{"id":10269,"date":"2014-05-07T00:12:15","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T21:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=10269"},"modified":"2020-09-15T12:13:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T09:13:42","slug":"15-07-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/15-07-12\/","title":{"rendered":"12. <em>Barukh Shem Kevod Malkhuto<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The daily mitzva of accepting the yoke of heaven is fulfilled primarily by declaiming the verse, \u201cHear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one\u201d (Devarim 6:4). We immediately follow this with the quiet recitation of the sentence, \u201cBlessed be the name of His glorious kingdom forever and ever (<em>Barukh shem kevod malkhuto le-olam va-ed<\/em>).\u201d Even though this sentence does not appear in the portion of <em>Shema<\/em>, or in the Torah at all, the Sages ordained its silent recitation (<em>Peninei Halakha: Prayer<\/em> 15:7 n. 1). The Talmud recounts the origin of this sentence: Before our patriarch Yaakov died, he gathered all his sons around him and wanted to reveal to them the end of days, but the Divine Presence left him. He said to his sons, \u201cPerhaps one of you is not worthy. After all, Avraham had Yishmael, and Yitz\u1e25ak had Esav. Is that why I cannot reveal the end to you?\u201d They responded by declaring unanimously, \u201c\u2018Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one.\u2019 Just as the one God alone is in your heart, so too, the one God alone is in our heart.\u201d At that point Yaakov said, \u201cBlessed be the name of His glorious kingdom forever and ever.\u201d This story posed a dilemma to the Sages: What to do? Should we recite the sentence? It does not appear in the Torah! Yet how can we not recite it? Our patriarch Yaakov said it! Therefore, they ordained that it be recited quietly. \u201cThis is like a princess who smelled food stuck to the bottom of the pot (and craved them). If she were to admit to the craving, she would embarrass herself; if she were to say nothing, she would miss out. So her servants started sneaking them to her\u201d (<em>Pesa\u1e25im<\/em> 56a).<\/p>\n<p>Another tradition maintains that Moshe Rabbeinu ordained this recitation. When he ascended to heaven, he heard the ministering angels praising God by saying, \u201cBlessed be the name of His glorious kingdom forever and ever.\u201d Upon his descent, Moshe ordained that the Jews recite it quietly. The question was raised: Why did he not ordain that they recite it aloud? A parable was offered in response: To what can this be compared? To a confidant of the king who stole a very nice cloak from the royal palace and gave it to his wife, saying, \u201cDo not wear this in public; only at home.\u201d Only on Yom Kippur, when Israel is as pure as the ministering angels, may they recite it aloud (<em>Devarim Rabba<\/em> 2:36).<\/p>\n<p>To understand the meaning of these ideas, we must first explain two levels of faith in one God. The first statement, the <em>Shema<\/em>, expresses the highest level of absolute unification, referred to as <em>yi\u1e25ud elyon <\/em>(\u201chigher unification\u201d). At this level, every aspect and detail unites to reveal God. The second statement, <em>Barukh shem kevod<\/em>, expresses the plane which came into being after the world\u2019s creation, referred to as <em>yi\u1e25ud ta\u1e25ton <\/em>(\u201clower unification\u201d). This involves acceptance of the yoke of heaven based on God\u2019s manifestation in this world, where every creature and every aspect has a real place; God gives them all life and rules over them in accordance with their deeds. This is called the revelation of His name (<em>shem<\/em>) and kingship (<em>malkhut<\/em>). That is, His name and His governance are manifest in the world, but not His essence. If He would reveal His essence, all of creation would be annulled and melt away before His great light. (See <em>Tanya<\/em>, <em>Sha\u2019ar Ha-yi\u1e25ud Ve-ha\u2019emuna<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p>The higher level of faith is extremely lofty, revealed only at the root of the soul and only at times of self-sacrifice. Accordingly, we are commanded to tap into <em>yi\u1e25ud elyon<\/em> only twice a day, with the recitation of <em>Shema<\/em>. The Sages ordained pairing it with <em>yi\u1e25ud ta\u1e25ton<\/em>, which acknowledges God\u2019s manifestation within this diverse world. (See <em>Nefesh Ha-\u1e25ayim<\/em> 3.) <em>Yi\u1e25ud ta\u1e25ton<\/em> is very precious to God, as the purpose of creation is for God to be recognized within this material world, with all its beauty and glory, colors and sounds, urges and inclinations. Thus, the ministering angels praise God with the amazing paean, \u201cBlessed be the name of His glorious kingdom forever and ever.\u201d However, saying it out loud is improper, because alongside the positives of revealing the Divine Presence in this world, there are also negatives \u2013 evil impulses that can draw us to sin. Therefore, one must first connect to <em>yi\u1e25ud elyon<\/em> and only then quietly recite the praise of <em>yi\u1e25ud ta\u1e25ton<\/em>, to avoid the temptations of this world.<\/p>\n<p>Only on Yom Kippur, as we fast and desist from occupation with our bodily needs, to the extent that we become like ministering angels, impervious to the evil inclination, can we utter <em>Barukh shem kevod<\/em> aloud, knowing that we are privileged to sanctify His name in this world. Even though we sometimes stumble into sin, on Yom Kippur it is revealed that ultimately, we draw down His light into this world, in all its complexity. As a result, God judges the Jews with love and mercy. (See <em>Derekh Hashem<\/em> 4:4:6-7.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The daily mitzva of accepting the yoke of heaven is fulfilled primarily by declaiming the verse, \u201cHear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one\u201d (Devarim 6:4). 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