Why it's so important to read the Akeida every day
THE IMPORTANCE OF READING THE AKEIDA EVERY DAY Excerpt of a shiur given by Rabbi Eliezer Berland, shlita, on Tuesday, Parshat Vaâetchanan 5779 The main thing is to also say Parshat Akeida (the Torah portion that describes the binding of Yitzhak), to say it. People donât pay attention. I donât know if thereâs a âTefillah Kol Pehâ here? Now, letâs read whatâs written. Before the Akeida, a person should always read the introduction. This is only to be found in the [siddur called] Tefillah Kol Peh. Itâs not to be found in Makor Bracha, or in the Clalit Yofi [siddur] either, because Shuvu Banim prints all of these, so itâs not found there. SO, WHEN A PERSON SAYS THE AKEIDA, HE IS SWEETENING ALL OF THE DINIM (HARSH JUDGMENTS) IN THE WORLD, UNTIL THE END OF TIME. THE HARSH DECREES OF 579, EVERYTHING IS SWEETENED. AFTER THE HARSH DECREES OF 579, ITâS ALREADY NECESSARY TO MOVE TO THE ARETZ (ISRAEL). When a person says the Akeida, the harsh decrees of 579 are already all sweetened. NOW, ITâS DâORAYTA (A MITZVAH DERIVED DIRECTLY FROM THE TORAH) TO LIVE IN ERETZ YISRAEL. Itâs dâorayta. To live in Jerusalem is dâorayta. We should know that other than Jerusalem, itâs forbidden to live in another place. Even if we leave in order to raise money, we need to immediately return to Jerusalem. Itâs forbidden to spend even a night outside of Jerusalem. And thus, everything is sweetened, all the harsh judgments. Itâs written that the tamid (daily offering) of the shachar (dawn) atones for the sins of the night. [And the tamid of] aravit (dusk) atones for the sins of the day. SO, THE AKEIDA SWEETENS EVERYTHING. There is nothing that the Akeida doesnât sweeten. Say the Akeida every day. [As itâs written in the] Shulchan Aruch, to get out of all troubles, and from all machloket (strife). Whoever wants to get out of all the machloket, they should say the Akeida. When we say the Akeida, a bat kol (voice from heaven) comes down. All this is only written in the Tefillah Kol Peh [siddur]. When we say: âDonât stretch out your hand against the lad, and donât do anything to him!â â a bat kol comes down. When we say: > âDonât stretch out your hand against the lad, and donât do anything to him!â Everyone should read this, before the Akeida. ==== https://ravberland.com/recording-rav-shalom-arush-speaking-on-radio-kol-bramah-this-morning-rav-berland-is-an-angel-of-g-d-he-is-atoning-for-the-sins-of-the-generation/