tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892681084518056774.post6359927027558902566..comments2024-02-02T08:46:49.866-08:00Comments on A Chassidishe farbrengen: True pleasureYehoishophot Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906934928426540018noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892681084518056774.post-79401518732109139902008-12-31T16:12:00.000-08:002008-12-31T16:12:00.000-08:00Thank you for your comment. It is halachically per...Thank you for your comment. <BR/><BR/>It is halachically permitted to eat before davenen if one knows that without doing so he will be weak and not be able to concentrate. His eating is in order to have strength to concentrate. See the HaYom Yom of 10 Shevat. It is in fact the Chabad custom nowadays to make a point of doing so.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure that I understand your point in the rest of the post. Do you mean to say that even physical pleasure comes from Hashem? Indeed it does, but it is a very low level. Thus, it is the animal soul that typically desires the boston cream donut, or any other physical pleasure. <BR/><BR/>It is true that there is a spark of G-dliness in every physical object, and that is what the soul desires, but only those on a very high level sense this G-dly core directly.Yehoishophot Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906934928426540018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892681084518056774.post-90711035796584170122008-12-31T15:54:00.000-08:002008-12-31T15:54:00.000-08:00and yet what about one who eats before davening? N...and yet what about one who eats before davening? Not only is this a pleasure but it is a forbiden pleasure!<BR/><BR/>the whole idea and presentation doesn't make sense. I take a nice boston cream dounut and what is the first thing comes to mind? hashems goodness. How does one resolve that feeling? learn a sefer!Looking Forwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04876831969877780546noreply@blogger.com