Rebuilding our Inner Jerusalem

by Yedidah July 4, 2013
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Jerusalem implies dvekut, unity with God This period of the three weeks of the destruction of the Temple 2000 years ago teaches us how to rebuild our inner Jerusalem today., from the teaching of Rabbi Ashlag

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The Sin of the Golden Calf : Dealing with it Today

by Yedidah June 25, 2013
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On the 17th Tammuz the children of Israel committed the sin of the golden calf . Each year we may rectify the golden calves in our own lives.

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What the Books of Kabbalah are Really About

by Yedidah June 4, 2013
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Rabbi Ashlag wrote both technical and discursive works, which seem easier to understand. Yet it is through his technical works that we learn the underlying processes of the souls. Actually all the works point to one thing. How to fulfill the purpose of our lives.

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The Menorah: a Metaphor for the Light of God

by Yedidah May 30, 2013
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Lighting the Menorah is a metaphor for the work of the mitzvot. The western candle, that shone miraculously testifies to God’s light that He gives us and through which He sustains us. From the teaching of Rabbi Baruch Ashlag

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Receiving the Torah through Faith

by Yedidah May 13, 2013
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The light of the Torah is one. The vessels with which we receive the light of the Torah are called the garments of the Torah. However, to access the light of the Torah we need to add in the ingredient of faith. Faith that the Torah itself can bring us back to the good way.

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The Night of the Bride: A Class on the Essence of Shavuot

by Yedidah May 12, 2013
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Rabbi Ashlag teaches: the night is the time of exile when the soul is separated form God , but it is through Torah and mitzvot that the soul reunites with God. This is the meaning of Shavuot.

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