Embark on a late night journey into the most profound Kabbalistic secrets of the Torah. Follow along in the book as we climb from the highest peaks of Chassidic thought into the deepest canyons of the soul, in these avant garde teachings from the writings of Rabbi Schneir Zalman of Liadi on the weekly Torah portion.
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Why is there so many ups and downs in our spiritual lives? Why does inspiration fade away so quickly? How can we make permanent advances in our refinement of self?
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Our love for G-D comes in two ways. One that we can produce through our contemplation and meditation. The other comes as a gift from above after we’ve done our part. The latter is far greater then the former, but not everyone merits to experience that higher connection with G-D. These two forms of love are alluded to in the twenty Geiro coin that made up the holy Shekel, described in this Torah portion. What is required from us all is to give half the Shekel, the human effort which is in our reach.
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Shabbos is a holy day all by itself. Why then were we commanded to make Shabbos holy? The holiness of Shabbos is a result of G-D retracting his creative energy back to its source in the wisdom of G-D. However through our service of making this world holy during the week, we add a much higher holiness to Shabbos. By evoking G-D’s pleasure which infinitely surpasses his wisdom.
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The purpose of creation is to bring the Shecinah (Divine presence) down to earth. Initially when the world was created the Shecinah resided on earth. As a consequence of seven sinful generations the Shechina retreated back to heaven. Our mission is to restore the world back to its original state, a home and primary residence for G-D.
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The significance of the name Tzvakos. A name of G-D that first appears in the prophets. Why didn’t Moshe use that name? All names of G-d refer to G-d as he is projecting through a specific attribute. Generally these are referring to the attributes of Atzilut the “world of emanation” were the attributes are completely one with G-d. Its from that level that Moshe’s prophesy was derived. The latter prophets had a lower level of prophesy from the “world of Briah” the world of creation. They were able to draw G-D’s projection into the lower attributes which is where the name Tzvakos applies.
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The mystical meaning of Egyptian exile both on the cosmic and individual level. G-d transmits his creative energy to the world through a series of attributes that are called vessels. Egypt gets in the way interfering with that process primarily blocking the intellectual attributes from transmitting to the emotional attributes. The redemption is when this blockage is broken through and the emotions are born. This allows the divine life force to reach the creation.
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Moshe’s soul is unique that it descended to earth without undergoing any change or compromise of its G-dliness. The primary spiritual role of his Neshama was to inject the element of Daas into the souls of the Jewish people. That means that ordinary people should have the ability to experience the divine in a very real way. For many times we study and learn about spiritual matters but it doesn’t move us,we remain just as earthy as we were to begin with. By being connected to the soul of Moshe we receive the true Daas which empowers us to have a very real relationship with G-d.
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Egyptian exile in its present day form is when the knowledge of the mind does not reach the emotions of the heart. When we study and meditate on G-ds greatness but it stay stuck in the mind and it does not translate into a deep love and powerful passion for G-d. Mitzraim is what stands in the way its the materialism that one is deeply attached to that interferes and blocks the emotions from being born. Study of Torah both the written and oral brigs the inner redemption allowing the spiritual light to reach the heart.
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The Mystical meaning of – Why Mitzvos are called peiros – fruits? The Jewish soul is fertile soil for the G-dly seedling “the mitzvos” to take root and to sprout forth their infinite spiritual light. The exile also called a planting were we as Jews are planted and seemingly decaying but in truth this serves as preparation for the greatest growth and development.
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The blessing of Yaakov to Yehuda that he will wash is clothing with wine is alluding to the days of Moshiach when our performance of Mitzvos will be in its perfected state. The garments are the mitzvos that garb the Soul in G-Dly light. The wine is referring to our innate love for G-D that is hidden in the recesses of our hearts that we can reveal only by squezing the ego. With this wine we wash our mitzvos enabling them to shine their holy light on to our Neshamah.
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Serving Hashem like a Tzadik or like a Baal Teshuvah
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Why is a mitzvah caaled a lamp? Why is the Neshama called a lamp? Why are the Mitzvahs the garments of the Soul? What does the candle symbolize? What is the inner meaning of the oil,wick and the 2 colors of the flame?
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Torah is here to light up the world with G-dly awareness. Studying Torah merely to grasp its wisdom doesn’t accomplish this. One needs to study it with an appreciation of the holiness of its letters. This is what the Greeks tried to eradicate from the Jewish people. The lighting of the Chanuka Menorah restores this sensitivity to us.
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Yosef and his brothers bundling and gathering sheaves represents the collective work of the Jewish people in collecting and elevating all the sparks of holiness scattered all across the universe.
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Harnessing the raw unbridled energy of our animal soul and channeling it into constructive positive behavior. Accessing the intense energy from the lofty world mystically known as the “World of Tohu” and fusing it with the “world of Tikun” bringing about the ultimate Redemption.
Our Patriarch Yackov Prepares the world to receive the Torah. He descends from the greatest spiritual heights into the darkest of the dark to wrestle and transform the darkness to light. All this is to bring about the great song and laughter of the end of days.
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The highest revelation of divine compassion that reveals itself every morning to enable us to arouse our love for G-D during our morning prayers.
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The deeper Meaning of Yitzchak digging wells, uncovering the innate G-Dliness that is at the Core of every being. What kind of spiritual evil do the Plishtim represent? Why were they able to clog Avraham’s wells but not Yitschak’s?
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The Value of performing a Mitzva in the middle of our workday.
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The submission of the deed reaches infinitely beyond the expansion of mind.