Hachodesh HaZeh 5731

NATURAL/SUPERNATURAL

There are only two ways God deals – natural or supernatural – Rosh Hashanah is the New Year for the natural, and Rosh Chodesh Nissan, for the Supernatural.

EVOKING

In order to get the supernatural order – just as the Jews were commanded to take a sheep and tie it to their bedpost – now the sheep was the god of the Egyptians – yet their faith was stronger than their fear – hence this evokes.

THE ESSENCE

The essence of God is obviously not limited – hence it has no structure (in other words it’s like the soul – a pure love.)

G-D’S JOY

G-d’s joy – when we grow!

EVOKING

When G-d made the world he established – laws of nature – however when we go beyond our nature (to do more than our society or even our current habits) then this evokes.

NATURE/SUPERNATURAL

Nature represents the outer garments of the Divine – while the supernatural (and certainly the personal G-d) represent the inner desire.

WHY GOD

Foreseeing our good deeds this caused God such joy that he created.

Hafach Yom 5727

SEA/LAND

There are creatures of the sea and creatures of the land (in essence everything that is on land – and more – is in the sea) the difference is, the creatures of the sea know that the sea is their source (and when they leave it they die (in contrast the creatures of the land – though they are equally dependent (for example on oxygen) they don’t realize.)

SOULS IN HEAVEN

When we are in heaven we are like the creatures of the sea (in other words, we realize our Divine dependence.)

SOULS ON EARTH

When we come to earth we become like creatures of the land (in other words we think we are independent.)

SOULS IN MOSHIACH

When Moshiach comes, the sea and the land will merge (in other words, while we are “independent,” the essence of God will come.)

Bisha She-alah 5721

GOD’S GOAL

The whole point of life is that God desires to be your personal God.

WE ARE DIVINE

The soul and the body which are continually emanating from G-d – pulsating into existence – are as result of the ten original creative sentences.

REFINING

By self-refinement, as our body is from the dust, so we elevate all.

Ve-ehye 5721

ESSENCE VS. MANFISTATION

There are two dimensions – there is the essence and there is manifestation – the essence has no symbol (“I who cannot be symbolized in any letter or even tiny point”) now the manifestation of the Torah divides into the Ten Sayings (“commandments,” analogous to our world established through ten sayings) however the essence, as the Baal Shem Tov explains, is included in the word Anochi – when we are accessing the Divine, we can access the manifestation (normative Torah and Mitzvos, or even the wonders of nature etc.) but the messianic ideal is when we receive the level that cannot be manifested – a level of singular clarity, unity, perception and perfection.

CHASSIDUS – PURPOSE

The purpose of the inner dimension of Torah is to continually elevate the Jewish people (and by osmosis everyone and everything.)

Padah Bishaloim 5722

SOUL/BODY

The purpose of the soul is to win over the body – the way it does is this is by being enclothed in the body and then explains to the body the sweetness of Godliness.

SOUL/BODY

The way to rid oneself of our bodies addictions is by shining the light of the soul which comes through the study of Torah, as well as touching the light of the soul (‘s essence, called yechidah.)

REVEAL YECHIDA (SOUL’S ESSENCE)

When we reveal the Yechida (the essence of our soul, the part that is one with God, and is disturbed that it is not within – as the Rebbe says, that when we realize that when Moshiach comes, we will be in Divinity, similar to as our Yechida used to be) then its desire automatically become us.

REVEAL YECHIDA (SOUL’S ESSENCE)

 

By simply saying, I decide that my behavior should follow my Yechida (soul’s essence,) this occurs.

REVEAL YECHIDA (SOUL’S ESSENCE)

 

We transform from below to above – through seeing the sweetness of above – however essentially that is not the compelete transformation – the complete transformation is the revelation (of the essence.)

MIND OVER MATTER

However as this is a higher revelation – the ultimate is that the mind of the body (animal soul) understands/desires.

HUMILITY

Now the preface to serving God – arousing humility.

HUMILITY IN TORAH

When we learn Torah we must realize that though it is understandable, this is Divine.

HUMILITY IN TORAH

 

Through learning in this way, this causes both peace locally and globally.

 

HUMILITY IN TORAH

 

When Torah is not studied with this humility, not only can it not be a panache but unfortunately it can lead to arrogance – and the effect of arrogance is as one sees oneself as the center of everything, hence we perceive that whatever anyone else is doing is to harm me (and hence delusions of enemies, hence hate enter.)

HUMILITY IN TORAH

 

This is like the story of an individual who was a great Torah scholar (but lacked humility) and when he was in Yechidus (a private audience) with the Tzemach Tzeddek (Rabbi Menacham Mendel Schneersoh – the third Rebbe) he complained that wherever he walks in synagogue, everyone is stepping on him and the Tzemmach Tzeddek explained that the verse states “a wicked man must leave his wickedness, and a strong person referring to an obstinate arrogant mind, must be humble.”

 

HUMILITY IN TORAH

 

This humility is induced through prayer.