KABBALAH

 

KABBALAH

(All that G-d has spoken, we will do and we will obey. Exodus 24:7.)

Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks was a philosophy graduate of Cambridge University. On one occasion, he was studying Hassidism with a chassidic student...

Albert Einstein taught us that E=MC2. Even if one does not understand quantum mechanics, this equation means that there is a relationship between energy and mass, and mass is a form of energy.

Kabbalah calls this energy Divine creative energy. This means that every physical object is a form of energy that creates it.

Kabbalah helps us to realize and recognize this spirituality of matter, that in every physical thing, even in the inanimate.

It is this “spark” of G dliness that is the true essence and reality of all things and this spark is released and revealed when physical matter is used for a holy purpose or deed in accordance with the will of the Creator in Mitzvah performance. This is the meaning of the Shema Yisrael prayer. When we say, “Hear O Israel, the Lord our G d, the Lord is One,” it is not only a statement of monotheism.

The true mystic is not concerned about going on spiritual ecstasy trips, rather he is more concerned about translating and integrating the spiritual experience to become a better, more productive, and spiritual individual here in this world.

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