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NEW YEAR - NEW FORMAT !!

2007-12-23T18:09:00.001-06:00

SHALOM

Hey, I know it's been some time since I last posted, but if you knew some of the things that have happened it would blow your mind!

There is no real reason to stop blogging except computer problems and I've had my share.

However, this new year you will get better and more comprehensive info so that you can take that step to spirituality..not religion!

My strategy is to bring you the best in materials from all of the sources at my disposal, which is the why and WHO of the name change.

Now to be sure there are those who consider the use of the Tetragrammaton in the name less than correct.

But, is it really all that bad?

This is the real reason for this blog and everything in it.

To back-up all that you'll read here & to elaborate on it, now there is a broadcast on PalTalk, every Shabbat, by the same name!

There you will be able to voice your opinions and ask any questions..just what's needed in this day and time.

So email me for more info.

And as I said above, this promises to be more comprehensive, so get ready...

SHALOM

�? YUD

2007-05-12T20:53:00.000-05:00

ZOHAR I

When the Holy One, blessed be He, came to make the world, all of the letters were
sealed, and for two thousand years before He created the world, the Holy One,
blessed be He, contemplated and took delight in them. When He came to create the
world, all the letters entered and stood before Him, from the end to the beginning.

The letter Yud - came before Him, saying, Master of the World, may it please You to
create the world with me, since I am the beginning of Your Holy Name [YHV"H], and
it is fitting for You to create the world with me.
He said to her, It is sufficient for you that you are engraved in Me, and you are
inscribed in Me, and all of My Will is through you. It is not fitting for you to be
removed from My Name.

YUD
The Infinite Point

The letter yud, a small suspended point, reveals the spark of essential good hidden within the letter tet. Subsequent to the initial tzimtzum, the contraction of G-d's Infinite light in order to make "place" for Creation, there remained within the empty void a single, potential point or "impression." The secret of this point is the power of the Infinite to contain finite phenomena within Himself and express them to apparent external reality. Finite manifestation begins from a zero-dimensional point, thereafter developing into a one-dimensional line and two-dimensional surface. This is alluded to in the full spelling of the letter yud (yud-vav-dalet): "point" (yud), "line" (vav), "surface" (dalet). These three stages correspond in Kabbalah to: "point" (nekudah), "spectrum" (sefirah), "figure" (partzuf). The initial point, the essential power of the yud, is the "little that holds much." The "much" refers to the simple Infinity of G-d hidden within the initial point of revelation, which reflects itself as the Infinite potential of the point to develop and express itself in all the manifold finite phenomena of time and space.

Before the tzimtzum, the power of limitation was hidden, latent within G-d's Infinite Essence. Following the tzimtzum, this power of limitation became revealed, and paradoxically the Infinite Essence of G-d that originally "hid" the power of limitation now Itself became hidden (not in truth, but only from our limited human perspective) within the point of contracted light.

From within this point of limitation is revealed the secret of the ten sefirot, the Divine channels of light through which G-d continually brings His world into being. Ten, the numerical value of the yud, is also the number of commandments (literally "statements") revealed by G-d to His People Israel at Sinai. All the commandments, and in fact every letter of Torah, possess the power of the "little that holds much"; each is a channel for the revelation of G-d's Infinite Light in finite reality.

FORM

A "formed" point: a crown above and a "pathway" below.
The smallest of the letters; The only letter suspended in midair.

Worlds:

The "pathway" of the yud; The initial point of space and time.

Natural wisdom: "The wisdom of Solomon."

Direction and purpose: the consciousness of the present moment.

Souls:

The "body" of the yud; The enwedged point.

"The wisdom of G-d" as manifest in the judgment of Solomon.

The power of self-nullification.

Divinity:

The crown of the yud above; The unenwedged point.

"The wisdom of G-d" inspiring and directing Solomon's genius.

Revealed Omnipresence; The beginning and end of every letter (form).

NAME

Hand; to thrust.

Worlds:

The secret of space; To thrust - the principle of action and reaction.

The wave-nature of radiation.

Souls:

Intelligence; Friendship.

To acknowledge - to make space for others; Empathy

Divinity:

G-d's "hand" - the Infinite Will and ability to sustain the Creation.

Charity, physical and spiritual.

"Shaking G-d's Hand": identifying with archetypal souls and Temple service.

G-d's thought - the origin of the Jewish soul.

NUMBER

Ten; "The tenth shall be holy"; the decimal nature of reality.

Worlds:

Ten Divine utterances through which the world was created.

Ten things created on the first day.

Ten things created at dusk at the end of the first Friday.

Ten generations from Adam to Noah and from Noah to Abraham.

Ten kings ruled the whole world; Ten nations given to Abraham.

Ten pure animals; Ten categories of forbidden magic.

Ten battles of Joshua; Ten essential limbs of the body.

Souls:

The sefirot - Spiritual Powers; Ten categories of the souls of Israel.

Ten trials of Abraham; A minyan of ten men.

Ten synonyms for prayer; Ten synonyms for song.

Ten cardinal songs sung throughout history.

Ten martyrs of Israel; Ten spiritual functions of the heart.

Divinity:

Ten Commandments; Ten plagues.

Ten miracles in the Holy Temple; Ten days of repentance.

Yom Kippur--the tenth day; The Divine Name ten times on Yom Kippur.

Ten names of Ruach HaKodesh; Ten are called "the man of G-d."

Ten verses of Kingdom, Remembrance and Shofar-blast.

Ten synonyms for teshuvah.

Some of the material contained on this blog has been prepared by
Gal Einai Institute
a non-profit organization dedicated to disseminating and implementing the inner wisdom of Torah--Kabbalah and Chassidut
as taken from the teachings of
Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh

�? : EREV SHABBAT & SHABBAT

2007-01-13T13:44:00.000-06:00

Psalms 119:65-72
(65) �?�?�? עש�?�?ת ע�?־ע�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?�?ר�?�?
(66) �?�?�? �?ע�? �?�?עת �?�?�?נ�? �?�? �?�?צ�?ת�?�? �?�?�?נת�?�?
(67) �?ר�? �?ענ�? �?נ�? ש�?�?�? �?עת�? �?�?רת�? ש�?�?רת�?�?
(68) �?�?�?־�?ת�? �?�?�?�?�? �?�?�?נ�? �?ק�?�?�?
(69) �?פ�?�? ע�?�? ש�?קר �?�?�?�? �?נ�? �?�?�?־�?�? �?צר פק�?�?�?�?�?
(70) �?פש�? �?�?�?�? �?�?�? �?נ�? ת�?רת�? ש�?עש�?עת�?�?
(71) �?�?�?־�?�? �?�?־ענ�?ת�? �?�?ע�? �?�?�?�? �?ק�?�?�?
(72) �?�?�?־�?�? ת�?רת־פ�?�? �?�?�?פ�? �?�?�? �?�?סף�?

TETH
You have done good to Your servant, O �?�?�?�?, According to Your word. (Psalms 119:65)

Teach me good sense and knowledge, For I have trusted in Your commands. (Psalms 119:66)

Before I was afflicted I myself was going astray, But now I have guarded Your word. (Psalms 119:67)

You are good, and do good; Teach me Your laws. (Psalms 119:68)

�?פ�?�? ע�?�? ש�?קר �?�?�?�? �?נ�? �?�?�?־�?�? �?צר פק�?�?�?�?

The proud have forged a lie against me, With all my heart I observe Your orders. (Psalms 119:69)

�?פש�? �?�?�?�? �?�?�? �?נ�? ת�?רת�? ש�?עש�?עת�?�?

Their heart has become like fat, Without feeling; I have delighted in Your Torah. (Psalms 119:70)

�?�?�?־�?�? �?�?־ענ�?ת�? �?�?ע�? �?�?�?�? �?ק�?�?�?

It was good for me that I was afflicted, That I might learn Your laws. (Psalms 119:71)

�?�?�?־�?�? ת�?רת־פ�?�? �?�?�?פ�? �?�?�? �?�?סף�?

The Torah of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and silver pieces. (Psalms 119:72)

vs. 69

The lie is an invented one..it does not have any truth on which to base itself. This is the foundational source of all the castings of the proud. Herein is your safety net..the fact that you totally observe HaShem's commands!

vs. 70

Again you can see their likeness to brute animals..no feeling! But, your delight is in the Torah the source of life and true feeling.

vs. 71

You do not always grow because of a good experiences..no, only when difficulties arise do you grow. Why? Because they help you to learn HaShem's laws.

vs. 72

The Torah , given to us from HaShem's mouth is of more value than all the riches of the world. This is why those who get it keep it, and those who don't have it want it!

: DAY 4 & 5

2006-12-28T08:00:00.000-06:00

Psalms 119:65-72

(65) �?�?�? עש�?�?ת ע�?־ע�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?�?ר�?�?
(66) �?�?�? �?ע�? �?�?עת �?�?�?נ�? �?�? �?�?צ�?ת�?�? �?�?�?נת�?�?
(67) �?ר�? �?ענ�? �?נ�? ש�?�?�? �?עת�? �?�?רת�? ש�?�?רת�?�?
(68) �?�?�?־�?ת�? �?�?�?�?�? �?�?�?נ�? �?ק�?�?�?
(69) �?פ�?�? ע�?�? ש�?קר �?�?�?�? �?נ�? �?�?�?־�?�? �?צר פק�?�?�?�?�?
(70) �?פש�? �?�?�?�? �?�?�? �?נ�? ת�?רת�? ש�?עש�?עת�?�?
(71) �?�?�?־�?�? �?�?־ענ�?ת�? �?�?ע�? �?�?�?�? �?ק�?�?�?
(72) �?�?�?־�?�? ת�?רת־פ�?�? �?�?�?פ�? �?�?�? �?�?סף�?

TETH
You have done good to Your servant, O �?�?�?�?, According to Your word. (Psalms 119:65)

Teach me good sense and knowledge, For I have trusted in Your commands. (Psalms 119:66)

Before I was afflicted I myself was going astray, But now I have guarded Your word. (Psalms 119:67)

�?�?�?־�?ת�? �?�?�?�?�? �?�?�?נ�? �?ק�?�?�?
You are good, and do good; Teach me Your laws. (Psalms 119:68)

�?פ�?�? ע�?�? ש�?קר �?�?�?�? �?נ�? �?�?�?־�?�? �?צר פק�?�?�?�?�?
The proud have forged a lie against me, With all my heart I observe Your orders. (Psalms 119:69)

v. 68
This is proof of the beneficence of HaShem! Not only that, since He is good and does good, only He is completely capable of teaching His laws.

v. 69
The lie that they constructed is that you are not truely Torah Observant!

�? : DAY 3

2006-12-27T07:59:00.000-06:00

�?
Psalms 119:65-72

(65) �?�?�? עש�?�?ת ע�?־ע�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?�?ר�?�?

(66) �?�?�? �?ע�? �?�?עת �?�?�?נ�? �?�? �?�?צ�?ת�?�? �?�?�?נת�?�?

(67) �?ר�? �?ענ�? �?נ�? ש�?�?�? �?עת�? �?�?רת�? ש�?�?רת�?�?

(68) �?�?�?־�?ת�? �?�?�?�?�? �?�?�?נ�? �?ק�?�?�?

(69) �?פ�?�? ע�?�? ש�?קר �?�?�?�? �?נ�? �?�?�?־�?�? �?צר פק�?�?�?�?�?

(70) �?פש�? �?�?�?�? �?�?�? �?נ�? ת�?רת�? ש�?עש�?עת�?�?

(71) �?�?�?־�?�? �?�?־ענ�?ת�? �?�?ע�? �?�?�?�? �?ק�?�?�?

(72) �?�?�?־�?�? ת�?רת־פ�?�? �?�?�?פ�? �?�?�? �?�?סף�?

TETH
You have done good to Your servant, O �?�?�?�?, According to Your word. (Psalms 119:65)

Teach me good sense and knowledge, For I have trusted in Your commands. (Psalms 119:66)

�?ר�? �?ענ�? �?נ�? ש�?�?�? �?עת�? �?�?רת�? ש�?�?רת�?�?

Before I was afflicted I myself was going astray, But now I have guarded Your word. (Psalms 119:67)

You will find that you were and are mindful of your falling away usually when there is some type of hardship and misery. However, since you openly guard yourself in obedience to HaShem's word, you now can see the end to your dilemma. This is the dynamic focus of this section!

�? : DAY 2

2006-12-25T23:04:00.000-06:00

Psalms 119:65-72
(65) �?�?�? עש�?�?ת ע�?־ע�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?�?ר�?�?

(66) �?�?�? �?ע�? �?�?עת �?�?�?נ�? �?�? �?�?צ�?ת�?�? �?�?�?נת�?�?

(67) �?ר�? �?ענ�? �?נ�? ש�?�?�? �?עת�? �?�?רת�? ש�?�?רת�?�?

(68) �?�?�?־�?ת�? �?�?�?�?�? �?�?�?נ�? �?ק�?�?�?

(69) �?פ�?�? ע�?�? ש�?קר �?�?�?�? �?נ�? �?�?�?־�?�? �?צר פק�?�?�?�?�?

(70) �?פש�? �?�?�?�? �?�?�? �?נ�? ת�?רת�? ש�?עש�?עת�?�?

(71) �?�?�?־�?�? �?�?־ענ�?ת�? �?�?ע�? �?�?�?�? �?ק�?�?�?

(72) �?�?�?־�?�? ת�?רת־פ�?�? �?�?�?פ�? �?�?�? �?�?סף�?

TET
You have done good to Your servant, O �?�?�?�?, According to Your word. (Psalms 119:65)

�?�?�? �?ע�? �?�?עת �?�?�?נ�? �?�? �?�?צ�?ת�?�? �?�?�?נת�?�?

Teach me good sense and knowledge, For I have trusted in Your commands. (Psalms 119:66)

Your request is very pertinent and timely. By trusting in the commands of HaShem good sense and knowledge come easily. Notice there is no other reasonable method of obtaining them..only this way!

I'M BACK !!

2006-12-15T15:47:00.000-06:00

It took long enough, but I MADE IT BACK.

I'm still on the back-up system but I'm able to roll. And there's five days to make up for.

This can all be attributed to the "Energy of Chanukah" that starts at sundown! This is a time of miracles..big miracles.

Since my last post, I've started in a new position..one with less headache, more pay and minimal supervision. Now, ain't that what everyone wants?

This is just proof positive to me AGAIN that the directions you receive from the Light using Kabbalah actually work.

No brag..just facts!

Let me shut -up and get some serious posting done..

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES

2006-12-12T08:14:00.000-06:00

For the last three days my primary computer system has shown evidence of system failure. I've worked with it and also tried to continue to work around it. This has been to no avail. The system "took a nose dive" yesterday morning at about 1:00 am.

That put this and other blogs in serious compromise.

I am resorting to a back-up system of noticiably less ability, but what can you do in such a state.

The thing that is most challenging is that I don't have access to the files that I use to prepare the blogs, Torah classes and podcasts.

Oh well...You live and learn!

I'll get back shortly...

�? : DAY 1

2006-12-10T17:39:00.000-06:00

Zohar I, 2b-3b

When the Holy One, blessed be He, came to make the world, all of the letters were
sealed, and for two thousand years before He created the world, the Holy One,
blessed be He, contemplated and took delight in them. When He came to create the
world, all the letters entered and stood before Him, from the end to the beginning.

The letter Teth �? came before Him, saying, Master of the World, may it please You
to create the world with me, for through me are You called "Good [Tov, TV"B] and
Upright."

He said to her, "I will not create the world with you, because your goodness is
concealed within you and stored away within you, as it is written, "How abundant is
Your goodness which You have stored up for those that fear You." Since it is hidden
away within you, it has no portion in the world that I wish to create, but only in the
World to Come. Also, regarding your goodness hidden away within you, the gates of
the Temple will sink, as it is written, "Her gates have sunk [tovu', TBA'"V] into the
ground."

Also, the Cheth �?receives you, and when you are joined together, this is
sin [chet, Ch"T]. Regarding this, these letters are not inscribed in the holy tribes.

Immediately she departed from before Him.

The letters Cheth and Teth are not found in the names of the sons of Jacob.

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TEHILLIM
119
verses 65 to 72

PSALM 119 : 65 to72

(Psalms 119:65) �?�?�? עש�?�?ת ע�?־ע�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?�?ר�?�?

(Psalms 119:66) �?�?�? �?ע�? �?�?עת �?�?�?נ�? �?�? �?�?צ�?ת�?�? �?�?�?נת�?�?

(Psalms 119:67) �?ר�? �?ענ�? �?נ�? ש�?�?�? �?עת�? �?�?רת�? ש�?�?רת�?�?

(Psalms 119:68) �?�?�?־�?ת�? �?�?�?�?�? �?�?�?נ�? �?ק�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:69) �?פ�?�? ע�?�? ש�?קר �?�?�?�? �?נ�? �?�?�?־�?�? �?צר פק�?�?�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:70) �?פש�? �?�?�?�? �?�?�? �?נ�? ת�?רת�? ש�?עש�?עת�?�?

(Psalms 119:71) �?�?�?־�?�? �?�?־ענ�?ת�? �?�?ע�? �?�?�?�? �?ק�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:72) �?�?�?־�?�? ת�?רת־פ�?�? �?�?�?פ�? �?�?�? �?�?סף�?

TET
�?�?�? עש�?�?ת ע�?־ע�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?�?ר�?�?
You have done good to Your servant, O �?�?�?�?, According to Your word. (Psalms 119:65)

This open praise is in recognition for all that has happened and is happening! But, you must remember that it all happened according to HaShem's word/command, not yours. So you must constantly look for the good in everything that happens, because everything happens by His command and it happens for your good.

The Mystical Significance of Hebrew Letters - CHETH

2006-12-09T16:59:00.000-06:00

The Hebrew Letter �?
The Life Dynamic - Run and Return

Chet is the letter of life (chaim, from the root chayah, whose most important letter is chet). We are taught in Chassidut that there are two levels of life "essential life" and "life to enliven." God Himself, as it were, is in the state of "Essential life." His creative power, continually permeating all of reality is "life to enliven." So in the Jewish soul: the essence of its root, at one with God, possesses the state of "essential life." The reflection of the light of the soul which shines below to enliven the body and its physical experience is at the level of "life to enliven." The second level of life, life as we know it in general, manifests itself as pulsation, the secret of "run and return."

According to the Ari z"l," the letter chet is constructed by combining the two previous letters, vav and zayin, with a thin bridge-shaped line, referred to as the chatoteret ("hunchback"). The new energy effected by the union of the vav--or yashar--and the zayin--or chozer--is the secret of "hovering" or "touching yet not touching." The image of "hovering" appears at the very beginning of Creation: "And the spirit of God was 'hovering' over the water." The word "hovering" (merachefet) is the eighteenth word in the Torah. It is the first word in the Torah which is numerically a multiple of twenty-six, the value of the Name Havayah (merachefet = 728 = 26 times 28). Twenty-eight is the numerical value of koach, "power." Thus, the full secret implied by the numerical value of the word "hovering" is "the power of God." In Kabbalah, this word is, in particular, the secret of the Divine power to resurrect the 288 fallen sparks that "died" in the process of the "breaking of the vessels" (merachefet being a permutation of meit rapach, "288 have died"). The Sages teach us that the "Spirit of God" here referred to is in fact the soul of Mashiach (which permutes to shem chai, "the living name").

"Hovering" is symbolized in Torah "as an eagle arouses her nest and hovers over her young," as taught by the Maggid of Mezeritch. In order not to crush her young and their nest, the eagle hovers over her nest when feeding her young, "touching yet not touching." The eagle here is a metaphor for God in relation to His children Israel in particular and to the totality of His Creation in general. Were God to either fully reveal His ultimate Presence or withdraw His power of continuous re-creation, the world would instantaneously cease to exist.

Therefore, by "hovering" over created reality, God continues to sustain and nourish His Creation while simultaneously allowing each creature or, in the terminology of Kabbalah, each vessel, the ability to grow and develop "independently." The letter chet thus hints at the delicate balance between the revelation of God�??s Presence to us (the vav of the chet) and the concealment of His creative power from His Creation (the zayin of the chet).

This state of "hovering," "touching yet not touching," is the beginning of the phenomenon of "life to enliven." "Touching yet not touching" from Above thereafter reflects itself as "run and return" in the inner pulsation of every living creature. "And the living creatures [chayot] run and return like the appearance of lightning." Do not read chayot ("living creatures") but chayut, ("lifeforce").

The chatoteret, that sublime thin line that connects the two components or motion of the "life to enliven," itself points upward. It hints at "He who lives at the summit of the world," God�??s "Essential Life." In truth, His Essence paradoxically fills and sustains all created reality while simultaneously "hovering" high above the level of the "hovering" lifeforce itself, unfathomable and beyond all human perception.

FORM

A vav on the right, a zayin on the left, with a thin, hunchback bridge (chatoteret) connecting them above.

Worlds:
# A gateway: the power to enter a higher energy level and exit therefrom.
# The ascent of all worlds on Shabbat and their subsequent descent after Shabbat.
# (At the level of Souls: the power to enter the mysteries of one�??s own soul and thereafter return to worldly consciousness.)
# (At the level of Divinity: the power to enter the mysteries of the Torah and thereafter return to the consciousness of one�??s task on earth.)

Souls:
# The union of three partners in man: father (vav), mother (zayin), and God (chatoteret, chupah).
# The marital dance.

Divinity:
# "God lives at the summit of the world"--the chatoteret.
# God "hovering" over Creation.
# The union of God's immanence, transcendence, and the Jewish People.

NAME

Fear; Life--whose full expression is love.

Worlds:
# Loving God with one's physical body.
# Lifeforce of the body.

Souls:
# Loving God with one's soul.
# Lifeforce of the soul.
# The heartbeat of the tzadik

Divinity:
# Essential unity with God.
# Lifeforce of life itself.
# Resurrection of the dead.

NUMBER

Eight

Worlds:
# Eight vertices of a cube.
# Three-dimensional plurality.
# "God is one in the seven heavens and the earth."

Souls:
# The eighth day - the day of circumcision.
# The eight days of Chanukah - "The candle of God is the soul of man."
# The circumcision of the foreskin of the lips on (Zot) Chanukah.
# The circumcision of the foreskin of the ears on the eighth day of Sukkot.
# The circumcision of the foreskin of the heart on Yom Kippur, the eighth day of the High Priest�??s separation.

Divinity:
# Gateway to infinity.
# God�??s Transcendent Light.
# Origin of the Jewish soul and its descent through the seven heavens to earth.

The material contained in this post has been prepared by Gal Einai Institute
a non-profit organization dedicated to disseminating and implementing
the inner wisdom of Torah--Kabbalah and Chassidut as taken from the teachings of
Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh : Kabbalah and Chassidut - The Inner Wisdom of Torah
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�? : SHABBAT

2006-12-09T16:41:00.000-06:00

�?
(Psalms 119:57) �?�?ק�? �?�?�?�? �?�?רת�? �?ש�?�?ר �?�?ר�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:58) �?�?�?ת�? פנ�?�? �?�?�?־�?�? �?ננ�? �?�?�?רת�?�?

(Psalms 119:59) �?ש�?�?ת�? �?ר�?�? �?�?ש�?�?�?�? ר�?�?�? �?�?־ע�?ת�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:60) �?ש�?ת�? �?�?�? �?ת�?�?�?�?ת�? �?ש�?�?ר �?צ�?ת�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:61) �?�?�?�? רש�?ע�?�? ע�?�?נ�? ת�?רת�? �?�? ש�?�?�?ת�?�?

(Psalms 119:62) �?צ�?ת־�?�?�?�? �?ק�?�? �?�?�?�?�?ת �?�? ע�? �?ש�?פ�?�? צ�?ק�?�?

(Psalms 119:63) �?�?ר �?נ�? �?�?�?־�?ש�?ר �?ר�?�?�? �?�?ש�?�?ר�? פק�?�?�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:64) �?ס�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?רץ �?ק�?�? �?�?�?נ�?�?

CHETH
You are my portion, O �?�?�?�?; I have promised to guard Your words.
(Psalms 119:57)

I have sought Your face with all my heart; Show me favour according to Your word.
(Psalms 119:58)

I have thought upon my ways, And turned my feet to Your witnesses.
(Psalms 119:59)

I have hurried, and did not delay To guard Your commands.
(Psalms 119:60)

The cords of the wrong have surrounded me, Your Torah I have not forgotten.
(Psalms 119:61)

At midnight I rise to give thanks to You, For Your righteous right-rulings.
(Psalms 119:62)

�?�?ר �?נ�? �?�?�?־�?ש�?ר �?ר�?�?�? �?�?ש�?�?ר�? פק�?�?�?�?�?
I am a companion of all who fear You, And of those guarding Your orders.
(Psalms 119:63)

�?ס�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?רץ �?ק�?�? �?�?�?נ�?�?
O �?�?�?�?, Your kindness has filled the earth; Teach me Your laws.
(Psalms 119:64)

verse 63
Now you see the criteria for being His earthly friend. It is easy to see how particular you must be in this matter!

verse 64
HaShem's kindness is everywhere in the Earth. If it wasn't, this planet and all on it would cease to exist. Notice your request!

�? : DAY 6- EREV SHABBAT

2006-12-09T16:28:00.000-06:00

�?

(Psalms 119:57) �?�?ק�? �?�?�?�? �?�?רת�? �?ש�?�?ר �?�?ר�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:58) �?�?�?ת�? פנ�?�? �?�?�?־�?�? �?ננ�? �?�?�?רת�?�?

(Psalms 119:59) �?ש�?�?ת�? �?ר�?�? �?�?ש�?�?�?�? ר�?�?�? �?�?־ע�?ת�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:60) �?ש�?ת�? �?�?�? �?ת�?�?�?�?ת�? �?ש�?�?ר �?צ�?ת�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:61) �?�?�?�? רש�?ע�?�? ע�?�?נ�? ת�?רת�? �?�? ש�?�?�?ת�?�?

(Psalms 119:62) �?צ�?ת־�?�?�?�? �?ק�?�? �?�?�?�?�?ת �?�? ע�? �?ש�?פ�?�? צ�?ק�?�?

(Psalms 119:63) �?�?ר �?נ�? �?�?�?־�?ש�?ר �?ר�?�?�? �?�?ש�?�?ר�? פק�?�?�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:64) �?ס�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?רץ �?ק�?�? �?�?�?נ�?�?

�? : DAY 5

2006-12-07T04:29:00.000-06:00

�?

(Psalms 119:57) �?�?ק�? �?�?�?�? �?�?רת�? �?ש�?�?ר �?�?ר�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:58) �?�?�?ת�? פנ�?�? �?�?�?־�?�? �?ננ�? �?�?�?רת�?�?

(Psalms 119:59) �?ש�?�?ת�? �?ר�?�? �?�?ש�?�?�?�? ר�?�?�? �?�?־ע�?ת�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:60) �?ש�?ת�? �?�?�? �?ת�?�?�?�?ת�? �?ש�?�?ר �?צ�?ת�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:61) �?�?�?�? רש�?ע�?�? ע�?�?נ�? ת�?רת�? �?�? ש�?�?�?ת�?�?

(Psalms 119:62) �?צ�?ת־�?�?�?�? �?ק�?�? �?�?�?�?�?ת �?�? ע�? �?ש�?פ�?�? צ�?ק�?�?

(Psalms 119:63) �?�?ר �?נ�? �?�?�?־�?ש�?ר �?ר�?�?�? �?�?ש�?�?ר�? פק�?�?�?�?�?

CHETH
You are my portion, O �?�?�?�?; I have promised to guard Your words.
(Psalms 119:57)

I have sought Your face with all my heart; Show me favour according to Your word.
(Psalms 119:58)

I have thought upon my ways, And turned my feet to Your witnesses.
(Psalms 119:59)

I have hurried, and did not delay To guard Your commands.
(Psalms 119:60)

�?�?�?�? רש�?ע�?�? ע�?�?נ�? ת�?רת�? �?�? ש�?�?�?ת�?�?

The cords of the wrong have surrounded me, Your Torah I have not forgotten.
(Psalms 119:61)

It does not matter what the wicked do to you. You do not forget Torah. You are to remember it and dwell on it.

�? : DAY 4

2006-12-06T10:07:00.000-06:00

�?

(Psalms 119:57) �?�?ק�? �?�?�?�? �?�?רת�? �?ש�?�?ר �?�?ר�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:58) �?�?�?ת�? פנ�?�? �?�?�?־�?�? �?ננ�? �?�?�?רת�?�?

(Psalms 119:59) �?ש�?�?ת�? �?ר�?�? �?�?ש�?�?�?�? ר�?�?�? �?�?־ע�?ת�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:60) �?ש�?ת�? �?�?�? �?ת�?�?�?�?ת�? �?ש�?�?ר �?צ�?ת�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:61) �?�?�?�? רש�?ע�?�? ע�?�?נ�? ת�?רת�? �?�? ש�?�?�?ת�?�?

(Psalms 119:62) �?צ�?ת־�?�?�?�? �?ק�?�? �?�?�?�?�?ת �?�? ע�? �?ש�?פ�?�? צ�?ק�?�?

(Psalms 119:63) �?�?ר �?נ�? �?�?�?־�?ש�?ר �?ר�?�?�? �?�?ש�?�?ר�? פק�?�?�?�?�?

�? : DAY 3

2006-12-05T06:04:00.000-06:00

�?

(Psalms 119:57) �?�?ק�? �?�?�?�? �?�?רת�? �?ש�?�?ר �?�?ר�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:58) �?�?�?ת�? פנ�?�? �?�?�?־�?�? �?ננ�? �?�?�?רת�?�?

(Psalms 119:59) �?ש�?�?ת�? �?ר�?�? �?�?ש�?�?�?�? ר�?�?�? �?�?־ע�?ת�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:60) �?ש�?ת�? �?�?�? �?ת�?�?�?�?ת�? �?ש�?�?ר �?צ�?ת�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:61) �?�?�?�? רש�?ע�?�? ע�?�?נ�? ת�?רת�? �?�? ש�?�?�?ת�?�?

(Psalms 119:62) �?צ�?ת־�?�?�?�? �?ק�?�? �?�?�?�?�?ת �?�? ע�? �?ש�?פ�?�? צ�?ק�?�?

(Psalms 119:63) �?�?ר �?נ�? �?�?�?־�?ש�?ר �?ר�?�?�? �?�?ש�?�?ר�? פק�?�?�?�?�?

CHETH
You are my portion, O �?�?�?�?; I have promised to guard Your words.
(Psalms 119:57)

I have sought Your face with all my heart; Show me favour according to Your word.
(Psalms 119:58)

�?ש�?�?ת�? �?ר�?�? �?�?ש�?�?�?�? ר�?�?�? �?�?־ע�?ת�?�?�?
I have thought upon my ways, And turned my feet to Your witnesses.
(Psalms 119:59)

The contemplation of your personal actions will bring to mind any and all non-concurrance with the word of HaShem. It then becomes your duty to correct your goings and line them up with His witnesses. To do so you must know the Way which is Mashiach.

�? : DAY 2

2006-12-04T16:55:00.000-06:00

�?

(Psalms 119:57) �?�?ק�? �?�?�?�? �?�?רת�? �?ש�?�?ר �?�?ר�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:58) �?�?�?ת�? פנ�?�? �?�?�?־�?�? �?ננ�? �?�?�?רת�?�?

(Psalms 119:59) �?ש�?�?ת�? �?ר�?�? �?�?ש�?�?�?�? ר�?�?�? �?�?־ע�?ת�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:60) �?ש�?ת�? �?�?�? �?ת�?�?�?�?ת�? �?ש�?�?ר �?צ�?ת�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:61) �?�?�?�? רש�?ע�?�? ע�?�?נ�? ת�?רת�? �?�? ש�?�?�?ת�?�?

(Psalms 119:62) �?צ�?ת־�?�?�?�? �?ק�?�? �?�?�?�?�?ת �?�? ע�? �?ש�?פ�?�? צ�?ק�?�?

(Psalms 119:63) �?�?ר �?נ�? �?�?�?־�?ש�?ר �?ר�?�?�? �?�?ש�?�?ר�? פק�?�?�?�?�?

CHETH
You are my portion, O �?�?�?�?; I have promised to guard Your words.
(Psalms 119:57)

�?�?�?ת�? פנ�?�? �?�?�?־�?�? �?ננ�? �?�?�?רת�?�?
I have sought Your face with all my heart; Show me favour according to Your word.
(Psalms 119:58)

Seeking His Face as given insures that His Favour is also a request. By showing you favour you know that your petitions are granted.

�? : DAY 1

2006-12-04T07:57:00.000-06:00

Zohar I, 2b-3b
When the Holy One, blessed be He, came to make the world, all of the letters were
sealed, and for two thousand years before He created the world, the Holy One,
blessed be He, contemplated and took delight in them. When He came to create the
world, all the letters entered and stood before Him, from the end to the beginning.

The letter Teth . came before Him, saying, Master of the World, may it please You to create the world with me, for through me are You called "Good [Tov, TV"B] and Upright."

He said to her, I will not create the world with you, because your goodness is
concealed within you and stored away within you, as it is written, "How abundant is
Your goodness which You have stored up for those that fear You." Since it is hidden
away within you, it has no portion in the world that I wish to create, but only in the World to Come.

Also, regarding your goodness hidden away within you, the gates of the Temple will sink, as it is written, "Her gates have sunk [tovu', TBA'"V] into the
ground."

Also, the Cheth �? receives you, and when you are joined together, this is sin [chet, Ch"T]. Regarding this, these letters are not inscribed in the holy tribes. Immediately she departed from before Him.

N.B. The letters Cheth and Teth are not found in the names of the sons of Jacob.

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TEHILLIM 119
verses 57 to 64

Psalms 119:57-64

(57) �?�?ק�? �?�?�?�? �?�?רת�? �?ש�?�?ר �?�?ר�?�?�?

(58) �?�?�?ת�? פנ�?�? �?�?�?־�?�? �?ננ�? �?�?�?רת�?�?

(59) �?ש�?�?ת�? �?ר�?�? �?�?ש�?�?�?�? ר�?�?�? �?�?־ע�?ת�?�?�?

(60) �?ש�?ת�? �?�?�? �?ת�?�?�?�?ת�? �?ש�?�?ר �?צ�?ת�?�?�?

(61) �?�?�?�? רש�?ע�?�? ע�?�?נ�? ת�?רת�? �?�? ש�?�?�?ת�?�?

(62) �?צ�?ת־�?�?�?�? �?ק�?�? �?�?�?�?�?ת �?�? ע�? �?ש�?פ�?�? צ�?ק�?�?

(63) �?�?ר �?נ�? �?�?�?־�?ש�?ר �?ר�?�?�? �?�?ש�?�?ר�? פק�?�?�?�?�?

(64) �?ס�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?רץ �?ק�?�? �?�?�?נ�?�?

CHETH
�?�?ק�? �?�?�?�? �?�?רת�? �?ש�?�?ר �?�?ר�?�?�?
You are my portion, O �?�?�?�?; I have promised to guard Your words.
(Psalms 119:57)

Your portion of the inheritance is HaShem. Because you are one of His true priests. Therefore you must personally make the declaration/promise to guard/keep His words.

A Fragment of Practical Kabbalah - Zayin

2006-12-02T18:56:00.000-06:00

Tehillim 119
verses 49 to 56

To the seventh division, verses 49 to 56, two different effects are ascribed. It is said, for example: If one of your friends or acquaintances is afflicted with melancholy, or becomes splenetic, or has severe stitching in the side, write this division, with the holy name Raphael, which signifies, heal mighty G_d, properly upon a small piece of clean parchment, and bind it upon the patient where the spleen is situated.

If you have been led into an undertaking that promises evil results, through the misrepresentation of evil counsellors, repeat this division eighteen times, and you will find means to withdraw from the undertaking without injury to yourself.

�? : SHABBAT

2006-12-02T12:27:00.000-06:00

�?

(Psalms 119:49) �?�?ר־�?�?ר �?ע�?�?�? ע�? �?ש�?ר �?�?�?תנ�?�?

(Psalms 119:50) �?�?ת נ�?�?ת�? �?ענ�?�? �?�? �?�?רת�? �?�?תנ�?�?

(Psalms 119:51) �?�?�?�? �?�?�?צנ�? ע�?־�?�?�? �?ת�?רת�? �?�? נ�?�?ת�?�?

(Psalms 119:52) �?�?רת�? �?ש�?פ�?�?�? �?ע�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?תנ�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:53) �?�?עפ�? �?�?�?תנ�? �?רש�?ע�?�? ע�?�?�? ת�?רת�?�?

(Psalms 119:54) �?�?ר�?ת �?�?�?־�?�? �?ק�?�? �?�?�?ת �?�?�?ר�?�?

(Psalms 119:55) �?�?רת�? �?�?�?�?�? ש�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?ש�?�?ר�? ת�?רת�?�?

(Psalms 119:56) �?�?ת �?�?ת�?־�?�? �?�? פק�?�?�? נצרת�?�?

ZAYIN
Remember the word to Your servant, On which You have caused me to wait.
(Psalms 119:49)

This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
(Psalms 119:50)

The proud have utterly scorned me, I did not turn aside from Your Torah.
(Psalms 119:51)

I remembered Your right-rulings of old, O �?�?�?�?, And I comfort myself.
(Psalms 119:52)

Rage has seized me because of the wrong Who forsake Your Torah.
(Psalms 119:53)

Your laws have been my songs In the place of my sojournings.
(Psalms 119:54)

�?�?רת�? �?�?�?�?�? ש�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?ש�?�?ר�? ת�?רת�?�?
I have remembered Your Name in the night, O �?�?�?�?, And I guard Your Torah.
(Psalms 119:55)

�?�?ת �?�?ת�?־�?�? �?�? פק�?�?�? נצרת�?�?
This has become mine, Because I have observed Your orders.
(Psalms 119:56)

verse 55
This must be your constant thought. The memory and recitation of "THE NAME" are constant reminders of His presence and Torah.

verse 56
Active practice of Torah brings the above constant rememberance. They work hand in hand.

�? : EREV SHABBAT (Late Post)

2006-12-02T11:41:00.000-06:00

ZAYIN
Remember the word to Your servant, On which You have caused me to wait.
(Psalms 119:49)

This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
(Psalms 119:50)

The proud have utterly scorned me, I did not turn aside from Your Torah.
(Psalms 119:51)

I remembered Your right-rulings of old, O �?�?�?�?, And I comfort myself.
(Psalms 119:52)

Rage has seized me because of the wrong Who forsake Your Torah.
(Psalms 119:53)

�?�?ר�?ת �?�?�?־�?�? �?ק�?�? �?�?�?ת �?�?�?ר�?�?
Your laws have been my songs In the place of my sojournings.
(Psalms 119:54)

You can sing HaShem's laws while here on Earth. There is on reason to wait for eternity to praise HaShem and His righteous works. Here is also the reasoning behind chanting Torah. So learning to chant Torah is for more than your bar/bas mitsvah.

�? : DAY 5

2006-11-30T15:57:00.000-06:00

�?
(Psalms 119:49) �?�?ר־�?�?ר �?ע�?�?�? ע�? �?ש�?ר �?�?�?תנ�?�?

(Psalms 119:50) �?�?ת נ�?�?ת�? �?ענ�?�? �?�? �?�?רת�? �?�?תנ�?�?

(Psalms 119:51) �?�?�?�? �?�?�?צנ�? ע�?־�?�?�? �?ת�?רת�? �?�? נ�?�?ת�?�?

(Psalms 119:52) �?�?רת�? �?ש�?פ�?�?�? �?ע�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?תנ�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:53) �?�?עפ�? �?�?�?תנ�? �?רש�?ע�?�? ע�?�?�? ת�?רת�?�?

(Psalms 119:54) �?�?ר�?ת �?�?�?־�?�? �?ק�?�? �?�?�?ת �?�?�?ר�?�?

(Psalms 119:55) �?�?רת�? �?�?�?�?�? ש�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?ש�?�?ר�? ת�?רת�?�?

(Psalms 119:56) �?�?ת �?�?ת�?־�?�? �?�? פק�?�?�? נצרת�?�?

�? : DAY 4

2006-11-29T12:24:00.000-06:00

Questions and Answers for Beginners - Introduction

2006-11-28T20:49:00.000-06:00

What is the Inner Dimension of the Torah?
What is the origin of Kabbalah and Chassidut?
Who Can Study Kabbalah and Chassidut?
What Should be my Goals?
Where do I begin?
Can Kabbalah and Chassidut Change my Life?
How Do I Make Kabbalah and Chassidut Part of My Daily Life?
How Can I Know if the Source of Kabbalah I Am Studying is Authentic?

These are the questions that any beginner would have when coming to this blog. They will be answered one-by-one. So, let's get started.

An Introduction to the Jewish Mystical Tradition

The Torah, God's blueprint for the world, has both a revealed and a concealed dimension. The revealed dimension contains the laws of the Torah, while the concealed dimension contains the Torah's secrets. These secrets are the signature of the Creator in reality. It is up to us to study these secrets so that we can emulate God in all that we do, and pave the way for the redemption--when God's Presence will be readily perceived by all creations here on earth.
In the following posts, we will present some fundamental concepts of the inner dimension of the Torah. It is important to note that there are a number of synonyms for this inner dimension: Kabbalah, the concealed part of the Torah, secrets of the Torah, sitrei Torah, nistar or the soul of the Torah. Although each synonym has its own subtleties, they are all basically interchangeable. Chassidut, also included in the concealed part of the Torah, is the inner dimension of Kabbalah, or the soul of the soul of the Torah!

Some of the material contained in this post has been prepared by Gal Einai Institute, a United States non-profit organization dedicated to disseminating and implementing the inner wisdom of the Torah--Kabbalah and Chassidut--as taken from the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh
©5760-5765 (2000-2005) by Gal Einai Institute, All rights reserved

�? : DAY 3

2006-11-28T10:12:00.000-06:00

�?
(Psalms 119:49) �?�?ר־�?�?ר �?ע�?�?�? ע�? �?ש�?ר �?�?�?תנ�?�?

(Psalms 119:50) �?�?ת נ�?�?ת�? �?ענ�?�? �?�? �?�?רת�? �?�?תנ�?�?

(Psalms 119:51) �?�?�?�? �?�?�?צנ�? ע�?־�?�?�? �?ת�?רת�? �?�? נ�?�?ת�?�?

(Psalms 119:52) �?�?רת�? �?ש�?פ�?�?�? �?ע�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?תנ�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:53) �?�?עפ�? �?�?�?תנ�? �?רש�?ע�?�? ע�?�?�? ת�?רת�?�?

(Psalms 119:54) �?�?ר�?ת �?�?�?־�?�? �?ק�?�? �?�?�?ת �?�?�?ר�?�?

(Psalms 119:55) �?�?רת�? �?�?�?�?�? ש�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?ש�?�?ר�? ת�?רת�?�?

(Psalms 119:56) �?�?ת �?�?ת�?־�?�? �?�? פק�?�?�? נצרת�?�?

ZAYIN
Remember the word to Your servant, On which You have caused me to wait.
(Psalms 119:49)

This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
(Psalms 119:50)

�?�?�?�? �?�?�?צנ�? ע�?־�?�?�? �?ת�?רת�? �?�? נ�?�?ת�?�?
The proud have utterly scorned me, I did not turn aside from Your Torah.
(Psalms 119:51)

This is the act and attitude of the arrogant They will always deride the child of G_d, of that you can be sure. Your act and attitude is to not miss one step, or rather not go away from doing HaShem's law.

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(Psalms 119:49) �?�?ר־�?�?ר �?ע�?�?�? ע�? �?ש�?ר �?�?�?תנ�?�?

(Psalms 119:50) �?�?ת נ�?�?ת�? �?ענ�?�? �?�? �?�?רת�? �?�?תנ�?�?

(Psalms 119:51) �?�?�?�? �?�?�?צנ�? ע�?־�?�?�? �?ת�?רת�? �?�? נ�?�?ת�?�?

(Psalms 119:52) �?�?רת�? �?ש�?פ�?�?�? �?ע�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?תנ�?�?�?

(Psalms 119:53) �?�?עפ�? �?�?�?תנ�? �?רש�?ע�?�? ע�?�?�? ת�?רת�?�?

(Psalms 119:54) �?�?ר�?ת �?�?�?־�?�? �?ק�?�? �?�?�?ת �?�?�?ר�?�?

(Psalms 119:55) �?�?רת�? �?�?�?�?�? ש�?�?�? �?�?�?�? �?�?ש�?�?ר�? ת�?רת�?�?

(Psalms 119:56) �?�?ת �?�?ת�?־�?�? �?�? פק�?�?�? נצרת�?�?

ZAYIN
Remember the word to Your servant, On which You have caused me to wait.
(Psalms 119:49)

�?�?ת נ�?�?ת�? �?ענ�?�? �?�? �?�?רת�? �?�?תנ�?�?
This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
(Psalms 119:50)

No matter what the pain or sorrow, you can always find comfort in HaShem's word. It is because His word is life-giving, that is it is Resurrection power. If HaShem's word can create life then it is obvious that it can also re-create and give life to that which died (once lived).