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Living Jewish — Bereishit 5786

Выпуск: Living Jewish — Bereishit 5786. Темы: family_education, relationships_shalom_bayit. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, шалом байт, брак, отношения, shalom bayit, marriage, שלום בית, זוגיות. We his essence, “edameh le’elyon” (“I will wisdom, which enabled him to perceive must therefore say that naming the ani- resemble the Most High—‫)”אֶ דַּ מֶ ה לְ עֶלְ יֹון‬, the spiritual root of each creature, and mals was itself part of fulfilling this mis- being composed of both higher and lower according to that he gave it its name. than yours.” The physical world contradicts the frame- work of an angel’s existence; thus we see To demonstrate this to them, G-d brought Part of Adam’s Mission in the Torah portion that when angels before the angels the animals and beasts descend into this world, they undergo and asked them their names, but they Adam’s act took place immediately upon great spiritual descent. He Why the Angels Did not Know worlds, but the vast gap between this who sees what is born.” That is, he per- This requires explanation: After all, the physical world and the higher worlds cre- ceives the origin and root of each thing as angels themselves exist in the higher ates a seeming disconnect. Adam’s task it exists Above, and therefore has the worlds—so why did they not grasp the was to bridge that gap, uniting beings of power to connect it with the creature spiritual source of the animals and beasts, this physical world with their lofty spiritu- found here below. But when The chassid replied: “Because the Rebbe G-d looked upon the people of the Gener- The Light of Wisdom is upset with me.” ation of the Flood and the Generation of the Dispersion, whose deeds were cor- Wisdom is called “light,” as the Zohar The Rebbe responded: “After Cain sinned, rupt, He concealed it and set it aside for teaches that “light” is wisdom. of intellect is to shine upon the emotions why has your face fallen?’ The Chid- (Bereshit Rabbah) of the heart—by clothing itself within the dushei HaRim asks: Wasn’t it obvious that emotions to guide them according to rea- Cain was distressed because he had been son, neither more nor less. the moment of Creation, as our Sages say about the verse, “...and the spirit of G-d Here two opposite extremes stand out: man’s body was created from the lowest continued from page one: was hovering over

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Living Jewish
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15 октября 2025 г.
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4

Темы: family_education, relationships_shalom_bayit