Hayom Yom 18 Kislev - I desire nothing but You (G-d) alone

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Dec 7, 2025 · 7m

בְּמִנְחָה אֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּן

In the Afternoon Service, Tachanun is not recited.

הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק כּוֹתֵב

The Tzemach Tzedek writes:

אַהֲבָה דִבְחִינַת וְעִמְּךָ לֹא חָפַצְתִּי

The love [of G‑d at the level] indicated by the verse, “Beside You, I desire nothing,”

(הַיְינוּ)

is such

שֶׁלֹּא לַחְפּוֹץ שׁוּם דָּבָר זוּלָתוֹ יִתְבָּרֵךְ

that one desires nothing other than G‑d Himself.

וְלֹא אֲפִילוּ שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ

One does not even desire “heaven” or “earth,”

שֶׁהֵם גַּן עֵדֶן עֶלְיוֹן וְתַחְתּוֹן

which allude here to the Higher Gan Eden and the Lower Gan Eden,

כִּי רַק בְּיוּ"ד נִבְרָא כו…