#553: Amida: V'LiYerushalayim (Part 5)

is generously sponsor by the Saka family and as well by the and we've given a long introduction to this bra and its place we just mention that interesting talk on this week's para love Snippets and the para overlap on para's korak tan tells us that originally the word to is the numerical value of 17 and to when the B mikdash no longer exists and we can't draw close to hasem through coros we do so through to through the BR how do you arrive at 17 we know that we have it's 18 19 today so one we know was added later we learned the the history of the but as well what we have is two separate originally used to be one the themes are intertwined the notion of being rebuilt as a place of hm's dwelling and Mal the restoration ofic Dynasty those used to be intertwined before they were separated into two separate bras and even as they appear now as two separate bras they are still overlapping and intertwined in some way in our we still conclude we long for that when you sh will be complete will be rebuilt that the house the chair the Throne of David will be contained therein will be in y and then we conclude Bon the B was bed theim the conclusion the end of ab should continue and close the most previous theme that was referenced so if the last theme of the is so why do we end B what's the connection and the answer is that Throne being housed in the political leadership the uh the davidic Dynasty is a critical component of Yim the geographic City that place and even though the BR that follows the next doesn't include a reference to the of does include a reference to David to the throne of DAV to the Fulfillment of Jewish monarchy and Jewish governance and Jewish leadership y being complete and being whole y being rebuilt and doid being reestablished on his throne Jewish governance Jewish sovereignty those themes are intertwined there's a progression in our there are four stages the first is notu our city we've spoken about we formulate TM don't do this for us it's not just a favor or gracious thing for us to rebuild yalim Yim is your city why do we call it Yim your city because we're saying Hashem for you to be manifest for your intense dwelling to be felt you sh has to be sh has to be complete that's where you live that's where the resides so don't only do it for us we may be indeed unworthy but Y is not just the reu our city it's is it's your city and with compassion talk about more in a moment T so the First theme is T It's the Return to and then the the next theme after tashu return not a new but it's a place you've been come back return come back home the second theme in this progression is means don't just return but dwell be present make that your home settle then the third theme is means build don't just return don't just dwell but build it build it out and then the fourth theme is establish the seat of this notion of hasem returning is based on in tell us tell us left in 10 stages there were 10 phases or 10 stages in which the withdrew the less worthy we were the less we earned aem's presence the more he said if you don't welcome me and you don't want me if you're not living as if I among you then I'm going to withdraw in 10 stages he withdrew we're beginning the shabas and then a please God bysh will already be in together with the B not the three weeks the nine days TSH we're marking these 10 stages this withdrawal what was that withdrawal the left is from the word sh a neighbor a dwelling to feel hashem's intense presence he withdrew that feeling and was left was a vacuum we don't have hashem's Providence we didn't have hashem's supervision we didn't have that level of access we didn't feel that spiritual intensity of's presence and so thei describes describes that the the left the withdrew from in 10 stages But ultimately entirely leaving that vacuum and that's what we're ding that's what we're hoping we're asking return Why do we ask why because how did he leave when the withdrew in those 10 stages and ultimately left this vacuum an absence this absence without his presence without his Providence how did he he leave he left with Midas hadin hashem's wrath hashem's Fury it was Midas hadin can we Mark that destruction we felt that loss that Devastation it was with din so the reverse of that din of the mid of din is we're asking for ra you brought your wrath upon us now we're asking for your comp compassion even if we're unworthy even if we don't have the Merit but nevertheless please express your compassion through your ra now I'll just leave it as a question but I'll present to you we have a parallel to this the parallel within the is the in Bening the Bening the third ends with Bon how does that BR and the short I'll sing it maybe it'll be more familiar to that way B so some have the custom B and others omit the word and just say B why do you omit the word because the the Von brings down a practice a custom the tells us that will be redeemed through Justice it's not compassion when we practice Justice when we protect the innocent when we stand up for justice then we'll be worthy of returning to so it's not it doesn't come through compassion we have to earn it we have to be worthy of it we have to defend and stand up for justice and for righteousness so the gr said when you bench with them you'll hear them say living out the word and yet here I don't think leave out the word in so why why the not say to Omit here in this I leave that as a question we'll continue with this br