Akedat Yitzchak – Secrets of the Korbanot Prayers

Secrets of the Korbanot Prayers

The Mekubalim teach that all the Korbanot prayers annul the Dinim and Gezerot against Am Yisrael. «Akedat Yitzchak»—the account of the Binding of Yitzchak—helps the Jewish people escape their accusers. Rabbeinu Chida teaches that a person who reads «Akedat Yitzchak» binds all the judgments against himself—and protects himself from misfortune. The Zohar HaKadosh says that when Avraham raised the knife over Yitzchak, an angel appeared and said: «Al tishlach yadcha el hana'ar ve'al ta'as lo me'umah»—(do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do not harm him)—and that this same angel appears each time over a person who reads «Akedat Yitzchak» and likewise proclaims that no harm should befall him.

The Secret of the Pasuk Following «Akedat Yitzchak»

At the end of «Akedat Yitzchak», siddurim include the following pasuk: – «Ve-shachat oto al yerech hamizbe'ach tzafonah lifnei Ado-nai ve-zarku b'nei Aharon ha-kohanim et-damo al-hamizbe'ach saviv» – (the animal brought as a sacrifice must be slaughtered before the L-rd on the northern side of the altar, and the sons of Aharon, the kohanim, shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar). This passage also appears in siddurim before the most important of the Korbanot prayers—«Eizehu Mekoman». More about «Eizehu Mekoman» here: “Eizehu Mekoman” – the chapter on sacrifices   The Ari HaKadosh (zechuto yagen aleinu) taught that whoever recites this pasuk after the «Akedah» with kavanah (intention) is forgiven all his sins. Rabbeinu Chida taught that this pasuk annuls the three cardinal sins: «avodah zarah»—(idolatry), «gilui arayot»—(forbidden relationships), and «shefichut damim» (bloodshed). – «Ve-shachat oto» corresponds to «shefichut damim»; – «Al yerech hamizbe'ach» relates to «gilui arayot»; – «tzafonah» relates to «avodah zarah». There is also an opinion that «tzafonah» refers as well to sins involving money (underpaying someone, deceiving someone, and so on). This opinion is based on the pasuk: יא תה מִצָּפוֹן זָהָב – «Mi-tzafon zahav ya'ateh» – (from the north comes gold). (Job 37:22) The Mekubalim say that when a Jew prays the Korbanot in the Beit Knesset, a mal'ach rises above him and protects him from all the mekatrigim (accusers), bringing him good fortune for the entire day. Segulot and the Hidden Meaning of the «Akedat Yitzchak» Prayer Segulot and the Hidden Meaning of the Prayer “Akedat Yitzchak”   «Lech Lecha» in «Akedat Yitzchak»—100 Keys to All Problems "Lech Lecha" in "Akedat Yitzchak" — 100 Keys to Every Problem   Tehillim 119—Akedat Yitzchak and Bracha Levatala Tehillim 119 – Akedat Yitzchak and Bracha Levatala   «Akedat Yitzchak» with the Ben Ish Chai's Prayer in Aramaic The "Akedat Yitzchak" with the Ben Ish Chai's Prayer in Aramaic