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Why is it important to understand the language of Kabbalah? Many people learn about Kabbalah using terms such as light, Sephirot, the Tree of life, without really knowing what they mean. But this is a shame, because when we learn the meaning of these words terms accurately we obtain a precious key to the wisdom of our Sages, and to our own lives.
The light of God, the Creator, is one, One indivisible goodness. But we cannot grasp any aspect of it unless we want it.
Rabbi Ashlag the great Kabbalist gives this example:
Take a sefer Torah: The light is the white of the parchment. It contains all the wisdom of the Torah, But if it were not for the black letters, I would not know what this wisdom is saying to me.
Black is the absence of light. So the letters of the Torah, black ink on white parchment are actually absences of the light… yet the letters catch the light within their spaces. In our own lives when we lack something we yearn for it. It is our desires that make up the letters, words and sentences of our lives.
Our question today is, are the sentences we are writing today, truly reflecting our deepest desires?
By learning the words of the Torah and of the Kabbalah , accurately we can see our own desires, more clearly.
Today we look at the term zivug, which is the Kabbalistic term for the entry of light into the vessel and is also the term used for the relationship between a man and wife.
On a personal note I wish to give thanks to HaShem that after a long period of illness I am able once again to write and broadcast these short shiurim, and to my dear family and chevrutas who all helped me with their encouragement and prayers.
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