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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 18 Kislev - I desire nothing but You (G-d) alone
Description: בְּמִנְחָה אֵין אוֹמְרִים תַּחֲנוּןIn the Afternoon Service, Tachanun is not recited.הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק כּוֹתֵבThe Tzemach Tzedek writes: אַהֲבָה דִבְחִינַת וְעִמְּךָ לֹא חָפַצְתִּיThe love [of G‑d at the level] indicated by the verse, “Beside You, I desire nothing,” (הַיְינוּ)is such שֶׁלֹּא לַחְפּוֹץ שׁוּם דָּבָר זוּלָתוֹ יִתְבָּרֵךְthat one desires nothing other than G‑d Himself. וְלֹא אֲפִילוּ שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץOne does not even desire “heaven” or “earth,” שֶׁהֵם גַּן עֵדֶן עֶלְיוֹן וְתַחְתּוֹןwhich allude here to the Higher Gan Eden and the Lower Gan Eden, כִּי רַק בְּיוּ"ד נִבְרָא כוfor they were created only through the letter yud. אֶלָּא תִּהְיֶה הָאַהֲבָה רַק לוֹ יִתְבָּרֵךְ לְבַדRather, one’s love is directed solely to G‑d, דְהַיְינוּ לִמְהוּתוֹ וְעַצְמוּתוֹ יִתְבָּרֵךְ מַמָּשׁto His very Essence.וְכַךְ הָיָה נִשְׁמָע הַלָּשׁוֹן מִמּוֹרִי וְר...