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The Superpower of the Priestly Blessings. כה תברכו את בני ישראל Kabbalah by Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz
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The Superpower of the Priestly Blessings. כה תברכו את בני ישראל A New Kabbalah class by Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz כה תברכו את בנ״י – ש״פ נשא, י״ב סיון ה׳תשל״א A Project of. Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org
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Welcome to our class onus. We're going
to be learning a beautiful discourse in
the Reb. The name of the discourse is
called Israel. The Reb said this
discourse
on which is the 12th day of the month of
in the
year which is exactly 54 years
ago. So the verse in this week's Torah
portion
says so you should bless the Jewish
people. And the verse continues on.
What's the
blessing? Hashem shall elevate face to
you. He should give you the gift of
peace. So Kazal tell us that the angels,
the holy angel said to Hashem, God, it
says in the loan that you don't take
briberies and now you're you're you're
picking up your face to the Jewish
people because it
says you're showing your face to them.
So, Hashem says to the angel, he says,
"How is it possible that I'm not going
to show them favoritism?" Because it
says in the via you're going to eat,
you're going to be satiated of you're
going to bless Hashem. So, therefore, in
order to make the blessing, you need to
be satiated. But, however, they are very
very specific that even if they eat a
small amount, the size of an olive or
the size of an egg, nevertheless, they
go ahead and they
bless. So the alterra asked a simple
question based on on the discourse
called and he asked what's the
connection between the two because the
Jewish people are very very specific and
even if they eat something the size of
an olive or the size of of an egg that's
why is going to elevate the face what's
the connection between the two that's
the question I have to ask also says we
have to understand the fact is that what
is the literal meaning of the verse that
is it's going to be an elevation
So what does it mean? We're elevating
the face. It knows that Hashem's face is
going to be elevated. What does that
mean practically? And also what is the
connection to the end of the verse where
it
says Hashem is going to give the idea of
the gift of
peace. So the alter he explains as
follows. What does it mean when we say
pim the face? So the alter explains and
he says pim
means what does means? the way things
flow down in a natural uh order the way
Hashem designed the the flow of nature
in practically speaking in the spiral
because you know there's the way things
go down from world to world from one
sphere to the next so one thing goes
based there there's a process of the
trans the trans the transformation of
the way the energy flows which basically
is also the concept of the and the kalin
the light in the vessels so pun means
the face the image of road with the
lights and the vessels. The same thing
also down here practically. What does
that mean practically that when there's
a a flow that's the flow of in Hebrew
it's called where everything is
calculated you do what you're supposed
to when you're supposed to how you're
supposed to and nothing more nothing
less in other words like the the it says
in which means the way we operate we
operate based on the operation of doing
what we're supposed to in a finite ma
matter that's the type of energy we draw
down uh to ourel like the the expression
it
says the way you behave that's the way
Hashem behaves to you like the and like
the third explains that the reason why
it's
called in in in the reveal teachings of
the Talmud it's called in the the way a
person behaves that's the way they
measure measure the hs that's in in the
talmutic
expression the way behave that's way
behaves to you. But that's the but in
the expression
is which basically means the same idea
that whatever you put in that's who
you're going to get out or another
expression
that the energy the spirit that you put
in that's the spirit that you cause to
come down. So the same thing also when
things flow down they come down in a
finite level they come there's a light
there's a vessel and everything fits
perfectly and like explained many many
places that all the mitzvot all the 613
commandments have have aid and they have
a measurement they're they're
constrained to a certain time to a
certain size there's a finite structure
to every single mitzvah and when we do
that mitzvah what we draw down that
hashem
fulfills whatever the soul needs in the
body. So you do a mitzvah whatever the
mitzvah may be the finite mitzvah that's
the energy you get back from hashem and
this general idea when the flow comes
down so it's called in spiritual terms
it's called it's called eating what does
that mean eating just like you eat
physically so you get nourished the same
thing also we eat spiritually hashem
brings down a light from on high that
allows us to have our spiritual energy
and like we know it says
clearly says when you do a mitzvah I
will dwell amongst you which means into
every single person individually based
on what the person needs and that is in
the human being but the same thing
applies into the world which means that
when we go ahead and do the mitzvot
obviously on a finite level that we're
discussing till now so then we draw in
that there should be a mashem dwells
down in this world and like the teaches
a very very powerful uh teaching based
on the verse where it says in psalms it
says like
this of the literal translation you
holy Israel sitting and praising the
Jewish people. So the the teachers are
totally different. He says like this the
you what you referring to because you
Hashem you're
totally Hashem is holy. Hashem is way
higher and way loftier than anything of
us but Hashem is and he comes down in a
way that he's sitting and an
internalized way. How does Hashem come
this infinite? How does he get
internalized with that happens what? But
by the Israel, by the praise that the
Jewish people pray, that's what causes
the infinite part of Hashem to come down
into this into this world. So the
general idea for this energy that comes
down into the world is called what? Aila
eating and and because because by by
doing our part and the energy comes in,
that's where you create a bond with God
into this world. And the same thing also
applies in our service of Hashem. Like
it says clearly in the Torah, you're
going to
eat, you're going to be satiated and
you're going to bless Hashem. What does
that mean? When you're going to eat in a
way that you're satisfied, which means
obviously the proper Shia the proper
dimension or like you know if you want
to be you know we totally satiated but
the fully satiated what so what does
that what does that mean practically on
a spiritual level? That's basically when
we serve Hashem with the
love we we love we love Hashem like it
says in the after or like it says in the
second part of we love Hashem with our
whole heart the godly soul and the
animal soul with our whole soul and when
we do that when we love Hashem we draw
down the face of Hashem which we we
explained already all the sulas and that
comes down based on our spiritual work
based on the level the love in other
words based on our
work which which means with a finite way
so it's the same thing also we draw we
draw down obviously finite energy now so
what do we learn till now what does what
does p
mean the way things flow from one level
to the next when we do our part based on
what they were explaining according to
to to nigla based on the measurement
based on where it says when we do our
part of serving hashem with love That's
the energy that we receive back from
Hashem and that creates the complete
face. However, the says that's all the
face. In other words, you're drawing
down in a finite level. In other words,
light that fits the vessel. But what
does it
mean in the blessing? It says Hashem is
going to elevate the face. What does
that mean? Now, it's a whole different
level. You're bringing down from above
the level
of and above finite levels above
measuring above the measuring stick
above calculations.
So just like pim is is is finite and
it's limited based on the energy is when
you reach the highest level. Now in
order to reach the infinite level reach
places where you're going to bring in
infinite blessings that happens when
even though technically in order to make
the blessing you say listen you have to
eat I'm not full I don't have to make a
blessing yet. No, no, but we're say we
ate we ate the size of an olive. We ate
something. We are going tohead and thank
Hashem. You don't have to. You're right.
I don't have to. Because when we do our
work, which means we don't make
calculations because we're not
commanded. It has to be. That's called
we're serving Hashem,
not we learned before, but we're serving
with our whole might, which means we are
dedicated to Hashem. We ate something.
We're grateful. Do we have to make the
blessing? We don't have to make the
blessing. We do it anyway. Now, so even
though we're getting this fine infinite
blessing that's coming down by serving
Hashem without limits, but but since
we're living in a finite world, so this
energy that comes into the world um
above above nature comes through the
level upon him through the level
of and that's why it says the elevating
which means infinite pun because it
comes through sayless. In other words,
the what we're drawing is from a higher
level of the face you know higher than
all the calculations higher of light and
vessels but it comes through the level
of the face which means again say there
and therefore how do we achieve it? We
achieve it again like through through
the idea of eating but but what type of
eating and eating which we said that
we're we're specific that even though
it's only a small amount nevertheless
we're going ahead and we're going to
make we're going to make the blessings.
What what does that mean practically?
Why would someone go ahead and make a
blessing if he doesn't have to say
listen I'm not full I don't have to do
it and the says that's because we serve
Hashem and here's the key word we talk
about a lot of mysticism we serve Hashem
I'll say it in Hebrew I'll translate it
with BL means acceptance it's not about
the ego I am full I'm not full
acceptance like the like the the the
it's brought down in the zora the zora
says that an
olive olive is like a letter yud
And we know the letter Y is B's
acceptance. And you even see by the by
the by the shape of the letter Y because
is like the smallest letter. It's like a
dot. In other words, what's the essence
of the
Yud? What's the essence of the Jew is
acceptance. Like the alter explains
in that the the the shape of a letter
represents what the letter is. And
that's the idea that we're specific.
Even if we eat like the like like the
size of an aas an olive and like we just
learned aas is obviously the the idea of
a letter which means practically what
does it mean we eat like an olive means
we we serve hashem with bit with
acceptance or like for example it says
that it says we have to be holy what
does it mean holy that we sanctify
ourselves with things which are
permissible to us even though it's only
permissible but nevertheless we're
sanctifying hashem so when a person
serves hashem on that level in the level
of acceptance and you don't make
calculations
you bring in from the higher level of
above his and will understand this based
on what's brought down in a differentic
discourse makes reference to the the
discourse of which is based on theic
discourse of the of the alterb um which
is also called the and specifically of
the alterb of of which he said after
kipper in the
year which is printed with all the
footnotes of the sad. So he explains the
revolutionary
idea that took place when God gave us
the Torah, Mat
Torah versus the Torah that we had
before Matra. Why? Because we know the
fact is even before Matra, Abraham
observed the whole Torah even before it
was giving before it was given. And the
same thing also not only Abraham all the
other patriarchs and like it's brought
down in not only not only the patriarchs
but even Mr.
and they also observed the but the fact
is so that's case what was the whole
revolutionary there God gave the Torah
because on what was revolutionized that
the Torah received from Hashem was a
gift and when you received the gift you
can't compare because when someone gives
a gift he gives it he gives it
fully and that's why it says um you
should make the holiday in reference it
says you're going to make the holiday so
the verse says
In other words, what what does that what
does that what does that word mean? When
when you do the spiritual work of
of which is basically
um not making any calculations in Hebrew
it's called you know you're not making
calculations whatever needs to be done
you do it. So then when you do when you
do it in the level of without any
calculations you draw in from the level
of keter which is from a place of also
no calculations. So when you behave in
no calculations which is again reference
to then you receive all the blessings
without calculations and then you
have then you have a y which basically
what's a yont is keta and because
basically the ka becomes on top of and
the same thing also when a person's very
very specific um and which means that
you know you you're careful even for a
small thing you don't have to you do it
anyway which like we said it's the avoid
of of acceptance which means to without
making any issues then you reach from
the highest levels you reach from the
level of faith which is basically what
above but now says one second if we're
saying that we're when we when we do our
part without making calculation Hashem
gives us without calculations infinite
how can we receive it we're finite even
though yes we're we're careful and we
don't make any calculations and even on
a small amount like an olive which is
bit and we're bit etc we receive from
the level of but how can we receive it.
How do we have the the the vessels to
receive infinite blessings? Says over
here, that's why the verse
says God is going to give us peace.
What's peace? Peace the Reb says is why?
Because the verse says
Hashem and Hashem gives strength to to
the Jewish people. What is the real
strength? What's the strength? What's
the power? The what's the power that we
have to receive the infinite blessings?
So, we know the real power. What's the
real power is Tyra that Hashem is going
to bless us with peace and we know that
the that Hashem did not find the no
greater vessel that can hold and receive
the blessing for the Jewish people but
peace and like it's brought down in the
saf at length how peace impacts the
whole world and and so peace has the
power to impact the world and the same
thing also applies to because we know
the whole reason why to was given this
is a powerful statement. The whole
reason why terror was given was to bring
peace to the world because when we have
the peace, we'll have the vessel to
receive the infinite blessings. And
that's why it says God will give us
peace. In other words, when a person
learns Torah, which you know Tory again
is the idea of peace, we will have the
power to receive this powerful energy
which is basically the infinite
blessings above the level upon him and
above the level of
sash and like when we have peace then we
have everything and like Rashi says that
peace aces it all. peace. When you have
peace, it's literally everything. And
the Reb finishes off what's the greatest
everything we're gonna have that
the whole Jewish people are going to
return to with Msiah with the coming of
Messiah. Okay, we have another beautiful
powerful a powerful uh teaching of the
Reb about the ability to receive the
greatest
blessings and we receive it by with
acceptance not making any calculations
and to receive the blessing obviously we
need to have the level the gift of peace
and obviously one of the greatest ways
to have peace like the Reb says is
through so let's hope and pray like the
finishes off we're all going to return
to and next class will
beh have a great and blessed week. Shabu
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