ื™ ื”ืจืฆื•ื ื•ืช ื›ื•ืœื, ื”ื›ืœืœื™ื™ื ื•ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ื™ื, ื›ื›ื” ืžืชื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ื™ื ื”ืคืขื•ืœื” ื”ื›ื‘ื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ื”ื•ืคืขืช ื”ืชื•ืœื“ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžื‘ื•ืงืฉ. ~ ืื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ / ื—ืœืง ื’ – ืžื•ืกืจ ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ / ืขืžื•ื“ ื 

7] A personโ€™s will is connected to the divine will; flowing from the radiance of itsโ€™ light. However, the divine power within his will is not revealed until he acknowledges this connection. The capacity of his will to affect, cause, innovate and decree is according to the degree the person realizes that his will is none other than a revelation of the divine will.
ืจืฆื•ื ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื ื”ื•ื ืงืฉื•ืจ ื‘ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืืœื”ื™ื, ื•ื”ื•ื ื ื•ื‘ืข ืžื–ื™ื• ืื•ืจื•. ืจืง ื›ืœ ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื”ืื“ื ืžื’ืœื” ื‘ืขืฆืžื• ืืช ื”ื™ื—ืฉ ื”ื–ื”, ืื™ืŸ ืžืชื’ืœื” ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื• ืื•ืชื” ื”ืกื’ื•ืœื” ื”ืืœื”ื™ืช ืฉื‘ื•. ืื‘ืœ ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ืื“ื ืžืฉื™ื ืืœ ืœื‘ื• ืœื“ืขืช, ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ืฉื•ื ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืื—ืจ ื›ื™ ืื ื”ืชื’ืœื•ืช ืžืื•ืจ ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืืœื”ื™, ืœืคื™ ืžื“ืช ื”ื’ื™ืœื•ื™ ื”ื–ื” ืžืชื’ืœื” ื›ื— ื”ืกื’ื•ืœื” ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืคื•ืขืœ, ืžื”ื•ื”, ืžื—ื“ืฉ ื•ื’ื•ื–ืจ. ~ ืื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ / ื—ืœืง ื’ – ืžื•ืกืจ ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ / ืขืžื•ื“ ื ื’

8] The individual will does not stand alone, it is a branch of the universal will, flowing from the will that is beyond all, that causes all, creates worlds, that renews creation daily. This offshoot will is powerless when it is perceived as independent of the universal will. The power of the individual will, however, is intensified according to the extent it bonds with the universal will. When a person, through tefillah, turns to Hashem from the depth of desire the essential might of his will rises. His will is freed of its particular character, returns to its foundation, source, to the depth of Hashemโ€™s will, the master of all and operates according to his will and vision.
ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ ืื™ื ื ื• ื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ื•ื“ื“, ืกืขื™ืฃ ื”ื•ื ืžื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ื›ืœืœื™, ืžืฉืคืข ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืžืชืขืœื” ืžืขืœ ืœื›ืœ ืœืจืืฉ, ืžืฉืคืขืช ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืžื—ื•ืœืœ ื›ืœ, ื”ื‘ื•ืจื ื›ืœ ืขื•ืœืžื™ื, ื”ืžื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ืชืžื™ื“ ืžืขืฉื” ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช. ื—ืœื•ืฉ ื”ื•ื ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืžืกื•ืขืฃ, ืืคืก ื”ื™ื ืžื“ืช ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืœื•, ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืฆื™ื•ืจื• ื ืคืจื“ ืžื”ื—ืคืฅ ื”ื›ืœืœื™, ืœืคื™ ืื•ืชื” ื”ืžื“ื” ืฉืœ ืขื– ื”ื“ื‘ืงื•ืช ืืฉืจ ืœื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ ื‘ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืžืงื•ื“ืฉ ื”ื›ืœืœื™, ืœืคื™ ืžื“ื” ื–ื• ื”ืจื™ ื”ื•ื ืžืชืขืœื”, ื•ื™ื›ืœืชื• ืžืชื’ื‘ืจืช.ื‘ืขืช ื”ืชืคืœื”, ืฉื”ืื“ื ืคื•ื ื” ืืœ ื“’ ืžืขื•ืžืง ืจืฆื•ื ื•, ืžืชืขืœื” ื”ืขื– ื”ืžื”ื•ืชื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ ืฉืœื•. ื•ื›ืคื™ ืขืจืš ื”ื“ื‘ืงื•ืช ื”ืื™ื›ื•ืชื™ืช ื”ื–ืืช, ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื”ืคืจื˜ื™, ืฉื ืฉืชื—ืจืจ ืžืคืจื˜ื™ื•ืชื•, ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ื•ืœืš, ืจืฅ ืžื“ื•ืช, ืขืฃ ื•ื˜ืก, ื•ืžืชื’ื‘ืจ ืžืชื•ืš ื—ื–ืจืชื• ืœื™ืกื•ื“ ื—ื™ื™ื•, ืœืžืงื•ืจ ืžื—ืฆื‘ ืžื”ื•ืชื™ื•ืชื•, ืœืขื•ืžืง ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื“’, ืื“ื•ืŸ ื›ืœ, ื”ืจื™ ื”ื•ื ืคื•ืขืœืช ืคืขื•ืœืชื•, ื›ืคื™ ืจืฆื•ื ื• ื•ืฆื™ื•ืจื•~ ืื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ / ื—ืœืง ื’ – ืžื•ืกืจ ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ / ืขืžื•ื“ ื ื“.

9] โ€ฆ the genuine One does not change nor accept any change, for if He would change, behold He is not one, as it is written, โ€œFrom the supernal mouth will not come forth evil and good.โ€ Heaven forbid, that His will changes from bestowing good to causing evil. The difference is only from the perspective of the recipients, who are governed by time and space, which is divisible into two: past and future, right and left, etc. In accord with the change in their situation – as a result of the modification of their conduct, like the change of time – they will be worthy of receiving Heavenly influence, which is disseminated in this world.
And this is the meaning of the verse, โ€œHaShem spoke one thing, yet we heard two โ€“ for unto HaShem is the strength, and unto G-d is the kindness.โ€ The intention in this is that HaShem, Who is the authentic One, does not change from one will to another. Rather, His will and His speech, which is an allusion to His decree that affects the lower realm, is totally one. However, when it arrives in the physical world, which is governed by time and that is divisible, which is also true regarding space (as I clarified in its place in great length), then, โ€œโ€ฆ we heard two.โ€ This refers to the differentiation into good and evil, a manifestation of duality, in accord with the free will that is afforded to the lower realm.
…ืื—ื“ ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ ืื™ื ื• ืžืฉืชื ื” ื•ืื™ื ื• ืžืงื‘ืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™, ืฉืื ื”ื™ื” ืžืฉืชื ื” ื”ืจื™ ืื™ื ื ื• ืื—ื“, ื›ืž”ืฉ “ืžืคื™ ืขืœื™ื•ืŸ ืœื ืชืฆื ื”ืจืขื•ืช ื•ื”ื˜ื•ื‘”, ื›ื™ ื—”ื• ืื™ืŸ ืจืฆื•ื ื• ืžืฉืชื ื” ืžื”ื˜ื‘ื” ืœื”ืจืขื”, ื•ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืื™ื ื• ืจืง ืžืฆื“ ื”ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื, ืืฉืจ ื”ื ื ื•ืคืœื™ื ืชื—ืช ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื•ื”ืžืงื•ื ื”ืžืชื—ืœืง ืœืฉื ื™ื, ื”ืขื‘ืจ ื•ื”ืขืชื™ื“, ื”ื™ืžื™ืŸ ื•ื”ืฉืžืืœ, ืฉืœืคื™ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืžืฆื‘ื ื‘ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ื ื”ื’ืชื ื‘ื—ื™ืœื•ืฃ ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ื›ืš ื”ื ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืฉืคืข ืขืœื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืžืชื—ืœืง ืœืžื˜ื”:ื”ื•ื ืž”ืฉ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ “ืื—ืช ื“ื‘ืจ ืืœื•ืงื™ื ืฉืชื™ื ื–ื• ืฉืžืขื ื• ื›ื™ ืขื•ื– ืœืืœื•ืงื™ื ื•ืœืš ื”’ ื”ื—ืกื“”, ื•ื›ื•ื•ื ืชื• ื‘ื–ื” ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ื™ืชื‘ืจืš, ืืฉืจ ื”ื•ื ื™ื—ื™ื“ ื”ืืžื™ืชื™, ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื• ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืžืจืฆื•ืŸ ืœืจืฆื•ืŸ ื—”ื•, ืืœื ืจืฆื•ื ื• ื•ื“ื‘ื•ืจื•, ืฉื”ื•ื ืจืžื– ืœื’ื–ืจืชื• ื”ืคื•ืขืœ ื‘ืชื—ืชื•ื ื™ื, ื”ื•ื ืื—ื“ ืžื›ืœ ืฆื“, ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื‘ื ืœืขื•ืœื ื”ืฉืคืœ, ืืฉืจ ื”ื•ื ืชื—ืช ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืžืชื—ืœืง ืœืฉื ื™ื, ื•ื›ืŸ ื”ืžืงื•ื, ื›ืืฉืจ ื‘ืืจืชื™ ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื• ื‘ืืจื™ื›ื•ืช, ืื– “ืฉืชื™ื ื–ื• ืฉืžืขื ื•”, ืžืชื—ืœืง ืœื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ืœืจืข ืžื’ื“ืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืฉืชื ื” ืข”ืค ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื”ืžืกื•ืจื” ืœืชื—ืชื•ื ื™ื~ืกืคืจ ืฉื™ื— ื™ืฆื—ืง ื—ืœืง ื‘ – ืœื™ืงื•ื˜ื™ื ื‘

10] It is known that the idea of prayer is that when a tragedy befalls a person, he prays to HaShem and is answered in his prayer to nullify the decree and to save him from his predicament. All those who are wise of heart have already questioned how can prayer change the decree, to change HaShemโ€™s will, so to speak, from one will to a different one than was originally decreed upon a person?! The answer is that the change is not from HaShemโ€™s side. Rather, it is from the perspective of the person who directs his heart in his prayer and pours out his soul before G-d. By doing this, he himself is transformed.
ื™ื“ื•ืข ืฉืขื ื™ืŸ ืชืคื™ืœื” ื”ื•ื ื›ืฉืื“ื ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ืฆืจื” ืืฉืจ ืงืจื”ื•, ื•ื”ื•ื ืžืชืคืœืœ ืืœื™ื• ื™ืชื‘ืจืš ื•ื ืขื ื” ื‘ืชืคื™ืœื” ืœื‘ื˜ืœ ื”ืฆืจื” ื•ืœื”ืฆื™ืœื• ืžืจืขืชื•. ื•ื›ื‘ืจ ืขืžื“ื• ื‘ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื—ื›ืžื™ ืœื‘, ื”ืื™ืš ื”ืชืคื™ืœื” ืžืฉื ื” ื”ื’ื–ื™ืจื”, ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืจืฆื•ื ื• ื›ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืžืจืฆื•ืŸ ืœืจืฆื•ืŸ ื›ืคื™ ืืฉืจ ื ื’ื–ืจ ืขืœื™ื• ืžืชื—ื™ืœื”, ื•ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื–ื”, ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืžืฆื“ื• ื™ืชื‘ืจืš, ืจืง ืžืฆื“ ื”ืื“ื ื”ืžื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืœื‘ื• ื‘ืชืคื™ืœืชื•, ื•ืฉื•ืคืš ื ืคืฉื• ืœืคื ื™ ื”’, ื•ื‘ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืขืฆืžื• ืžืฉืชื ื” ~ืกืคืจ ืฉื™ื— ื™ืฆื—ืง ื—ืœืง ื‘ – ืœื™ืงื•ื˜ื™ื ื‘
ืื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ / ื—ืœืง ื’ – ืžื•ืกืจ ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ / ืขืžื•ื“ ื 
ื™ืกื•ื“ ื”ืชืคืœื” ื”ื™ื ื”ืชืจื•ืžืžื•ืช ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื•ื”ืชื’ืœื•ืชื•. ื›ืฉื”ืžื‘ื•ืงืฉ, ื”ืžืžืœื ืืช ืจืฆื•ื ื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื, ืžื•ื‘ืข ื‘ืงืฉืจ ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื•ื”ื—ืคืฅ ื‘ืืœื”ื™ื, ืขื•ืœื” ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืœืžืจื•ืžื™ ืขืจื›ื•, ืžืชืื—ื“ ื”ื•ื ืขื ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ื›ืœืœื™, ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืขื•ืœืžื™, ืื•ืจ ื—ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœืžื™ื, ืฉื‘ื• ื›ืœื•ืœื™ื ื›ืœ ื”ืžืื•ื™ื™ื. ื•ื›ืฉื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ ืžืฆื™ื™ืจ ืืช ืžื‘ื•ืงืฉื• ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™, ื—ื™ื™ ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืคื•ืขืœื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื‘ื•ืงืฉ, ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื” ืฉื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ื›ืœืœื™ ื›ื•ืœื• ืžืฆื™ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืคืจื˜ ื”ืžืชื‘ืงืฉ, ืขืœ ืคื™ ืคืจื˜ื™ื•ืชื• ื”ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื‘ื•ืจืจืช….ื•ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื”ื›ืจื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ืื—ื“ื•ืชื” ื”ืจื•ื—ื ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื”ื•ื™ื” ื›ื•ืœื”, ื”ื—ื™ื” ื‘ื ืฉืžืช ืืœื”ื™ื ืฉื‘ื”, ื›ื›ื” ืขื•ืœื” ื”ื™ื ืžื“ืช ื”ืžื•ืกืจ ื•ื”ื—ื›ืžื”. ื•ื”ืฆื“ื™ืง ื•ื”ื—ื›ื ืœืืžืชืชื•, ื”ืจื™ ื”ื•ื ืคื•ืชื— ื‘ืชืคืœืชื• ืฉืขืจื™ ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ, ืœืกื’ื ื ื• ื‘ืกื’ื ื•ืŸ ื•ืฆื‘ืข ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืœื•, ืฉืืœื™ื• ืฉื ืžื’ืžืชื•, ื•ืชื’ื–ืจ ืืžืจ ื•ื™ืงื ืœืš.
11] ืกืคืจ ืžืื•ืจ ืขื™ื ื™ื โ€“ ืœื™ืงื•ื˜ื™ื
ื•ื”ื ื” ืžืคื™ ืขืœื™ื•ืŸ ืœื ืชืฆื ื”ืจืขื•ืช ื•ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ (ืื™ื›ื” ื’’, ืœ”ื—) ืจืฆื” ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื‘ื”ืจืขื•ืช ื’ื ื•ื– ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื›ื™ ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื ืฉืคืข ืžืืชื• ื™ืชื‘ืจืš ื”ื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ืืฃ ืฉื ืจืื” ืจืขื” ืขื™ืงืจ ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืœื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื’ื ื•ื– ืจืง ืฉื”ืื“ื ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื• ืœืงื‘ืœ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืงื˜ื ื•ืช ื”ืฉื›ืœ ื›ื™ ืœื ื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื–ื”. ื”ื•ืฆืจืš ืœื”ืชืฆืžืฆื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืœื‘ื•ืฉื™ื ืขื“ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืฉื™ืจื“ ื›ืืœื• ื”ื™ื ืจืขื” ื•ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื–ื” ื•ืฉื‘ ืืœ ื”’ ื•ื”ื›ืœ ืœืชื•ืขืœืช ื”ืื“ื ืจืง ื ืงืจืื™ื ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ ื”’ ืฉื”’ ื™ืชื‘ืจืš ืžืœืžื“ื ื›ื ื–ื›ืจ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืื—ืจ. ื•ื–ื”ื• ืื ื™ ืืœ ืฉื“ื™ (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืœ”ื” ื™”ื) ืฉืืžืจืชื™ ืœืขื•ืœืžื™ ื“ื™ ื›ื™ ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ื”ื•ื ืขื›ื‘ืช ื”ืฉืคืข ืฉืœื ื™ืชืจื‘ื” ื”ืชื’ืœื•ืช ื•ื”ื•ื ืžื˜ืขื ื”ืืžื•ืจ ื•ื”ื‘ืŸ:…. ื ืžืฆื ื”ื›ืœ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืจืข ื™ื•ืจื“ ื›ื ”ืœ ื•ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื–ื” ื ื“ืข ื—ืกื“ื• ืฉืื ื ืจืื” ื•ื ื‘ื™ื˜ ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ืจืขื” ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืชื• ืจื‘ ื—ืกื“ ืžืฆืžืฆื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืงื™ืขื” ื›ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื”ืžืงื‘ืœ ื•ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ื›ืฉืฉื‘ ื™ื•ืคืชื— ื”ืจื—ืžื ื•ืช. ื•ื ืžืฆื ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉื ื‘ืจื™ืš ื”ื•ื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื˜ื™ื‘ ืจืง ื”ื—ืกืจื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืžืŸ ื”ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ื•ื–ื”ื• ืฉืคืชื— ืื ื›ื™ ื”’ ืืœื”ื™ืš (ืฉืžื•ืช ื›’, ื‘’) ืจืฆื” ืœื•ืžืจ ืื ื›ื™ ื”’ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื“ื” ืจื—ืžื™ื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื˜ื™ื‘ ืจืง ืืœื”ื™ืš ื”ื“ื™ื ื™ื ื”ื ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืชืš ื•ื›ืŸ ืื ื™ ื”’ ืืœื”ื™ื›ื ื•ื”ื‘ืŸ

See Also