“I am a Boor; I am With You” p: 33-34

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel ThursdayNight 23 Elul 5773

Page 33 (לג). About 10 lines from end of the page – (line begins: 'acharim...') For text, click: Here.

We have been talking about how mitzvot are above Torah. Mitzvot are a direct connection from Above down to earth below! There is no gradual process.

We say Torah, by contrast comes from chochmah/wisdom which is part of the seder hishtalshalus (process of creation) so thus from this perspective mitzvot are higher than Torah.

Essence is impossible for us to express. Essence and world are completely opposite. There is no way to conceptualize essence. In the world each thing has a beginning and 'how come it's here'. In essence the question does not apply!

A Torah is a Godly statement that does not ask permission to relate to the world. So similar to mitzvot it seems to come from essence.

In Torah the 'download' from above comes in a way of enclothement. A garment follows the contours of the body and fits the person's form... this is hislabshut/enclothement.

The world relates to malchus. This means you have a thought. It is illuminated by your intellect, which is illuminated by your soul. This is beyond world. It is purity itself. So it enters the world when it becomes thought and then especially when it becomes speech. In speech every detail is identified individually.

And in thought and speech each piece needs to be part of the context. But each word exists independent of the context. This is a feature of 'world'.

In the world components exist independently and then the light comes and puts them together and gives them meaning. This is the meaning of 'time and space' – different components. This is the principle of malchus/speech.

Torah contains a light that evokes a persons turn – turn to Him. This is effective even if a person has been blemished by misdeeds. There are 613 strands of connection – like a pillar of light - like a cable made of many strands. Blemishes are like cutting the strands. Torah contains light that returns and person and heals.

And this is distinct from tshuvah. Tshuvah comes from a sense of distance, but the return in Torah is from a sense of closeness.