The Daily Chizuk from The Rav, Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a – “Mochin are received through a woman” Wednesday, 22 Teves 5785 – “What did Chana pray for?”

These are his holy words:

Why must one get married?

A person receives Mochin only through his wife. “With this shall Aharon come into the holy” (Vayikra 16:3) — “this” refers to his wife. If he is not married, he is not permitted to enter the holy.

A person receives all Mochin through the Mochin of his wife. Then he receives Mochin; but if not, he receives no Mochin at all—he does not develop.

Chana’s prayer—to merit the light of Moshiach

The light of Moshiach—because now they are bringing in the light of Moshiach: “And He will give strength to His king and raise up the horn of His Moshiach” (I Shmuel 2:10). This is the light of Moshiach that comes through Chana.

Chana wanted to draw down the light of Moshiach; Chana was praying for the light of Moshiach. “And He will give strength to His king and raise up the horn of His Moshiach”—everything Chana prayed for was for the light of Moshiach.

“He will judge the ends of the earth, and He will give strength to His king and raise up the horn of His Moshiach”—meaning that Chana’s entire prayer was to merit the light of Moshiach.

Why isn’t there a fifth cup at the Seder night?

So why don’t we make (on Seder night) a cup corresponding to “and I will bring you”? Because “and I will bring you” is only Moshiach.

“And I will take you” is possible, but we do not drink the expression “and I will bring you”—that is the cup of Eliyahu HaNavi.

“And I will bring you” is in Parshas Va’eira: “with drums and with dances” (Shemos 15:20). There is “and I will take out,” “and I will save,” “and I will redeem,” and “and I will take,” but for “and I will bring you” there is no cup. And “and I will take” is for Eliyahu HaNavi—it is only for the future to come.

Even though we came (to the Land) and there was exile, it was nullified—the question was nullified. After that we came a second time, and again it was nullified.

“And I will bring you” is only for the future to come. Therefore, the cup of Eliyahu HaNavi will be drunk only in the future to come. Now it is still not possible to drink it, but “and I will take” is possible.