598. What It Means that Shabbat Is Called “Guest” in the Work
We must prepare food and drink to honor the arrival of the guest, called “Queen Shabbat [Sabbath].” Question: 1) Does […]
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597. A Generation Goes and a Generation Comes and the Earth Forever Stands
“The earth forever stands.” Earth means “dust,” regarded as “still,” motionless. This is called “faith above reason,” when there is
596. Nothing New Under the Sun
“There is nothing new under the sun,” but only above the sun. “Sun” means “day” and “reason,” as our sages
595. The Measure of the Greatness of the Creator
It is written in Psalms, “As Your name is God, so is Your glory.” That is, to the extent that
594. The Commandment of Repentance
The Zohar (Nasso, Item 28): The Mitzva [commandment] and anyone who repents, it is as though he returned the letter Hey, which is Malchut, to
593. One Should Not Appease One’s Neighbor When He Is Angry
One should not appease one’s neighbor when he is angry because once he becomes angry, he is erring and cannot
592. The Names of Malchut
“Widow” means that the person died in the middle, meaning that he died in spirituality, as in “The wicked in
591. Renewed Work
“Rather, he will take a virgin of his own people.” He asks, Why should it be only a virgin, without
590. Those Who Walk to the Land of Israel
January 21, 1958 “Stretch out your hand and touch his self and his flesh … but keep his soul” (Job
589. God Did Not Guide Them
February 1977 “God did not guide them through the land of the Philistines even though it was near … lest
