Kabbalah - Rabbi Aryeh Rotenberg

250629.Chukat ver1-5 Chukat: Verse 1 "And Hashem spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 'This is the ordinance of the Torah which Hashem has commanded'" (Bemidbar 19:1-2). Rabbi Yosi opened the discussion saying: "and this is the Torah which Moses set before the children of Yisrael" (Devarim 4:44). Come and behold: the words of the Torah are holy, lofty, and sweet, as it is...

250626.Shlach Lecha ver311 Shlach Lecha: Verse 311 א"ר חִזְקִיָּה, הָכִי אוֹלִיפְנָא, כְּתִיב וַיֵּלֶךְ אִישׁ מִבֵּית לֵוִי וַיִּקַּח אֶת בַּת לֵוִי. וַיֵּלֶךְ אִישׁ: דָּא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא כד"א יְיָ' אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה. מִבֵּית לֵוִי: דָּא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אֲתָר דְּחָכְמָה עִלָּאָה, וְהַהוּא זוֹהַר מִתְחַבְּרָן כַּחֲדָא, דְּלָא מִתְפָּרְשָׁן לְעָלְמִין. מִבֵּית לֵוִי: דְּ...

250624.Shlach Lecha ver257-261 Shlach Lecha: Verse 257 זְמִינָא יְרוּשָׁלַםִ לְאַפָּקָא מַיִין, וּלְנַבְעָא נְבִיעוּ, הָכָא אִית לוֹמַר, סוֹפָא דְּכָל דַּרְגִּין, לָאו אִיהוּ יְרוּשָׁלַם, אֶלָּא וַדַּאי יְרוּשָׁלַםִ וְיוֹמָא הַהוּא כֹּלָּא חַד. מַה בֵּין הַאי לְהַאי. אֶלָּא יְרוּשָׁלַםִ, כָּל דַּרְגִּין קַדִּישִׁין דִּילָהּ, כַּד אִסְתַּחֲרָן, אִקְרוּן יְרוּשָׁלַםִ. וְהָכִי אִתְּחֲמָאן. וְאִית דַּ...

250623.Shlach Lecha ver256-7 Shlach Lecha: Verse 256 פָּתַח הַהוּא יַנּוּקָא וְאָמַר, וְהָיָה בַּיוֹם הַהוּא. הַהוּא, לָא יְדִיעַ מַאן הוּא. אֶלָּא בְּכָל אֲתָר בַּיוֹם הַהוּא, יוֹמָא בַּתְרָאָה הוּא, אֲמַאי אִקְרֵי יוֹם הַהוּא. אֶלָּא דָּא הוּא יוֹמָא דְּאָחִיד סוֹפָא בְּשֵׁירוּתָא. שֵׁירוּתָא אִקְרֵי הוּא, כד"א וְעָבֵד הַלֵּוִי הוּא פּוּלְחָנָא דְּלֵוִי, לְדַרְגָּא דְּאִקְרֵי הוּא, טָמִיר ו...

250622.Shlach Lecha ver118 The difference between Tam and Tamim Rabbi Ila'i explains why Abraham was referred to as Tamim (perfect) while Jacob was referred to as Tam (perfect) and says that the difference has to do with the fact that Jacob was more perfect, being circumcised. With the wholeness of male and female together, Tam takes the letter aleph to become Emet, truth, as in "You will...

250619.Galut and Geula - Ramhal

250617.Shlach Lecha ver117 The difference between Tam and Tamim Rabbi Ila'i explains why Abraham was referred to as Tamim (perfect) while Jacob was referred to as Tam (perfect) and says that the difference has to do with the fact that Jacob was more perfect, being circumcised. With the wholeness of male and female together, Tam takes the letter aleph to become Emet, truth, as in "You will...

250616.Shlach Lecha ver62-67 Shlach Lecha: Verse 62 "And they came to the wadi of Eshkol (lit. 'cluster')" (Bemidbar 13:23): these refer to matters of Agadah and homiletical interpretation that are derived from the aspect of Faith, WHICH IS MALCHUT, SINCE HOMILETICAL INTERPRETATIONS AND AGADAH ARE DEPENDENT ON TORAH AND SURROUND HER LIKE GRAPES IN A GRAPE CLUSTER. "And cut d...

250615.Bamidbar - Beha'alot'cha - Hichal Habracha - Rabbi of Komarna chakras, DNA, sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems

250611.Bamidbar - Beha'alot'cha - ver24 Beha'alot'cha: Verse 24 רִבִּי אֲחָא אָמַר, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דַּעֲמִיקָא דְּכֹלָּא נָהִיר, נָהִיר בְּנַחֲלָא. וְנַחֲלָא, נָגִיד בְּאֹרַח מֵישָׁר לְאַשְׁקָאָה כֹּלָּא. כְּדֵין כְּתִיב, בְּהַעֲלוֹת בְּגִין דְּהָא מֵעוּמְקָא דְּכֹלָּא נָפְקֵי, בְּהַעֲלוֹת דְּאָתֵי מִסִּטְרָא עִלָּאָה, דְּעֲמִיקָא דְּכֹלָּא, דְּאִקְרֵי מַחֲשָׁבָה. וְכֹלָּא חַד מִלָּה,...

250610Bamidbar - Beha'alot'cha - ver17-23 Beha'alot'cha: Verse 17 Come and behold: "and the ark rested." This verse is true, AS WILL BE EXPLAINED, as are others, most certainly. At the moment that Judgment hangs upon the world and Judgments prevail, the Holy One, blessed be He, sits on the Throne of Judgment to put the world on trial. Through that Throne, how many notes a...

250609.Bamidbar - Beha'alot'cha - ver15-17 Beha'alot'cha: Verse 15 תָּא חֲזֵי, מֶלֶךְ בָּ"וָ, לָאו יְקָרָא דִּילֵיהּ הוּא, לְאִשְׁתָּעֵי מִלָּה דְּהֶדְיוֹטָא, כ"ש לְמִכְתַּב לֵיהּ, וְאִי סָלִיק בְּדַעְתָּךְ, דְּמַלְכָּא עִלָּאָה קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, לָא הֲווֹ לֵיהּ מִלִּין קַדִּישִׁין, לְמִכְתַּב וּלְמֶעְבַּד מִנַּיְיהוּ אוֹרַיְיתָא, אֶלָּא דְּאִיהוּ כָּנִישׁ כָּל מִל...

250605.Bamidbar - IDRA RABA - ADIR BAMAROM

250604.Bamidbar - IDRA RABA - ADIR BAMAROM The skull Synopsis Rabbi Shimon describes the skull of Arich Anpin in which are 130 million worlds, and he describes the flow of dew to Zeir Anpin and by which the dead wake up in the World to Come. He talks about that dew that sustains the Supreme Holy Ones and about the manna that sustains the righteous in the future. We learn how the whiteness of this...

250603.Bamidbar - IDRA RABA The skull Rabbi Shimon describes the skull of Arich Anpin in which are 130 million worlds, and he describes the flow of dew to Zeir Anpin and by which the dead wake up in the World to Come. He talks about that dew that sustains the Supreme Holy Ones and about the manna that sustains the righteous in the future. We learn how the whiteness of this skull radiates light in...

250527.Naso ver127 - the Nazir Naso: Verse 127 עֲנָבִים אִימָּא תַּתָּאָה, דְּכָנִישׁ יַיִן וְשֵׁכָר לְגַוָּוהּ, וְעַל דָּא אִתְפְּרַשׁ מִכָּל סְטָר שְׂמָאלָא, דְּלָא לְאַחֲזָאָה עוֹבָדָא דִּילְהוֹן לְגַבֵּיהּ. עֲנָבִים דָּא לָא תָּלֵי שַׂעֲרָא וְדִיקְנָא. דְּהָא נוּקְבָּא בַּעְיָיא לְסַפְּרָא שַׂעֲרָא, כַּד אַתְיָא לְאִזְדַּוְּוגָא בִּדְכוּרָא, וְהָא דִּיקְנָא לָא אִשְׁתְּכַח בָּהּ. בג"כ הוּ...

250526.Naso ver126 - the Nazir Naso: Verse 126 Come and see what I have learned from the book of Rav Hamnuna Saba (the elder). It is written: "And shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow" (Bemidbar 6:5). He must allow the hair on his head and beard to grow, and abstain from wine, strong drink and grapes, since they all pertain to the left side, but the hairs do not originate IN...

250525.Naso ver124 - the Nazir The Nazirite Synopsis Rabbi Aba wonders why someone who has made the vow of a Nazirite to be sanctified with holiness is not allowed to eat grapes. Rabbi Shimon answers that wine and strong drink and grapes are all attached to the same aspect, that is of the Left Column, and it is inappropriate for a Nazirite to do anything of the left side. Naso: Verse 124 ת"ח...

250522.Behar ver07 Behar: Verse 7 Come and behold: Hei refers to rest of those on high and those lower. Thus, THERE IS the upper Hei OF YUD HEI VAV HEI, DENOTING BINAH, and the lower Hei OF YUD HEI VAV HEI, REFLECTING MALCHUT. THE UPPER HEI POINTS TO rest for the supernal beings, while THE LOWER HEI REFERS TO rest for those below. The upper Hei IS THE SECRET OF seven years seven times, MEANING 49...

250403.Pekudei ver28 - God realization, Great Lights, Left LINE, Judgment and Counting Pekudei: Verse 28 And the resting place of the root of Yishai, WHICH IS MALCHUT, called 'the glory of Hashem' must never be counted or numbered. What is the reason? Because no blessing dwells wholly upon something counted. Blessings prevail only where there is no reckoning. And this is the first time MAL...

250402.Pekudei ver26 Pekudei: Verse 26 "These are the accounts of the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle of the Testimony." Rabbi Aba opened the discussion with the verse: "And in that day it shall be, that the root of Yishai..." (Yeshayah 11:10). "In that day" refers to the time when the Holy One, blessed be He will increase peace in the world, and then the root of the Tree...

250519.Behar - Likutey Toraha Teamey Hamitzvot - Mitzvat Shmita

250518.Behar ver01 Behar: Verse 1 "And Hashem spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying, 'Speak to the children of Yisrael, and say to them: When you come to the land...'" (Vayikra 25:1-2). Rabbi Elazar commenced the discussion with the verse: "This is the Torah of the burnt offering (Heb. olah). It is the burnt offering..." (Vayikra 6:2). We established this verse address...

250401.Pekudei ver09 "And in mercy a throne was established" Synopsis Rabbi Elazar opens with the verse: "And in Mercy a throne was established, and he sat upon it in truthfulness..." He says this means that the thought went up to join with the will and joy that come from the incomprehensible, Atik. The joy shone into the thought, Aba, and then united with the supernal Ima by t...

250331.Pekudei ver78 Pekudei: Verse 78 "He withholds no goodness from these who walk upright" (Ibid.). This is the secret of the verse, "And from the wicked their light is withheld" (Iyov 38:15). THEREFORE, IT IS SAID THAT FROM THOSE WHO WALK UPRIGHT NO GOOD THING WILL HE WITHHOLD, referring to the first light, WHICH IS CHESED, of which it is written, "And Elohim saw the l...