The Land of Israel is Very Very Good. שלח לך אנשים A New 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 Shabas that year is the 28th day the month of which is also the Shabas that blessed the month of Tamuz in the year. So theidic discourse again is based on the opening verse where it says send people for yourself says it's known differentic discourses from the different starting from the alterra in the beginning of the Torah portion which is from and the same thing also with the discourses afterwards in reference to the whole para of the spies and the question the big question is why did not the spies want to go into the land of Israel and And seemingly it's a a tremendous wonder. Why? Because what does tell us? It says what does it mean send to you? So which means according to your opinion. In other words, the sending of the spies was based on the das the understanding of moherenu and all the people were very respectful people. And at that time they were all kosher and they were the leaders of the Jewish people. They were people with had pro had had a good name in town. So how is it that they did not want to go into the land of Israel or deeper says we have to understand where it's a greater wonder because the fact is who chose the spiesu like we said Mosa chose them so obviously Mosha knew them each one individually because we know Rabenu was the faithful shepherd like it says in the medish or Mosha was a was a was a shepherd what does that I mean he was a true shepherd. No. See, for example, when he when he when he when he when he took care of the sheep, he took out first the little ones and they should have the the the the softer the softer grass. Then he took out the the the older ones. They should have the me medium size and then he took out the the uh the real older ones. They can have harder grass. So some Hashem says, "Wow, someone that's so particular and and pays such specific attention with the sheep and gives everyone that what they need. I wanted to take care of my flock, the Jewish people." So therefore, Mosherenu, which realized the the the the specifics and the abilities and the personalities of the Jewish people. And when he chose people respectful, he knew he was choosing. So if that's the case, how could they make such a mistake and not want to go into the land of Israel? Also, we have to understand what was the complaint of the spy that they didn't want to go go into the land of Israel because he said the people in the land are very very strong. Not only are they so strong, they said it's a literal translation, they're stronger than us. But tell us they even men that so to speak, God forbid, they're stronger than Hashem. And obviously that's what it seems like from the from the little translation because if that that's not so what's what's the what's what what's the point that they're stronger than us? And if you look at the response that what they say that the land is very very good and if Hashem wants, we're going to go up. But don't rebel against Hashem. So seemingly the the answer does doesn't answer their question because he doesn't he doesn't answer. They're saying that they're stronger but and he's saying what the land is good and especially you're dealing with such respectful people. So what do we see from here that there was room for their argument. So what is your what is your what is what is coloring Yeshua's response to them. Now this is in reference to the spies but had the same idea. We have to understand not only about the spies but the general generation that went that in that was that was in the desert at that time. How is it possible that the whole generation that was living in the desert then and we know they're called the dura a generation of understanding. And this generation from the desert they were at Mount Tur. They received the turf from Hashem. And by by them it was fulfilled literally that their eyes saw and their ears heard they they saw godliness they heard godliness and this this is right after they received the Torah and not only so not only they were elevated but the whole world was elevated. It was right after mira. So how is it that such elevated people and the world that was elevated should make such a mistake about going into the land of Israel? The Reb says even though you're going to say it's only a minority but the fact is no the Torah is talking about the majority and we go by majority and the fact is the majority is what sways the minority and causes and causes tremendous success that that the majority overwins. So obviously you must say that it wasn't a minority mistake because the minority would have swept up the majority. Obviously it was a majority mistake and this is obviously a greater wonder. How is it possible that most of the Jewish people made the mistake and they don't want to go into the land of Israel? Now, this that the the clouds of of of glory that that that was was in the that was existed in the generation of the desert, they went ahead and they wiped out the snakes and the scorpions and uh and everything, you know, that was bothering the Jewish people physically and spiritually. So obviously anything negative was wiped out by the clouds of g glory. So again back to the question how did they make such a mistake deeper says we know what it's brought down in the holy books and also in the in the works of and and the reason the reason why it's forbidden to eat for example animals that are vultures. Um why is that? Because the the uh energetic energy of the vulture that exists in that animal if you eat it that becomes who you are. So if you eat an anel that's multure that's why certain people don't eat turkey etc. But what happens because if you eat it then you become then you become a vulture. So what do we see from here? When they were in the desert what kind of food did they eat? They didn't eat vulture food. They ate food from heaven which is obviously the most refined food. That's the food they had. They drink what they drink, they drank the well from Miriam's well. So obviously you're dealing with people that were eating the most the most pure organic refin uh diet and they eating what were they eating and drinking spiritual food spiritual drink and that became part of their blood and that became part of the flesh. So obviously they were elevated people. So that's in terms of their food and their drink. In terms of the garments, we know what it's brought down in reference to uh garments where they're not appropriate like for example garments that are that are strictly forbidden which is basically shotness which are wool and linen together which basically that's a mach it hovers over the person um which we know is obviously a much stronger kipa uh which is deeper than something that you internalize. So, and then also in reference to a house which is obviously that garments is a mach of a curve. It's a hovers over you but it's more tailored to you. But then you have a house which hovers over and means because it takes over the person completely. There's no differentiation between your head and your feet. Um so so therefore let's look at the opposite side when the garments which basically is the makar the part that hovers over which is closer and the house which is the mak which hovers over which is which is further but it's but that you have from a holy place. So obviously it elevates a great elevation in the person that's wearing the garment and the person that's living in that house. So the people of the desert so besides the fact that we learned they're eating and the drinking was from heaven. foods from heaven and the and the with the water from the well of Miriam. But their garments were also elevated garments like it says in the Torah, your garments grew on you. That means Hashem was causing it to grow. And the the uh clowns of glory um would go ahead and and would wash their garments and they would press their garments and uh even uh little children just like adults they their garments would would would would uh would would grow would grow with them. And so so you see obviously the what kind of garments they had the garments are very very holy. And the same thing also the garments applied to their houses also because where did where they live? What were the houses? So it says in the Torah, Hashem provided them housing which is the clouds of glory. And so the which is very very powerful. So if that's the case, the question now becomes even stronger. Why wouldn't the generation not only of the spies but the generation of the desert why they want to go into the land of Israel? Okay. Okay, so you have a big question says idea behind it as follows like explain that's exactly the point because the generation of the desert which in Hebrew it's called the dambar they were in the Sinai desert and they were yes students of mobenu and yes they ate food from heaven and yes they drank water from the from the well of Miriam and they had the clouds of glory that protected them and they had the holy garments and they had the holy housing. So therefore, they didn't want to go into the land of Israel because they they were on such a high level and they didn't want to tear away from this high level and to go into Erits Cananan, a land with the Canaanites. Hello, they were on on the highest spiritual level. They didn't want to go in. What does that mean? Never explain this. This was students of mobenu. Now we know mohenu was in the level of kma of kadusha holiness. the first personalized spir and in a way that the comes down into the 49 gates of Bina something which you understand and comprehend on a holy level. Now since they were on a level of kadusha they were level of holiness. So there was there was comprehension to their to the rationale and therefore their question was how do we leave Mount Si? How do we leave the Sinai desert? That's where we receive the Torah from Mashem and there we have food from heaven and we're going to go where to the land of Israel and to eat bread food from the ground. Why are we why are we downgrading? Intellect is asking a valid question. Why are we downgrading? And when the fact is when you come to the land of Israel, what does it say in the Torah? You need to come to the lands of Israel. you the land the land is going to rest but then for six years you're gonna have to work the land after six years you're gonna have to work the vineyard. In other words, right from the beginning, you have to have the re revol resolution about observing the seventh year, which basically is self-sacrifice because you for six years, you're planting and you're eating. What happens is in the seventh year and like it's tells that those that observe the seventh year, those are the ones that are listening to Hashem because they're putting the whole trust in Hashem. So that even that resolution is a test. And who needs a test? It's a one big downgrade the whole story. Now says this is also not enough. You also have to literally go down and physically work the ground every day. Shim for six years you got to work the grand six year six years you got to work the vineyard. Not in a way where someone you're going to have servants that going to do it for you but Tisra you're going to have to go ahead and work etc. The Jewish people are going to have to literally be working in the field and that's a big test. Because the working in the in the field transforming and elevating the sparks of sparks that fell down in we call the kipat noa and even lower and that's a big test and like the like the rashi says it's possible a person works and a person is going to plant what's going to get to Torah who's going to learn Torah and that was their complaint they yes they are a generation of wisdom because based and understanding and comprehension. I don't want to go into the land of Israel and have that test. And like we say in our prayers every day, don't bring us to a test. They didn't want to put themselves in a doubt. Even though no one's going to be totally alienated, but still a doubt. It's maybe this generation, a different generation. And there you can say what it says. What they came to land of Israel says they saw the nephilim the giants what's the giants those are the angels that fell down and it's and it's and it's brought down in in in in other other places explanation what does it mean they fell down so it means they fell from their level so you see that when you come down to a low place it's called falling so and they said how much more so look at these angels they didn't come down from a place to receive the Torah. But guess what? They fell down. How much more so? We're coming from a place that receive the Torah. This is going to be a downgrade for us. And therefore, their their complaint was, "How is it possible we're going to leave Mount Si and to get involved in this test?" Now, Reb says, "True from the from the level of of Kadusha, yeah, this is a real valid concern. and don't bring me to a test. But the fact is says and we know when he spoke there's an expression when he spoke Hashem was talking through him and he fought that they should go into land of Israel and specifically to transform the the world and elevate the sparks because from this level of that is speaking through him you do have to go to into the land of Israel and now we'll understand why Yeshua what do they answer them if wants in other words what's their answer because what does mean is higher than so he's talking them from we know is is um there's in keter there's tin so is higher than rot so how much more so it's higher than than and from this level from the level of yes we have to go into land of Israel and that's why they said don't rebel against Hashem because when you when when you when you when you rebel when you when your argument that you're making is rebelling in Hashem why because not from the level of from the level higher level and not only that what does mean that Hashem wants that it it shouldn't stay higher than on the comprehension but after you focus on this is what Hashem wants the wanting should penetrate and absorb into comprehension and that's why he said guess what this is what Hashem wants and we're not going blind no we're going to comprehend it and we're going to see and feel that the land is very very good because then you end up not only not only it penetrates your intellect but you see the that the how land is good and not only it's good but it's very very good. What does that mean very very good? Higher than was in the beginning of creation of the world before there was any sin. When the world was created in a complete level because when the world was created it says it was good it was very good. But however when you come down into this world into the lowest yes you have to work the land then it's not only but double good twice good and like I explained the discourse is that is much greater than this which is very good but is even greater and what's the reason so the question is why is that the fact is you have to deal with physicality materialism because we know the rule in Anything that's higher when it comes down it falls lower. And specifically in the test and in the darkness right within the darkness in the test in there is buried from the highest places. And when a person does the work within the test you reveal the highest level. Now what does that mean practically? that the generation of the desert, they also were busy elevating sparks which in Kabala is called piguyan redeeming redeeming was was held captive and for sure that they were busy doing charity literally there were poor people because how do we know they were doing it because the code of Jewish law says that that to every single person you have to give charity then every person has to give char at least once a year. So they they were giving charity and also they they may also make blessings before they ate because the fact is they also had um they also had food besides food from them they had foods from the earth they would buy they would buy from the nations of the world like it's brought down in the Talmud and um and and on the on that bread they made the blessing on and it's explained elsewhere that the the the blessings that you make on food that you enjoy is basically the blessing and the drawing down that causes for transforming the sparks which basically is called you're taking out the the captives which is the sparks that that's in there which is a big mitzvah and it's the ultimate level of charity and not only that even on the man they would make a blessing what was the blessing wasn't which is also elevating the sparks based on obviously the level where it was before and the same thing also we know the famous the the the the tribe of Dan that was the last tribe they would they would collect everything people lost which means they had the opportunity to do the mitzvah of returning things to their owner physical phys physical things people lost and things are lost people lost spiritually which is charity and it's called and it's it's loving loving your fellow Jew but that's not enough even though in the desert you're doing a lot it's not enough Hashem wants and he wants to bring us to the land of Israel because the ultimate intent is that we need to transform on the lowest levels not only in the desert but also in the land Eritz Cananan and specifically in the land of Kanan that's where we'll be able make something which is called very very good. So the same thing also now we'll understand also in in our spiritual service because we know just like the the generation of the of the desert we also have it now as well and like the brings in Tanya in the section of Gasesh he brings a letter from the Arizal that he says there's two types of Jews there's the the souls of the Jews that are Torah scholars which they're basically their their business their occupation is with learning Torah all their life and then there are souls that do mitzvot that are busy giving charity, giving, doing kindness and and which is the source is actually from the Torah which is basically um and um because was the one that learned Tyra and Zul went out in the did business know the ones that learned Tyra all their life they're like the generation of the desert which basically they just want their goal is not to transform and elevate the physical world and those that do that gives charity and those that you know do are like the ones that went into land of Israel trying to elevate the physical world. But the fact is even though you have this division the alter explains in the garesh that even Torah scholars that their main occupation is to learn they still need to do they still need to do charity because everybody's obligated to do all 630 commandments including the mitzvah of charity and that's actually the the Jewish law that everyone has to give charity even if someone's poor you shouldn't give more than a certain amount every year and if you didn't give that minimum amount you didn't fill the obligation of giving charity So seeing we have to say one second since we're dealing with a Jewish person that he fulfills what it says in the code of the Jewish law and every single day he prays three times a day. So I'm sure he's elevating sparks throughout the day. And when you're elevating sparks, yeah, you're you're you're randoming the the souls that that that are taken captive. So why does a person have to specifically give money from his pocket as charity? But the answer is the Reb says Hashem cuz Hashem wants that we should elevate the sparks that are specifically in physical in the physical world and specifically by elevating the sparks in the physical world we're going to come to the place where we're going to have the land is going to be not just but not just a double double good. So what do we see from here? It says applies also to our generation. Our generation is called the generation the Mashiah was literally on the heels of Msiah. Why is that? Because we already have both ideas. Because on one hand, we're in the times of of right before Mashiah is coming. And on the other hand, we went through the nations of the world. We went through the uh with the snakes and the scorpions and the place where there's no water. Obviously, all the spiritual struggles that we had. So therefore, our generation is like like use the expression of like it says in the prophets, like a branch that fell off from the fire. And like the Torah says um in in in in the expression of Torah and says it should be the will that it should be fulfilled with us. What it continues on to say in the ha Torah um that we should put on the the the the garments that the basically the wood that fell off the fire should be putting on um beautiful elevated garments and like like the Torah says that I saw and the manora um uh of gold cool complete and they have a there's a crown on their head and you have the seven candle laborers which is referring to spiritually all the seven types of the Jewish people. We're going to be totally complete. And when are we going to be complete? When we're going to have the redemption, the true redemption, the complete redemption through Messiah. And like it says in the not through power, not through through might, but with the spirit of Hashem says, and it's going to happen the coming of Messiah obviously, but Mahirau very very quickly in our days obviously on a literal level. So here you have a very powerful discourse in the Reb about all the great ideas of G learning Torah, giving charity and all the spiritual things. But the ultimate it's all about elevating the world. And as even someone's a Torah scholar and even if you you know you're busy doing great things and praying, you have to remember it's all about elevating the sparks and we elevate the sparks. We'll have the coming of Msiah. And God willing, our next class will be inim. Have a great and blessed week. Shabu to