Ayeh - Poem
In the month of Elul, its a known thing to say that "The King is in the field". Hashem, the Supreme King of all kings, has come down into the field, this world, with His angles to be close to us for these High Holy Days and to accept our Teshuva, our repentance, as we seek Him and ask Him for a new, sweet, happy, healthy, glorious year. But if you take the expression almost literally, than what happens when He leaves the field and goes back up to Heaven? Where can He be found then? Well, another famous expression about Hashem is the expressive question, "Ayeh Mekom Kvodo?" which means "Where is the place of His glory (or honour)?" It is asked when one wants to know, or understand "What does it mean, or perhaps, where is the best place, to find Hashem in all His glory?" How does one find that place? The answer lies within a song I heard earlier this week. Titled, quite obviously, "Ayeh" the chorus of the song says in Yiddish: "Ayeh ...