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Biblical Faith Shows
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Torah is intended to be studied with another person, and otherwise it is not fully considered Torah study. The Rabbis say,
Rabbi Yose bar Chanina said: What is the meaning of the passage, “A sword upon the liars (Hebrew: baddim) and they shall become fools”? [It means] “A sword upon Torah scholars who sit separately (Hebrew: bad bebad) and study Torah.” Furthermore, they become foolish, as it says: “and they shall become fools.”
Dedicated to Amy Magnusson
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Modesty is the origin of effective Torah studies. Despite Moshe Rabbeinu’s many fine qualities, he received the Torah because of his modesty. The Rabbis say, Rabbi Chanina bar Idi said: Why is Torah compared to water? Just as water flows from a high place to a low place, so do the words of Torah remain only with one who is humble.
Dedicated to Christina Hammond
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The three offices of royalty, priesthood and Torah leadership were symbolized in the Holy Temple by three scared articles, each of which was graced by a “crown” of gold work surrounding the upper border. These are: the Shulchan, Table; the Mizbei’ach HaZahav, Golden Alter; and the Aron, Ark.
The crown upon the Table, which carries the show-bread, corresponds to the crown of kingship, because it is the king’s role to ensure the nations sustenance. The smallest perimeter of any plane of the Table is thirty tefachim, corresponding to the prerogatives of the king.
Dedicated to Christina Hammond
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Commentary from Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag
From the Sefer: The Shadow of the Ladder
And G-d said “Let there be light and there was light” (Gen. 1:3).
Zohar comments, “Let there be light in this world and there was light in the world-to-come.”
Explanation: The act of creation brought into being all creatures according to their true nature and in their full stature, in all their perfection and in all their glory. Thus the light that was created on the first day appeared in all its perfection, including even the life in this world, in complete delight and pleasantness, in consonance with the full measure express in the words, “Let there be light.”
Dedicated to Brian and Camie Davis
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Commentary from Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag
From the Sefer: The Shadow of the Ladder
This is the way of the Torah: You should eat bread with salt. You should drink water in strict measure. You should sleep upon the earth and live a life of suffering and you should labor in the Torah. If you act this way, you will be happy and it will be happy for you. You will be happy in this world and it will be well for you in the world-to-come.
Dedicated to Brian and Camie Davis
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
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The physical realm is completely opposite in nature to the conceptual realm. How then can we, as physical beings, successfully pursue, integrate and retain Torah studies, which are purely conceptual?
We may answer this by considering that every object has form and substance, which also are opposite in nature. Form and substance can unite when the physical is subordinate, and conforms to shape. Likewise, this is the principle behind this Mishnah, which advises us to subordinate the physical to the spiritual.
Dedicated to Rick and Christi Hoerster
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Biblical Faith – with Shmuel “Sam” Peak
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David, king of Yisra’el, who learned nothing from Achitophel except two things: Rashi explains that the two things relate to not studying alone, but with another and not to enter the house of study or House of G-d with a proudly erect posture. In Tehillim 55:14 we read that King David is called a man of my measure, my guide and my intimate. We do not explicitly find that King David called Achitophel his teacher, Rav. It is implied in the statement, “You are a man of my measure”; i.e. you are equally deserving of honor. King David meant to say: “Just as you owe me as honor as the king. I owe you honor as a teacher.”
Dedicated to Rick and Christi Hoerster
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