יום חמישי, 19 בינואר 2012

Davening Adjacent To A Church - Va'era 5769


There is a Teshuvah in Maishiv Davar authored by the Netziv. By Makas Barad, at the end of the Parshah, in Perek Tes Posuk Chaf Tes, the Posuk says, K’tzaisi Es Ha’ir Efrois Es Kapai El Hashem. Meaning, that when Moishe will leave Mitzrayim, then he will daven to Hashem. Rashi explains, that Mitzrayim was full of Avoidah Zarah, so Moishe refused to daven there. The Kasha is obvious, what does this have to do with Barad, there where already a few Makkos before that Moshe had davened, in order for them to end?  The Shoiyel asked the Netziv a Kasha regarding davening Mizrach in a shul that was adjacent to a church, if it would be better to face another direction. The Netziv writes that davening towards Mizrach is the Ikur Hadin not a Hiddur, and it is learned out of a Pasuk in Sefer Daniel. He also mentions that Moishe, when he davened that some of the other Makkos should be removed, he davened indoors in a Beis Medrash or Beis Haknesses. It didn’t matter that he was in Mitzrayim, where on the other side of the wall was Avoidah Zorah. Barad was different, because Moshe davened outdoors. He showed that it was from Hashem, because when he davened, the Barad stopped midair. So to show the people watching him the Koiach Hatefillah, Moshe had to daven outdoors and out of the city because of the idols.

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