Tabernacle is for Unity אלה פקודי משכן-הוא המשכת האחדות A Kabbalah class by Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz

Welcome to our class on we're going to be learning a beautiful discourse in the Reb the name of the discourse is called the Reb said this discourse on which that year was also and it was also it was the 27th day of the month of it was also the shabas that blessed the month of Nissan in the year 64 years ago so again theic discourse is based on the opening verse in the par where it says this is the accounting of the Tabernacle the Tabernacle of testimony which is rendered through so ref we know the uh the questions that are asked why it says in this verse Mish twice it says why say double double expression of mish and when it comes to the second expression of mish as a word it calls it Mish the Mish of what of testimony also there's other different questions that are brought down and asked in one of the commentaries called the and many of those questions are actually brought by the AL now this that it says Mish twice so obviously there's two levels in the Mish and the second one is not just a regular Mish is called and the same thing we also find when it says in the verse the tribes went up and it says again sh testimony to the Jewish people so that verse also says the the twice tribes there's regular tribes and then there's tribe Shi now and on the on reference to the second tribe Shi it says so that's a testimony to the Jewish people which means it's two two types two um two types of testimony so the same thing also when it comes to the Mish there's two levels in the mishon there's a regular Mish and then there's what the Mish now the general idea of this is the accounting in the mishan is referring to what it says before what it says in the previous Torah portion what it say in the previous toorah portion all the Jewish people which that's a preparation for the work in the mishar in the Tabernacle and the completion is like it says over herei this is the accounting now since in said there two levels of mish so obviously also in the preparation of there was also a preparation for these two levels of mish and it was not only for the regular Mish Mish but also for the Mish and these these two levels is like the two levels of the tribes regular tribes and the tries which is basically a testimony what for the Jewish people now so what does this mean so Reb says we're going to stand this space first understanding what is a shave what's a tribe so what does it mean shave it a tribe so everything comes the expression the what does that mean that the light of the star um that it comes down and it goes outside the star gives off light outside in other words just like you have a tree and then you have a branch of the tree that comes from the tree outside so it comes from its source but it sticks out over the it comes out from the tree so what do we see two things on one hand the branch sticks out outside but even when the branch is out side of the tree but it's connected to the source of the tree and and and it's it's cleaving to it because minut it doesn't it it falls down it's it's not connected so on one hand it's it's out but on the other hand it's still connected the same thing also applies to the tribes that the tribes are a continuation from the others from the foref from the forefathers and as we know there's only three forefathers Abraham Isaac and Jacob and the tribes they're a continuation from the as we know that the on a spiritual what they represent they represent a chariot for the world of and the which are that that are drawn out from from the from from the other know they're drawn out from from the the other that were Chariot foras um they come down from The Chariot ofas they come down into the world of Bri until they come down to this materialistic world so that's th like where it says that when when the when the star draws out the comes outside now but nevertheless even though the are weing and the come down to and come down to this world but even we come down to this world we're still connected to our source and we're still connected to the source which basically means our which our Chariot for the world of so in other words what does that mean that when the come down to the world of it's a tremendous downgrade from from the world of aus cu the fact is the world of aus what's the world of AAS beside not on a spiritual but a what does it mean practically world of of aus represents the world of unity a is all about Unity like the expression says and the light and the vessel is all one it's all one there's no light and vessel and this is a light and vessel it's really all one however once you come down to the world of Bria that's when it starts becoming it becomes a yesh in Hebrew means it becomes it becomes an arrogant self and from there that's where all the separation start and especially when you come down to this physical world which is obviously the the the greatest descent into being a something um you can't even compare so so but nevertheless even though it comes down to this world what's why why this taking us away from the world of unity down to the world of division and argument and fighting and everyone has their own position because you read the downgrade is that should be an upgrade afterwards in other words the whole reason why the so to speak are are are moving away even though they're they're connected and they're moving away to breath it ENT this world is so we can create an elevation and that's why it says that the tribes which are again they come down to bre CSC which is a downgrade but they got elevated and know the whole purpose of being a shavit going out um which is represent which which means a UR a downgrade is because of the upgrade and like it says the purpose of a sh which technically he's leaving is to create an elevation and we see this it's hinted in the dream of Yad what does it say in the dream of yadik that that we're Gathering we're Gathering different um bundles what does that mean we're Gathering different different bundles that we're Gathering all the different uh things that that are that are that are disconnected this is here this is here but we're Gathering we're bringing it all together and other why because in the world of Bri it's all about separation and that's why he says we're in the field in other words where are they they're not in the city but we in reference to the city we know it says that it's beautiful to sit in the house but they're out in the field what does that mean they're out in the world of Bri and what's the whole what what's the whole work is to what to gather and to create the whole idea of unity and and and that's the whole goal is to elevate from Bri back to the world of and this is basically our work in this world which is called in Hebrew our work to transform all the differences and create into unity and that's why our soul came down to this world and our we our soul came down this world to transform and to pick up and to collect all the Sparks and that's one of the reasons why we eat and that's the one of the reason why we're involved in materialism you know in other words we as we know the famous the verse that it says with his soul he brings his bread what does that mean in a negative way unfortunately know you put your whole soul into physical bread your whole passion your whole excitement your whole energy is materialistic bread not be know not the way it should be to transform and Elevate the holy Sparks that are in there the way know the way it should be and that's actually eating for the right reasons in other words when a person sits down to eat for the re the right reasons to eat is because there's holy Sparks in there and our goal is to elevate those holy Sparks we make a blessing we have the prop meditation and then we Elevate the Sparks that's holy eating but if your whole purpose of eating is because it tastes good and it looks good and it smells good that that that's called you're putting your whole soul into the bread like the re brings a powerful teaching from the bov which is actually based on the writings of the Aral based on the verse that says that not on the bread alone does Man live what do we live off the word of Hashem we live in other words what does the translate the verse that the purpose of eating is not for the physical bread itself but the reason why we eat is for the the word of Hashem that's in the bread but unfortunately that person puts his whole soul and energy for the physical bread but the true the true spiritual work is the way it's supposed to be that we're involved in materialism is for to elevate the holy Sparks that are in them and to elevate them back to its source and that's the whole reason why the soul comes down into this world a Bria up to this physical world so that even the the things which are totally scattered and separated all over the place is to bring it back and to create the powerful Unity So based on this J explains that's why it says in the prophets o um then um King Solomon gathered the Elders of the Jewish people the heads of the tribes and all the Jewish people like three different categories the the elders the heads of the tribe and all the Jewish people in other words what was the point of King Solomon Gathering all the three different types he gathered them to create unity in other words so this n is this what Solomon did mean three different types and create the unity that's the First Transformation and that's called in cabala it's called you take things which are are M you take things which are physical and things which are separate and and and and and has its own uh space Etc and you elevate it to a higher level which basically means you're transforming it from the world of Bria Ania which is represented by that by the idea of physicality and materialism to the place of is the place of unity now so since it's the first level which means so where do you have to work you have to work in the world of separation and you don't have in Hebrew it's called you don't have the level of acceptance you don't have the level of of recognizing is run running the show so therefore what do you have to work with you have to work with divisions and there's there's real divisions so therefore he had to call First the elders and then he had to call the heads of the tribes and then he had to call all the Jewish people so that's the first level of transformation dealing with all the different divisions and unifying all the divisions which basically means on a spiritual level unifying from the world of Bri to the world of aus that's the first level then you have the second transformation to elevate once you're an nus even higher nus on the level that is called in cabala know the the concealment of all the concealments or like the other expression that brings from the prophet where hashem's Veil is the darkness that the darkness itself is light and that's already a level which is beyond division it's beyond separation and and and and that based on this says based on these two ideas of where you have multiplicity it create unity and then from Unity you go even higher that's the two levels where it says that that the Jew that the the tribes are a testimony for the Jewish for the Jewish people in other words the first level is Unity you take from different you unify the second level where you where from Unity you're going to the next level it's called an aidus A Witness why we where do you have to say testimony something that's not revealed something you have in front of you you don't have to testify what it is it's there but something that's not there which really it's there you just don't see it you need to testify for it and and also something that's going to be real you don't have to testify but something that's concealed this what you need a testimony so in other words when you go to the level from to the level of and you go to the level of that's why you need that's the higher level why it's called now what does that mean s explains as follows generally speaking in all the levels of I'll say Hebrew translate of things flow from one world to the next there's three levels one is and the next is and the third is three terms which we don't really have have discussed much but we're going to discuss now we're discuss it now so again there's three terms and brm what is the difference sounds Chinese but we're going to explain the difference let's start with the last one brm what is brm brm is referring to the T Ser the way they're all divided in its own space that means you have in its own space you have you have you have Etc so everyone in own now what are we referring to we're talking about the 10 SP in the world of aus and but nevertheless even though it's the world of aus and even though it's the world of unity but brudin means that you already have you have different you have different spheres so even though Aus basically is the world of unity it's the it's the world it's the world of akos but nevertheless there's still 10 spes and it's 10 and like the expression the says not nine and and and and and not 11 okay so that's brm so brm is what where you have in the world of aus you already have 10 spheres now then you have the way the Spheres are like they're like a DOT so take for example the sphere of it's a dot but nevertheless even in the dot of is all about humility you also have the vision in that dot because in you have all 10 sphere are within itself so that's called the world of know one but there's a bunch of dots in that one know you have the D of or for example even the or you have the KE which is you have but the fact is even the world of ker inil you have 10 you have 10 different parts over there so again so Bram is in the world of you have 10 different SP is you have one sphere but then you have India multiplicity so that's the level of of however when you come to the level of over there it's all it's all one know over there there's no division there's no 10 SP there's no dots is basically the highest level so again is the lowest you have 10 spher in the world where it's one dot but then again there's multiple in the dot and then you have a where basically it's all one now and that's why it says um which means before number one what do you count let's see if you're counting one to 10 or whatever the number is what do you count before number one so numbers start from one in Hebrew what's one how is spelled Al and what is says referring to so you have so you have you have the which is the one and then you have before the one what's before the one before the one is a 10 seral um the way they are found in the world ofus and even so to speak in the like in the part of the of and that's what do it means we said is made of three letters numerically is nine which is referring to the the nine spheres the way they are in in Z which is the small phas in the emotions and the is referring to Mal so one is the nine and Mal now so over there you have 10 and there you're counting it but what do you have before 10 before what are you counting so there's no counting and that's already a a and even higher so again to recap so what is referring to the nine the 10 nine which is the which is the emotional Ser way it's connected which is Mal and what you have before one you have the idea of a and that's why it saysed so that's right the second transformation scho was the first one from the world of in creating the butu is already a whole different level of a transformation Mo's job is to elevate and gather the Sparks of a which it's over there it's totally one which is which is above above the vision and that's why it says gathered as is know what mean he got them all it doesn't say the the elders and the and the the heads and everyone he C them all it's all one they're all one there's no division by Mo it's all one and know not like the way when when when he gather the people so he said there was the elders and there was the heads it's all one there there's no heads Elders it's all one why is that because that was the first transformation so he went from Bri which means he had the divisions to the Lev ofus and in it andus you do have the division of the 10 but however when it came to Mo it's ready the second transformation and it takes you from above to higher than any any any any division in any counting now wow so MO is like taking from the highest to even higher now the question is where does MO have the power to do this how does moo have the power to go to to affect even in higher BOS why is that cu reference to Mo says when he was born it says he was drawn out to the water in other words Mo's soul is coming from a level Which is higher than is from a level Which is higher than the flow and therefore he was able to affect the Gathering in the level of a which we said it's really all one and even to higher level like we mentioned before and that's why when reference to M it says M came to the to to to the um to a ruffle where where where where God was in other words what's a ruffle mean it's a it's a dark place what does dark mean it's not a place of Revelation it's not a place of light it's a what does that mean it's a deeper place of light it's and in there God is there in other words what does that mean reference to that level there it's considered like like Elohim which means obviously it's in the the most highest most powerful level and and that's why the preparation for when he gathered the Jewish people it wasn't only a preparation for the regular Mish but he actually was able to gather the Jewish people for the mishos because was doing the transformation the second level of transformation and therefore he was therefore he prepared the Jewish people not only for the mishan but also for the Mish like we said the testimony is for something which is concealed to reach us to to take us to the level of Ste call stean now this is all when it come this is all about the elevation in other words like it says that the the the go goal is to be in this world and to create the elevation and also which means there's two types of gatherings there's the Gathering of which is the lower Gathering From then there's the Gathering of from even but that's all going from from low to higher and when it comes to even to to to the um the elevation there's also two levels in other words like it says in and I'll quote [Music] it just like it's unified on a higher level that's the same way it gets unified on a lower level other words what does that mean the First Transformation you have the First Transformation and then you have the second transformation from from a low to high and when you create these two these two elevations which basically is going from Beyond tus and then from s us even higher so then what happens is we draw down back from on high Down Below on two levels and that's why it says um so about elevating and is drawing it back in the first level and then mishos is even a higher level a deeper level now in reference to the deeper level of drawing down of mish adus which is the second one and specifically in that one it says that was counted through on the second level in other words where did it where did we have the power to create the higher level of drawing down the Oneness that comes from and why is that because M comes from the first and therefore he was able to affect a preparation for the ultimate mishes which is the higher and the more powerful level and that's why it says afterwards the work of the Levites see ly one second in order to establish of the mishan um you don't need the Levites then when is when the Levites start working after after you build the mishan and um they served in the mishan and the same thing also they when they carried the mishon when they went we went from one place to to the next but to to establish and erect the mishon um it wasn't done through the Levites so what was the purpose of the Levites there and re explains is what's the whole whole purpose of the mishkan the whole purpose of the mishkan is to create unity in a place of the opposite of unity as when you have you have you have you have multiplicity Mish is to create the unity what does that mean that even in the world of Bri and which is basically the world of Separation over there you shouldn't only have drawing in Aus which is the first level but you should even bring that a into this world the goal is to bring in unity into this world and even and higher than that um that this all happens through going ahead and transforming so who does who does the the the work of creating the unity that's the Levites why because the Levites come from the word of created so to speak to play with it what does that mean that when since who um destroyed the temple we know you not to have laughter let's say for example we broke we break something at at a wedding or why because you don't have you don't have complete laughter till we have the B mdash when are we going to have complete laughter complete Joy only Mia comes then in the future it's going to be however by bringing the Levites which what do the Levites do they unify and they get rid of the arrogance to the to the to to the Oneness and cabalistic term is called with the ego submits to to the nothing to the infinite hem so that brings down the great laughter and joy from on high up to the point of which basically is part of which is revealing now it's going to be like the future so here was teaching us something very very powerful the ultimate Joy comes from creating Unity add of Multiplicity and we create Unity that brings down the greatest joy from on high similar to Mas comes and this is basically the whole work of the Mish and where says in the Torah make to me a a sanctuary I'm going to dwell on there know when we do our spiritual work of making a mish and dwelling place for hem and a mdash which basically what does it mean again Gathering all the differences and know and you have the first level of gathering and you have which is basically connect to the second which is the ultimate unity through that we draw in dwells within us which means practically we draw in the Ty the Deep great infinite pleasure and the revelation of what it's going to be like in the future for mhia comes so obviously we have another powerful powerful discourse with a very very powerful lesson about unity and the power that Unity brings Unity brings down literally the joy and this and the pleasure what going to be like Messiah comes we have the power to bring it now into our lives so let's hope we bring in the power and we'll allow Merit to the ultimate Revelation we'll have the uh the the real comes and God willing our next class will bees have a great and blessed week shabua