{"id":1148,"date":"2020-11-07T19:13:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T19:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=1148"},"modified":"2020-11-21T16:42:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T16:42:29","slug":"the-journey-of-the-soul-part-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/soul\/the-journey-of-the-soul-part-3","title":{"rendered":"The Journey of the Soul – Vigilance 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Journey of the Soul 3<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Part 3<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05e9\u05b0\u05c2\u05e4\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05d9 \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05bc\u05d7 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b7\u05d2\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05d3 \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05d4\u05b4\u05dc\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea\u05b6\u05da\u05b8<\/span><\/p>\n

A-dnai sifatai tiftach, ufi yagid tehilatecha<\/em>\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n

G\u2011d, Open my lips, that my mouth can declare Your praise<\/span><\/p>\n

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How does one acquire vigilance except through tremendous will power and effort?\u00a0 Where does the motivation come from?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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vigilance is acquired through Torah knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learning, studying Torah opens our hearts and minds to the TRUTH.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In Bereishit (Genesis)6.9 it says\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05ea \u05e0\u05b9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05e0\u05b9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05e6\u05b7\u05d3\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05e7 \u05ea\u05b8\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d3\u05b9\u05e8\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b6\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 \u05e0\u05b9\u05d7\u05b7:<\/span><\/p>\n

These are the generations of Noach (Noach) , a righteous (Tzadik) man, perfect in his generations, (Everything from Aleph to Tav) of Elokim Noach walked.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Noah\u2019s name is written twice, together to show us to pay attention to what is being said about him.<\/span><\/p>\n

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So how do we get from such a righteous man to chapter 11 where the languages are confused?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Noah walked<\/em><\/strong> with G-d.\u00a0 Noah had to keep his mind constantly focused on G-d. Torah Chumash Bereishis\u00a0 Kehot Publication Society page 46<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Noah lived among corrupt generations of people as we do.\u00a0 We must also keep our minds constantly focused on G-d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bereishit (Genesis) 9.1<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05e0\u05b9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b9\u05bc\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05e4\u05b0\u05bc\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bereishit (Genesis) 9.1 And G-d(Elokim) Blessed (everything from Aleph to Tav) of Noah and his sons, and Said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill (everything from Aleph to Tav) of the earth.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bereishit (Genesis) 11.1-4<\/span><\/p>\n

And they said, Come, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach to heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth:<\/span><\/p>\n

And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they lived there:<\/span><\/p>\n

And they said one to another, Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly; And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar:<\/span><\/p>\n

And they said, Come, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach to heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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G-d Told Noah and his sons to be fruitful, and multiply and fill everything from Aleph to Tav of the earth.\u00a0 This generation chose to do the opposite of what G-d had instructed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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These first generations of mankind had a greater knowledge of Kabbalah that we have today.\u00a0 There have been many Tzaddik (Righteous Men) throughout mankind\u2019s history but of the early generations there was a general knowledge of Kabbalah.\u00a0 They wanted to build a structure to reach into heaven.\u00a0 One reason was that they wanted to prevent another deluge.\u00a0 The most important reason was that they wanted to usurp G-d\u2019s Authority from Him and use it for their evil purposes.\u00a0 See\u2026\u2026 .\u00a0 Torah Commentary by Rabbi Bachya ben Asher Lambda Publishers, Inc pages 206 & 207.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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They built a structure according to Kabbalistic means.\u00a0 It had 70 steps, a mile per step.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They had calculated the precise number of steps needed to ascend to heaven\u00a0 (70) [according to Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer, the number reflects 70 miles, a mile per step.\u00a0 Ed.]\u00a0 The number may also allude to the 70 representatives of the 70 nations in the celestial spheres.\u00a0 Torah Commentary by Rabbi Bachya ben Asher Lambda Publishers, Inc. page 208<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Midrash says\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

They betook themselves away from the Ancient\u00a0 (Adam kadmon) of the world, saying, \u00a0We refuse to accept either Him or His Divinity<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>\u00a0THAT THEY FOUND A PLAIN. R. Judah said: All the nations of the world assembled to discover which plain would hold them all, and eventually they found it.\u00a0 Midrash Rabba 38.7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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AND LET US MAKE A NAME \u05e9\u05b5\u05c1\u05dd (SHEM). The School of R. Ishmael taught: SHEM (A NAME) means nought else but an idol. LEST WE BE SCATTERED ABROAD UPON THE FACE\u00a0 Midrash Rabba 38.8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bereishit (Genesis) 11.5<\/p>\n

\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b4\u05bc\u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05bc\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd:<\/span><\/p>\n

And Came Down \u2013 HaShem \u2013 to See \u2013 everything from Aleph to Tav \u2013 the city \u2013 and everything from Aleph to Tav \u2013 the tower \u2013 that \u2013 built \u2013 sons of \u2013 Ha Adam.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Torah did want us to know that basically their sin was of the same category as that of the first man. \u2026.The Torah stresses that they behaved not just like ordinary human beings but like the first human being, Adam [as opposed to 5.1 where the Torah describes<\/span> \u05d6\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e1\u05b5\u05e4\u05b6\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd<\/span> \u00a0This is the book of the generations of Adam<\/em>, without the letter<\/span> \u05d4<\/span> in from of the word<\/span> \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd<\/span> The words<\/span> \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd <\/span>\u00a0are a hint that these people were like the first human being and the Torah had indicated that the people of the deluge had sinned by denying that there is something higher than the emanation<\/span> \u05db\u05b6\u05bc\u05ea\u05b6\u05e8<\/span> (keter \u2013 crown \u2013 the head of the sefirot), which had led to their destruction in the lower <\/em>universe.\u00a0 Torah Commentary by Rabbi Bachya ben Asher Lambda Publishers, Inc. page 207-208<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Their sin consisted of the words they said, i.e. let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach to heaven; and let us make us a name<\/em>.\u00a0 The power of speech, the words we say have repercussions.\u00a0 They bring into existence either good or evil.\u00a0 So G-d Confused their languages \u2013 the punishment fit the crime.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As you can see there is always more than face value in every Torah pasuk.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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vigilance is acquired through Torah knowledge.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Learning, studying Torah opens our hearts and minds to the\u00a0 TRUTH<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Blessings and Peace<\/span><\/p>\n

Rebbetzin Revi<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Journey of the Soul 3 Part 3 \u00a0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05e9\u05b0\u05c2\u05e4\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05d9 \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05bc\u05d7 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b7\u05d2\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05d3 \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05d4\u05b4\u05dc\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 A-dnai sifatai tiftach, ufi yagid tehilatecha\u2014 G\u2011d, Open my lips, that my mouth can declare…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":1155,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1148","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-mussar-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1148"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1258,"href":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1148\/revisions\/1258"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}