Zohar Parsha Terumah. Lubavitcher Rebbe & Rebbe’s Father Kabbalist. By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz

welcome to this week's Torah lesson this week's Torah portion is p truma the question of the week is what lesson can we learn from the first Tsum the first contraction of light that Hashem used to create the world so in this week's Torah portion truma we're going to learn from the Z the Z says when hem went to create the world that means in the empty space that he created he created the idea of faith so the re's father explains what does this mean and the re's father says very powerful that when hasem decided to create the world so he created a syum which means a total contraction there was nothing there but within there existed on a potential level all the T which came out later on everything was there to begin with to begin with even though it was a total Simpson shba says what what what kind of lesson can we learn from this so we see that Hashem before he created the world Hashem was all over everywhere in order to create a had to create an empty space that means where hasem was present he totally allowed himself not to exist so in other words says and quotes from from the ALB if you think about Hashem in order to create the world and to give us an opportunity to live and have what we have Hashem had to create an empty space how much more so for us when we have different things that we want to do with doesn't want to we have to struggle by not doing it if hasem could create an empty space we can also create an empty space and resist doing what we want versus doing what what hasem wants for us and says something very very powerful and he says like this that we know when you create an empty space you can think oh my gosh I'm nothing but you see no on the contrary in the even though created an empty space What right away what did he draw down in there the 10 sphere which eventually created the world so the same thing also the goal is on one hand when you get up in the morning total acceptance whatever hasem wants but right away you put in powerful energies and Powerful blessings and like the quotes the verse that says clearly that the prophet God wants us to go with success so you have on one hand you have the total acceptance but in the other hand you have the total connection to bringing in godliness and light into the world so to answer the question what lesson can we learn from the first contraction of light that in order to create something new in order to create create and maintain a relation with hm we have to at times practice the ssum do nothing not easy give up ourself but then right away put in powerful and great light thanks so much for joining us for our weekly Torah lesson this week's Torah lesson is dedicated the memory of May the souls be elevated by Torah with studying in the memory for more information please please to our website kabad sf.org have a great and blessed week sha to