We do not understand how, or why, G-d seemingly does, or does not, accept our prayers in the way that we ask. We must only know that our prayers are heard on the highest heights, and we must journey up to G-d, as we pray.
Yaakov teaches us that even when darkness surrounds us, even when “Yaakov/Yisrael” is all alone, even when the reality in front of us is anything but reassuring, “Behold, even here, G-d is in this place, even if I did not know!”
Through the ascent, the Presence, and the descent of the prayer experience, we can change ourselves, and we can bring Hashem into our lives.
May our individual, and collective, tefillos be heard, may they be accepted b’rachamim u’ve’ratzon (with mercy and goodwill), and may we merit a Chodesh Kislev that moves our nation from darkness to light, and from captivity to redemption, immediately and in our days.
שלום ושבת טובות בשורות בברכת
