Questions are good. They show you’re alive and thinking. But you’re not going to get the full picture of Torah by pecking like a pigeon at crumbs on the sidewalk.
The only way to comprehend what Torah is saying is with a consistent schedule of study and a good teacher.
Who taught the teacher? We all should be teachers. The world of Torah is so expansive that no one can possibly know it all. If you think you know it all that just shows your ignorance. I learn from everyone who posts on the different commentaries. Every aspect of my life is a learning experience. It has been said that G-D will choose the foolish to confound the wise.
My siblings was considered "intellectuals" , but they have not reached my level of understanding of Torah. I can't even say that it was faith, I had to the end of myself and someone gave me a simple translation of the Bible. I remember vividly, how it reached the depth of me with the truths that I knew was there all the time. It showed me who I was, when the world was telling me otherwise. I avoid people that tell me who I am, or who I should be, or that I'm on the wrong path or what I believe is wrong, just because my journey has led me in a different direction. I have faith by experience, intellect by studying
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Good🌻Morning,
AMEN! Have a joyful day!
Baruch HaShem,
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As we are just coming out of the Shavuos Holiday, I just realized that the beautiful lady Ruth in Boca Raton, Florida that learned how to overcome her study obstacles and studied with her Rabbi, Elimelech Silberberg, for over thirty years, she has the same name of Ruth, the especially good and special soul in the Book of Ruth that we read on Shavuos, the great grandmother of King David. (In the Book of Ruth, Elimelech is the name of Naomi's husband, Ruth's first father-in-law). This Ruth in Florida, from reading her comment, also appears to be an exceptionally good soul. We do take after our biblical names that we are given. Reply
The 'revealed' Torah is clothed or encrypted in externality (words from our world). This distracts us from the real meaning.
When we read from the most powerful Book - the book of Zohar we draw the Light that corrects us even if we do not comprehend it.
If we study together with the guidance of a teacher who studied with an authentic kabbalist, organized in a group, whose intention is to cancel their self-love which separates us from G_d. The group focus on connecting their feelings towards love of the others. Then they create a place for G_d's presence to be revealed and to draw the Light that corrects their nature.
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Invintation accepted Bring it on. I would like to find a peace of mind so to concentrate, which is something with relentless persecutions I find annoying, troublesome, disgusting. The persecutions come from them who worship idols. Reply
Torah Wisdom for Holistic Life
The Torah teaches us:
how to receive His abundance as one holistic system of integrated parts living in a Spiritual World.
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Ask and you shall receive What is a question other then a prayer. Who is it that listens and knows what we need. We read in to Torah and drink from the eternal spring. That the One above sends His messengers. That is, what we, ask as not to be lost as were before. Reply
I suppose if I asked a question on this dose then I would not have gotten the message. Reply
i heard that everything is torah, in the sense that any piece of information can be applied to torah. torah is about life, a teaching how to to live, instruction how to live. anything a person thinks of has to do with who they are and the life they are living. it is part of their because they thought about it.
what im trying to get to is, that no one is allowed to read in the bathroom cause were not supposed to think about torah in the bathroom. and anyone with any sense in torah applies whatever they hear see read or think to what life is all about thats, torah,
cant even do math in there makes me think of one g-d
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Holistic study-daily thank you! this a good reminder of Deuteronomy 8:3 "Man shall not live by bread alone but by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of G-d!" Reply
Questions
During an early period of my learning I searched for questions in my head while the rabbi was reading and explaining. My rabbi Elimelech Silberberg would say, "What does that have to do with what we are learning ?
At first I believed it showed my involvement. Finally I came to the realization, it showed my involvement in my ego wanting to appear brilliant to the rabbi and class.
I changed. Through silent meditation, I connected my mind to G-d before class and fastened my eyes on the Chumash page. I took notes to review later. I held my questions to the end of class when the rabbi would take questions (I learned this from the rabbi). In nearly thirty years of studying with Rabbi Silberberg. It also improved my personal study.
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Holistic Study
I understand the importance of making sure that my "conversion" to Judaism is kosher and have made contact with the small Jewish community here, who have since directed me to an Orthodox Rabbi in the UK for further study (as none are currently resident here).
Lubavitcher has proved to be an invaluable resource in guiding me towards understanding the centrality of Torah in true G-dly worship, the defining activity of human existence. Thank you for all you have done so far (!)
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The Torah is, indeed,eternal and difficult to comprehend with just one reading like a regular book. We find more meanings as we study more and again. By Torah, I mean, of course, the 24 books that are our best treasure. Followed by the Halachot: instructions of the Rabbis of how to fulfill what Torah is asking. Yes asking-not demanding " Just hear that you have one G-d,and take it into your heart to believe that he is the creator, and guide to your life." NO,there is no direct dialogue we H' as we have with human beings. Torah requests discerning what it means and that is a life time; hence Halachah. . As for Kabbalah it is a wonderful addition but there is one reason why it was suggested not before 40 years old. If you have a good foundation of Torah teachings it will not led you astray, but without it the teaching are more esoteric, and for me the talk at that level has another meaning that Torah itself.First the basis and then more sophisticated teachings.