253) There is nothing that the Creator loves more than the prayer of the righteous. Even though He desires it, at times He does what they ask and at times He does not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
254) Once the world needed rain. Rabbi Elazar came and declared forty fasts, but rain did not come. He prayed a prayer but rain did not come. Rabbi Akiva came and prayed and said, \u201cThe blower of wind,\u201d and a strong and harsh wind blew. He said, \u201cHe who brings down rain,\u201d and a torrent came down. Rabbi Elazar\u2019s mind was weak. Rabbi Akiva looked at his face and sensed the weakness of his mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
255) Rabbi Akiva stood before the people and said, \u201cI will give you an allegory. What is this like? Rabbi Elazar is like one who is loved by the king, whom the king loves more than anyone. When he comes before the king, he is welcome, so he does not wish to grant him his wish quickly, so he would not depart him, because he wishes for him to speak to him. I, however, am like the king\u2019s servant, who makes a request before him and the king does not wish that he will come into the palace, much less speak to him. The king says, \u2018Grant him his wish immediately lest he will enter.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThus, Rabbi Elazar is the king\u2019s beloved one and I am a servant. The king wishes to speak to him every day and to not part from him. But as for me, the king does not wish for me to come into the palace so he grants my wish immediately.\u201d Rabbi Elazar was appeased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
256) Rabbi Elazar told him, \u201cAkiva, come and I will tell you something that I saw in a dream. This verse, where it is written, \u201cAnd you, do not pray for this people, or sing or pray for them, and do not intercede with me.\u201d Thus, due to the iniquity of the generation, the prayer for them is not accepted. And yet, it is said, \u2018And you, do not pray for them,\u2019 which means that others can pray. This is why I was not granted but you were granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover, there are discernments for which no righteous in the world can pray.\u201d The twelve mountains of persimmon, which are HGTM<\/em> of Bina<\/em>, called \u201cPersimmon,\u201d are included in one another so that each of them consists of HGT<\/em>, and they are twelve. But Malchut<\/em> does not shine, even in Malchut<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before the end of correction, the one who wears a breastplate and an ephod [vest] entered, meaning raised MAN<\/em>. This relates to ZA<\/em>, whose Tifferet<\/em> is called breastplate, and to Malchut<\/em>, which is called \u201cephod.\u201d The twelve stones in the breastplate receive from the twelve lights of Bina<\/em>, and the twelve of the ephod receive from the twelve of the breastplate. Yet, in them, too, Malchut<\/em> does not shine as in Bina<\/em>. He prayed to the Creator, meaning raised MAN<\/em> to Bina<\/em>, to have mercy on the world, to complete the correction in Malchut<\/em>, herself, too, so she will shine like HGT<\/em>. But thus far, his prayer was not accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thus, there are discernments for which the prayer is not heard. Hence, why was Rabbi Elazar\u2019s mind weak? He saw in his dream, \u201cAnd you, do not pray,\u201d which implies that another could pray? It was because people did not know it and thought that his merit was lesser than the merit of Rabbi Akiva\u2019s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 253) There is nothing that the Creator loves more than the prayer of the righteous. Even though He desires it, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":10054,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"topic":[28],"class_list":["post-10093","book","type-book","status-publish","hentry","topic-zohar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n