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0:01 [snorts] >> All right, what was I saying? Good morning. Good morning. Let's uh being that it's called this Elul, let's get back a little bit in Meritzer Hashem in Tavo Bavli. I was actually going to remember again last year Elul, we did Rav Kook's Aleh Tshuvah. Which was really uh really very beautiful. Maybe we'll get into that as we get a little bit closer to the Yom Nora'im, but I figured that this is this topic of Bavli specifically again, it's been a couple of weeks since we've 0:24 learned it, but this topic of Kirvas Hashem of coming close to Hakadosh Baruch Hu is actually really the tachlis of Chodesh Elul. Like Dovid Hamelech says, "Achashav alti me'eis Hashem otza vakash. I have one request. Shivti beveis Hashem kol yemei chayai." Which essentially Dovid Hamelech is asking is for closeness. We call So that's that's our tachlis. We're picking up here in section Chof Tes, 0:48 which is the the PDF or the JPEG that I put out on the on the on the chat last night. So Mechaber says as follows. He says, "V'hinei l'achar shebara olam machus hakrava bein yenei olam zeh ata noshav l'hisbonen bikirvas Hashem." So what is it? Remember again, just to refresh ourselves a little bit. So essentially the Mechaber said that there are two different types of closeness, 1:12 two different types of kirva. There's what he called geographic kirva. You know, I'm standing next to someone, so therefore by definition I'm close to them. And then there's what he called familial kirva. Familial kirva means, you know, obviously I'm close to my mother, I'm close to my father, I'm close to my brother, I'm close to my wife, and that's there's a connection that's there independent of geographic 1:35 proximity. So my my my my brother could live a thousand miles away, but I'm still close to him could because he's my brother. So these are the two types of kirva. What we'll call geographic proximity and or geographic closeness and familial closeness. So the Mechaber says, "Now that we understand ultimately the two different types of closeness, ata noshav l'hisbonen bikirvas Hashem. 1:57 Ha'im yesh dimui milta >> So now the shaila is, given the fact that these are the two types of closeness which we can experience and relate to in this world, how do we plug that into our relationship with Hashem? What How would How would you define kurbas Hashem, closest to Hakadosh Baruch Hu? Is it familial closeness? Is it geographic closeness? Is it both? 2:29 Is there geographic proximity to God? Sure. Because there's nothing closer to me at any given moment than Hakadosh Baruch Hu. There is no place in this world where Hakadosh Baruch Hu is absent, which means as the as the famous mimer of Chazal goes, Hashem is here, Hashem is there, Hashem is truly everywhere, right? So in other words, that like that's true, actually. It's not just In 2:57 other words, that that that maaseh is emes. That's what Chazal meant. She let less aser, there is no place panui minnei, which is absent of Hakadosh Baruch Hu. So on one hand, What say such a beautiful phrase. Therefore, any given moment that is important to understand that literally we are directly close We are mamish mamish We are together. We are mamish 3:27 together any given moment. Ve'einan nifradim klal. And we're never separate. We're never separate. if you think about this, that stands in contra-distinction in distinction to anything else in life, right? Anything else in life I can be I can be close to it at times, but I've also got to think about this, there's There's else in this world that you're close to 3:53 could constantly G grab nothing else in this world that you could have constant geographic proximity to. If that you know the only thing you're you're constantly close to is yourself, right? Like I think like they like you must in Adam or Adam leaving that aside, there's nothing else that I could be constantly and perpetually 4:16 geographically close to. Laugh. Here's the other thing. Whatever you are geographically close to both sides, remember again two pieces of matter cannot occupy the same space. So which means that by definition even if I am close to something or to someone by definition we're not in the same space. 4:39 Interestingly enough, it was so beautiful. He's just pointing out over here on one hand, do I have geographic proximity to a sham or geographic closeness? The answer is yes. Why? Because less us are in a minute. There is no space. There is no physical space which is absent. What the just pointing out over here is it's actually fascinating to contemplate that geographic closeness to a 5:07 is actually closer than anything else we can relate to. Why? Because for anything else, you can never be perpetually geographically close. Right, Again, I'm standing next to you now. But at some point in time I'm going to go down. And I'm going to walk over here. I'm going to go to the restroom. I'm going to go eat dinner. I'm going to go to work. So I can't be constantly yet how could it be I'm constantly close to. Number two. 5:31 Even if you are geographically close to someone you cannot claim to occupy the same space. Right? No two beings can occupy the same space. You have to isn't that beautiful this is? When it comes to me and who we occupy the same space. 5:49 In any given moment, it's not just that I'm close to Hashem. I'm literally in the same space as the We we occupy the same space. So when it comes to Hashem, number one, we are perpetually in geographic proximity. Furthermore, in the area. Furthermore, again, the nature of that proximity, the nature of that closeness has no nothing that's 6:22 comparable. Why? Because remember, we can literally occupy the same space. So in other words, I'm constantly in proximity to and quite literally we occupy the same space. 6:38 So let's make So on one hand I will say, so do we have geographic proximity to Hashem? Yes. And like yes, like with a capital Y. You know, like in other words, we have we have we have geographic proximity and number one, it's constant. And number two, I literally in any given moment occupy the same space as Hashem. So it's a yes and it's even a greater 7:01 geographic proximity than anything else. But do we have familial closeness to Hashem? The answer of course to that is also a resounding yes. How do I know that I have familial closeness to Hashem? But in Adam, The past says, we're children to God. 7:22 What does that mean? We're mishpacha. We're mishpacha. So we are the friends of God, right? Ultimately, again, we are the children of God. So this familial closeness. Names are >> So it turns out something amazing. On one hand, we have geographic proximity, right? Because again, there's no space that is empty of Hashem is everywhere. Furthermore, again, we even occupy the same space. 7:57 And we also have familial closeness to Hashem. Furthermore, God says interesting. He adds in He adds in a He adds in an extra piece of his quotes that possible your friend and the friend of your father I'll tell you so don't forsake, don't leave. So the possible of here is a friend 8:20 as my friend, but not just my friend, someone who's also friends with my father. So it's like a multi-generational friendship. So the not only has not only do I enjoy geographic proximity to God, not only geographic closeness, not only do I enjoy familial closeness to but there's also friendship closeness. 8:42 So it's a three So it's a three a three-ply closeness, a three-ply kirva with Hashem. So what's the problem? Let's just read one more line then we'll stop for today. So again, we'll stop over here for today because of time, but I will say but we're going to see something amazing. So essentially, what was what's what's the problem? Now well, again, what's the good news? The good news is I enjoy this 9:25 three-ply closeness with What's the problem? What's the problem? The problem is why don't I feel it? Why don't I feel it? If I have geographic closeness, familial closeness, friendship closeness with that condition why don't I feel it? Okay, so we'll stop over for today. We'll pick up in with that question in 9:48 and with the beginning of the answer tomorrow. Shkoyach.
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