Psalm 27: The Light of the Future

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“God is a Master of war (Exodus 15:3).” God is not like a King of flesh and blood, for the flesh and blood enters war with many soldiers, and when he goes to make peace, brings just a few with him....

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The Congregation of Israel said before the Holy One, Blessed is He, “Master of the Universe! We do not sing this Shirah only for the miracles You have performed for us, but for all the miracles You ...

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Their gratitude did not lessen as the days increased:“Give thanks to God Who is good, for His kindness is forever!

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We sing this Hallel just as the Children of Israel sang their Hallel on the first morning of Pesach, when they began their journey to freedom:

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We sing the sixth paragraph as part of the song that will make us free, as if we were singing while offering the original Pesach Offering, the mitzvah that earned us the merit to be freed:

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We sing the fifth paragraph as part of the song that will make us free, as if we were singing while offering the original Pesach Offering, the mitzvah that earned us the merit to be freed:

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Hallel: Ma’ariv Pesach: Consecration IV

We sing the fourth paragraph as part of the song that will make us free, as if we were singing while offering the original Pesach Offering, the mitzvah that earned us the merit to be freed:

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We sing the third paragraph as part of the song that will make us free, as if we were singing while offering the original Pesach Offering, the mitzvah that earned us the merit to be freed:

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Hallel: First Day(s) Pesach: Walking with a Flute II

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Hallel: Ma’ariv Pesach: Consecration II

We sing the second paragraph as part of the song that will make us free, as if we were singing while offering the original Pesach Offering, the mitzvah that earned us the merit to be freed:

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Psalm 27: The Light of the Future

“God is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear.” (Psalm 27:1) When God said, “Let there be light” He created the light by which we search for Chametz on Erev Pesach – the night before Passover. When the verse says, “And there was light,” it refers to the light of Rosh Hashana. The Hebrew for “and there was light” is “Vayehi”, which is always associated with some pain. (Tikkunei Zohar, Tikkun 36)

The Vilna Gaon (Aderet Eliyahu) explains that “Yehi” is for the future, the “Vav” – the letter that adds the ‘and” – transforms the word into past tense. He describes this switch from the unlimited future into the limited past as painful.

When we focus on the approaching light of Rosh Hashana as being shed on the past; as a searchlight or even microscope examining and judging our past, we take the risk of transforming a “Yehi” into a “Vayehi” – from future to past – from infinite to limited – from joy to pain.

David rejoices over the future in this Psalm: He saw the world as “Yehi” a future of infinite possibility. That is exactly how we should appreciate the light of Rosh Hashana.

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