Ari Goldwag - Behaaloscha - Shining God's Light

you're listening to the weekly partial podcast with Ari Gold Wegg recorded with the shims never-ending assistance and remember each image Israel 5777 2017 this week's car show is partial spot Llosa I want to remind you about my safe from my book perfectly imperfect which is available wherever fine Jewish literature is sold I'd like to share with you some thoughts about our parsha that has to do with the menorah candelabra inside of the tabernacle I'd like to share with you a few different ideas a few different ways of the Midrash IAM approach the idea of the narrows of the light and how that manifested in the world it's very interesting some of these ideas seem to be unconnected but they arm adduction that follow each other therefore different pieces I'd like to read with you and we'll see that there's a thread or there's an idea that we can bring out of all four of these so I like to start with the first one this is in partial test love in section 15 subsection 9 number tests on Israel the Jewish people such laughs Oracle Amiga hey ma Yan Cooney so verse in Psalm chapter 43 verse 3 it says the Jewish people are asking of God please send your light and your truth and let them guide me now we need to understand that what we're speaking about here in the context of the tabernacle we speak about the candelabra the light Hashem does not need lights we're speaking about the relationship that we have with a Shem and all the things that we do in that relationship lighting these candles bringing these sacrifices all have to do with something that we are expressing in our relationship with Hashem so what is the idea of this light what is the idea of the light of the menorah of the candelabra what is the idea of the light that we're asking of God to guide us with so major stuff like this good old Irish a Lakota Sparkle great is the light Hashem Mohammed olive on amiran l'olam we find that the Sun and the moon they give light to the world mahek on hey Miriam what gives them like what shines into them or how do they have that light where that light come from music ookay or sham model on hand - they have sparks of light which come from above that's where their light comes cinema as the verse says in Habakkuk chapter 3 verse 11 lorikeets FIA Holly who to the light of your arrows they go lonoa Barack honey seja by the glow of your Spears of lightning we see that the light which is shining into the world which is giving life to the world which is giving warmth of the world the Ruda that the source of that is God's light God's glow as it were gödel ha or shall Malin the measures continues and explains great is the light of above Shalom he Tommy Mottola Calabrese Allah Academy Mayer when it comes to being able to be a transmitter of a Shems light not everyone has access to it not everyone has the ability to transmit that light only one in a hundred shenana as the verse says in Daniel 2 the two verse 22 Yamaha Chico there is knowledge of that which is in a darkness so the word ma as they Theo sit explains find out our hazael take the word ma which means what or that which and the word ma can also be read as Mayo which means 100 so there are those who are able to see through the darkness to understand that which is hidden by the darkness but those people are one in a hundred now the message continues and explains that since the light the spiritual light which were speaking of is only accessible to heed him to individuals lafitte la cosa stiamo Levana Shira Lafon AHA therefore I placed the Sun and the moon that they are that which shall light the way before you Shanna Mars the verse says by attaining some other Kimber command Lahaul ear God placed them in the heavens in order that they should give light so in listening and trying to understand what is this magic trying to teach us what is the idea behind the measure what does it mean that the Sun and the moon they somehow gives spiritual guidance to the world it seems like we're not just talking about sustenance here the measure started off speaking about schlock or Kaaba me claw hey ma Yan Cooney it's speaking about the light of Hashem which guides us which shows us our path in life and yet there are only 1 in 100 as the measure is saying who actually can access the light of Hashem directly and understand that maybe great Siddiqui maybe people who are in a very high spiritual level but for the average person for the other 99 out of 100 people the manager is telling us that that light of guidance comes somehow through the Sun on the moon so what is that idea what is the depth of what this measure is speaking about and I believe that what the measure is trying to show or what the idea of the measure is is that the Sun and the moon there's it's not just speaking about the celestial bodies themselves but it's speaking about the cycles the Sun as a cycle has a 365-day and a quarter day which is the cycle of the Sun we have those four seasons and we go through these times where there is more plenty there's more bounty in the spring we have all of the developments of the spring in the winter all the developments go into hibernation go underground so to speak we have that aspect that goes on we have the cycles of the moon all of those things that are built into the Jewish calendar which represents and also correspond to that which is going on in the solar calendar in the in the process of the months so each and every individual we experience those things that are presented by the Sun and the moon the cycle of the Sun of the motive the cycle of the lunar year the solar year we also experience that to a certain level in our personal lives so Hashem brings the Sheva it brings the influx into our lives in a parallel way to the way that the seasons evolve I can tell you from my own personal experience that there are certain times of year of a musician that certain times of the year where there's less work there are certain times of year where there's more work and that's built into the calendar it's it's clear to see for me you know during the Omer there's less music being played during the three weeks of mourning for the base image for the temple of destruction there's less music being played so that's something that directly affects me and directly affected by the calendar itself now there are other ways that I can make money as well of course with God's help but the idea is that we are affected we are affected on a on a level of guidance or the way that shem senses chef eyes influx into the world it's affected through the sun and the moon in this way now with this understanding we see that there are those who are in a higher level that because their connection to a Shem is constant it's beyond the Sun it's beyond the moon it's not affected by the seasons perhaps it's because they have a high level of be tough enough trust in God their relationship is is stalwart its rock-solid so therefore that one in a hundred are not affected by the season they're not affected by the Sun of the moon but it's clear that where does the power come from even that which comes so to speak through the Sun and the moon through the cycles of the year that Sheva it originates from a Shem is what the measure she's teaching us now this piece number nine and the measures finishes off with an enigmatic statement which I believe holds the core of what's going on when it comes to the light that we're speaking about it says like this I'm open a habanero yirou Shiva sign Aries to the face of the menorah interesting use of the word face and that's what the measure she's going to come and explain to the face of the of the candelabra shall the seven candles shine amar David King David said and actually the excessive says it's a verse in Proverbs so this is actually King Solomon the verse says in proverbs chapter 16 verse 15 but or Pinay Mela Khayyam it speaks about the light of the face of the Living King Hashem God is the Living King and we get lit up from the face so to speak of God the living King what does that mean what is the idea clearly the measure she's showing us that there's a light which shines from God which shines from his face so to speak which we also see the face of the menorah the face of the candelabra shining as well now the words face is very interesting because the word in Hebrew is punim punim it means a face but it also can the same letters can mean which means the inner aspect the face is the superficial aspect it's what we see on the outside of the person the name the inner aspect is that which we don't see in an ideal world so a person who is politically kubera is inside as the same as outside so that faith the faith that you see the faith that he shows the world should reflect that which is inside of him it's also possible to look at a person's face and have an intuitive understanding of who that person is without even speaking to them without really meeting them but you can see on a person's face who they are it reflects something internal it reflects who they are how they hold themselves how they see the world how they plan on interacting with you so we need to understand what is the idea of the face of Hashem the face of God which is shining into us I'll just read the ending here on Morocco reveai see named gnosis in common Irish I'm in Italy through yet where be October VI she says that joy was prevented from those who are evil and rather was given to the people of Israel sure who struck ha kodesh Merkel a shade embosser of Adam bionaire God needed to sit with flesh and blood with human beings with a candle this candle is how a Shem sits with us so to speak Shalimar lehem el mole panama narrow euro that God said to us that towards the face of the menorah shall there be light so God sits with us somehow through the snare through this candelabra and that's where we have joy so we need to understand a few things here one is the pen a melekhin one is the idea of God's face which is shining upon us what his idea of the joy which was given to the people of Israel why does it come through the ner through the candle through the candelabra so hold on to these questions I'd like to share you the next idea of the next piece of the measure it's in section subsection you'd number 10 I'm not going to read it inside but the measure says that when Moshe O'Bannon was commanded to create the candelabra to create the menorah so Shem showed him exactly how it was to be made and then most Rubino Moses came down from Mount Sinai he forgot he didn't remember he went back up some showed him again he'd learned it he understood it he saw that picture he came down he forgot again he kept going back down back up for getting it what does he do so he says a shaman can't remember what should I do Hashem says go to bits Allah but Salah is going to make it indeed Moshe goes the but Salah and Moshe doesn't give him any instructions but Sol just makes it on his own exactly as Hashem has showed Moshe Rubino exactly at Moses had seen it but Sol miraculously it seems is able to create exactly the menorah that Hashem wants to be created Moses is startled how could it be a sham showed me exactly how it's supposed to be done but I couldn't do it I kept forgetting and you didn't even see it again once but you did it on your own and so he finishes off by saying your name is bit so low but Salah means bit sail Kel in the shadow of God you were standing there in the shadows so to speak when Hashem showed me how to do it and this we need to understand what does it mean was bits all up there in the heavens I'm a Masonic standing next to Moses when Moses was being instructed about the menorah that's not true no one was allowed to come up there with him so what does it mean that that bit Salo was standing in the shadows when the Shem showed Moshe how to create the menorah and also I want to understand how is it that this idea connects to the light that we were speaking about in the previous conversation the light that's shining through the sun the moon shining for the tsadikim the righteous ones directly how is this connected so again let's hold on to these questions let's see the next part of the magician's isn't subsection you at olives number eleven it speaks about the Levine's because the Levites and it speaks about the fact that there were seven strings upon the instruments that were used by the Levites in the tabernacle and in a temple brings arrive burns approved to this from the verses and it says that in the times of Messiah when the Messiah arrives we're going to have eight strings upon these instruments and Lux is lovely in a future time in the world to come we're going to have ten strings on these instruments and my question is what is the significance of the seven strings the eight strings of ten strings okay maybe it's a little bit of a harder instrument to play you know guitar has six strings and represents a certain level of difficulty 7 8 10 what is the difference what's the idea or the depth behind this piece in the mesh and also again how does it connect to what we're speaking about which is the concept of the light of Hashem which is flowing through the menorah through the candelabra also this part I want to read inside the mesh and ends off by saying that how was the music stablished in a temple will mean his skin lamb she molded of it the prophet Samuel and King David they were the one who establish the musician at Martha's verse says it's indeed a young man and the 1st chronicles chapter 9 verse 22 hey man you sad devilish Maha really about a moon awesome this was established by King David and Samuel who saw with their faith now what's interesting it also says the hame hame me to Kaluga sheer when it came to deciding who would be the one to play this instrument who would play that instrument so that was also decided there vohiyo jalapeno and a Malibu cone and the Levites would stand upon a platform of am is a marine with nimisha Marvel Harlem and they would sing in front of Hashem God who spoke and the world came into being so I want to point out it's very interesting that we're talking about who established it the prophet Samuel King David they were the ones who were able to establish the music and they were also the ones who are able to establish who would be playing which instrument asani each person his special task and then they would all sing in front of a Shem need to understand the depth of what this is saying now the message finishes off with another idea which leads into the next piece in the mesh which you also want to share with you very interesting reiki eb of Akhilesh beaucoup at Tel Aviv see the love that a Shem had for the Levites Castle Mahakaleshwar cool dementia this is what God said to Moses hard day Allah because even the phone.i the Levites are so beloved to make coq like some lachemann lisara I want you to take them for my name in honor of my name I want you to bring them to be high to be great to have a position of leadership me 9 how do we see this in russia karina by indian caucus a libyan we see this on the fact that the verse says take the Levites taking them means that we're separating them or placing them in a different category in a different place in a higher place that they have a leadership status they stand upon that duquan they stand on that platform singing the songs of God represents the fact that they are elevated in a certain way what is the idea of this elevation what is the idea of this leadership what is the idea of this love that's being expressed here for the Levites so that's the lead into the next session of the magician and the next session speaks about the fact that why indeed or how was it that the Levites merited to have a higher level to be raised up above the other people of the Jewish people and the message goes through a few different examples of certain righteous individuals who were chosen by God to have a certain level of sororo of leadership and how did that come about it came about through their nearness it came about through their challenges through the difficulties that they went through the first example of it is Avram Aveeno Abraham so he had all of these different tests he had ten different tests before he became the great person that he became and interestingly the measures refers to the fact that after these tests he was blessed there was a blessing that came upon him usually when we think about a blessing we think it means the good things come into their life but the manager is clearly saying that the blessing was that that person was elevated to a level of Sarah of leadership so Abraham experienced that Isaac experienced that Jacob experienced that yo safe Joseph is someone who went through Nissi audience he went through those challenges with the Potiphar's wife and then having to be in jail for 12 years after that what happens to him he becomes the great leader over Egypt second-in-command only to Pharaoh so we see that greatness has accomplished greatness in order for a person to achieve that greatness is through darkness Yanis it's as a result of the challenges that they overcome and the measure speaks about the fact that the Levites also had a certain challenge which I don't want to get into in detail but they also encountered a certain challenge at Mount Sinai when the Jewish people sinned with a girl with a golden calf and as a result of that challenge which they passed so they were raised up to a greater level and they reach that Shirota that leadership which they were capable of now the thing that stood out for me as I read this part of the message is the contrast between what the measure said earlier in regards to bacala as opposed to what we see is true in regards to the Laveen the Levites avrami stuck in Yaakov and yo safe we see over here that in order for them to reach their greatness to accomplish to become who they are to accomplish that which they were meant to accomplish in the world they needed to first undergo miss Janice challenges difficulties when I came to bat solo we see that he was somehow able to tap in to who he was meant to be that to tap into his greatness to manifest in the world that which he was meant to manifest even without undergoing any great challenges or difficulties but Sala was a young person he was 12 or 13 years old as for our Cazalas the sages tell us and he was able to manifest in the world something that even moshe rabbeinu at the age of 80 after so many spiritual experiences as there's so much that he had invested in his relationship trying to understand how do I make this menorah he was not able to do it but bit solo without too much effort of things he just did it he was just there in the shadow of God so to speak so I want to understand what is the conscience a difference between with Salah as opposed to these other great people who were able to manifest who they were and become that great person that leader only after great challenges so in order to understand all that's going on in a different medium I'd like to look at a concept which we find in the Gemara and the Talmud which is that when a baby is inside of its mother when a child is fetus is inside of the mother and it's growing and developing so our hosel tell two sages tell us that that child is in a place in a spiritual way where it's being taught by a mullah that's being taught by an angel the Torah the spiritual teachings of the Torah and there's a light above its head there's an air delicate cells or so you say there is a candle which is lit above its head and through that candle the child is able to see me sofa all about sophal from one end of the earth to the other now what is this narrow dull look what is this light this candle which is above the person's head so it's clear from Cazalas clear from our sages that this is actually referring to the spiritual aspect of the human being to the neshamah the soul which corresponds to the area which is above the head the soul of the lower aspects of the soul is the the nefesh ik i'm talks about the climbing of illusion the lowest adjective the soul the higher aspects extend up into the spiritual realms but the lowest aspect of the soul is actually inside of the markets inside of the brain and it animates the human being it animates the person give them life that soul is then there it's the candle which is billick which is lit and that soul is not just something that animates the human being but it's actually that which guides the fetus the physical part of the fetus as further on how which speaks about this that it guides the the construction of the body now that information which is the construction of the body is also representative of the Torah which is learned by the child fetus so to speak which really is a representation of that which that that unique person the Torah is Gaelic and Torah his portion in God's plan it's that what she's supposed to accomplish in the world cause I'll speak about it that the child forgets that which she has learned as he comes out because it's driven deep into his subconscious he needs to discover what is his purpose in the world but when we speak about the nare which is what we're talking about here when we speak about the spiritual light it's actually the essence of who that person is that's why we start up the whole conversation with shellac or hava mica Himalayan Kuni the Jewish people are asking God send me your life and your truth they shall guide me we're speaking about the light of guidance the light where we understand what our spiritual purpose is in this world now that's something which also potentially can be cyclic it can be dependent on the Sun and the moon the light of guidance can come in that way as well we can see as we go through our lives as we experience the cycles spiritually physically everything parallels and we can see that that's a sham guiding us through those lights through those cycles but there are also special individuals great tsadikim righteous individuals who have direct access to that light they know exactly who they are and that's the or pene melekhin the face of Hashem what is the face of a Shem it's as we said it's the pen-name and upon him it's the inner aspect and the outer aspect it's who we are our face shines out who we are who were meant to be what were meant to accomplish the inner aspect of ourselves is shining out and it's really the face of Hashem God shines through each and every one of us God has a special light that he wants each of us to shine his light we each have our own shade of Lights that we're meant to bring into the world and that's what these majorem are speaking about and there's a special joy that comes with that light that joy is taken away from the rashon those who deny their purpose who are not acting in consonance with god's will they lose that joy the joy of life the joy of truly reflecting and being who that person is meant to be that joy is given to those who sit with God who receive the candle receive the candle the Nair that we're speaking about the candle here is the candle of our souls of our individual purpose of the light that a sham wants each of us to shine out mem sits with us so to speak God is with us guiding us showing us how to manifest his life in the world each and every one of us now there's two different ways that a person can access that light and find out who they really are and then I believe is what's being expressed in the magician speaking about bits Allah and then speaking about other great tsadikim who also are able to manifest who they were some people have that unique ability to just be who they are and that's it they just it's almost a childlike capacity to just manifest and beauty are there's no stick there's no tricks there's no superficiality Abbot solo is a child he's a 12 year old a 13 year old he's just being who he is my Shara Bey no he's 80 years old there's so much of course there's greatness incredible grayness the most humble of all people in the world that's still it's not his purpose to create the menorah it's been solid purpose its bit solid unique song so to speak that he's meant to sing now Moshe Rabbeinu is needed to bring down that song he goes back and forth up and down he forgets it and but Sol somehow because of Moshe I believe that's the best of what the moment measures saying because Moshe tried to access it but Sol was able to access it he was able motion he knows the neshamah kollel as he includes everybody but but Sal just has it by you know just happens on its own because of that childlike simplicity he's not trying to figure it out it just happens that's the media of a bit Sol oh he's in the shadow of God he's able to just manifest that and there are others who their path is that in order to get to the essence of who they are they need to have that revealed through challenges and that's Avro Michoacan Jakov and that's the Levites themselves and that's Joseph exotic it's Joseph but the point is that they're getting to the essence they're revealing the light that we're speaking about here that light which is their soul which is their access point to our Shems light the light that Hashem wants to shine into the world through them and I think that this offers us a very interesting insight into the numbers here the different strings what's this different string amounts when it comes to the tabernacle 7 when Messiah comes will be 8 there'll be 10 in the future time in Omaha each of these different string numbers represent different significant numbers in Kabbalah in the deeper aspects of the Torah 7 is tavaa 7 is the natural world which we live in now 8 is a deeper level it's it's lamagno minutes of its above nature it's that realm that we inhabit when we come back to the times of Michigan we come back to the way it was other my recent credit my state the first man before the sin and an even deeper level is attained when we get to own a bug to that world to come which is the tenth level which is the deepest level of going back to the source but the idea is and it's an amazing idea that the music itself reflects where we are everything every aspect really of reality reflects that but music is something which has an amazing power to reflect the depth of spirituality and the depth of the place where we are the reality itself is reflected in the music and it was the Levites who would play that music because they were the ones who had developed in their relationship with Hashem they'd overcome those challenges they had found the light of a Shem within them and that's the music that they were singing the music that they were playing was truly a reflection of the light of Hashem and who was it that gave them or directed them to the music what songs they are to sing and who was it that told them which Levite is supposed to play which instrument which means who are you at your essence what is your unique role and goal in place it was this tsadikim Samuel King David who had an even deeper and more direct access they were not one in a hundred who had access to the light of a Shems face so to speak so I want to bless you and please bless me i Shem should help us we should be able to access that light and if we can't access it ourselves a sham should help us to find those who do have access to it and get guidance from those people and the Shem should help us to be able to choose hopefully the childlike ability the bits Allah had but if not that then to be able to choose to overcome the obstacles the difficulties the challenges so Shem brings to us so that we can uncover the light of who we really are and thus rise to the greatness that a Shem has in store for each and every one of us thank you so much for listening have a wonderful Shabbos this podcast was made possible through the gracious donations of listeners liking for more podcasts like this please visit 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