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Torah Studies — Balak 5784

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Balak 5784. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚŝƐŝĚĞĂůĐĂŶďĞƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚ͘   ‫לעלוי נשמת‬ ‫הרה"ח התמים ר' צבי דניאל ב"ר דוד ע"ה‬ ‫ומרת איטא בת ר' יוסף מרדכי ע"ה‬ ‫איינסווערט‬ ‫נפטרו ביום י"ד תמוז ה'תשפ"א‬ .‫ה‬.‫ב‬.‫צ‬.‫נ‬.‫ת‬  ‫נדבת בניהם‬ ‫ר' שניאור זלמן ור' נתן קלמן ומשפחתם שיחיו‬ ‫איינסווערט‬  Donated by The Ainsworth Brothers and their families in memory of their Parents   Reprinted and Redistributed by:   VAAD LAHAFOTZAS HAMAYONOS Melbourne, Australia VaadMelbourne@gmail.com Schneerson Adapted from Chassidic Dimensions PARSHAS BALAK 5784 P a r s h a s B a l a k BALAK "A R ULER S HALL G O F ORTH " One of the prophecies of Billam recorded in the Torah portion of Balak is that "a ruler shall go forth from Yaakov."1 Rashi explains2 that this refers to Moshiach, concerning whom the verse adds:3 "he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river to the end of the earth." Since the obvious intent of the verse is that Moshiach will rule the entire world, why doesn't it simply say so? This will be better understood in light of the statement of the Baal Shem Tov6 that "it is necessary for every Jew to rectify and prepare that portion of the rank of Moshiach that is allied with his particular soul." For each and every Jew has an element within his divine soul that is a portion of Moshiach's stratum. These components are referred to by the phrase "from sea to sea, and from the river to the end of the earth." They are so designated for the following reason: The difference between "sea" and "land" is that "sea" denotes those things that are hidden, just as the creatures of the sea are concealed by its waters. 5 T o r a h S t u d i e s at which time "living waters will flow out of Jerusalem, half to the foremost [eastern] sea and half to the endmost [western] sea."8 In terms of man's service, the "foremost sea" refers to the foremost soul power of wisdom, while the "endmost sea" refers to the lowest of our powers, the power of action. The verse is thus telling us that just as Moshiach will rule "from sea to sea," man's service is not complete until he achieves dominion over all his powers, from his lofty intellect to his lowly power of action; all of them are to be used in his divine service. 6 P a r s h a s B a l a k T WO F ORMS OF T RUST According to J

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Torah Studies

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18 июля 2024 г.

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