Musar su Salmi 44:26
כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה לֶעָפָ֣ר נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ דָּבְקָ֖ה לָאָ֣רֶץ בִּטְנֵֽנוּ׃
Poiché la nostra anima è inchinata alla polvere; il nostro ventre si attacca alla terra.
Kav HaYashar
The conclusion to be reached from all this is that a person must rouse himself to mourn with a bitter heart over the exile of the Shechinah and to moan over the length of this bitter exile. He must reflect in his heart that as long as we were living upon our land and the Shechinah rested between the two angels on the cover of the Ark, we received daily illumination. Israel was called, “A people that is holy to Hashem” (Devarim 26:19), and we were close to the Shechinah and to holiness. Meanwhile the shells of defilement hid themselves and were banished to the nethermost regions of the deep. But now, by contrast, Israel is pushed and pulled and scattered into every corner and to the very ends of the earth. In their exile they debase themselves greatly before every nation and tongue, treating them with every honor. Meanwhile, Lilis smiles and laughs, deriving great joy from seeing the people of Israel humble themselves before the nations. This is a literal fulfillment of the verse, “For our soul bowed down to the dust” (Tehillim 44:26). We are literally trampled beneath their feet. We are their slaves and maidservants. The fruits of Israel’s endeavors and labors inevitably attract the notice of one nation or another, who then come and take it from them by force. Meanwhile we are beaten, killed, slaughtered, and burned for the sanctification of the name of Heaven. How, then, can any God-fearing person not summon all his concentration, whenever the redemption is mentioned in our prayers, to beseech the Holy One Blessed is He to redeem us from nations of the world for His name’s sake? For an authentic tradition has come down to me that whoever constantly grieves over the exile of the Shechinah will merit the crown of Torah.
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