Wednesday, March 13, 2013

כְּשֵׁם שֶׁמַּקְדִּישִׁים אוֹתוֹ בִּשְׁמֵי מָרוֹם

This morning I thought of a meaning 
for a line I've been saying my whole life:

נְקַדֵּשׁ אֶת שִׁמְךָ בָּעוֹלָם, כְּשֵׁם שֶׁמַּקְדִּישִׁים אוֹתוֹ בִּשְׁמֵי
מָרוֹם, כַּכָּתוּב עַל יַד נְבִיאֶךָ: וְקָרָא זֶה אֶל זֶה וְאָמַר
     
"May we sanctify Your name in the world 
  just like they sanctify it in the high heavens."

In heaven no-one is sanctifying G-ds name in a phony, for show, kind of way - why would they? We pray that our service on earth be done with sincerity and lack of pretension just as the angels do it in heaven.

4 Comments:

Anonymous lavender garden said...

fantastic! thanks for sharing

March 15, 2013 at 2:47 PM  
Blogger rabbi neil fleischmann said...

Thanks. Your feedback/validation means a lot to me.

March 15, 2013 at 5:42 PM  
Blogger rr said...

Really great thought. I will keep it with me when I next say those words. thank you and yaher koach! Haven't been on your blog in a really long timr. Feels like coming home!

April 7, 2013 at 8:44 PM  
Blogger rabbi neil fleischmann said...

Welcome home/back. It means a lot to me that my thoughts are meaningful to you.

After eight and a half years the blog goes on!

April 9, 2013 at 1:58 PM  

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