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Project Likkutei Sichos — 18 Matos-Masei Sicha Summary English — Matos-Massei 5783

Выпуск: Project Likkutei Sichos — 18 Matos-Masei Sicha Summary English — Matos-Massei 5783. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. By experiencing descent and When the parshiyos of Matos and Maasei spiritual hardship, we are able to reach are combined during the Three Weeks of deep within our souls to propel ourselves mourning for the destruction of the Beis even higher, “journeying” on to places we Hamikdash, they allude to the general could not have reached previously. It When the Jewish people are called by the has to draw upon reserves of stoicism and name shevatim, it alludes to the fact that strength, its own spiritual “hardness,” to they retain their “moisture,” their tangible fulfill its desires and its responsibilities. Although it is a time of mourning the descent into exile, it is also simply a Maasei: The “journeys” of the parshah can prelude to the revelation of the essential allude to the downward journey from durability of the soul (matos) and the heaven to earth, or from the Land of Israel ultimate journey to redemption (maasei). The word shevet also means a branch of a tree that Matos: The hardness and insensitivity of the retains some moisture; the word matah also soul as a result of its descent into a body means a staff that is dry and hardened. The Explanation Reprised: The Explanation: Alternatively, the descent and ascent are alluded to in each parshah name The tribes of Israel are referred to by two individually: names: Shevatim and Matos. the negative hardness of the soul in exile is This is true of the soul when it descends transformed into the radiant hardness of This is the overall theme of the Three the soul’s essence. Matos-Masei The purpose of this “hardening” and spiritual decay, however, is to lead to the The Context: second parshah, Massei, which means journeys. When doing so, the essential, obdurate source of they are referred to as matos it alludes to the soul is revealed within the person. actually leads to a positive “hardness.” The soul is forced to steel itself in its confrontation with the body’s resistance. The purpose of these negative travels is to bring to the positive implication of journeying, the trek back to redemption.

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Project Likkutei Sichos

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14 июля 2023 г.

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Темы: parsha_commentary