Shnayim Yomi - Naso - Sheni - #2 - Rabbi Dov Blumberg - Simcha is Part of the Mitzvah

The Torah describes the levim's contribution to the avodas migdosh as avoid aod the service of the service and rashi is maz that it's referring to the shira the song and musical accompaniment that came along with it now you're not going to find anywhere in the explicitly commands the levim to sing while the carbonos were being brought we find them singing and playing instruments but not a clear mitzvah written outright in the Torah itself. And the point out that this is one of the great proofs to the existence of Tara Shabbal. You see, there are parts of Yiddish that were transmitted and lived way before they were ever formally written down in detail. And the singing in the Bamedash is one of them. It wasn't added later as a performance or because they thought it would help people feel more inspired. It was part of the avod because the misura existed from harina and once we understand that we can understand why it was there teached that the singing was meant to bring sim into the aod because serving hashem with joy is not just an enhancement of the mitzvah it's part of the mitzvah itself is teaching us through the levim that a person can technically do everything right and still feel disconnected A this hashem is not only about doing the right thing. It's about bringing heart, emotion, and sim into it also.