{"id":11657,"date":"2025-12-11T18:26:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T18:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kabbalah.info\/?post_type=book&#038;p=11657"},"modified":"2026-01-26T10:00:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:00:59","slug":"specifically-through-a-man-and-a-woman","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/specifically-through-a-man-and-a-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"274. Specifically through a Man and a Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A newborn is born specifically through a man and a woman. From a male alone or from a female alone, there cannot be offspring. In ethics, the male is considered \u201cthe power of bestowal,\u201d and the female is \u201cthe power of reception.\u201d Offspring are good deeds, in which there is the breath of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hence, when one has only the power of bestowal, he does not have the labor, and there is a rule that the reward is according to the labor. Since he has only the power of bestowal, he is devoid of labor, and without labor, it is impossible to be rewarded with the light of the Creator, as our sages said, \u201cIf you did not labor and did not find, do not believe\u201d (<em>Megillah<\/em>&nbsp;6b).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, if one has only the power of reception without sparks of bestowal, he can no longer make a choice to reject the bad and choose the good, since then he does not have the strength to decide to the side of merit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hence, specifically when the two forces are equal\u2014the power of reception and the power of bestowal\u2014he has room for work and labor to be able to prevail through the labor and determine to the side of merit. At that time, this deed that he has decided to the side of merit is called \u201cnewborn,\u201d meaning that the Creator places the spirit of life in this action. This is called \u201cWherever I mention My name, I will come to you and bless you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A newborn is born specifically through a man and a woman. 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