Torah & Mitzvot Unique Connection to G-D וידבר אלקים ... לאמר Kabbalah by Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz

Welcome to our class on we're going to be learning a beautiful discourse in the re the name of the discourse is called by said this discourse in that year was the 18th day in the month of in the year 60 years ago so again the discourse is based on the verse in this week's Torah portion where it says God said all these words in reference to the Ten Commandments layur is saying so the alter asks the question what does it mean layur to say to other people the fact is when God gave the Torah everybody was there everybody was present at M so what does it mean when it says ler so what does that mean that when a person learns so like the verse says in the prophets know besides the fact that when you're learning T is learning with with you but like we say before the before and then know what does that mean that every single sing every single person when you're learning to tah you have the lameer and know it's just like when we received them the first time that receive the Torah from that we that when a person's learning Torah you have the power and I'll say it in Hebrew and I'll translate it of that the presence the energy of hem is coming through your throat as you are reciting and learning the words of T ask one second we have to understand what is the difference between learning T and doing MIT in other words that when a person learns T you're able to reach the level just like that we say learn the tah came just through him it was exactly what hasem said when we learned her we can we can achieve the same level however when it comes to doing mitv the fact is there's a lot of Commandments that we can't do today matter of fact after the temple is destroyed many many Commandments don't apply today in other words when it comes to learning tah besides the fact that you have laws for example of judgment which applies today damages Etc but even the laws for example of Holiness and Purity which does doesn't technically apply today you can learn every piece of Torah you can learn today so the same thing also just like in t we could we learn every part of tah why shouldn't we able to do every type of mitzvah and as we know that learning T why do we learn t t is to do the mitv but in reality we see that there are many mitv which which only apply in the land of Israel and many other Mitzvah were were nullified and and and and in the Mitzvah that left over there are unfortunately many many people the says that can't perform the mitz because they're in a situation which is called in Hebrew on they're in a situation where physically they're not able to do MIT and ter says that if someone's in a situation where they can't learn do a Mitzvah they're exempt from doing the Mitzvah and especially says our brothers that are in Exile and that they're being held up and they're not they're not allowing them um to to learn to and know they're concealing from them for those that obviously that don't believe in hem and don't believe in The Giver of T don't believe in The Giver of the mitz and therefore they cannot fulfill the mitz and says and the and who's there it's not just simple people don't want to learn T those are very very special Jewish people that they would love to learn T they'd love more importantly do the MIT and they can't do it and it says in matter of fact it says in the tal it says something very very power powerful and I'll say it in Hebrew in other words had they FL whipped they wouldn't be able to withstand the test and is referring to when it comes to the three Cardinal uh transgressions of of Gile Roy forbidden relationships God forbid killing someone in idolatry and um in reference to these these great people and here says it's many many generations that they're standing in my serious sish they're going and self- sacrifice and that even today there was standing a self sacrifice and but nevertheless they're not letting them observe the mitzvot and so if that's the case why is it so and what's and what's the difference between t MIT because the fact is T can learn today T any person any place can learn T and you can learn any section of T whether it applies or not however when it comes to mitv there are certain Mitzvah don't apply today and even the ones that do apply today people are in situations where Unfortunately they can't do the MIT and the question is what's the what's the what's the basic difference say we're going to understand this with an introduction a beautiful power discourse from the MBA and that's written in reference to this discourse that this discourse that they heard from the mbba that he that he heard it several um several years before and was was a very very trying time for the Jewish people when they were taking uh Jewish people and they were forcing them um to join the r the Russian army and because of that they weren't able to to to stay connected to God so this is this is the discourse the mid said and he starts over there explain and he says to understand this idea like why why is it then what is it that caused the people to be in this situation and he explains over there as follows and say in in short he's giving a synopsis what what the M explains the second that it says in the verse what is right what does God want he wants those that are in all of hem that's one verse and the other verse says the will of those that are in of hem that's what hem does and other what does that mean so you see that that what what Hashem wants is those are in all of him and those that are in a of him there Willem fulfills what does will mean so he says this will that is referring to what type of will is it it's a will which is above logic which is above intellect and that's the will that Hashem has for us to learn to to do MIT and never explains what does that mean it's the will above logic he says because generally speaking there's two types of Wills there's one type of which is above logic above intellect and the other one is is is is is below logic what does that mean now when it comes to the will which is basically above logic logic we call so it that will you're able to bring it down to onto the lowest level what does that mean practically that means when a person becomes in Hebrew it's called a aous in English it's called stubborn when someone's stubborn um when someone's stubborn means they willing to to learn and do MIT without even if it doesn't make sense even they're struggling they're going to do it anyway on a spiritual level what does that mean there's a concept in in in in in that there's something which is called a a lot of the MIT they're like a hidden they're they're hidden reason that R the will which is above logic Aid wait a hidden secret and we observe MIT without without without making any calculations that's sort of speak one level but then there's a will which is which which which is below uh which is below below logic what is that so brings the alter explains in t that when a person understands something so then that's good he understands it and when because he understands it therefore he loves it and when a person understands that something is not good so then he hates the idea so his starting point is logic if logic tells him it's a good thing he loves it if toic tells him it's not a good thing he doesn't love it so it's also a will but the will is coming after the logic and what what does it mean that that the that the um that the uh the will the W the will is um high and logic in other words like we explained before that's the idea of what being being stubborn being stubborn but the question says so but but that's the way by us but in reference to you can't say go and stubb so we use the term what idea of a a hidden a hidden a hidden reason and that's what that's why the verse says what does hem want he wants those that are in all of H and that's the general will of which is basically above logic all anything in t it comes from above logic this is the will of hem MIT is the will of hem now even though one second what we just learn that the will of above Logic for the fact one second the fact is in the mitv we have statutes and we have laws now for examp what's considered a statute said like for example the red heer or for example sh the two types of of of linen and wool that you not allow have a garment and we know when it comes to the the statutes yeah the nations of the world you know they they they they they they ridicule us they they make fun of us however when it comes to logical MIT for example why do we why we why why do we sit in the Suka because God when we left Egypt he put us in the Su Boo and we we sit in the Suka so the generation should know what happened in the past or for example that we don't eat the the H quarter from the animal and like it says in the Torah that we cause yakov's need so therefore we don't we don't need it and know there's a reason the Mish have a reason for it but the fact is when you have a reason you don't have a reason it's not only to answer the nations of the world so to speak but the truth is all the mitzah don't have a reason and and and and especially the details of of of the mitzah don't have reason and and and on a spiritual level like the Alor explains in T and that when the Jewish people when we do a Mitzvah um that that uh and like for example the example of of a wise person person that he says very very deep ideas and the person so to speak that's that's receiving it is is is repeating what the person says but the fact is he can't explain on on the same level because obviously you're not the same level as a teacher but so why why do we do it because we believe that obviously there there's deep understanding that what what the person's teaching us and and we and that's how we do the mitzah so even though we do understand things we have reason for things why do we do it we do it because we know that wants us to do the Mitzvah there very very deep logic deep understanding which we'll never understand but is not understood the fact is that's the case half after the temple was destroyed most Mitzvah don't apply to it anymore and for example there's 633 Commandments there's 365 negative Commandments and 248 positive Commandments out of the 200 and 48 positive Commandments how many Commandments apply today 87 Commandments however when it comes to the negative precepts most of them yes do apply today but nevertheless also many of them don't apply today and the question them back is what's the difference why when it comes to T everything applies today and when it comes to MIT even though so to speak it's above logic but nevertheless many of them don't apply today and every explains he says as follows what is the idea of a Mitzvah what is the what's the idea of a commandment it's the will of hem now so on one hand it's the will of hem but a Mitzvah if no one does the Mitzvah it doesn't happen so the Mitzvah even though it's the will of hem it's dependent on our will down here in this world that we should do do do the mitz so the MIT come from hem but it's dependent on on us doing it and like brings and it says like we say in the prayers because we sinned unfortunately we left the line of Israel in other words what does that mean that we lacking the will to do the MIT know what we're lacking is to turn to hasem and because what's lacking is are doing the mitv so therefore what's missing is um the the the will of hm theem wants to do MIT and therefor and therefore the MIT the mitz are missing so saying is very simple what is the mitzah the MIT is the will of hem but we need to do it if we don't do it then the will of hm doesn't exist and therefore you don't have all the 248 positive Commandments and you also don't have all the 365 negative Commandments but even though yes correct because we sinned we we not we we left we're not in the land of Israel but the punishment should have been in other things we should have other punishments not that we can't do the Mitzvah and that we're we're missing actually from the Mitzvah because the fact is Let's see we decide we're doing tra we want to return to hasem how can you go ahead and do the mitz we don't have the land of Israel we don't with with all with all with the temple Etc so how can we do the mitz but so what's what so what does that mean what is a MIT a Mitzvah is the will of hem on high and what happens is when we're not doing our part so our part is missing so that affects that the will doesn't exist and that's the that's the internal warning that the prophets gave the Jewish people do the will of Hashem because if you don't do the the will of hem besides the fact when you don't do the will of hem you're not going to get the energy flowing down but what also you're going to be missing which the more important part is you're missing you're going to be missing the revelation of the will of hem now even though that what we we're left over with is 87 Commandments that do apply to today but nevertheless we all know the the uh attribute of Justice is coming and complaining that even the 87 Mitzvah that we have left out of two out of 248 we're not doing it and when we do it there's an expression called We Do It mitz we just do it by Road we're not excited we're not compassionate we just check it off the list and what's lacking is the love and or which that's the the wings that cause us to fly in high and and the and and and the the the uh attribute of justice is complaining and and and saying um even we should we should lose we should even lose these 87 mites that we have left but so nevertheless comes along and they respond and they say no no no they are Jewish people and even though they say a minority but a minority interesting in Judaism certain places considered like a majority and like for example it says in the Torah that many are going to fall off so Rashi says even one is considered a majority so this minority which we're going to call a majority and they are standing strong and and and and they're standing in a situation where they're trying to hold them back from learning to the mitz and the person that are trying to hold back from learning toing new Mitzvah and they scream out which means kay kay Why Have You forsaken me why is that so and know why aren't they letting me do mitv the 87 that are left over and this that a person is in pain that he can't do the Mitzvah what is that what does that show it shows we're not doing it because I've wrote we're trying to check it off a list cuz the fact is is when and this is a powerful L says pain is connected to pleasure why is somebody in pain when they can't do something because they get pleasure from doing it and because we get so much pleasure from learning toing doing Mitzvah if somebody's holding you back from learning toing Mitzvah you're you're going to be in pain and the fact that when we're in pain because we can't do a Mitzvah is a proof that we have pleasure from doing the Mitzvah and therefore afterwards when you're able to do the Mitzvah you do it with love for hasem and all for hasem with tin deep pleasure and and all all the excitement and the reason is because we were unfortunately in in a in a desert and this takes away the complaint of the attribute of Judge of judgment in other words not only that we shouldn't lose the few Mitzvah that we have left the 87 Mitzvah but that causes that should give us more mitv and that the Third Temple should be rebuilt and we'll have back old the MIT and there we explained before that the reason why the Mitzvah are lacking we don't have all 248 practically that's because we didn't have the will to do it and therefore we lost it and and and therefore we can't bring down the energy that the M make happen so Bas explains beautifully and he says that's the difference when it comes to the positive Commandments that most of the positive Commandments cuz there's 248 positive Commandments there's 87 left so most of the positive Commandments don't exist and what's left over 87 a minority however when it comes to negative precepts we actually have the opportunity to fulfill most of them why is that CU what's the purpose of positive commandment to bring down energy and unfortunately we're in gas we can't bring down the energy and that's why we don't have most of the positive Commandments like the example D gives let's say for example someone that's not well so there's different types of treatments that someone gets when they're not well it depends depending on the on on the on the type of sickness um and from one extreme to the next however so and depending on the type of sick is not the type of medicine you have to to heal it however to to prevent someone getting sick and um and matter of fact the more someone is sick so you need to have more of a a prevention in place and that that's that's that that's Strong by everybody and therefore when it comes to the positive Commandments what's left overs 87 that's all we have to heal however when it comes to negative everyone has the ability and the right to to to prote protection and and that's what this is what we say that that um that for the Jewish people that this is also possible in other words it's not God forbid it's a punishment but the reason is it shouldn't be anyone complaining and the contrary it's coming from a place of kindness like explained in the discourse before that we know that t is of the is all about and the contrary this that we we turn to hasm and we say KY Kay why is it so Kaye Kaye God why have you forsaken me how is it possible when we complain to Hashem that shows that we really want the connection and it shows that the learning T and doing mitv is not an external thing that we're checking off the list but it's part of who we are it's internally who we are and that when we turn to Hashem in that manner that causes that Hashem should give us back all the mitv so basically explains we understand what it says in the medish that that the asked Hashem how are the Jewish people going to have atonement so Hashem said very simple they're going to go to the temple and they're going to bring sacrifices and by bringing sacrific they're going to have atonement so says to okay that's correct when the times of the temple you have the temple they go to the sacrifice to bring the sacrifice in the temple but after the temple is destroyed what are they going to do soem said whoever is busy learning the laws of an aw a sacrifice it's as if he brought the sacrifice and if you learning the laws of a different type of sacrifice if you brought the sacrifice so what does that mean explains as follows in other words seeming there is very simple question what do we need those for in other words we learned before that when someone's in pain that you can't do the Mitzvah so that shows that you have pleasure from doing the Mitzvah so why is that not enough and the answer is yet you're in pain you can't do the mitvah and says wow they really want to do the Mitzvah but that's not enough you need the action you need to do the Mitzvah you need to learn the T and this is what askem yes in times of Temple yes they have action they can come to the temple and bring the sacrifice but after destruction how are they going to do it so hasem says yes unfortunately when they don't have the temple they will be able to accomplish it by learning to now D says one second you can ask a very simple question but he said you shouldn't ask it now seemingly if toyra accomplishes it like told so why is in the times of the temple they have to bring sacrifices learn T about the sacrifices in other words we're not saying it's that when you learn ter it's like it's it's Plan B and therefore if you only had toyra so and if you only if you only learn T in the times of the temple it would be in a way that you learning T but but it's not but you're not learning in order to do or you're learning in order not to do and and and and and that's what Hashem says why you telling me the statues however that's in the times of the temple when you could bring the sacrifice however in the times of Exile learning toyra is like doing it learning T accomplishes the action in the times of the temple you can learn tah but you still have to do the action can't do the action to the T accomplish the tah and the action and that's why it says when you learn ter it says if you brought the sacrifice and know with with the letter to mean it's if you brought it up what's the letter it's connect idea of the highest sphere of Which is higher than to because we know the is Which is higher and in its source is actually the level of K and that's that's connected to the idea of R the lowest the lower part of K which is basically the hidden secret and that's why hasem spread us out all over the world up until the point that unfortunately we have they're holding us back from learning to and doing mitz to show that we are doing it in a real way and because when we can't do it we we reach out we say we want to do it now you can ask but the fact is there are certain people that got so stuck in Exile so like sunk into Exile and they don't even scream to Hashem but on this says we say that since it quotes a verse that says that we transformed the idea and things get refined and then you have unfortunately people don't do do it that so it's like for example gives the example it's like when you have silver and you want to purify it so when you when you when you when you go through the purification process so the the the the the course pieces fall off and that's also basically like this exception to the rule but it's not NE that's not that's not the main people but the fact is you you can say but seemingly if the whole purpose is to show that the Jewish people are doing it that they really believe it so it's enough to take one person and he'll be the the leading example but the fact is that there are 60 um uh 100 thousand souls and every person has a place in the world therefore for everyone has to go through the process and that's why it says God spoke all these words saying what does that mean that this is the major difference like we going back to to original what mitzah is as follows that when a person learns toy and only through learning tah you're able to reach very very high levels up to the level of that the hashem's presence is going through your throat as you learning tur however the factors when come to Mitzvah sadly there are certain people that aren't able to do the Mitzvah and and the purpose is again not con we shouldn't do it but to test the Jewish people to show that MIT is so precious and it actually affects me internally and that's the reason why that many many people or and even a small amount that's considered like a majority that they stand and self-sacrifice not only reference to the three Cardinal uh uh sins that you you that you technically could transgress but they go ahead and they stand in self-sacrifice and in the way that they teach their children and their children's children the day that we stood at Mount Si and they were able to establish generations of the Jewish people learning T doing mitv and by doing that we affect there should not be any KR anyone speaking NE negative any any negative energy against the dsh people and we should say for all the the the pain and the suffering is enough and should take us out from the from the constraints of Exile to the abundance literally and like we said with all the commentaries like the AL explains and like the the previous explains and should happen very very soon very very quickly so you have another beautiful discourse of theb the power of to the power of mitz and literally by learning T and by doing Mitzvah out of love we will all Merit for the coming of mhia let's hope our next class will be have a great and blessed week shab to