#541: Amida: Al Ha'Tzadikim (Part 10)

s Ser respons by the Saka family as well by for we last left off on the litany on the list of those for whom we DAV we pray that we ask for's Divine Mercy but don't forget don't neglect The Good the that which is worthy that which is holy with inside us that which the piece of us that still qualifies as a as a as all these things including each of the preceding words Vu can be found inside us where's the GED inside us it means when we opt in when we choose when we elect to be the best version of ourselves even when we could opt out technically if you're born a Jew a Jew even if they make a mistake remains a Jew you can't ever leave or disavow your yish your Jewish status however evened means that we can bring that attitude the holy when he was reflecting on a milestone on a major birthday he looks back at his life and he says I wish I wish I were a convert I wish I had the opportunity and the privilege to not be born into it for it not to be the default but to choose it to bring that energy that enthusiasm to demon demate to that I elect and therefore the we say show your compassion have that Mercy on us means that there's a piece of us that's each of those preceding words as well it's my suggestion and so on the next words are this is a very beautiful but it's very complicated one Hashem give good reward to all those who believe in your name in truth there are so many questions about this clause about this expression that we say each and every day three times a day number one what happened to I thought we don't ask for reward in this world all of our reward reward for the the mitzvos and the spiritual things we do where does that reward come in the next World we do what's right in this world because it's right not because we're looking to earn a reward so what happened to we don't do things for reward in this world then why are we asking we don't get reward here we shouldn't be the M tells us don't be like an who does his work we don't live our life and we're not in order to receive the reward to reap the reward so if that's what we aspire to why in our own doing would we say s all of a sudden we're doing for reward number one number two the say SAR to what does that mean is there a bad reward if it's a reward isn't it good what's a s is there s is there bad reward if it's a reward we assume that if hm is giving us a reward that it's good so why is it it's to those who believe to those who trust but only if you trust be it's got to be truthful it's got to be genuine and then we ask Hashem and put our place our lot make us live among them and that that that we're asking for the for let us not be ashamed or embarrassed let's not hesitate why would we be embarrassed Bel why would we hesitate or be ashamed so it's a simple say it every day three times a day at first glance it's beautiful but what are we saying and what are we really asking for that's what we'll examine over the next few evenings so let's start give a good reward a good reward first of all that may be easy a lot of interpretations but there's all rewards from Hashem are by definition good but we don't necessarily experience them all as good sometimes Hashem can do what's right for us and what's best for us but it feels pretty lousy everything Hashem does is what's right and what's best what we really hope and what we ask for is that which we want that which we wish let it also be good or that which you're willing to give us let it be let it match with that which we want because we want it to be experienced we want it to be received as and not why are we asking for so those expressions that I mentioned there's no in this world in this in this world or don't serve are talking about reward for MIT is this a Mitzvah we're talking about we're asking him to give us first of all I forgot to list this on our questions those who place their trust in I would have thought it should be the Trust In Hashem it's not what we say it's those who put their trust in his name you can trust a name you trust Hashem a being you're trusting Hashem you're not trusting his name so the we're not asking for reward for the Mitzvah we do the technical Mitzvah the T that we do came to you put on you learned the da you gave you did all the MIT 613 biblical RAB that we do because it's right not because we want reward this is not a Mitzvah this is how could you say is not a Mitzvah it's a whole debate even if there is a mitzvah begin with which word aus not everybody agrees that I am the Lord your God to have faith in has is the first dibra the first Mitzvah what's the argument that it's not because it's unimportant it's the most important but it's such a prerequisite it's so critical it's not the first Mitzvah it is the prerequisite to Mitzvah if there's no MIT then there's no Mitzvah there's no one to command then there's nothing to observe so can't observe the Commandment to believe in him if you don't believe in him then you're not doing something as a commandment it precedes it's a prerequisite it's before MIT is not the first of the you don't count from there because it comes before it's so basic it's so necessary it's such a foundation it's such a prerequisite it's not in fact the first that's the case our relationship with hasem can't be limited to a technical Mitzvah it's not a mitzvah marriage you know you'd say on the list of things you asked me to do take out the garbage make dinner several things that couples can ask each other to do but you wouldn't say like on the list of things you forgot to love me today you forgot to be committed to me today that's the foundation without it there's nothing to talk about there's nowhere to get started so is not a technical and therefore it is not limited to this prohibition of asking for say s because is Al together different we're not doing Justice we'll pick up with it next time the difference between and why are we asking for for those who have not for why is the in his name not in him you'll have to wait for next time