Rabbi Ashlag

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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Joining Heart and Mind

by Yedidah April 25, 2013

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The ego expresses itself through the heart and mind. The Kabblists teach that even though it separates us from the soul and from the Creator, its origin is in the purpose of Creation. The tikkun of the ego leads to the unification of mind, heart and soul to form a coherent vessel for the light of God.

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Independence and Redemption

by Yedidah April 15, 2013

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Israel’s independence is part of the process of redemption but is not yet fully actualized. It is intimately connected with the revelation of the Zohar in this generation : From the writings of Rabbi Ashlag

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Inner Counting

by Yedidah April 8, 2013

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In the external unchanging pattern of counting the days between Pesach and Shavuot there is an extremely rich inner reality. Each day pertains to a different Sephirah, a vessel for the light of God. From the Zohar of Rabbi Ashlag

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