According to the Midrash,
after the splitting of the sea, the angels wanted to sing a song of praise. But
G-d told them to hold back and allow the people to sing first.[1]
The Kotzker Rebbe explains;
“The angels are always in a state of
spiritual rapture. This, however, is not the case with human beings who first need
to be spiritually awakened before they are able to experience a yearning for spirituality.
This is why (immediately after witnessing an act of providence) the people ‘sang first’, before their
yearning dissipated. The angels would ‘sing later’ ”[2]
In real life, moments of pure
elation are few and far between. When the opportunity arises, though, it needs
to be seized with both hands and savored!
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