183. Work Is the Most Important
Man’s work should be primarily in order to “raise the Shechina [Divinity] from the dust.” This means the matter of the kingdom […]
Man’s work should be primarily in order to “raise the Shechina [Divinity] from the dust.” This means the matter of the kingdom […]
Heresy is a punishment, that he must look at another body, how it speaks against reason. We must feel sorry
The quality of Adam HaRishon is dust, as it is written, “And God created man from the dust of the
Rabbi Shimon said that King David did not have a life at all, except that Adam HaRishon gave him seventy years of
The broken and dead Kelim [vessels] arise with the sparks for an Ibur through the Reshimot [recollections] that received their light. For example, after the sin
Father means “whole 1.” “Ejected mother” pertains to the intellect, outside of the degree, so as not to use the
A Sage’s Fruit, Part 1 She has nothing of her own except that which others give her. Malchut, called “will to
Faith is called “something that is not natural,” since it is above reason. Within reason is called “natural,” and it
“Rabbi said, ‘I have learned much Torah from my teachers, more from my friends, and most from my disciples’” (Makkot 10a).
We were given Mitzvot [commandments] from the mouth of the Creator, which are from the Torah, as well as Mitzvot of our great sages,