030.3 Meishra d'sakina
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This episode discusses the concept of Malchus and its relationship to Hashem, exploring themes of kedusha and galus through the lens of Avraham Avinu's actions.
Para 6 Spotify Notes . Torah 30:3 (Paragraph Vav) Big idea: Hashem created the world so we can attain השגת אלקות (hasagas Elokus) and live in relationship with Him. But because He is אין סוף (Ein Sof) and we are בעלי גבול (ba’alei gvul), the gap seems unbridgeable. The answer is צמצומים (tzimtzumim). Not for concealment, and ultimately transmission and gilui. Malchus has two functions. It contains and defines, and it also enables expression. When Malchus is pure הִתְבַּטְלוּת (hisbatlus), לית לה מגרמה כלום (leis lah m’garmah klum), it reflects like the moon reflecting the sun. That is מלכות דקדושה (Malchus d’kedusha). When the vessel takes on “identity,” and perceived intependence the whole transmission becomes warped. That is Malchus in גלות (galus), and the same “pieces” that are potentially kedusha become reoriented as מלכות דסטרא אחרא (Malchus d’sitra achra). The sharp example is secular “wisdom” like science. It can be a כלי to reveal Hashem, but when it becomes a closed framework that claims independence from the Creator, the greatest potential for gilui becomes the greatest concealment. Arba Malchuyos and the rescue mission: How it gets repaired: Chesed cuts Malchus away…
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