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SF - The Holy One Preserves the Sanctity of Your Soul

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Based on Tomer Devorah by the Holy Ramak


Authored and Published by the Salant Foundation


Distributed by Feldheim



The Holy One, Blessed Be He Preserves the Sanctity of our Souls


Axiomatic to our understanding of Teshuvah Elyonah (Exalted

Repentance) is the Ramak’s revelation that through the agency of Binah (Divine Enlightenment), one of the Ten Realms of Divine Lights, the

Holy One, Blessed Be He forever preserves the sanctity of our souls’ holy

roots. As we know, Binah is the aspect of Emah Elyonah — the “Exalted

Mother” — Who loves Her child unconditionally and always recognizes

his intrinsic goodness. So too, a child feels pleasantness when in his

Mother’s presence because she loves him.


Just as a child can always rely on the unconditional love of his parents, so too, we can always rely on the Holy One’s unconditional love for us. His love for us is expressed through His preserving the sanctity and goodness of our souls’ holy root in the Sefira (One of the Ten Divine Lights) of Binah.


What’s more, at any given moment, regardless of one’s present spiritual

state, the Eternal One graces us with the opportunity to transform ourselves to pure goodness. This is attained by elevating and attaching ourselves to our holy root and implanting ourselves firmly within the spiritual realms!


Indeed, Teshuvah Elyonah awakens the holy Sefirot (System of Divine

Lights) to illuminate man with their purifying light! Just as the Radiance

of Binah transmutes Divine Judgment to Compassion, so too, Teshuvah

Elyonah transmutes the negative aspects of man into Holiness, Goodness, and Light!


Engaging in Teshuvah Elyonah begins with a person’s free-will decision

to ascend to the root of his holy soul. This intention stimulates a wondrous process that culminates with him connecting to his pure essence. In the wake of man’s sanctifying himself through Teshuvah Elyonah, his former misdeeds are transformed into meritorious acts. In the upcoming pages we will clarify how, through the process of Teshuvah Elyonah, man elevates himself to his holy root and prompts the light of Binah to cast its splendor upon “all the days of his life.”


Man Is Like the Tree of the Field


The verse (Bamidbar 20:19) states, “Man is like the tree of the field.”

Our Patriarchs and Matriarchs devoted all their energy to plant the

strong and everlasting roots in our hearts of our Holy faith and trust in

the Almighty. They successfully sanctified and illuminated the physical

darkness of the body. All the winds in the world cannot uproot our trust

from its place because our holy ancestors planted the roots of our faith like a permanent fortress that is unconquerable. It can withstand cracks in the foundation and quickly repair itself because the foundations are so strong and dynamic (Based on the writings of Rabbi Yerucham Levovits).


The Midrash Tanchumah states (Bamidbar 23:9), “I [i.e., God] look at

their origins and the beginning of their roots, and I see them established

and powerful, like these mountains and hills because of their Patriarchs

and Matriarchs” (Cited by Rashi’s18 commentary).


Connecting to Our Holy Roots


The Zohar (Terumah 165a) states: “Rabbi Yose teaches: One who

ascends to the Divine Light of Binah must do so with joy, and

with no anguish or sadness whatsoever.” Four complimentary

reasons combine to spark this lofty level of joy:


First is the joyful awareness that the Merciful Creator will unequivocally

accept our Teshuvah (Repentance) in His unbounded compassion! This

is especially true concerning Man’s performance of Teshuvah Elyonah,

through which man elevates himself to his holy root implanted in the

Realm of Binah!


Second, the joy of knowing that our Merciful Father forever safeguards

the sanctity of our soul’s holy roots within the Divine Light of Binah.


Third, the joy of knowing that it is possible to purify ourselves from

the illusory defilements of this world and its earthly desires, which seem

so bright and alluring at first, but which serve only to blacken and coarsen the soul.


Fourth, joy in the awareness that through Teshuvah Elyonah and the

Secret of the Jubilee, the Holy One, Blessed Be He grants us the golden

opportunity to access and unite with our holy root and transform our

nature back into the pure goodness from whence it sprang.


Summary: The Almighty Preserves the Sanctity of Our Souls.





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R' Yochanon Mordecai ben Ephraim and Moras Esther Leah bas Yehudah Yoseph

HaRav HaGaon Rebe Mordecai ben Rav Moshe and Rebbitzen Mazel Malka bas Sara

Meira Leah bas Michael

Basha Elka bas Moshe HaCohen

Devorah bas Moshe

HaRav HaGaon Rebe Yisrael ben HaRav HaGaon Zev Wolf

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Moshe Fisher

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Zivia bas Raizel

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Leah Hadassah bas Michal Chana

Chava Bas Michal Chanah

Nuna bas Nuna

Yakir Efraim Ben Rachel Devora

Chaya Leah bas Sara

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Netanel Ilan ben Shayna Tzipora

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   -   O Segredo para um Ótimo Casamento !!

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SF - Day Fourty Nine - The Lesson of the Rock

NEW!


Discover a joyful and uplifting path to Repentance!


Click on the link to see the book:


The Joy of Repentance\Guilt-Free


Based on Tomer Devorah by the Holy Ramak


Authored and Published by the Salant Foundation


Distributed by Feldheim




The Lesson of the Rock - Trust 2


Underscoring Hope in God


The Ramchal, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato, writes (Otz’ros HaRamchal,

Essay on Hope):


If one hopes (i.e., the highest level of trust) in God, then even if

his good deeds are negligible, he will not be ashamed. As the Torah

states (Yeshiyahu 49:23): "And you shall know that I am the

Eternal, in Whom those who trust shall not be ashamed." From

this we learn that even one impoverished of deeds should still retain

hope in God, for through this hope, God will reveal Himself to the

person and cleanse his transgressions. And indeed, it is from such

hope that the ultimate rectification shall spring: the stalwart hope

that all Israel has maintained through the protracted exile, and

their unwavering faith in the belief in their final redemption. And

this ultimate hope is expressed by the Prophet (Zechariah 3:19):

"I will remove sin from the Earth;" and this is the meaning and

fulfillment of the verse (Beresheis 49:18): "For Your redemption

I hope, God!" Indeed, the ultimate honor of our King is reflected

in the trust that His subjects place on Him. As the Talmud states

(Makos 24a): Chavakuk came and condensed the Torah into one

principle, as it states (Chavakuk 2:4): "The righteous person shall

live by his trust:" trust in God– this is hope.


Moshe’s Prayers


One of Moshe outstanding traits was his steadfast faith in the endless

depths of the Creator’s compassion. Whenever B’nei Yisrael — the

Children of Israel — sinned in the Wilderness, Moshe prayed to awaken

the Merciful One’s compassion and kindness upon His children. Nowhere was this more evident than regarding the sin of the Golden Calf. Since Moshe knew that God is infinitely merciful, he intuited that He would reveal ever greater levels of compassion even after such a grievous incident; or perhaps even more correctly, precisely because of it! He therefore prayed (Shemos 33:13), “If I have found favor in Your eyes, make known to me Your ways!”


The Eternal accepted his supplication and responded (Shemos 33:19), “I shall be graceful to whom I choose to grace, and compassionate to whom I choose to be compassionate.” Indeed, as a result of this entreaty Heaven revealed the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy to Moshe We mention these Thirteen Attributes of Mercy on Yom Kippur — the Day of Forgiveness, and also whenever we are moved to Repent. The Creator radiates new worlds of compassion upon us and cleanses us like a

new creation.


The Lesson of the Rock


The Bas Ayin17 presents a novel commentary on the Mei Mariva (the

Waters of Striving) over which Moshe was deprived entrance to Eretz

Yisrael — The Land of Israel (Bamidbar 20:7-13). In the course of his

exposition, the Bas Ayin cites two fundamental principles from the Zohar

that underscore the importance of Trust in the Holy One to accept our

Teshuvah. First, the Holy One’s very purpose in creating the Universe was

to be known as the paradigm of compassion and kindness, as the verse

states, “He created the world with kindness” (Tehillim 89:3). Second, He

created Teshuvah before He brought the Creation into existence. Therefore, it behooves us to unwaveringly trust in the Holy One’s unbounded mercyand take inspiration in the sure knowledge that He accepts our Teshuvah at all times.


Miriam died in this episode; and as a result, the rock that had supplied

the people with water in her merit dried up. Moshe was then faced with

the inconceivable pressure of desperate myriads clamoring to him for life giving water in the burning desert heat. A shock of anguished vexation jolted him, and he cried out, Rebellious ones! Shall water issue from a rock?


The instant the words left his lips, Moshe deeply regretted his outburst

and performed complete Teshuvah. However, due to his intense humility, he was “sure” God would not forgive his momentary expression of negativity, no matter how “justified” and brief. More than that, he assumed that since he had corrupted his faculty of speech, he no longer had the merit to draw water from the rock through mere speech. Therefore, he concluded there was no other alternative than to strike it with his staff.


The Bas Ayin explains that Moshe's primary transgression was that he

did not believe that the Eternal, in His unbounded compassion, would immediately accept his repentance, forgive his expression of anger, and repair the blemish to his faculty of speech.


Summary: How awesome an endeavor it is to internalize this lesson, and

strengthen our Trust that the Almighty, in His unbounded compassion, will always accept our Teshuvah and immediately forgive our misdeeds, for “He created the world with kindness” (Tehillim 89:3)!





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May the souls who left this world be remembered for a blessing.

R' Yochanon Mordecai ben Ephraim and Moras Esther Leah bas Yehudah Yoseph

HaRav HaGaon Rebe Mordecai ben Rav Moshe and Rebbitzen Mazel Malka bas Sara

Meira Leah bas Michael

Basha Elka bas Moshe HaCohen

Devorah bas Moshe

HaRav HaGaon Rebe Yisrael ben HaRav HaGaon Zev Wolf

HaRav HaGaon Rebe Moshe ben HaRav HaGaon Yacov

Moshe Fisher

HaRav HaGaon Daniel Zvi ben Avraham Chanuch

HaRav HaGaon BZF

R' Maair Ben R' Yakutiel and Javayeer z"tl




Refuah Shleimah

Yochanon Baruch ben Fruma Ettta

Zivia bas Raizel

Tzvi ben Chana

Avner Shimon ben Argamon

Leah Hadassah bas Michal Chana

Chava Bas Michal Chanah

Nuna bas Nuna

Yakir Efraim Ben Rachel Devora

Chaya Leah bas Sara

Chaya Shaina Chana Bas Itcha

Netanel Ilan ben Shayna Tzipora

Shmuel Ben Navat

Chanah Tauba bat Tzilah.

Daniella bat Sarah

Rise bat Faiga




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