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Q: There is a notion of \u201cwork with a rabbi.\u201d How can a group reach a state in which its relations with the rabbi would turn into \u201cwork\u201d and what does this notion actually mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: <\/strong>Baal HaSulam wrote about this type of work in his article, “A Speech for the Completion of the Zohar”<\/a>. He writes there about a disciple and a rabbi, but a group and a rabbi relates to a similar situation. If it is a real group, then it is like one student. At first, the \u201cmouth to ear\u201d condition for relations and learning is applied, and afterwards, if the group merits it, \u201cmouth to mouth\u201d is also applied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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