Chasidut for Pesachim 237:15
תנן התם מקום שנהגו
<br>(Mnemonic: Diyash, ADYish, Kashdek, me-Odeka)<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' D == David; Y == Yishay (Jesse) ; A ==Ehaw (his brothers) ; Sh == Shemuel (Samuel) , K == kulan (all of them) ; me-Odeka == on the passage commencing Odeka, 'I will give thanks unto Thee'.');"><sup>26</sup></span> R'Samuel B'Nahmani said in R'Jonathan's name: I will give thanks unto Thee, for Thou hast answered me<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. CXVIII, 21.');"><sup>27</sup></span> was said by David; The stone which the builders rejected is become the chief corner-stone;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 22.');"><sup>28</sup></span> by Yishai [Jesse]; This is the Lord's doing,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 23.');"><sup>29</sup></span> by his brothers; This is the day which the Lord hath made<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 24.');"><sup>30</sup></span> by Samuel. We beseech 'Thee, O Lord, save now!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 25.');"><sup>31</sup></span> was said by his brothers: We beseech Thee, O Lord, make us now to prosper! by David; Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 26.');"><sup>32</sup></span> by Jesse; We bless you out of the house of the Lord,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 26.');"><sup>32</sup></span> by Samuel; The Lord is God, and hath given us light,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 27.');"><sup>33</sup></span> by all of them; Order the festival procession with boughs, by Samuel; Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto Thee,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 28.');"><sup>34</sup></span> by David; Thou art my God, I will exalt Thee, by all of them. We learned elsewhere: Where it is the practice
Kedushat Levi
When G’d was guiding His universe before having created man, He did so all by Himself. He did not need to take into consideration how His creatures would view His actions, i.e. His will reigned supreme. Once He had created free willed human beings, He had to seriously consider how the righteous among them would view His actions. Our sages allude to this when they said: (Bereshit Rabbah 19,7 עקר שכינה בתחתונים, (loosely translated) “G’d’s presence is occupied primarily with His creatures in the ‘lower’ part of the universe,” [i.e. He has to justify Himself to the righteous people on earth. Ed.]
This principle of G’d’s involvement in man’s pursuits not merely being restricted to viewing it from the celestial regions, is documented in Exodus 19,20 וירד ה' על הר סיני, “Hashem descended on Mount Sinai., etc.” What was the reason that G’d saw fit to leave the lofty spheres of heaven? He prepared to act in accordance with what the צדיקים, the righteous expected from Him. Being able to set the minds of His righteous at rest is the greatest satisfaction that G’d, their Creator, can experience.
In our portion, this is alluded to when the Torah describes Yitzchok as meditating in “the field,” or, [in the words of our sages ] “Avraham viewed G’d as ‘a mountain;’ Yitzchok viewed Him as a ‘field,’ whereas Yaakov viewed Him as a ‘house;’ this is why he promised to build a “house for Him.” The tzaddikim learned to become progressively more familiar with G’d. [The anecdotes about our author that are appended to his commentary on the Torah, reflect the fact that the author was no exception to this rule. Ed.] Being able to feel close to G’d, i.e. on the field, enabled Yitzchok, whose very name symbolized joy, laughter, to become more intimate with his Creator. The word שדה is also known as חקל, “(as in חקלאות the pursuit of agriculture.) [The author describes the righteous as being described as שדה חקל, but I have not been able to find the source for this.