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In all of Israel\u2019s exiles, He set a time and an end to all of them. And in all of them, Israel return to the Creator, and the virgin of Israel, Malchut<\/em>, returns to her place at the set time. But now, in the last exile, it is not so. She will not return as in the other exiles. This verse teaches, \u201cShe has fallen; she will not rise again\u2014the virgin of Israel,\u201d and it does not say, \u201cShe has fallen and I will not raise her again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is like a king who was angry with the queen and expelled her from her palace for a certain period of time. When that time was through, the queen would immediately come and return before the king. This was so once, twice, and thrice. But on the last time, she became remote from the king\u2019s palace and the king expelled her from his palace for a long time. The king said, \u201cThis time is not as like the other times, when she came before me. Instead, I and all my household will go and seek her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he reached her, he saw that she was lying in the dust. Who saw the glory of the queen at that time, and the king\u2019s requests of her? Finally, the king held her in his arms, raised her, and brought her to his palace. And he swore to her that he would never part from her again and will never be far from her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is similar with the Creator: every time the assembly of Israel were in exile, she would come and return before the King. But now, in this exile, it is not so. Rather, the Creator will hold her by the hand and will raise her, appease her, and bring her back to His palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zohar for All, VaYikra<\/em> [The Lord Called], Items 78-81<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all the previous exiles, Israel wished to come out of exile and return to its native land. They wished to return to the spiritual degree that was held while still in exile. Today, however, everything is ready for redemption, yet Israel has no desire to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is it so? In the last exile, there was such intense egoism in Israel that they had neither a way nor a will to come out of it. Like the queen, Israel now lies in the dust, immersed in corporeality as though hypnotized, living like zombies. In truth, the world is filled with light. If Israel only opened its eyes a little, they and the world would discover it. But for now, dust fills their eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the spiritual sense, the word \u201cexile\u201d is an advanced state, a moment before redemption, when one feels that all that\u2019s needed is the revelation of the upper force. This feeling can generally be described as such: \u201cI may have everything in the corporeal sense, but I feel that it is all worthless, that I am completely dissatisfied. Why? I haven\u2019t a clue but it is what I feel. I have a home, I make a good living, I can afford to travel, to enjoy myself, I have friends, yet something is missing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In previous generations, people lived far worse than we do. Compared to them, our lives are lives of kings, yet they are tasteless. The emptiness experienced today is leading us to discover what lies behind the verse, \u201cTaste and see that the Lord is good,\u201d which Kabbalists offer to us as the remedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We must discover the upper force that creates us, that takes us through this process, and that is now pulling us back to it through the question, \u201cWhat am I living for?\u201d This question is really like a door handle. If we open that door we will discover heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In truth, the King has already come to the Queen, The Book of Zohar <\/em>has already been revealed, the King is here and He already wishes to raise the Queen out of the dust. All that is needed now is getting the Queen\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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