Exile Makes Us Shine! ראיתי והנה מנורת זהב A New Kabbalah class by Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz

welcome to this week's class on we're going to be learning this week a beautiful discourse in the Reb the name of the discourse is called the Reb said this discourse on which was the 11th day in the month of in the year 43 years ago so again the discourse is based on the verse from the prophets and where the Prophet says I see and there is a beautiful big complete candle labra made out of gold there are seven candlesticks to it and there's two olive trees around it says it's brought down the med which Al which is the discourse of the alar on the par on this week's Torah portion and he says as follows there were three prophets Jeremiah comes along and says he calls the Jewish people silver the prophet Ezekiel calls them Sig shards leftover leftover pieces scrap metal but comes along and and and not like Jeremiah not like and and says I see a candelabra made out of gold it's all totally gold so in other words the what what the author is saying that this that the that this that the prophet zakar is saying that the Jewish people are like gold is in contrast to the other two prophets Jeremiah Andes didn't necessarily speak so highly of the Jewish people and the author explains that from this medish comes out this that the prophet zakar it says that the Jewish people are like gold is referring to the time now not like the the the way they want to explain it's referring to the future of mhia in other words because since Zak is saying it in relation to what Jeremiah and so to speak downgraded the Jewish people so obviously it's talking about their tongue they that they spoke about the downgrade and comes along says no no no the Jewish people are very very special and very very holy so we have to understand how is it possible that Jeremiah and ycal that prophesies when did they prophesize in the times of the temple and they called the Jewish people silver and and and and and scrap metal Etc and Zakaria which is in time of Exile should say all the Jewish people like gold I mean the times of the temples the times of the temple and especially say it's based on what it's known that there's two different opinions both are correct in Hebrew it's called in other words even according to the Insight that the prophet zakar is talking about the future so that's correct also he's also talking about the future but and that's matter of fact according to Jewish law that's what he's talking about know when mesiah comes the whole the Candelabra is going to be made out of gold means it's going to be totally complete so obviously self understood this idea where it's total complete gold um is referring to also when the time when Z says specifically when that just know that just like in the future m is going to be total gold Exile is going to be on the same level so explains and he says like this to order to understand this we have to have an introduction what's this mean that the Jewish people are like like a golden candal laor what does that mean that we made out of totally gold and like the paraa says that when you made the manura it says that this is the way you made the manura it was mixtes of it was made out of one big block of gold till its base till its flowers it's one big one big block of gold in other words all made out of one big block of gold so the explains when it says which is referring to the base it's referring to the lower levels like he brings in the verse in the prophets where it says that the the the the thighs are are like Jewels referring to the lower part of the body then the proam is referring to the higher level like it says so even though you have the lower levels and you have the higher levels but it's all coming from one place what does that mean it's coming from one place if this higher and there lower how can it be one place so what does that mean practically it's referring to the idea of obvious because if you love everybody you don't say this one's better and this one's worse this elitist and this one's simple there's no such thing it's all it's all one we all we we everyone we love everybody equally and and and here is the the the Revolutionary not besides not besides the fact that you have you have the the lower part and you have the higher part which we call but practically speaking on the the foot and the head but never and each one has each one has a quality over the other one as we know there's the quality of the head can think on the other hand the quality of the feet does just just does what it has to do but nevertheless even though each one has this unique quality The Head and the and and and and and the feet but all one all one and that's the real power of a like the AL explains in Tanya l in chapter the 32 per days besides the fact that who knows in reference to hasem the value of the Jewish people in other words that there's a there everyone has a beautiful soul and because we all have um we have a beautiful soul and we all have one father so therefore we're we're part of one piece so therefore we're literally that's with lit literally one it's not like this one's this person that's that person we're all part of the Same Soul we all have one father so therefore we're all one so if we're all one then we can have true Isel love one for the other so that's the first lesson of M that we're all one even though there higher and there's lower Etc but in reality all one and that's the key to having getting a one with the other now that's conceptually we know that the main thing is the action so therefore it self understood when it comes to the Candelabra um which which which is which is which is connecting to the idea of the Jewish people the main thing is action what does it mean action that the candle labra should give off light and how does a CA candle La give off light that happens through the seven different candles what does that mean so explains based on the in the beginning of the Torah portion that the seven candles is referring to the seven different types of the Jewish people because as we know the ultimate goal is why did hasem create us Hashem cre created us to that we should serve hem and like it says clearly the only reason why I was created was to serve hem and what does that mean practically that there's different levels that means what does it mean there's different level I thought we all one because it's different emotions every one of our emotions have to serve hasem and like explained elsewhere and references specifically which explained at length in AIC discourse which is called Al from the and he explains that the main spiritual work today is Transforming Our emotions however when it comes to transforming our intellect that's going to happen ultim mhia comes and that's the the resemblance of the seven the seven branches in the man which is referring to the seven different ways of serving Hashem which means in every one of our emotions and that and they corresponding to those emotions you have seven different types of Jewish people one is more one is more one is more Etc which corresponds to the seven mid okay so what we learned so far means that we're all one we love each other the seven can seven branches is that yes that we we all have different emotions each one we all have seven emotions but then again everyone has their emotion that that's their that's their thing and everyone serves Hashem and transforms himself through the emotions however when it comes to the intellect that will happen more when mhia comes now the fact is we're doing this tremendous work trying to love everybody and transform our emotions so everything that we do here we need to have help from like it says clearly we need to help us and that's what he explains in in this cic discourse in the beginning that the seven candles is referring to the Seven Shepherds the seven faithful Shepherds what's what's the idea of a Shepherd that he feeds and he pastures every want what they need because if we have to go ahead and be unified and we have to go ahead and S transform our emotions we need to have help so the Seven Shepherds the seven leaders in Inspire us and help us serving Hashem and the same thing also was understood with the with the seven leaders of the Jewish people which we know the Jewish people are called we called like in the prophets we called like sheep like it say that they give help and assistance to The Souls of the Jewish people and this idea is also takes place in the time of Exile and like it's explained like like like it's explained the discourse in t in reference to M that we know that who was the first of the Shepherds who was the first one to take care of the Jewish people is Moses and reference to Moses what does it say that mosu he had offer AEM so this question is asked Mo had all for AEM they wanted the Jewish people to have have all for hem but so what does explain it's easy to have War for hem but because it's easy for Mo to have War forem therefore it's easy for every single Jewish every je Jewish person to offer hasem because gives us that quality to be able to have offer hasem even in in the darkness and the double darkness of Exile and obviously M gives us everything we need to have offer AEM the same applies to all the other all the other Shepherds that took care of the Jewish people that they help us in the time of Exile serving Hashem okay now so what we have so far that the idea is what M it's one piece that we love everybody the seven calabra is referring to the seven emotions that we have to transform ourselves as well as the Seven Shepherds that help us connecting us to Hashem and that's why the Jewish people are called candles why CU we know the famous verse that says hasem the candle of hem is the soul of God what does that mean practically says like he like the Alor explains in this POR in this portion and at length in the discourses by which talks about candles and also and discourses afterwards so he explains what's the whole idea of a candle he says a candle has the three components so candle one component is the vessel every candle you need a vessel then in the vessel you have oil and then you have a wick so there's three things there The Vessel the oil and the wick and that's why the Jewish people are called candles why is that because what's the first thing we said the vessel what is a vessel a vessel is something that receives it receives the oil and the wick and the Jewish people were like a vessel where K to receive all the blessings what is the what is the oil and what is the wick that is referring to learning to and doing mitz which is also called a candle like it says clearly near Mitzvah the candles of Mitzvah and to and when the Jewish people fulfill the to Mitzvah learn mitz so by learning to and doing mitz we become candles to light up the whole world and like it says clearly in reference to the the candle labra in the in the temple that from the temple the light would go out to the whole world as we know the windows in the temple very very unique it's called which means it was narrow on the inside and wide on the outside mean says the the light from the temple wasn't about bringing the windows weren't to bring the light in it was about bringing the light out so what the re explains just now here is before we go further is that the Jewish people are called candles because the candles made of three parts one is we receive and then we learn T mitz and then what do we do with that we go ahead and share that light of t mitz with the whole world now now when we go ahead and do our spiritual service of working on our mid learning to and doing MIT and transforming the world so says every work has to come by there's a change there has to be a change in the person doing the work and that's why it's called aoid like the the analogy gives what's a void mean to working out a hide you take a coarse piece of hide and you make it soft like doct explains at length inter so that's why it says afterwards that there were two olive trees what's the idea of two through olive trees cuz an olive in general is is bitter and when a person basically is is bitter what does that mean spiritually bitterness causes somebody to make change and know before you serve hasem praying studying doing MIT MIT as an introduction mirus bitterness in the beginning will cause the person to change and specifically you have one on the right side and one on the left side what does that mean so he explains what it's brought down in kazal it says that before a person goes to pray you don't just walk in okay I'm praying to God whoa before you pray you have K you're humble a little bit you have a little you have a little mirus you have a little humility know before a person goes to pray you have to have a little bitterness which means humility and like it says clearly you want your your soul to be like like the Earth and then after you have the humility first the mirus like which is represented by the olive then you ask my heart should be open to learning and like he brings another that says that a person when he learns it has to be that your your that your your your mouth is is is is is dripping which which is again the idea of bitterness and St when comes to learning T the same thing also when it comes to do because Mitzvah you do after you learn T and like it says what's what's the whole purpose of learning you have to learn to connect to Hashem to know what to do but then you have to go do the mitz so mitv is also done with the introduction of acceptance with B know when a person does a Mitzvah think when you do a Mitzvah what do you mean you're doing a Mitzvah you're doing what hasem wants you to do so you by default anytime you're doing a Mitzvah you're being Buttle you're accepting what hasem wants up to the point that you not only are accepting to do what hm wants and you have some kind of vested interest but you're doing like the the powerful expression is means you're doing whatever the will of hm is whatever hasem wants he I'm ready to do it and that becomes my will and up to the point when you do a Mitzvah you do it in action and like act when an action is also an idea of of of someone like forces himself to do it and it's like when it comes when it comes to certain Mitzvah you force yourself to do it what what it means forcing yourself that's the idea spiritually which is called the scaia you're breaking yourself so you see again back to the point whatever explaining is the idea of the the Olive Tree that the olive is all about bitterness and through the bitterness that's the introduction of praying of learning to and doing Mitzvah and then the to and the Mitzvah and the prayer are off the charts now even though the olive is bitter but what comes out from the olive what comes out from the olive is oil and that's called cabalistic You're transforming something that's bitter into something which is oil or you taking darkness and turning into light cuz on one hand we know that an olive when a person which says in the mishna the talmud when a person eats olives you can literally forget what you're learning up to 70 years and also we know that the olive itself how do you take the oil out you have to crush the Olive in other words by crushing which what's crushing it's not a good thing it's Darkness but what happens when you crush it you bring out the O the oil that gives off light and like the tremendous light that comes specifically from the darkness and that's why because again all of it was bitter but from the olive comes the oil and that's why specifically in the time of Exile the Jewish people are called what the question beginning discourse we has what do you mean in in the times of the temple we had a we called the the silver in Galos wow we're gold yes and exactly in the time of Galos in the greatest Darkness that's when we can be called gold why cuz specifically in Exile and specifically through being crushed and through the challenges of Exile what happens what gets revealed that we're really a candleabra of gold and just like the oil that comes out from the alivei crushing it and that's why that specifically in the in times of galus we have the revelation of only inas which is we know as the oil of the T or like it's called the secrets of T and the secrets of the secrets up to the point says we have all the the the talks and the cic discourses of of of the previous rebba which is all the gift of gas when did we get that specifically in in in Exile and you can you can say this is also so to speak hinted to what we learned in in it's a beautiful line it says over here what we learned in M shabas that it says that on shabas you can't sit next to a candle to read from the candle why because we're concerned you might you might you might mess with the candle but what happens during the week during the week could you sit with a with a with a book and read exra candles no problem whatsoever so that's a simple explaining spiritually says beautifully what does that mean specifically in the time of Exile the reading and learning Tyra where can you read it you can read it by what next to a candle which is made out of of the oil which gives off light from the oil that's in there so in Shabbat such a holy day you can't go ahead and transform use any benefit from the from the from the oil but on the contrary specifically in Galos during the week we have the power to go ahead and learn from the from from the light that comes from the oil which came from the olive this now they're explains that's why the prophet says ver I see there's a candle labra full of gold and I see what seven candles on it which one is referring to it's referring yes to the time of Exile and it's also referring to the time mhia comes why is that has it both because when a person goes ahead in the time of Exile and the time when he's being crushed and nevertheless you have you you get along you have obious thr and and and then you work on transforming your emotions so by doing the AAS we Merit for the great Revelation comes we're going to have the the the complete uh candle lab made out of gold on on the highest on the highest level so by doing our avoa now we are preparing for what for mhia comes explains that what what does the idea mean that the Revelation that takes place in the time of Galas is only called it's called a candle n it's a candle but what happens it says himself is going to be the light for the world and it's explained in in other places in the difference between a candle and a light a candle gives off light and what's between a candle and a light so in gas it's called a candle and and Mia comes it's called a light what's the difference because a candle has has a a finite um capacity as long as that you have the candle and goes out but light which comes from the sun that's that's always there and that's the tremendous Revelation it's going to be like mhia comes and in reference to the Revelation mhia comes it says Hashem is going to take the Sun out of its protection and actually the righteous people are going to be healed from it know we're going to have the revelation of the of the of the name of y k k which is which is referring to the Sun and it's going to come out from the concealment of shim which we know that K is the part that gives off the infinite light and then ilim is what what what uh um minimizes it just like the sun and and the moon so Messiah comes we're going to have the infinite light itself now however we know so that's all Mia com say we know that an air Shabbat we already get you can start tasting the dish for Shabbat so what does that mean that in the time of Galas we already have the ability to to to to to experience the revelation of Y which is what which is practically the attribute of compassion and all the concealments totally go away concealments of of the name elim up to the point that we can we can fulfill the verse that says hashem's name twice that so so when it speaks so it says there's a line and then it says again so what's the difference between the first one and the second one so the first one is called sh the very very powerful name of k k before you have the line and then you have the line and then you have the second one so so the first one goes into the second one and the most powerful comes into the lowest levels and even comes into the places which are um contrary to Godliness and like the verse continues on to say when it speaks it says God will forgive us we're going to we're going to inherit the land that we receive the in the the the uh Everlasting inheritance which is basically the land of Israel complete up to the point where is going to expand the the boundaries and we're going to have all the 10 Nations we're going to conquer and that and and that's going to come spiritually by transforming our intellect and how do we do that we can already do it now by learning like we're learning right now and in a way that we totally comprehend it which we comprehend it we understand it and when we go ahead and spread the teachings of sidus outside all over the world like we're doing internet all over the world learning sidus what will happen is Mas will come um and it's going to he's going to come very very soon and very very quickly so um here you have another very powerful beautiful discourse of the rebba and Reb is showing us how basically the now the Exile with all the challenges that will specifically from the from the challenges that will make a shine now and also make a shine in the future and that will prepare the world and as says like right now we have the ability to already taste what's Masia the the greatest Blessings by learning and transforming our intellect and we will Merit that God willing will have says Mia will come and next class will bees have a great and blessed week sh to