Clear out your ego and make room for His Kingship
On the street corners, in the fields, and atop the mountains, a short prayer is recited monthly with great intensity and joy. We receive the Shechinah, we reach toward the heavens, we welcome Dovid Hamelech’s reign, we salute each other — we greet the renewal of the moon.
What is the nature of the ceremony of Kiddush Levanah, the sanctification of the new moon? What is the common theme of the greetings we extend?
When the moon reappears, we anticipate the renewal of malchus, kingship; the revelation of Malchus Shamayim, the Kingdom of Hashem; the restoration of Malchus Beis Dovid, the Davidic dynasty; and the rebirth of the majesty of our nation. How so?
The Midrash tells us of a conversation that took place during the first week of Creation. When Hashem created the moon and sun of equal size, the moon protested: Can two kings rule with one crown? Hashem responded by diminishing its status.
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