Archive for February 2022
Hakitzu VeRanenu #20: The Danger of Blurring the Lines Between the Holy and the Mundane
There were great tzaddikim who already spoke about the realm of the holy and the realm of the mundane and their manifestation in body and soul. However, in order to comprehend their words in the proper way, it is crucial that we grow and become sanctified with Hashem’s holiness. Otherwise, it is possible to make…
Read MoreThe Turkey Prince #10
This series is dedicated to the loving memory of Rabbi Moshe David Averick, l’illui nishmas Moshe David ben Naftali Yosef HaLevi v’Leah. May his neshama have an aliyah. וְכֵן הִתְנַהֵג עִמּוֹ עַד שֶׁרִפֵּא אוֹתוֹ לְגַמְרֵי. וְהַנִּמְשָׁל מוּבָן לִמְבִינִים And so, he behaved with him until he healed him completely. And the explanation is clear to…
Read MoreThe Turkey Prince #9
This series is dedicated to the loving memory of Rabbi Moshe David Averick, l’illui nishmas Moshe David ben Naftali Yosef HaLevi v’Leah. May his neshama have an aliyah. וְאַחַר כָּךְ אָמַר לוֹ ‘אַתָּה חוֹשֵׁב שֶׁהַהִינְדִּיק מֻכְרָח לִהְיוֹת דַּוְקָא תַּחַת הַשֻּׁלְחָן, יְכוֹלִים לִהְיוֹת הִינְדִּיק וְלִהְיוֹת אֵצֶל הַשֻּׁלְחָן Afterwards, he said to him, “You think that the…
Read MoreThe Turkey Prince #8
This series is dedicated to the loving memory of Rabbi Moshe David Averick, l’illui nishmas Moshe David ben Naftali Yosef HaLevi v’Leah. May his neshama have an aliyah. וְאַחַר כָּךְ רָמַז וְהִשְׁלִיכוּ לָהֶם מַאַכְלֵי אָדָם מֵהַשֻּׁלְחָן, וְאָמַר לוֹ ‘אַתָּה חוֹשֵׁב שֶׁאִם אוֹכְלִים מַאֲכָלִים טוֹבִים כְּבָר לֹא יְכוֹלִים לִהְיוֹת הִינְדִּיק, אֶפְשָׁר לֶאֱכֹל לְהַמְשִׁיךְ וְלִהְיוֹת הִינְדִּיק’ וְאָכְלוּ…
Read MoreHakitzu VeRanenu #19: The Relationship between Body and Soul in the Nation and their Unification (Part Two)
This is the great power of the Toras HaSod which crowns Hashem in all of the worlds and demonstrates clearly that there is literally nothing but Him and that He fills and surrounds all worlds; “Your Sovereignty is the sovereignty of all the worlds (Tehillim 145:13), “The entire earth is filled with Your Glory.” (Yeshayahu…
Read MoreThe Turkey Prince #7
This series is dedicated to the loving memory of Rabbi Moshe David Averick, l’illui nishmas Moshe David ben Naftali Yosef HaLevi v’Leah. May his neshama have an aliyah. אַחַר אֵיזֶה זְמַן רָמַז וְהִשְׁלִיכוּ לָהֶם מִכְנָסַיִם. וְאָמַר לוֹ גַּם כֵּן כְּנֶּאֱמַר לְעֵיל, ‘אַתָּה חוֹשֵׁב שֶׁעִם מִכְנָסַיִם לֹא יְכוֹלִים לִהְיוֹת הִינְדִּיק וְכוּ’ עַד שֶׁלָּבְשׁוּ הַמִּכְנָסַיִם, וְכֵן עִם…
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