Episodios

  • 7B - ['אות ז] - The Kelipot Receive Their Sustenance From The Leftovers

    7B - ['אות ז] - The Kelipot Receive Their Sustenance From The Leftovers
    Jun 13 2022
    The divine blessing granted to those who transgress G-d's will are as "an aside", like one who throws what he gives to another over his shoulder.
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    52 m
  • 7A - ['אות ז] - The Clever Person Wants The King Alone, Not Even Intermediaries Who Are Completely One With Him

    7A - ['אות ז] - The Clever Person Wants The King Alone, Not Even Intermediaries Who Are Completely One With Him
    May 23 2022
    The duke, prefect and commander are representing angels whose identity is subsumed in G-dliness, and even the Sefirot of Atzilus. The "cleverness" of the person who states "I will choose the king" is clear: He wants the king alone, not any intermediary, not even one bonded with the king.
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    46 m
  • 6 - ['אות ו] - The Intellectual Decision to Choose Hashem Is Rooted In The Souls' Fundamental Bond With G-dliness

    6 - ['אות ו] - The Intellectual Decision to Choose Hashem Is Rooted In The Souls' Fundamental Bond With G-dliness
    May 22 2022
    The reason the Jew recognize the need to forego the benefit they could receive from the intermediaries, and instead choose G-dliness, is due to their souls' intrinsic bond with Hashem, which affects their thinking processes.
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    55 m
  • 5B - ['אות ה] - The Clever Person Desires Sustenance That Comes From The Kings' Inner Desire

    5B - ['אות ה] - The Clever Person Desires Sustenance That Comes From The Kings' Inner Desire
    May 22 2022
    By saying "I will choose the king because all the others are subject to replacement", the clever man is stating that he does not desire the prosperity that is drawn down from the place of death and impurity even though it is abundant. Instead, he desires sustenance from the realm of holiness even though it is limited in nature, for it is true and genuine, coming from the Kings' inner desire.
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    29 m
  • 5A - ['אות ה] - Is The Clever Person Also Self-seeking?

    5A - ['אות ה] - Is The Clever Person Also Self-seeking?
    May 22 2022
    One might ask: If the clever person's choice of the king is due to his desire to bond with him, why does the Midrash offer the rationale that all the others are subject to replacement?
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    1 h y 1 m
  • 4C - ['אות ד] - The Difference Between 'Internal' and 'Encompassing' Effluence (Part 2)

    4C - ['אות ד] - The Difference Between 'Internal' and 'Encompassing' Effluence (Part 2)
    May 22 2022
    The nurture received by the nether side comes from G-d's encompassing light ("Or Makkif") that is above the framework of the Spiritual Cosmos. The prosperity that emanates from that source is dispensed without any calculations.
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    57 m
  • 4B - ['אות ד] - The Difference Between 'Internal' and 'Encompassing' Effluence (Part 1)

    4B - ['אות ד] - The Difference Between 'Internal' and 'Encompassing' Effluence (Part 1)
    May 22 2022
    The nurture received by the nether side comes from G-d's encompassing light ("Or Makkif") that is above the framework of the Spiritual Cosmos. The prosperity that emanates from that source is dispensed without any calculations.
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    56 m
  • 4A - ['אות ד] - The Choice For Intermediaries Is Rooted In The Motivation To Receive Sustenance

    4A - ['אות ד] - The Choice For Intermediaries Is Rooted In The Motivation To Receive Sustenance
    May 22 2022
    The motivation for the choice of intermediaries is not intellectual. Instead, it is the fundamental motivation to receive sustenance that leads to the decision to choose the intellectual approach that will justify receiving sustenance from the intermediaries.
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    43 m