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>> Welcome back to the Cavan Litzos
Foundation where we we always we're
trying to take things that are mundane
in quotes and realize they're not. their
ways to connect to Hashem. And then we
also say we usually try to take mindless
mitzvah and turn those into things that
connect to Hashem. Today we're going to
take what's often a mindless prayer
and see how we can connect ourselves to
Hashem in the process. What's the
prayer?
Okay. Uh it's one of the ones that we
say so many times, three times a day,
all the time, and it's prone to be
wrote. Okay. So, we're going to try to
um change that and make it an amazing
experience. I do want to review one
point from last time and Mosha shared
that it it it helped his kavana. Okay.
Oh, one more thing. Kavana mitzvah is
about having the intention to do the
mitzvah before you do it. Right now
we're working on what's called kavana
meaning it's it's not about intention
it's about engagement with the words
instead of running through the words.
Okay. So you have in mind the mitzvah of
and and serving
all your heart. Okay. So what I said
last time that bears repeating is that
there's some uh secrets embedded in the
Elenu text. There's an enlarged ion when
you say Alenu and the end of the first
paragraph enlarged dalled. In the second
paragraph alan the ion is enlarged and
hemad the doll is enlarged at the same.
What does that spell aid witness? Okay.
And it parallels the schma schma end of
the word enlarged shemad.
It's all about adus testimony. What are
we testifying? Wait, sorry. Why? Why do
you need adus? Why do you need someone
to testify? Cuz you weren't there at the
scene. Okay. So you call a witness to
testify what took place. So he said the
first paragraph of Alenuisha,
us Jewish people are testifying to the
rest of the world what they don't see so
well which is that the world has is
being run wellrun. It was created. It's
run. It's managed. How do we how are we
able to testify to that? Because of
Yeetszius Mitz Ryan and because of
Hareni and the countless miracles we're
able to testify to the world. Okay.
Second paragraph which we're going to
we'll be so excited when we get there.
It's about the whole world being able to
testify. That's the final redemption.
There's lots of amazing information
about the final redemption in the second
paragraph. But let's begin uh with the
words alenu.
All right. Can someone just in this
class right here translate the word
aleno?
Literally. Literally.
>> Uh yeah. So he um Abraham, right?
>> Okay. Uh it's upon on it's on us. Upon
us. Okay. According to art, it's our
duty.
>> It's our duty. Okay. Okay. So, art
translates it's our duty. And this is
all based on the Abu Dra the Abu Ram
says on the first word, the first world
it can be a bomb. Okay. Mutal alenu.
It's placed upon us. It's in it's a
okay. But okay. Um it is our duty.
That's how we translate it. You've said
that countless times. Okay? We take that
word lightly. Why? Because we say it
constantly
and we don't focus on, hey, well, what
would that mean? Okay. So, we translate
it. It is our duty, but we don't take it
personally.
We kind of look at Elenu as our national
anthem. You hear? Oh, Jose. [laughter]
The Star Spangled Banner of the Jews.
Right. So it's more than our national
anthem. It's a duty. Okay. Now what is
it? What it is? Sorry. What is it our
duty to do according to this prayer?
What is it our duty to do? To praise the
master of everything. Okay. We here see
how do you how do you um move something
from a mindless robotic saying to
something meaningful? You have to re
relate to the words. Okay? It's on us.
It's our duty. So he there it's not it's
not rellating. It's really taking those
words. Siri we have an obligation
to praise. What how do we look at
praise? we look at is very good thing.
It's probably even a mitzvah. It's a
good thing, but it's no, it's your
obligation.
It's your obligation. So here, you want
to change your Elenu, just get that
down. Elenu, it's an obligation for me
to praise the master of everything.
Right? If you relate to it that way,
you're going to like this. You'll
straighten up and you'll say it
differently. But why is it an
obligation?
That's easy because of what we said. We
are privy to insights and clarity and
perception that the rest of the world is
not privy to yet. Okay? There are
open-minded people. There's they become
so truth seeeking and they actually
become Jews and they start testifying to
what the rest of the world doesn't see
so well. You know, science is used
instead of to blow your mind over the
wonders and beauty of the crater. It's
used to explain away that there is a
crater. Crazily enough. So you have a
duty, right? When we accept upon oursel
cuz we have been shown that Hashem is
adon hak master of everything. Okay,
this all we're going to do right now.
Everybody integrate. Alenu is an
obligation. It's a obligation to praise.
It's not just a good thing. It's not
even just a mitzvah. Okay.
Adona
there. [laughter]
Let me now talk about this part. This is
where we have we go back to we're in the
middle of Cavanus Ala. How to become
more engaged in Elenu. Accept it's an
obligation. you're an a because you're
testifying to things that people don't
see. Okay, but let's go back to
intentionality. Okay,
if anyone can show me uh uh that there's
any place in the world that does this
getting paid to think.
[clears throat and cough]
You get paid to think. Now, there are
things called think tanks, okay? But
they don't get paid to just think. They
get paid to write down their results and
their research.
You get paid to think. If you have
correct thinking, if you have a muna, if
you mentally acknowledge that Hashem is
adona,
you're paid for that in spades. Three
mitzvah dissa.
If you reflect properly on the meaning
of a donor call, you fulfill three
mitzvah dissa the Mishna brewer um bara
based on the safer says uh he says you
there's no way to calculate the matansar
the reward you get for for for believing
that Hashem is adonacle. Okay. Mitzvah
number one adon
is
I am Hashem your god who took you out of
Egypt right and from the house of slaves
etc etc that according to Rambam and ha
is a mitzvah dissa to realize Hashem is
a mishak a supervisor he didn't just
create and book he's a supervisor mskak
so if he's a don hak Cole bore. Okay. So
when you say adon before you say adon
have in mind the first of the ten
commandments amuna that hashem is
running the world. Unbelievable. They
you can't be sufficiently paid and
you're just thinking you're not even
writing anything down. Okay says the
malim.
If Hashem is master of everything mean
it's coming to say that there are no
other forces that are masters. There are
no forces in control. Does anyone know
what mitzvah that is?
The second of the ten commandments
elohimarim alai. Don't have any other
guy. Don't attribute independent force
to any other force. Okay.
Ready? Adon Hakle
an amuna anoi and no other gods.
One more. I told you three Mrs. Risa.
Mhm.
>> If Hashem is master of everything,
what is the recognition that Hashem's
master of everything? What other mitzvah
is there?
Everything implies
>> everything. Nothing else, right? Anyone?
Come on. Twice a day. Twice a day you
fulfill this mitzvah.
Shma. Yep. Good. What What are we saying
twice a day? What's the icker?
>> Hashem is one.
>> Hashem is one. Excellent. Unity of
Hashem. Hashem [clears throat] is
everything, right? Hashem controls
everything. Is a mitzvah of unity. It's
all It's all from Hashem. He's totally
in control. And that is an insight that
the world has not been so comfortable
accepting. They've always thought
there's good and versus evil. As if
they're independent powers. No. Okay.
One person in control. One being in
control of everything. Anohi Amuna. No
other forces are in control. And he's in
control of everything. Hashem is
now. That's Elena with a bang. No. So to
review. Okay. The first thing we're
testifying to is right something that
the world doesn't see is that Hashem is
adonical and we should praise him for
this. We have an obligation to because
if this gets if this gets integrated in
us then we'll be a light into the
nations and the whole world will
recognize this. But don't forget to have
kavana intention as well. You know, just
have in mind I'm fulfilling the f three
commandments. Hashem's Hashem is the
Mishia. He's in control. There are no
other forces in control. Mitzvah 2.
First two of the ten commandments. And
Hashem, what we declare every day,
Hashem's one. That's what we're
testifying to. Yep. Alenu.
Alenu. This is an obligation. This is
not just a good thing to do. It's our
obligation as the Jewish people.
He Okay. The Shabak to praise that
Hashem is adonical. One, two, three
mitzvah. Integrate it. Okay. Thank you
to the listeners. Torren time and Yan
and the Rabbi Kia Shiva. Uh stay tuned.
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