Far deeper than the wisdom to create is the wisdom to repair.
And so, G‑d built failure into His world, so that He could give the human being His deepest wisdom: The wisdom of healing a shattered world and repairing our own selves.
From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. Subscribe and get your dose daily. To order Rabbi Freeman’s latest book, Wisdom to Heal the Earth, click here.
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Tzvi Freeman
Thornhill, Ontario
May 10, 2009
To Avi
If you have unlimited resources--like G-d does--it's much easier to throw out the broken pieces and start all over again than to keep them and get them to work.
That's what Torah is--the ability to sustain the world while repairing it.
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Avi
May 9, 2009
How is repair deeper than creation? Reply
S
UK
November 15, 2023
in response to Avi:
B"H
Every person has their own path to HaShem. Some at a greater disadvantage than others. There is a purpose for everything, both the good and not so good.
When an individual, who may not be on a righteous path, turns their life around by doing teshuvah, cleansing, then undertaking a life to do the will of HaShem, this is bringing heaven down to earth.
Not only has this person started the process of healing oneself, this process begins to heal the world.
Having been created a very beautiful shining soul, this soul having been encased in the un-cleanliness of the world's problems now is clean and shining through like a diamond. Repair, is bringing creation back to its former beginning and showing the world what a beautiful creation we all are.
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David Calabretta
Whitefish, Mt.
May 8, 2009
Repair
Restore, Restore, Restore. That is what G-d does with us when we come to Him with a contrite and humble heart. This is what we learn from studying His Word and in turn express to others in our daily lives.
Thank G-d.
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Deborah
May 8, 2009
Repair Is it wisdom to repair, or is that how G-d teaches compassion? Reply
building an altar amidst the broken pieces.. of, unto, ha'shem's triumphant redeeming mercy and grace.