The day of Yud Shevat – as well as its preceding and subsequent days – is an extremely opportune time for Jewish women to increase, and with far greater energy, all matters that pertain to their divine service.
Joy of Redemption
Jewish women should permeate their divine service with joy – resulting from an awareness of the extreme imminence of the final Redemption.
Miriam and Devorah
There is a fundamental and unique instruction concerning the concept of “singing” – as is emphasized by the “Song of Miriam” [the brother of Moshe, who led the women in song as they passed through the parted sea] and the “Song of Devorah” [the Prophetess, who led the Jews to a miraculous victory in battle]:
The woman trusted and acted
The Exodus from Egypt came about through the merit of “the righteous women of that generation, who were certain that the Holy One would perform miracles for them; they therefore brought out tambourines from Egypt [to be able to thank Hashem with song and music for the future miracles they were certain He would perform].” The same is true of the [imminent] Redemption from this final exile:
In the final moments
The righteous women of Jewry need to have absolute trust – and they certainly do have absolute trust – that literally, immediately, the True and Complete Redemption will arrive. Their trust should be absolute, to the extent that they begin immediately, in these final seconds of exile, rejoicing with tambourines, and singing and dancing over the imminent True and Complete Redemption.
Cry out the Golus and sing in the Geulah
To be more specific: Together with our request, entreaty and demand that Hashem bring the Redemption literally and immediately – activities that are accompanied by feelings of bitterness and pain ... over the length of this exile, and which are expressed in a cry that escapes from the very deepest recess of our heart, “Ad Masai?! Ad Masai?! Ad Masai?!” – “How much longer?!?” ... We are simultaneously – and even chiefly – permeated with feelings of joy, the very greatest joy which is expressed in song. This joy comes from our powerful trust that “Hinei Zeh Melech HaMoshiach Bo,” “Here, the King Moshiach is coming!” And indeed, he has already come! (Parshas Bo and Beshalach 5752; Hisva’aduyos p.191-192)
