The lyrics of the song are based on a line that we say at the end of Shacharis (the morning prayer) which states:
הוּא יִפְתַּח לִבֵּנוּ בְּתורָתו, וְיָשֵׂם בְּלִבֵּנוּ אַהֲבָתו וְיִרְאָתו, וְלַעֲשׂות רְצונו, וּלְעָבְדו בְּלֵבָב שָׁלֵם
Hu yiftach libaynu b’soroso, v’yosaym b’libaynu ahavoso v’yiroso, v’la-asos r’tzono, ul-ovdo b’layvov sholaym.
May He open our hearts through His Torah, and fill our hearts with love and fear of Him, and that we may do His will and serve Him wholeheartedly.
Based on a line at the end of Shacharis (morning time for tefila), the song “Open Our Hearts” is about a Yid yearning for, and putting a lot of effort into strengthening his relationship with Hashem. It expresses the struggle to accomplish this due to our lack of natural capabilities to have an open heart and mind to the Torah, Yiras and Ahavas Hashem (fear & love of Hashem), and the constant desire to fulfill the will of Hashem. This Yid turns to Hashem, asking for His help so he can be as close as possible to Hashem.
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“Open Our Hearts - Daniel Yizhaky” is a video from Daniel Yizhaky, published on June 28, 2022 and available to watch on VideoVinkel. The total runtime is 4:26. It has been viewed 1,982 times so far. Press play above to stream the full video right here, or open the original on YouTube.
