The Superpower of the Priestly Blessings. כה תברכו את בני ישראל Kabbalah by Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz

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 to