Rabbi Daniel Staum - Powerful Song about Elul from the Dubno Magid's Parable

[Music] oh mighty king he was compassionate and loved alas was not blessed with a child until finally so thankful he merited the birth of a daughter apple of his eye the princess matured beautiful and carries mad many years passed she grew up so fast soon it was time for her marriage leaving no stone unturned and searched far and wide for a young manner was befitting personality refined our countenance that shined Noble and off we go Barry our young prince soon was found who was unique indeed the wedding of joyous occasion then he bidden tearfully farewell on their journey to build their home together far away as soon as they arrived it quickly became clear that the prince was a charlatan a faker he abused his wife a miserable life the princess chagrined and despair until one day at their door a message arrived the king was soon coming to visit as soon as it was arranged the prince quickly changed trading his wife like a princess the week's quickly passed King delighted with joy to see how his daughter was cared for it was time to head back and he began to pack when suddenly the princess burst in crying father dear it's a farce please don't leave me this way my husband is not oh he seems like the way he treats me so inappropriately I cannot bear it it for our mom and longer as soon as you leave and said on your way abuse well return on a baby it save me somehow and please do not allow me to linger in this misery and your male elation dopinder my I get explained our lives are the same our neshama our divine princess so holy and pure pristine to its core dispatched to the world of the living to a body it's sent to build a majestic life connected to its Heavenly Father [Music] but quickly it's clear when our souls arrive here that we soon lose track of our mission Our Lives quickly pass each day fade so fast forgetting about our neshama the princess within abused and chagrined subjective to every whim and temptation Helicon Schaeffer's blown the killing he is near how quickly we change our behavior the princess we extol each Mitzvah we grab hold tissue to feel our tadaka my fear in our zero the gray day arrives a sea of pure white we gather to beg for forgiveness so holy and pure this year we are sure truly will change for the better forgive us we cry sincerely we try to be on the level of angels the Sun begins to fade the holy day does wane the king is returning to his path is father day please do here cry ourselves from where then we really don't want to be better he ate Sahara is so strong it won't be very long before we you slip back to our folly Ravi no Mike you know our father and King open the gate and don't shout there see the tears in our eyes hold us close on my smile rush ml okay no hashem ever the steam I get relayed our emotions portrayed how our souls feel on Yom Kippur but perhaps we can add to his parable so grand how the King responds to his daughter he cried as he sighed my precious daughter know that I feel your pain deeply but still you see your husband he must be it's your destiny and you must fulfill it still there is hope if you and the Prince come back with me on my journey spend a week with me and your husband we'll see how I treat the queen with devotion passion close to a song come into my embrace in the SoCal girl together there you will see how holy you can be throughout your life if you are your name holiday full of joy for all sins or tone like a newborn so full of potential and when the soca we'd early if knowing what we can achieve perhaps alive as well be different and will be greater [Music] [Applause]