{"id":14043,"date":"2026-01-06T19:48:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kabbalah.info\/?post_type=book&#038;p=14043"},"modified":"2026-01-06T19:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:48:27","slug":"the-complaint-of-the-angels","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/the-complaint-of-the-angels\/","title":{"rendered":"754. The Complaint of the Angels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We should interpret concerning the angels, who said, \u201cGive Your glory on the heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ostensibly, we should ask, Is the Torah a corporeal matter? If it is given below, can it not be above, as well? After all, the Torah should be given to both people and angels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We should say that the complaint of the angels was that the Torah should be given to people who are in the quality of angels. This is the meaning of \u201cGive Your glory on the heaven,\u201d meaning on one whose desire is solely for the sake of the Creator. But when a person is on the earth, meaning his desire and yearning are for earthliness, how is he related to the Torah?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To this He replied to them, \u201cIs there evil inclination in you?\u201d This is as our sages said, \u201cI have created the evil inclination; I have created the Torah as a spice.\u201d But when the people of Israel are in the quality of angels, they have no need for the Torah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It therefore follows that the Torah is needed mainly in order to reform us. That is, the Torah and&nbsp;<em>Mitzvot<\/em>&nbsp;[commandments] are in order to reform us, and this is precisely when we do have evil. This is when we need the Torah and&nbsp;<em>Mitzvot<\/em>, meaning that the Torah and&nbsp;<em>Mitzvot<\/em>&nbsp;are regarded as a&nbsp;<em>Segula<\/em>&nbsp;[cure\/power\/merit].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only afterward, when they have been rewarded with purification, are they regarded as Israel, and then the Torah is considered an essence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that time, \u201cThe Torah, the Creator, and Israel are one.\u201d That is, after the repentance, he is called \u201cIsrael\u201d because then he receives the Torah, which is one with the Creator. 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