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awareness that this act is devious, signifying corruption within. This
corruption must be entirely uprooted. Hashem commanded us to sacrifice
the gods of the Egyptians, in order to uproot from our hearts the corruption
that led us to worship idols.
Today our prayers substitute for the service of korbanot, as it states, “And
let our lips substitute for bulls.” Just as the korbanot required
self-sacrifice, so too, tefillah requires much effort and concentration, to the
point of self-sacrifice, in order to counteract the powerful Yetzer Hara,
who attacks man precisely when he prays.
The Yetzer Hara is compared to Amalek. Just as Amalek weakened Bnei
Yisrael in their study of the holy Torah, by causing them to experience
fatigue while learning, likewise, the Yetzer Hara generates a feeling of
exhaustion, in order to prevent people from serving Hashem and praying
to Him. Just as it is a mitzvah to erase the memory of Amalek, so too, it
is a mitzvah to eliminate the weariness that accompanies us while praying
or serving Hashem, which stems from Amalek.

“Hashem called to Moshe, and spoke to him

from the Tent of Meeting saying: Speak to the
Children of Israel and say to them: When a
person from among you will bring an offering
to Hashem: from the animals – from the cattle
and from the flocks you shall bring your
offering”

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