About DESIRE

Hebrew Name

רָצוֹן

English Name

DESIRE

Phonetic Spelling

RAH-TZONE

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What does DESIRE mean?

In Hebrew, ratzon means both “desire” and “will.”

יִ֥הְיֽוּ לְרָצ֨וֹן ׀ אִמְרֵי־פִ֡י וְהֶגְי֣וֹן לִבִּ֣י לְפָנֶ֑יךָ יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה צוּרִ֥י וְגֹאֲלִֽי׃
May the words of my mouth and the prayer of my heart be acceptable to You, Hashem, my rock and my redeemer.
y'-hi-YU le-ra-TSON im-ray-fi v'-he-g'-YON li-BI le-fa-NE-kha a-do-NAI tzu-RI v'-go-a-LEE
Psalms 19:15

וַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֞ים אֶל־הַ֣ר קׇדְשִׁ֗י וְשִׂמַּחְתִּים֙ בְּבֵ֣ית תְּפִלָּתִ֔י עוֹלֹתֵיהֶ֧ם וְזִבְחֵיהֶ֛ם לְרָצ֖וֹן עַֽל־מִזְבְּחִ֑י כִּ֣י בֵיתִ֔י בֵּית־תְּפִלָּ֥ה יִקָּרֵ֖א לְכׇל־הָעַמִּֽים׃
I will bring them to My sacred mount And let them rejoice in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices Shall be welcome on My mizbayach; For My House shall be called A house of prayer for all peoples.”
va-ha-vee-o-TEEM el ha-RA k'-DO-shee v'-si-makh-TEEM b'-BAYT t'-fi-LA-tee o-lo-TAY-hem v'-ziv-khay-hem l'-ra-TSON al miz-b'-KHEE, kee BAY-tee BAYT t'-fi-LAH yi-ka-REH l'-KOL ha-a-MEEM
Isaiah 56:7

Description about DESIRE

In Hebrew, ratzon means both “desire” and “will.” As servants of God, we must do our best to make our actions desirable before God. We are also instructed to ensure our prayers are acceptable to God, as King David says, “May the words of my mouth and the prayer of my heart be desirable to You, God, my Rock and my Redeemer” (Psalms 19:15). This verse is recited at the end of many Jewish prayers as a request that our prayers be deemed fitting and acceptable before God. The sages teach, “Do His will as though it were your will,” instructing us to align the way we live our desires with God’s desires. In humility, we seek to nullify our own personal desires and fully accept God’s will as our own. The word ratzon is related to the word yetzer, meaning “inclination.” Each of us possesses two internal inclinations that compete to guide and influence our everyday decisions and actions. There is the yetzer ha’tov, the positive inclination, and the yetzer ha’ra, the negative inclination. The quality of our lives is determined by how much we allow each of these inclinations to overpower the other. The Hasidic teachers explain that “nothing stands before our desire.” If we deeply and seriously desire to accomplish something in the realm of the spirit, nothing can prevent us from doing so! Our will is more powerful than we realize. When God sees that we truly desire holiness, He will help us achieve it.

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