Daily Kabbalah Lesson with Ari Goldwag
Summary: The Kabbalah contains timeless words that we have received in our tradition from the great ones before us. They teach us of a deeper reality beneath the surface, one that is spiritual and full of light. This podcast will take you on a breathtaking journey into that reality, leaving you enlightened as to the great opportunity that life affords us. The timeless words of the Ramchal, Rav Moshe Chaim Luzzato, famed Kabbalist of the 18th century, as well as those of Rav Chaim Volozhiner, as well as R' Moshe Cordovero, form the basis for this podcast, which will be updated daily with God's help.
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Hashem views us through the lens of Keser, which treats every creation equally, from the greatest to least.
We now begin to enumerate the Sefiros, one by one, and explore the way Hashem interacts with us through them, so we can learn how to emulate His attributes.
We explore the twelfth and thirteenth attributes of Hashem's unconditional love, which are employed when a person has no personal merit, and Hashem has mercy on him, nonetheless.
We explore the tenth and eleventh of thirteen, which are two different ways Hashem responds to actions - one with strict fairness, and one with greater compassion.
In His infinite kindness, Hashem helps us clean off our sins through the difficulties we endure, and exacts judgment from those who act as the agents for that pain.
In His infinite kindness, Hashem helps us clean off our sins through the difficulties we endure.
Hashem focuses on the efforts we put into our relationship, and separates that from the sins we commit, so that they do not detract from the relationship. Each aspect is taken care of separately.
Hashem renews His relationship with us, and after we have sinned and repented, we are closer to Him than we were before.
Hashem renews His relationship with us, and after we have sinned and repented, we are closer to Him than we were before.
We are enjoined to emulate this attribute of Hashem, loving others unconditionally, and focusing on their positive aspects, instead of their negative aspects. This, in turn, gives them a chance to live up to a greater light, the light of goodness that resides within them.
Hashem has angels collect the kindness we do, so that if there is a judgment against the people of Israel, heaven forbid, He will look at their kindness and forgive them.
The fifth attribute of Hashem's unconditional love is the fact that He does not hold onto His anger, even if the person does not repent, but rather, patiently waits for him to repent anyway.
The fourth attribute of Hashem's unconditional love is the fact that He sees each and every Jew as an extension of Himself, a relative, and has love for each of us, as such. We also have a chance to feel this way about our fellow Jews.
The third attribute of Hashem's unconditional love is the fact that He Personally cleans off the filth of our sin.
We continue with the second of thirteen attributes of Hashem's transcendental kindness, which is the fact that Hashem gives sustenance to the evil spiritual being that is created through sin, in order to give a person a chance to repent.
