Kabbalah, Jewish Mysticism: Yes or no? Private or Public? Igeres HaKodesh 26a- RC Dalfin

so goodday we're learning KES 26 U and this chapter the 26th letter of sacred letters we find the Thematic connection to the previous chapter 25 letter 25 as we've discussed I think iser you brought it to my attention way in the beginning when we started getes you know can we trace a connection between one letter and the other letter the Reba the Reb has that approach the Reb tries from time to time to show us that and this is one here this chapter is one example what was the what was the point of chapter 25 it was that what it says in that Hashem enclothed himself in a who disturbs a Jew in prayer for the purpose that the Jews should D him with more passion and should reject the disturbance it's the concept that the invests itself in klipper and this was alarming for the him and it caused an outrage and it caused them to again have a proclamation against nevertheless the AL takes the defense of the B see and he explains everything in that chapter 25 but the is the idea that can be in Gus and that was that is about the in chapter 26 that we're about to start now here it talks about the T being in Gus the TAA which is pure and holy can also be in Gus so this is a chapter that talks about the to within to you have the revealed to T and you have you have excuse me Caba the esoteric part of Torah so we're going to read a very long quote from the r in z r there's a section in this holy Z and then the AL is going to ask on himself questions back and forth kind of technical things that are in a in a parenthesis kind of and then he will get to explain the overall issues so it's a long chapter and there's a lot of you know side points but we'll we'll we'll go through it as best as we can so let's begin it says and the wise shall shine like the radiance of the firmament says the Z listen to this Moshe with your publication the this is the book of Z now who's the author of The Zim is is attributed as the as the the author of The Zoya so in his Zoya in the section called RNA because RNA who is the the faithful Shepherd there the section of Z that's a tri that's called are statements from Moser Renu that Rim brings so Moser Renu in in says there youim with your publication this book of Z let's continue means Chua from the radiance of the superal mother which is chuva as we learned in chuva in God's name have two haes and the lower hay is malus and the higher hay is Bina which is the idea of Chua so with this concept with those who study this work the Z no trial no test is is needed what he's referring to here is that it says will come there'll be a test for us who go who's going on the right side who's going on the left side where yet decide that's when your study is only of talm so we don't really know what's going on be a trial but if you study cabala no trial is necessary why because it'll be very clear that you are on the side of What's called the tree of life let's continue and because eventually the yeden the Jews Jewish Nation will take will taste the Tree of Life the which is the book of the we will be we will go out of Exile with Mercy this is a very famous quote it's a very famous quote that with the book of Zoar we will March out from Exile in a merciful way mtion that's why there are many people who study the Z who read the Z the far read the Z They Don't Really study the Z then there are others that study the zor because we are told that when messia will come we will March out with this book this book will in a what way in a merciful way not in a painful way let's continue for them shall be fulfilled the verse God Alone will lead them and there's no strange Gods with them in other words preia priah pre the Redemption there is good and bad the Angels the ministering Angels also have an association with the non-jews but when you when we will go out with the Z the holy Z from Exile with Mercy it'll be it'll beem alone God himself nobody else let's continue [Music] and the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil that means prohibition and permission impurity and Purity will no longer dominate Jews Israel because our sustenance will be will only be from the Tree of Life the Le listen to this this is also very famous quot the tree of life doesn't have any questions from the side of evil no argumentation divisiveness rather sorry which comes from the spirit of contamination so in other words z a the study of Z is seen as the pure study the whole idea in the talud mhe in the talmud you have these rabbis arguing with each other and questioning and back and forth all of that we don't find in the Z the Z is straightforward a statement an interpretation it's and so the the the the zor itself says you know why because the the the study of kapala of Jewish mysticism is a pure study it's pure in the sense there's no hitches here there's no doubts it's all Revelation it's all good let's continue it the spirit of folly God says I will eradicate from the face of the Earth Scholars Jewish Scholars won't receive their sustenance from from the ignoramuses rather from the good side only the who eat food that's pure in the time of you know the idea of of truma the time of Temple koser kosher hetter permissible so the scholars the won't need to rely on those that give them want to give them food and things but it might not be coer it might be impure etc etc and they won't need to rely on the mixed multitude the who do eat conspirac contaminated food pule food that is unfit iser and prohibited and the continues when while the tree of Good and Evil dominate the world so the scholars the sages who are liken to the Sabbath and the holidays festivals have nothing except what is given to them by those who are called unsanctified ones for example shabas the Sabbath day the shabas day Les which only has been prepared what food that was prepared during the week you eat a shabas however ever when the tree of life will dominate not the tree of Good and Evil the Tree of Life the tree of Good and Evil will be suppressed then the ignores will only have their sust is coming from the scholars just the reverse Von they will be subjugated to them to the scholars to the as if they did not exist in this world accordingly the prohibition the prohibited and the permitted the impure the pure will not be removed from the illiterate people as regards them there will be no difference between the Arab the Exile the days of mhia except for the Jewish people's release servitude to the Nations for they will not have taste of the tree of life and will require the Mish this is the mishna which is the law of prohibition and permission impurity and Purity until here ends the quote so let me summarize because it's a lot of cabala that we just read from the Z basically we have two things we have the tree of life which is called right you've heard of congregation and then you have the of knowledge of good and bad from the Garden of Eden the whole story with Adam and Eve Etc they taste it from the from the AAS and that's when they they began to realize they were naked and they were embarrassed of each other so the whole idea of sin is associated with the tree of knowledge to of which has good and bad a mixture right so Al now is going to ask I believe three questions question s on this piece of Z and again what he's going to where he's driving towards at is the idea that Torah too invests itself in klipas NOA for the purpose of us refining the Torah from the realm of the kppa just as we learned the last chapter it's just as was learned in the last chapter the importance of refining the the Divine the divine presence of God that's in Exile our job is to elevate it not to sit on your loins and not to sit just a Shool you got to go out to the world and you have to find God in the world right so and and and and and that's and that's what we do we should do or we try doing and so too within the study of Torah you would think that Torah is pure only pure and no spiritual impurity can impact the Torah and the answer is on one level that's true on another level the purpose of T from God's perspective is is to impact the Nega the negative side the klipper and to have the Clipper recognize God through the Torah in order for that to be accomplished you must have the Torah to enter the Realms of kipa now let's go further what we understand at first glance from this statement in the Z for those who lack understanding and depth and they read it in a cursory way what what's what would be the conclusion is Sir that the study of pro those things that are pro prohibited and those things that are permissible and all the laws of Purity impurity in the in in the order of the Mish it comes from excuse me it comes from the Tree of not of good and bad that's that's a very T what do you mean it comes from the Tree of good and [Music] bad this it this itself is surprising that a particular area within the T should be designated as the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil thus relating to the which is at an adure of Good and Evil that itself is strange says the next thing is it contradicts verses in the to what are the verses it contradicts open verses clear verses and rabic statements in mid that if the entire to that has been revealed to us and to our children is called right we pick up the right many congregation they sing that this when we lift the Torah we pick up the the what called the the Torah scroll is wrapped around these two wooden uh wooden things called right the tree of life that everyone holds on to this Torah is the tree of life not only the according to what we learned before I want you to understand open up your heads according to what we learned before the only thing that's the the tree of life is the Z and the rest of the is the tree of good and bad says how could the Z makes it a statement what does the mean it says the entire Torah with all of its laws Etc is the a book of life not a book of good and bad let's continue says specifically desire was still concealed during the days of the sages was a thousand years before and indeed the wisdom of Caba of Jewish mysticism was concealed during their time Gul there were only certain select Jews that that knew the wisdom of cabala but for the average person including the average Rabbi and they didn't know this was a hidden treasure the cabala and even then those that did know about it it was studied in a private manner not in a public Manner and by the way that's that thinking still is why people are private try to be more private when they study cabala it's not like when you take out a talud a shoten Ste the sh and you study Dai and you have it in every Sho how many people have you seen study cabala in public it's it's again if someone's giving a class maybe you know but generally speaking the whole realm of Jewish mysticism Caba is a private Realm that's what he says the AR makes a fascinating statement Andis is goes along this path what does theel say the holy cabalist the specifically during these latter Generations it is permissible and it's obligatory it's a to reveal this wisdom I not in the earlier Generations this statement of the ARA is the impetus for the promulgation of Caba andus in particular over the last 300 years 400 [Music] years in the latter Generations it's mitv it is permissible and more so obligatory to reveal the esoteric teachings so if someone says no no no cabala no no it's not for us the says contrary to what you're saying I don't care what Yesa you learned in ETC the says that it is the time is right okay let's continue wres in the Holy it was only permiss it was only given permission for the secrets of Caba were granted to himself and his associates says this is also remarkable [Music] Wonder there is a that if there's a contradiction between the times of prayer and the study of any part of T the times of prayer priests have preference so's question is if you're telling me there's parts of T that comes from the Tree of knowledge of good and bad how can it be that it should it should push how can it be that should take PRI that it should push away she listen to prayer was was established based on this esoteric wisdom of and his associates this is not the case in fact only the study of the laws of what is pro ritually prohibited or permitted and even the study of civil law does override the obligation to pray at fixed times as the itself says and his friends everyone anyone else that's in that category that their occupation is their Torah study a they don't make an interruption for prayer and even if one Masters that part of Torah that's like what the laws the monetary laws which is all in this order of and damages they only prayed every 30 days do you understand we're talking about they didn't pray every day they didn't do every day cuz they were learning even though they were just learning monetary laws it part of Tyra as it says as as when reviewing he studies as it says in the over there it says not only do you not make an interruption from your Torah study for the you don't make an interruption for kishma but not of mish which is the oral Torah the study of which is Superior in the study of scripture this is just one we don't make a difference between the order in the all the same basically okay this parentheses this is seems to contradict himself that in one place he says he gives the spiritual value of the study of mishet as a a a handmaiden t the five books of Moses which is Moses MOS books surely has superiority over because it's called the M the queen and but but the written Torah is greater than the queen it's the king thus according to the last quoted set of terms Torah is superior even to Caba and the study of and and surely to the study of mishna but from the previous passage however as cited in thei it would seem that he M maintains that miss is superior to to Tyra for one does not inter interrupt one study of mission in order to reach as its prescribed time at its ascribe time though one does interrupt one study of scripture and here inter gives a capitalistic definition of Mal I'm not going to get into it this is the esoteric meaning of the Father the that's invested in we're going to stop here and continue tomorrow mem so we're in middle of the thought and everyone have a great day we'll see everyone tomorrow Z take care bye bye bye bye