The Secret of Dancing: Splitting the Sea of Concealments and Opening the Gates of Shidduchim
Class No. 104 | Wednesday Morning, Parashas Shoftim, 2nd day of Rosh Chodesh Elul 5757 Monday Morning, Parashas Eikev, 18 Menachem Av 5757
A fascinating article explaining how dancing and joy save a person from every sin and iniquity, and tear apart the screens of concealment. Through the secrets of the Seventh of Pesach and Tu B'Av, the immense power of the groom on the day of his chuppah (wedding canopy) is revealed, as he is considered the tzaddik of the generation whose blessings are fulfilled immediately.
Whoever dances and rejoices is saved from every sin in the world. During the sin of the spies and the sin of the Golden Calf, those who danced and rejoiced did not fall into those sins. At the Song of the Sea, the men merely stood and sang, but Miriam the Prophetess revealed to the Jewish people the tremendous concept of dancing and rejoicing.
Those who spin, dance, and jump out of the joy of holiness are saved from every sin and iniquity. They will never make the Golden Calf, nor will they sin with the spies. Through dancing, their truth is revealed, and they merit their true shidduchim (marriage matches) in the blink of an eye.
Tearing the Screens and Revealing the True Shidduch
A person must jump and dance, and when he sees Jews singing and dancing—he must immediately join the dance circle. Even in the Kelm Yeshiva, which was the symbol and pinnacle of order and composure, the most polished yeshiva in the world, the Rosh Yeshiva was seen dancing on the tables with his students. Joy must rise and overflow all its banks.
We see this power especially on the Seventh of Pesach and the Fifteenth of Av (Tu B'Av), days that are auspicious for dancing and rejoicing. On the Seventh of Pesach, the Red Sea was split, and the sea symbolizes the sea of concealments that envelops a person. A person must dance and rejoice constantly, until he splits the sea and all the separating screens, and then his soulmate will be revealed to him.
Consequently, the deep connection between the Seventh of Pesach and the Fifteenth of Av to the concept of grooms and shidduchim is understood. These are days of tearing screens through joy.
The Groom on the Day of His Chuppah: The Tzaddik of the Generation
When we merit to participate in a wedding celebration, we must know that there is a special secret in the arrival of the groom. On the day of the chuppah, all iniquities are forgiven, not only those of the groom and bride, but of everyone surrounding them.
Our holy Rebbe, Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, reveals to us that whatever is requested on the day of the chuppah—everything is fulfilled. The Chasam Sofer writes awesome things about the virtue of the groom: A groom on the day of his chuppah, starting from Chatzos (midnight), becomes the aspect of the tzaddik of the generation.
"He is called the tzaddik of the generation, and whatever is requested of him is accepted. They give him 'kvittlach' (prayer notes) and Pidyon Nefesh (redemption of the soul), and whoever he prays for and blesses—his blessing is literally fulfilled."
Therefore, especially in the month of Elul, which corresponds to the astrological sign of Virgo (the Virgin), all the gates of shidduchim are opened in the secret of the verse "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine." This is the time when the power of dancing, joy, and the holiness of the chuppah is revealed to draw down great salvations for the entire Jewish people.
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