{"id":11612,"date":"2025-12-11T14:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T14:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kabbalah.info\/?post_type=book&#038;p=11612"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:54:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:54:42","slug":"ascend-in-degree-choose-a-bridesmaid","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/ascend-in-degree-choose-a-bridesmaid\/","title":{"rendered":"264. Ascend in Degree, Choose a Bridesmaid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cAscend in degree, choose a bridesmaid.\u201d That is, accept a friend as greater than you. \u201cDescend in degree, choose a wife\u201d (<em>Yevamot<\/em>&nbsp;63a).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, one who wants to connect to the Creator, meaning \u201cYour friend and your father\u2019s friend do not forsake,\u201d must have pride, as it is written, \u201cHis heart was high in the ways of the Lord.\u201d Afterward, he must take upon himself the burden of the kingdom of heaven, as it is written, \u201cWho will find a woman of valor,\u201d which is precisely through submission and annulment, meaning above reason, for only then can he take upon himself the burden of the kingdom of heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rabbi Elazar said, \u201cWhat does it mean that it is written, \u2018Should one tell you, \u2018What is good, and what does the Lord demand of you?\u2019 Only to do justice and to love mercy, and conceal yourself with the Lord your God.\u2019 \u2018To do justice\u2019 is the judgment; \u2018to love mercy\u2019 is almsgiving, and \u2018to conceal yourself with the Lord your God\u2019 is taking out the dead, and bringing in the bride\u201d (<em>Sukkah<\/em>&nbsp;49b).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAscend in degree, choose a bridesmaid.\u201d That is, accept a friend as greater than you. \u201cDescend in degree, choose a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":6246,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"topic":[26],"class_list":["post-11612","book","type-book","status-publish","hentry","topic-rabash"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kabbalah | 264. Ascend in Degree, Choose a Bridesmaid<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Ascend in Degree, Choose a Bridesmaid&quot; by RABASH emphasizes the spiritual journey of humility and connection to the Creator, highlighting the importance of valuing others and the commitment involved in embracing divine responsibility.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kabbalah | 264. Ascend in Degree, Choose a Bridesmaid\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&quot;Ascend in Degree, Choose a Bridesmaid&quot; by RABASH emphasizes the spiritual journey of humility and connection to the Creator, highlighting the importance of valuing others and the commitment involved in embracing divine responsibility.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/ascend-in-degree-choose-a-bridesmaid\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kabbalah\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kabbalahinfo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-26T09:54:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kabbalah-rep.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@kabbalahinfo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/ascend-in-degree-choose-a-bridesmaid\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/ascend-in-degree-choose-a-bridesmaid\/\",\"name\":\"Kabbalah | 264. Ascend in Degree, Choose a Bridesmaid\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-11T14:43:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-26T09:54:42+00:00\",\"description\":\"\\\"Ascend in Degree, Choose a Bridesmaid\\\" by RABASH emphasizes the spiritual journey of humility and connection to the Creator, highlighting the importance of valuing others and the commitment involved in embracing divine responsibility.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/ascend-in-degree-choose-a-bridesmaid\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/ascend-in-degree-choose-a-bridesmaid\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/ascend-in-degree-choose-a-bridesmaid\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Books\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/book\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Assorted Notes\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/rabash-assorted-notes\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"264. Ascend in Degree, Choose a Bridesmaid\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Kabbalah\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Kabbalah\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/favicon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/favicon.png\",\"width\":49,\"height\":48,\"caption\":\"Kabbalah\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kabbalahinfo\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/kabbalahinfo\",\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/@kabbalahinfo\",\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/kabbalah.info\",\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/kabbalahedu\",\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thehiddenreality\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kabbalah | 264. Ascend in Degree, Choose a Bridesmaid","description":"\"Ascend in Degree, Choose a Bridesmaid\" by RABASH emphasizes the spiritual journey of humility and connection to the Creator, highlighting the importance of valuing others and the commitment involved in embracing divine responsibility.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kabbalah | 264. Ascend in Degree, Choose a Bridesmaid","og_description":"\"Ascend in Degree, Choose a Bridesmaid\" by RABASH emphasizes the spiritual journey of humility and connection to the Creator, highlighting the importance of valuing others and the commitment involved in embracing divine responsibility.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/ascend-in-degree-choose-a-bridesmaid\/","og_site_name":"Kabbalah","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kabbalahinfo","article_modified_time":"2026-01-26T09:54:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kabbalah-rep.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@kabbalahinfo","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/ascend-in-degree-choose-a-bridesmaid\/","url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/ascend-in-degree-choose-a-bridesmaid\/","name":"Kabbalah | 264. Ascend in Degree, Choose a Bridesmaid","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-12-11T14:43:08+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-26T09:54:42+00:00","description":"\"Ascend in Degree, Choose a Bridesmaid\" by RABASH emphasizes the spiritual journey of humility and connection to the Creator, highlighting the importance of valuing others and the commitment involved in embracing divine responsibility.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/ascend-in-degree-choose-a-bridesmaid\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/ascend-in-degree-choose-a-bridesmaid\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/ascend-in-degree-choose-a-bridesmaid\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Books","item":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/book\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Assorted Notes","item":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/rabash-assorted-notes\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"264. Ascend in Degree, Choose a Bridesmaid"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/","name":"Kabbalah","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#organization","name":"Kabbalah","url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/favicon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/favicon.png","width":49,"height":48,"caption":"Kabbalah"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kabbalahinfo","https:\/\/x.com\/kabbalahinfo","http:\/\/youtube.com\/@kabbalahinfo","http:\/\/instagram.com\/kabbalah.info","http:\/\/pinterest.com\/kabbalahedu","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thehiddenreality"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book\/11612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/book"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book\/6246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=11612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}