Hayom Yom 18 Kislev - One desires nothing other than G‑d Himself

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Dec 1, 2023 · 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 (הַיְינוּ) שֶׁלֹּא לַחְפּוֹץ שׁוּם דָּבָר זוּלָתוֹ יִתְבָּרֵךְ

The love [of G‑d at the level] indicated by the verse, “Beside You, I desire nothing,” is such that one desires nothing other than G‑d Himself.

וְלֹא אֲפִילוּ שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ שֶׁהֵם גַּן עֵדֶן עֶלְיוֹן וְתַחְתּוֹן, כִּי רַק בְּיוּ"ד נִבְרָא כו

One does not even desire “heaven” or “earth,” which allude here to the Higher Gan Eden and the Lower Gan Eden…