Standing in Prayer - Rabbi Aryeh Leibowitz

so we see that by avraham and by pinchas the way that they darvened was standing in fact we know that the main kiln of the mitzvah of tefila is through the shimon ashrae which is referred to as the amida so what is it about standing that is so integral to tfila why is this filo of avrom specifically why did pinchas so there are many suggestions where one could think of a number of different suggestions to link to create some type of fundamental link between tefila and amita for instance we know that reference elevacheck famously writes that if a person doesn't feel that they're homemade lefnayamoko then they're lacking in the most basic definition of tevilla that tafila means to be made with nayamako so that could be one reason why the ickerdsura the form the primary form of because that's what it is it's fela at its core is standing before god to feel that one's in god's presence but i'd like to share another perspective and that is something that has to do with amida standing and the nature of mankind the mabit the maharao they write that the one of the most primary manifestations of man's elevation over all other creations of all of the animal world meaning what makes man a unique being a distinct and transcendent being and not just a sophisticated animal is the fact that most animals when they walk they face downward a dog cats all of these animals because they walk on four legs so they're face down and their face their heads are basically on the same level the same plane as the rest of their bodies some a little more elevated a little bit less but the construction of an animal with its head of the same plane and facing down in some way represents the fact that an animal is a this world creation it doesn't transcend yet man who stands upright with his head perched above the rest of his body so it represents the fact that his headquarters of man's his soul his mind the most elevated part of man so perched above the rest of the physical body and upward facing so it represents the fact that man is a transcendent being he's not only of this world being but there's a other worldliness there's a there's something that transcends the pure physical there's something that can connect to god so he's his body his head is situated closer towards the heavens and komasa the structure of man represents man's elevated status in the world typhila is also something that represents man's uniqueness only a human being is able to understand even in a tiny degree that we can but only a human can begin to understand the greatness of god to represent to understand our need to have such appreciation and thanks hakara satov for all the good that hashem does for us to be to be able to understand that god is the source where the address to turn to for our needs to fulfill our desires our hopes our dreams it's only the unique human mind that can begin to develop that type of relationship with the conspiracy that appreciation that knowledge of god and therefore if a standing represents the unique human qualities that differentiate man from an animal and tefila is something that is only possible it's an it's an undertaking that only man can do so perhaps it's extremely appropriate that ickertsura the primary way that is