Yisro All is One

you're listening to the weekly partial podcast recorded with hashem's never- ending assistance in rap Israel 5775 2015 this week's paraa is para yra in the paraa this week we have the Revelation at Hari at Mount Si the Jewish people one and a half million people strong all had a revelation of God a spiritual experience that the heavens opened and they were able to perceive and receive the will of God many many many interesting things about this Revelation about the description of the Torah of of the Revelation one of them is the fact that we find that sages tell us is that the Revelation it manifested as the Ten Commandments God said to mosu to give over the Ten Commandments but first God spoke the first two Commandments of the 10 I am your God upon you shall have no other guards in front of me those two statements were made by God to the entire je people they all heard God's voice after that they asked that God speak through Moshe through Moses because it was too much for them to Bear to hear God's voice but the bottom line was that the Jewish people heard God's voice and these Ten Commandments represented there were they included the entire Torah they included the entire relationship the the ins and outs of what it means to be a servant of God somehow these Ten Commandments included all 613 of The Commandments and on a deeper level the first of the 10 your God included all 10 the fact that the Jewish people all heard God's voice speak and say I am Hashem your God meant that they all had a relationship with Hashem and it meant that all of The Commandments which would flow out of that relationship the way that the relationship would manifest through the 613 Commandments were something that they would now be oblig ated in because of the fact that they have this relationship with Hashem with God so if we were to focus on the Ten Commandments and try to understand a certain depth which the mes brings out we will have an encapsulation of the entire Torah of our entire relationship with Hashem with God what it means to be a servant a proper a servant of God now I want to focus specifically on the first pk the first verse of the Ten Commandments and this is in chapter 20 verse one and the medes focuses in on this PK on this verse and brings out an incredible idea an incredibly deep idea three different pieces in the Mish bring out the same idea in different ways and if we look at this verse it's a verse that we could easily skip over we could easily think that oh it's just like this this type of verse has been stated many many times in the Torah there's nothing unusual about this verse but the Mish says otherwise it says like this chapter 20 vers1 God spoke all of these matters as follows and then the verses go into the Ten Commandments I am hasem your God I took you out of Egypt from the house of slavery Etc and it goes through all of the Ten Commandments now what's unusual about this verse God spoke all of these matters and said what's unusual here and I believe that this is the focus of the Mages is that the verse speaks about the fact that God said all of these matters why does the verse specifically say that God spoke all of these matters why couldn't the Torah just say God said God spoke to the people of Israel or God spoke to Moses and he said why does it say all of these matters obviously God is speaking and saying all of what he's about to say so when we look at this we always have to look at it Through The Eyes of Kaz Through The Eyes of our sages through the prism of the way that they understand what's going on in the Torah because there are no words in the Torah that are in vain there are no words in the Torah that don't have a deeper meaning don't have a special meaning and there are certain words in the Torah that signify and hint to very deep and profound Concepts specifically the word Co the word Co which means all that word hints to a very deep and Powerful idea which the medish is going to speak around or speak about and we need to try to understand what the medish is referring to we could go through a number of different places where the Torah uses the word Co yobu Jacob when he has a conversation with asov ASV says no you keep it and then yob says no yes call I have everything he says I have all the word call is used there another place about that God has the greatness he has the the Splendor etc etc all it refers to the concept of all what is the idea of all what is the idea of Co which is referred to here in this verse God is about to say the Ten Commandments and he's going to speak all of these words what is the idea of all what is the concept of coal also related very much to the concept of coal not very much it is the concept of Co the concept of is the same word same letters as the word k word K means all inclusive K means the all-inclusive aspect we've spoken about in the past but clearly there's something here that's connected to the all-inclusive aspect what is the idea of call what is the idea of K what do they have to do with each other what is the idea of the all-inclusive aspect we mentioned that somehow the assos include they're the inclusive aspect of the entire Torah the the first of the Ten Commandments I am your God it's inclusive of all of the Ten Commandments it's inclusive of all of the 613 mitzvos there's this concept of all inclusiveness we also find it elsewhere we see it by tius we see it in regards to those special strands that we place on the edge of our four corner garments the Torah refers to it as you're to see it and it's to remind you of all of the Commandments of God you see this concept of call all it's all inclusive it's somehow contained within the cus all of the Mitzvah all of The Commandments it's representative of our relationship with Hashem the 613 Commandments that are included somehow within the MIT now let's return back to the concept of the The Ten Commandments because here we have this preface it's called laymore that God spoke all of these matters so there's an allinclusive aspect as we've said in the concept of the The Ten Commandments now let's learn together the medish which speaks about this idea and describes it in an unusual way we're going to read this medish together and we're going to say what is this medish saying what's going on in the medish the med says like this God does everything at once God causes people to die and he gives people life at the same time he causes people to have afflictions and he heals at the same time a woman who's about to give birth those who go traveling in the sea those who travel through dangerous deserts those who are captured they're placed in jail they're incarcerated east west north south God hears all of their prayers at once now if we look at what the men was saying in the first point here it seems to be saying that there are people that God is giving life to people are being born children are being born there people who are old and passing away it's all happening at the same time God is doing those things at once God is curing some people and God is giving afflictions to other people at the same time God is placing people in challenging situations a woman giving birth person incarcerated in jail but at the same time God is listening to their prayers as they pray to be released they pray for salvation so there's a seeming Duality within reality and that is you see that there are two things that seems to be completely the opposite life and death being cured and being Afflicted being freed and being incarcerated but all these things Hashem is beyond all of these things hem is the one who's the the root of all of these things God includes them all now the Mish continues and says we also find that God he he fashion light and he creates Darkness the two these two things are opposite they're both rooted in God we see that there's something which is inanimate you have the Earth somehow God takes the Earth and animates it creates a man after a person dies so the person goes back to being Earth we also find other places where we have this transformation that's going from one form to another and returning back to the other form at the beginning what does it say all of the water that was in the Nile River was turned into blood and in the end what happens the blood turns back into water flesh which is alive can become dead something which is dead can go back and become alive you take a piece of of animal meat a human being eats it becomes incorporated into the human being and now that which was dead becomes alive Moses's staff turns into a snake and then the snake turns back into a staff the sea became dry Earth and then the the dry Earth turned back into the sea it went and the waters returned to the place where they were supposed to be during the splitting of the yamu of the Sea of reeds so if we are going to look at this point in the Mish the Mish seems to be saying that when we see Cycles occurring in in the world when we see one thing transforming into something else and then transforming back into something else we see stuff moving in in certain Cycles in certain transitions this is also rep presented by the fact that Hashem is co he's the source of all of this he's the source of all of these transitions bringing things into different stages of their reality and then the says one more point we find that the T says one statement which is that a person is not allowed to have relations with his neighbor's wife that's that's forbidden but the Torah also speaks about the fact that people live together people live in a they live in a in a a neighborhood and the natural state is that people live together so you see that there's one thing and its opposite there's a relationship the relationship that's created the relationship between people can open the possibility for things which are not what God's will is so you see that there are two different opposite realities one is called good and one is called bad one is that there are proper relationships that are between one man and his fellow and one is the opposite where there's a relationship which is negative between one man and his fellow and all of these things says the magician in finishing off when the T when when Hashem when God speaks the Ten Commandments and he starts by saying God spoke all of these matters so what it's coming to say is that God spoke them all at once all at once is called verore that you have all of these different possibilities within the world you have all these different transitions that occur in the world you have conflicting possibilities within reality you have the opportunity for good neighborliness and you have the opportunity for negative relationships with one's neighbors you have the the healing and you have the sickness you have the death that comes into the world and you have the life that comes into into the world all of these are all included in the word of Hashem in the debor in the speaking of God now we're starting to get a feel we're starting to get the the Mish when it speaks it speaks around the topic because sometimes you can't speak directly into the topic so the me is giving us what is this all-inclusive aspect what is this idea you can't really put your finger on it you can't really touch Cole Cole is everything you can't touch everything but we're trying to get an understanding of what what does it mean everything what is coal what is allil so there are two more pieces in the mides I want to share with you which will help us still get more of a taste more of a feel for what is this concept the next men is a small piece but it's just beautiful just a beautiful idea come and see the way of God is completely different from the way of man when you have a king of flesh and blood that king is not someone who can go out and wage war and then be someone who teaches children you know teaches small children Torah or teaches small children is an educator but God it's not so with God previously at the sea god is a warrior the verse refers to the fact that God was a warrior man of war and the P says in job with God's power the the the sea became calm now what happens today when God gives the Torah he comes down and he's an educator God is now teaching his children the Torah he's teaching him teaching them the way of life he's teaching them these lofty Concepts and that's what the verse says who is like God who teaches like God God is a teacher but God is also a warrior that's what it means says the mes when the verse says God spoke all of these matters God is all inclusive God has the ability to be a warrior on one hand be a warrior one day and to the and the next day to be a teacher a compassionate teacher teaching his children so again we have these two seemingly conflicting aspects how can one man or one God or one king be a warrior and also be aam is someone who teaches children God can do both God can do it all that's the second medish now I'd like to share with you one last medish this mes also gives us a taste a feel for what is the concept of call another explanation what does it mean that God spoke all of these matters what's all of these matters says whatever the prophets are going to prophecy in every generation they received it at Mount Si Moses says the people of Israel we have those who are standing with us here today and also those who are not with us here today now when we look at the verse which describes the second half of the verse which describes those who are not with us here today it doesn't say those who are not standing here with us today it says those who are not with us doesn't refer to them standing those who aren't here so who is it referring to who is Moses referring to it's referring to the souls who are going to be created in the future they don't have any substance you can't speak about the fact that they were standing there or not standing there because they weren't yet created even though they were not there at the time they all received that which was theirs if they had a NAA that they were meant to reveal at some point it was revealed already at har at Mount Si but it was just waiting the time was not yet right for it to be manifest in the world for it to for for the prophet to actually say it in the world it was waiting for that moment when it would be appropriate for it to be said so here in this description of the word call the magish is teaching us that the experience the spiritual experience the the ru the divine inspiration which occurred at Mount Si was so all-inclusive that all divine inspiration that would ever occur throughout the generation occurred then at some level it wasn't manifest it wasn't it wasn't revealed but it occurred at some level there at Mount son it was included in that experience now there's one last point in this Mish over here it's three lines and I'm going to finish with this idea says in explaining what is what does it mean says there was one voice here the word call is with a not with a cuff there was one voice which split further into seven voices and then they split into 70 languages and for me looking at these words of RAB the the one splitting into seven splitting into 70 to me that's the key which unlocks for us the concept of Co which unlocks the concept of all we've spoken in the past about the fact that am Isel the Jewish people is referred to as the the singular Nation they are a unique lonely Nation the Jewish people however we are referred to as the kle the all-inclusive aspect of the 70 Nations Jacob Yakov ainu is the one he is the all-inclusive aspect of the Jewish people and the Torah describes the fact that he had 70 Offspring which correspond as our SES tell us to the 70 Nations just like Jacob includes all of his 70 children the people of Israel the Jewish people include all of the 70 Nations we are that which represents the cud the allinclusive aspect is saying that when Hashem says When God says he's about to speak all of these words included in all of these words is all of the things that ever will be said all of the statements all of the revelations all of the prophecies that will ever be said in the world all of that which speaks of a relationship with Hashem that will ever be said in the world all of that is included in the Revelation at harena at Mount Si God includes it all God can be it all God is a king God is a warrior God is a teacher of children it's not a steer it's not a contradiction because God includes everything God gives life God takes away life God causes some people to be sick God causes others to be healed God places a person in a place of challenge God hears the prayers of that same person God creates light God creates Darkness God makes one thing transition into another thing and God makes that same thing transition back to its previous state God makes all of these Cycles occur God is all inclusive we experience God we experience our relationship with hem as multifaceted as having ups and downs as having times that are good it's having times that are challenging it's having times that are dark it's having times that are light having times of life and having times of death having times where God is a warrior he's tough with us having times where God is the compassionate teacher and for me the lesson of this mes the the point what is the mes coming to tell us why is this all included in the why is this teaching here about about all inclusive the The Ten Commandments the relationship with God it includes everything to me what is coming to teach to me what it's coming to say is that every single aspect of our lives every single thing that we experience is an opportunity for us to have a relationship with Hashem every single thing that occurs now is included in the sa experience every single thing every voice that we hear every D Torah we hear every time we hear a message which speaks to us which speaks to our soul which speaks to our heart all of this is encapsulated is included in the Sin experience is included and that relationship which Hashem opens up the world and he says here I am I am Hashem your God I took you out of Egypt I want to have a relationship with you and whether it's the Egypt experience whether it's the Exodus whether it's the slavery or it's the the freeing of the slaves all of this is part of our relationship with Hashem all of it is meant to be included and this voice is heard not just then and that's the point of the last medish the voice of God that n that revelation it was heard then but it was heard then for all times it was heard then for all generations any voice that we hear today is something that was spoken then and that means that the relationship that we have is today with Hashem is alive it's vibrant it's no different than it was when Hashem completely reveals himself even if today it's only a a seemingly small Revelation it's part of that original Revelation it's part of that cycle it's part of one time it's dark for one person it's difficult for another person it's good or for that same person it's difficult for that same person Hashem is hearing his prayers it's all part of that same relationship that we have with Hashem the potential for which was there from the beginning from har when that relationship was forged between God and the Jewish people between God and every single one of us whether we were there then or whether we were not there then physically standing there I want to bless you and please bless me back help us all to be able to touch that place of call to be able to touch the all-inclusive aspect which is where the the relationship with him begins and where it continues and where it returns back to that state of unity hasm should help us be able to access that Oneness with him should help us to be able to see all the opportunities in our lives all of the different challenges that arise the good times and the bad times all of them as opport opportunities for growth and relationship with him thank you so much for listening have a wonderful shabus this podcast was made possible through the gracious donations of listeners like you for more podcasts like this please visit www.wag.com or search on iTunes Ari goldwag