Musar su II Re 4:10
נַֽעֲשֶׂה־נָּ֤א עֲלִיַּת־קִיר֙ קְטַנָּ֔ה וְנָשִׂ֨ים ל֥וֹ שָׁ֛ם מִטָּ֥ה וְשֻׁלְחָ֖ן וְכִסֵּ֣א וּמְנוֹרָ֑ה וְהָיָ֛ה בְּבֹא֥וֹ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ יָס֥וּר שָֽׁמָּה׃
Facciamo, ti prego, una piccola camera sul tetto; e mettiamo lì per lui un letto, un tavolo, uno sgabello e un candeliere; e sarà, quando verrà da noi, che si girerà lì.'
Kav HaYashar
Nowadays prayer takes the place of the sacrifices, therefore a person must pray with a broken heart and have in mind to prepare adornments for the Shechinah with his supplications. Those who have this in mind when they perform good deeds bring satisfaction to the Shechinah. These individuals are known as “men of deeds” because the word “deed” [ma’aseh] has the connotation of “fixing” [tikkun]. Thus the word “And He did” [vaya’as; Bereishis 1:7] means in context, “And He fixed” [vetiken]. Similarly, the woman of Shunem said to her husband, “Let us fix up [na’aseh] a small walled-in attic room and place for him there a bed, a table, a chair and a lamp” (II Melachim:4:10). This woman also had in mind to honor the Shechinah, for the four items she mentions are the things that the children of Israel must prepare for the Shechinah. Thus when a person prays the evening Amidah he should have in mind that this prayer corresponds to the “lamp.” And when he recites the evening Shema he should have in mind that it corresponds to the “bed.” The Verses of Praise and the morning Shema correspond to the “table” and the morning Amidah corresponds to the “chair.” He should have all these intentions in mind for the honor of the Shechinah, as is discussed in the Zohar at length (2:133a).
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