| Introduction
A Microcosm
of the Temple
Sustenance,
Clothing, Shelter
Man in the Aura
of the Tzelem
Reverse Order:
Shelter, Clothing
Sustenance
Five Levels
of the Soul -
Inverted Seal
Food,
Drink, Air
The Secret of the
"Primordial
Atmosphere"
Clouds of Glory,
Miriam's Well,
Manna
The World -
A Home for G-d
Mezuzah |
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Kabbalah
and Modern Life - The Jewish Home
Part 8
Clouds
of Glory,
Miriam's Well, Manna
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atmosphere of Mashiach in the home alludes to the ananay hakavod |
G-d gave three gifts to the Jewish People in the desert.
One was the manna, the second was the Well of Miriam, and the third was the ananay
hakavod, "clouds of glory." The atmosphere of Mashiach in the
home alludes to the ananay hakavod, in the desert. The holiday of Sukkot commemorates
the ananay hakavod. The sukkah is the manifestation of the ananay
hakavod. The clouds surrounded and sheltered us, as a home. Clearly the ananay
hakavod were a miraculous and Divine state of consciousness which surrounded us all
the time. This was in the merit of Aaron the High Priest. It descends from the air of keter
to the home of malchut. |
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skin itself is also clothing of the inner dimensions of the body |
The Well of Miriam was for drinking and also for washing
clothing. Water serves two purposes. One is for drinking, when it becomes part of the
person's life force. The second purpose is for cleansing the body and clothing. The skin
itself is also clothing of the inner dimensions of the body. The fact that water is
necessary for washing, is the way to meditate on the Chotam Hamithapech. The water
of the Well of Miriam, in addition to being used for drinking, comes to wash the clothing
of the Jewish People.
Bread, whether it is from heaven, as the manna in
the merit of Moses, or from the earth, as in the Land of Israel, is the pivot point, for
it sustains the inner life force of man, as explained above. |
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greatest source of joy is when one realizes that his achievement was not a product of his
own might, but that G-d gives him the strength to reach these heights |
One of the parameters that defines these five levels is
that the higher one is on this ladder, the more necessary it is to have these items at
closer proximity. Chiefly, the higher one is on the ladder, the less that item costs.
Because it is more necessary, G-d has created society in such a way that it is more
accessible. That which costs nothing is air. This is why keter is called
"zero." Water generally does not cost anything. This is the relation between the
yud and the kotzo shel yud. In modern society water also costs a minimal
amount. What costs more than water is solid food. That which costs more than food is
clothing. The greatest cost is that of a home. This is also the greatest joy, as it is the
product of the greatest effort. The greatest source of joy is when one realizes that his
achievement was not a product of his own might, but that G-d gives him the strength to
reach these heights. This fills one with Joy in G-d. |
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