PIRKEI HAMACHSHAVAH - GATE I - CHAPTER 7 - REWARD & PUNISHMENT

GATE I CHAPTER 7 REWARD AND PUNISHMENT 1. In the writings of the Pirkei Avot, we can read that A single moment in the Future World (Olam Ha'Ba) is much better than any existence in this world. That implied that, if we put together all the benefits of this world, that all human beings are likely to experience, from the da…

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PIRKEI HAMACHSHAVAH GATE 1 - CHAP 6 - THE STABILITY OF CREATION AND TALMUD TORAH

GATE I Chapter 6: The Stability of the World Through Torah Study 1. In the Gemara, in Tractate Shabbat, p.88 / a, we deduce from the verses that the Holy God, Blessed be He, established a condition for the work of Creation: if Israel accepts the Torah, the Universe would endure , otherwise it would go back to chaos (Tohu va V…

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PIRKEI HAMACHSHAVAH - GATE 1 - CHAPTER 5: MATAN TORAH AT MOUNT SINAI

GATE I Chapter 5: Matan Torah - The Giving of The Torah on Mount Sinai By Rav Yaakov Adés FIRST PART 1. The "Matan Torah" (the Giving of the Torah) on Mount Sinai is extensively described in the Parashat "Yitro". But since it is impossible to develop this theme through these few pages, we will concentrate…

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PIRKEI HAMACHSHAVAH - GATE 1 - CHAP 4 REPAIRING VIA THE STUDY OF TORAH

Gate I - Chapter 4: The Tikuním (Repairs) produced by the study By  Rav Yaakov Addes 1. In the Zohar as well as in a number of other writings of Kabbala, we find that when HaShem made the world that we know, He also made an infinite number of other worlds and spiritual celestial forces that people in this world are not aware…

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PIRKEI HAMACHSHAVAH - GATE 1 - CHAP 3 HASHEM RENEWS THE WORK OF CREATION CONTINUALLY

CHAPTER 3 - HASHEM RENEWS THE WORK OF CREATION CONTINUALLY (MOMENT BY MOMENT)  By  Rav Yaakov Addes GATE 1 1. It is said: "Bereshit Bara Elokim Et Ha'Shamayim Ve'Et Ha'Aretz -  In the beginning, the Eternal (HaShem) created the Heavens and the Earth ... ». There is a number of fundamental differences between …

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PIRKEI HA'MACHSHAVAH - GATE 1 CHAP 2 - HASHEM, TORAH AND ISRAEL ARE ONE

SOD HA'YEHUDI: HASHEM, THE TORA AND THE JEWS ARE ONE AND THE SAME REALITY. By Rav Yaakov Adés I FIRST GATE CHAPTER 2 - FIRST PART 1. The Ramchal, in his book "Adir Ba'Maróm", the Rav Chaim of Volozin in his book "Nefesh Ha'Chaim" (fourth Gate, chapter 11) and many other works still quote this p…

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Pirkei Ha'Machshavah - The powerful will to serve HaShem

THE JEWISH SOUL IS A BEAM OF LIGHT FROM HASHEM FIRST PORTAL By The Rav Yaakov Addes Chapter 1 - Sod : The powerful will of the Jew to serve the Eternal First part There is in the heart of every Jew a deep desire to get closer to the Eternal. Some people realize this regularly; others only from time to time, but all Jews have wi…

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