#613: Amida: Modim (Part 9)

snippet series JY sponsored by the Saka family for the 18th of we've discussed the historical precedent what an authored this based on we've discussed why it comes after aod and we've discussed the nature of mod of and why this is a that even if it's the only one we concentrate for minimally we can fulfill concentrating the amid this because the foundation of all theas of the is the recognition that we are dependent that we need that we submit that we surrender that we defer that we literally bow to with gratitude that everything that we have comes from here the kar writes in Kari writes the previous right before mod the 17th concludes will return to you should see and picture as you make the return Your Divine countenance return your intense presence to but we should picture we should have an image I'm standing now before the just like in the one would prostrate themselves one would bow so too when one makes the return your let there be no mystery let there be no doubt let there be no uncertainty let us perceive and experience your divine presence intensely so with that explains why do we go from into bowing from because when we invoke the we Bow Wow Hashem I'm right in front of you I picture you I feel your presence I feel your hug I feel your love I feel your wink and therefore I bow in that moment the word modm as we explained based on rutner and others even before the word modm has two meanings the word mod means an admission the word mod means gratitude every expression of gratitude is the admission I need you but there's a third meaning to the word mod mod if you look in tan also can mean and we should have in mind all three definitions all three interpretations I admit I need you I'm grateful to you and I bow and I bow down in your direction in recognition and expression in gratitude for all that you do the wres when the Torah tells us what does want from youa this is the source for the obligation for a 100 Bros every day for a while I said someone should make an app to help us count did you hit your 100 Bas a day and someone did and I don't get any royalties from it but 100 Bros 100 Bros every day we have an obligation now we're not going to get into it right now but many days we have a head start 19 Bros times three times a day you're well on your way you have a cup of coffee if you have an ashkanazi stomach several that day we can get to our 100 shabas it gets more complicated each is not 19 is seven that's not coincidental because seven is a complete number the days of the week creation shabas we feel complete instead of the whole middle B we have the one thees seven so we're at a deficit we got to make up for it and there's all kinds of ways people make up for it may on chabas how do people make up for it so some people after they make Kish before they makei they have another course on shabas day they have a little uh a course a heron course a course of food before some have fruit in the afternoon also have fruit in the afternoon to make bras on the fruit how do you get to 100 Bros on on shabas so we have a notion 100 Bros why 100 Bros a day because all day we can easily be distracted and confused all day we can be confounded and we can mistakenly believe I'm in charge I'm in control it's my My Success my destiny a 100 times a day stop make a and remember this cup of water this cup of coffee this thisat a 100 times a day we calibrate our compass and we remember we're nothing everything we have everything we are is because of Hashem we're grateful incredibly grateful for it a 100 times a day or 100 bids for connection they talk about therapists talk about couples how many times a day do you make a bid for connection a bid for connection means in the middle of the day for no reason at all you text your spouse I'm thinking about you what's going on how's your day so far I'm checking in it's called a bid for connection 100 bras a day 100 times a day we make a bid for connection Hashem how's you how's your day let me tell you about my day I want to thank you for this coffee for this water for whatever it is that we have so the writes that why am I talking about Snippets because the word modm in gatria is 100 excellent to teach us writes tells us you have to make 100 a day and when you concentrate when you focus when you feel authentically is 100 that's the you still have to say 100as a day even if you say modm you still have to say 100 bras a day but it means if you say modm properly authentically sincerely it's as if in addition to the actual 100 Bros we recite it's as if we said 100 mod gratitude I'll pick up with next time what if I'm not grateful it's nothing particular particularly good in my day some people here have very hard days difficult days sad days have challenging days so if it's a difficult day you don't feel grateful what are you saying thank you for some days it doesn't feel like there's a lot to say thank you for so has a beautiful Insight of of course what we have to be grateful for each and every day and what we should think about when we say modm and then we'll get to the actual of