{"id":6313,"date":"2023-05-08T19:05:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T19:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/?p=6313"},"modified":"2023-05-08T19:05:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T19:05:40","slug":"kedushah-prayer-toeing-the-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/kedushah-prayer-toeing-the-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Kedushah Prayer: Toeing the Line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of my earliest memories, from when I was perhaps five or six years old, is of my mother leading what was called, \u201cJunior Congregation,\u201d I think. It was basically a davening <\/em>(prayer) program for children, and in our then \u201cvery out-of-town\u201d city of Waterbury, Connecticut, many of the children didn\u2019t have the strongest backgrounds in Judaism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mom had to teach the basics, and in this case, I remember her discussing the Kedushah Prayer. She spoke about how when we say the words, \u201cKadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh<\/em>,\u201d referring to Hashem (God)\u2019s holiness and uniqueness, we stand on our tip-toes to get closer to Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quite often, the things we learn as children stick with us as we become adults, but often our understanding doesn\u2019t grow. We come to relate to stories in Chumash as we did when we were in elementary school, without giving them too much more thought. However, there is so much more beneath the surface and it behooves us to delve deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this case, this custom is, in fact, mentioned by the Beit Yosef<\/a> based on a Midrash<\/em> <\/a>– that we should lift our heels when we say the Kedushah Prayer, just as we lift our eyes Heavenward (though there is no source for jumping or springing up when doing so).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small Steps, Lofty Goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But recently, I thought about it. Do we really think we\u2019re going to reach Hashem by lifting our heels and standing on tiptoes? We will come back down to earth a moment later anyway. What\u2019s the point?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, as the Midrash <\/em>says, it\u2019s like raising our eyes to Heaven. We know we won\u2019t get there by looking up, but it helps focus on where we want to be. Tiptoes or baby steps don\u2019t get us very far by themselves, but when they all add up, we can reach great heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m reminded of a mashal<\/em>, a parable (I know, if you don\u2019t know what a <\/em>mashal is, the word “parable” may not be much better, sort of like telling someone, \u201cThese are my phylacteries.\u201d You can say “<\/em>Tefillin” and it will make just as much or as little sense<\/em>). I heard it, I believe, in the name of Rabbi Mordechai Gifter zt\u201dl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was a king who set up a huge ladder to a mountaintop. It was so tall, it reached into the clouds. He asked people to climb it. Some began, but after a number of steps they stopped and climbed back down. Some people didn\u2019t even bother starting, because they knew it was an impossible task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One fellow remained undeterred. \u201cIf the King gave us this ladder and told us to climb it,\u201d he said, \u201cthere must be a way to do so.\u201d With that, he began climbing. Up and up he went, rung after rung, sometimes pausing to catch his breath, other times pausing to regain his strength. But he continued climbing. As he reached the line where he was almost out of sight of the ground, he suddenly felt the ladder moving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ropes on the top of the ladder were being hoisted and the fellow felt himself lifted to the top of the mountain. The King greeted him up there and congratulated him on not giving up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You CAN reach great heights!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The nimshal <\/em>(moral) is that Hashem gives us missions in life. He tells us to keep and enjoy His Torah and Mitzvot but it seems like an insurmountable task. The Torah is so vast and the mitzvos so nuanced. Who can possibly achieve all this? But the answer is that we just need to try our best, and Hashem will assist us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This, I believe is why we lift our eyes and bodies to Heaven as we recite the Kedushah. We are showing our intent to do what Hashem wants from us, and waiting and hoping for Him to gather us in and bring us up to Him. We may not be able to make it on our own, but we will do what we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To end, I\u2019d like to share a poem I wrote many years ago. It\u2019s perhaps not the most elegant or graceful poem you\u2019ll ever read, but I find it powerful and empowering. Feel free to clip it out and save for yourself to read when you need a lift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Occupation of Man<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The man who thinks to sail the sea, cannot a sailor claim to be.\nNor he who dreams of endless sky, can ever say that he can fly.\nAnd called a farmer he is not, the man who never tills his plot.\nBut he who reaches for the heights, and strains for where he sets his sights;\nAlthough he never leaves the ground, and by earthly chains is bound,\nSo long as lofty goals are his, that man \u2013 a mountain climber is.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
By Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rabbi Gewirtz (Operation Inspiration<\/a>) welcomes comments and feedback. Write to him at info@JewishSpeechWriter.com<\/a> to share your thoughts. You never know when you may be the lamp that enlightens someone else.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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