Chassidut on Tehillim 118 – Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Peshischa

Tehillim 118:5 – “Min hameitzar karati Yah” – (From the straits I called to the L-rd.) Said Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Peshischa: “The L-rd leaves the heavens in order to draw close to a person and speak with him face to face. As it is said: ‘From heaven (I descended) to speak with you.’ And what can a person do to answer the call of the L-rd? It is said: ‘From the straits I called to the L-rd.’ A person cannot tear himself away from the earth to meet the L-rd, who descends to him from Heaven. But at the very least, he must emerge from the “straits” of his everyday life.” (chassidus.ru)

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Chassidut on Tehillim 118 – Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Peshischa

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