THE DAILY PEARL
Rabbi Nir Menussi
ื ืืจ ืื ืืกื
A daily Sefirat HaOmer meditation exercise tailored for that day's spiritual work, explaining how its kabbalistic structure translates into inner work
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ืึผึธืจืึผืึฐ ืึทืชึผึธื ื' ืึฑึพืึนืึตืื ืึผ ืึถืึถืึฐ ืึธืขืึนืึธื ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืงึดืึผึฐืฉืึธื ืึผ ืึผึฐืึดืฆึฐืึนืชึธืื ืึฐืฆึดืึผึธื ืึผ ืขึทื ืกึฐืคึดืืจึทืช ืึธืขึนืึถืจ.
ืืืื___, ืฉืื ืฉ___ ืืขืืืจ
ืึธืจึทืึฒืึธื ืืึผื ืึทืึฒืึดืืจ ืึธื ืึผ ืขึฒืืึนืึทืช ืึผึตืืช ืึทืึผึดืงึฐืึผึธืฉื ืึดืึฐืงืึนืึธืึผ, ืึผึดืึฐืึตืจึธื ืึผึฐืึธืึตืื ืึผ, ืึธืึตื ืกึถืึธื.
WEEK 2: Gevurah (Might)
Inner Work
The week of Gevurah (Might) relates to inner work.
Tiferet within Gevurah: Rectified Self-Compassion
According to Chassidut, every sefira has an inner essence that expresses its spiritual quality and how it expresses itself in the human soul. Theq inner essences of chesed and gevurah are love and fear, respectively. In the first week, we spoke about love and relationships, and now weโre dealing with inner work, rooted in the emotion of yirah, fear. This doesnโt mean fear of punishment but rather fear of the sin itself. The Hebrew word for sin, chet, is related to hachtaโah, which means missing the mark or creating a defect. The fear of sin therefore becomes a recoiling from creating defects in our soul, which ultimately is the true damage of sin.
Weโve arrived at โtiferet be within gevurah.โ What is the inner essence of tiferet? The answer is compassion. Tiferet within gevurah means injecting a dose of compassion and mercy into our self-work. But what kind of compassion are we talking about?
Many people tend to sink into negative self-compassion, otherwise known as self-pity. I once warned a particularly bright child about this, and he replied, โBut thatโs the best feeling there is!โ He was right, of course: self-pity is like a warm, enveloping womb whispering to us that our misery is completely justified, and we shouldnโt have to demand anything of ourselves. It feels goodโbut it doesnโt get us anywhere.
Yet thereโs a kind of rectified self-compassion, more befitting of its name: compassion for our selfhood, for our true essence, for our great and shining soul that isnโt fully actualizing itself. As opposed to the destructive self-pity described above, this compassion arouses us to return to God and to change. It spurs us to get up, shake off the victim mentality, and make something of our lives.
The moment the eyes of positive compassion are opened, weโre comforted even for the defects and lacks we discovered in the stage of self-judgment (yesterdayโs gevurah within gevurah). Itโs not terrible to be small and weak, compassion tells us: God is with you, loves you, and believes in you in every situation. The integration of compassion for both the lowly, damaged, psyche and the holy, elevated soul parallels the twice-spoken โit was goodโ of the third day of creationโonce for yesterday and once for today.
๐ When you identify a negative pattern youโre stuck in, close your eyes and let your bright, pure soul recall the greatness it can realize in this world. Turn your compassionate gaze onto your present situation and remind yourself that God is with you, calling gently to you to get up and move forward. Allow yourself to feel compassionโs healing power.
ืชืคืืจืช ืฉืืืืืจื: ืจืืืื ืขืฆืืืื ืืชืืงื ืื
ืืคื ืืืกืืืืช, ืืื ืกืคืืจื ืืฉ "ืคื ืืืืึผืช" โ ืืื ืคื ืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืืืช ืื ืคืฉืืช ืฉืื, ืืืืคื ืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืื ืคืฉ ืืืื. ืคื ืืืืืช ืกืคืืจืืช ืืืกื ืืืืืืจื ืื ืืืื ืืืจืื, ืืืชืืื. ืืฉืืืข ืืจืืฉืื ืขืกืงื ื ืืืืื ืืืืืกืื, ืืืขืช ืื ื ืขืืกืงืื ืืขืืืื ืคื ืืืืช, ืื ืขืฉืืช ืืชืื ืจืืฉ ืืจืื. ืืื ืืืืื ื ืืืจืืช ืขืื ืฉ, ืื ืืฉืืช ืืืจืื ื ืคืืื, ืืื ืืืจืืช ืืื, ืืฉืื ืืืืื ืืืกืจืื: ืจืชืืขื ืืคื ื ืขืฆื ืงืืื ืืคืื ืื ืคืฉื ื.
ืืืขื ื ื"ืชืคืืจืช ืฉืืืืืจื". ืืื ืคื ืืืืืช ืกืคืืจืช ืืชืคืืจืช? ืืชืฉืืื ืืื ืจืืืื. ืืชืคืืจืช ืฉืืืืืจื ืคืืจืืฉื ืืคืื ืืืืจืช ืื ื ืฉื ืจืืืื ืืืืื ืืชืื ืืขืืืื ืืขืฆืืืช ืฉืื ื. ืื ืืืื ืืื ืจืืืื ืืืืืจ ?
ื ืืืื ืจืืืืช ืฉื ืื ืฉืื ืจืืื ืืื ืืฉืงืืข ืืจืืืื ืขืฆืืืื. ืืืืจืชื ืคืขื ืืื ื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืจืืืื ืขืฆืืืื, ืืืื ืขื ื ืื: "ืืื ืื ืืจืืฉ ืืื ื ืขืื ืฉืืฉ!" ๐ ืืื ืฆืืง ืืืืื: ืจืืืื ืขืฆืืืื ืื ืืื ืจืื ืื ืืขืืืฃ ืืืืืฉ ืื ื ืฉืืืกืื ืึผืช ืฉืื ื ืืืฆืืงืช ืืืืจื, ืืืื ืื ื ืืืจืืฉ ืืขืฆืื ื ืืืจ. ืื ื ืขืื, ืื ืื ืื ืื ืืข ืืืชื ื ืืฉืื ืืงืื.
ืื ืืฉื ื ืื ืฉื ืจืืืื ืขืฆืืืื ืืชืืงื ืื, ืืจืืืืื ืืืชืจ ืืฉืื: ืจืืืื ืขื ืืขืฆืืืืช ืฉืื ื โ ืขื ื ืฉืืชื ื ืืืืืื ืืืฆืืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืชืืืฉืช. ืื ืืืื ืืจืืืื ืืขืฆืืืื ืืืจืกื ืืื, ืจืืืื ืืื ืืขืืจืจืื ืืืชื ื ืืชืฉืืื ืืฉืื ืื. ืื ืืืจืื ืื ืืืชื ื ืืงืื ืืืืชื ืขืจ ืืืจืืฉ ืืงืืจืื ื ืืืขืฉืืช ืืฉืื ืขื ืืืื ื.
ืืจืืข ืฉืื ื ืคืืงืืื ืืช ืขืื ืืจืืืื ืืืืืื, ืืื ืืืืคืช ืืื ืืืช ืื ืืช ืืืงืืืืช ืืคืืืืื ืืืืกืจืื ืืืชื ืืฉืคื ื ืืฉืื ืืฉืืคืื ืืขืฆืื (ืืืืืจื ืฉืืืืืจื). ืื ื ืืจื ืืืืืช ืงืื ืืืืฉ, ืืื ืืืืจืช; ื' ืืชืื, ืืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืฆื. ืืฉืืืื ืฉื ืืจืืืื ืขื ืื ืคืฉ ืื ืคืืื ืขื ืืจืืืื ืขื ืื ืฉืื ืื ืขืื ืืื ืืืืื ืช ืืคืขืืืื "ืื ืืื" ืฉื ืืืื ืืฉืืืฉื ืืืจืืื โ ืคืขื ืืืช ืขื ืืืื ืืงืืื ืืคืขื ืฉื ืื ืขื ืืืื.
๐ ืืฉืืชื ืืืืื ืืคืืก ืฉืืืื ืฉืืชื ืืฆืืืื ืื, ืขืฆืื ืขืื ืืื ืืืืืจื ืื ืฉืืชืื ืืืื ืืืฉืืืขืช ืืืชืืืฉ ืืขืืื. ืืคื ื ืืช ืืืชื ืืื ืืืื ืขื ืืฆืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืืืจื ืืขืฆืืื ืฉื' ืืชืื, ืงืืจื ืืื ืื ืืขื ืืงืื ืืืฆืขืื ืงืืืื.
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Day 11
Netzach within Gevurah: Rectified Self-Confidence
From the process of discovering who we are at the moment, we move forward to realizing who we can be in the future." To do this, we must bring to our inner work the power of netzach (eternity), characterized by confidence. But exactly what kind of confidence is this?
A central complaint therapists deal with today is insecurity, lack of confidence. I donโt believe in myself, Iโm afraid of what others may think of me, I donโt dare try to achieve, Iโm afraid of failureโwe hear things like this all the time.
In response, a variety of books, workshops, and even whole courses are dedicated to building self-confidence: how to believe in ourselves, love ourselves, connect to our strengths, and conquer the world, or, at the very least, appear successful.
Judaism recoils from this kind of self-confidence. It smacks of โmy strength and the power of my hand has brought me this successโโa highly negative verse warning us about the illusion that we are the ones running the world. This kind of self-confidence isnโt only mistaken, itโs also dangerous: sooner or later itโs bound to shatter, and this blow will only leave us less self-confident than before.
The rectification for โmy strength and the power of my handโ is in the second half of the verse: โand you shall remember that God is the One Who gives you the strength to succeed:โ all of our strength comes from God. This sounds very passive and defeatistโweโre nothing, God is everything. But a more careful reading of the verse notices that it says God is giving over His strength to us. The strength is within us, waiting for us to use it.
The faith that God has planted powers within us can fill us with great confidenceโnot the self-confidence of the ego, but also not its passive opposite. Itโs confidence in God, but not the kind that tosses the ball to Him, but rather that catches it from Him, and with it, receives the strength to throw it further.
This is rectified self-confidence: not in ourselves, but in the powers God placed within us and wants us to actualize.
๐ You have the power to succeed in everything youโre meant to succeed in. This power isnโt you or yours alone, but youโre expected to act to realize it. Do all you can, and if God desires it, Heโll support you and see to your success. You can do it!
ื ืฆื ืฉืืืืืจื: ืืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืชืืงื
ืืชืืืืืื ืืงืฉืืจืื ืืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืจืืข ืื ื ืืชืงืืืื ืืืืฉืืชื ืฉื ืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืืืช ืืขืชืื. ืืฉื ืื ืืฉ ืืืืืก ืืขืืืื ืืคื ืืืืช ืฉืื ื ืืช ืืื ืื ืฆื, ืืืืืคืืื ืืืื ืฉื "ืืืืื". ืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืง ืืืืืจ? ืชืืื ื ืืจืืืืช ืฉืืืคืืื ืฉืืืขืื ืืืื ืืื ืฉื ืืืกืจ ืืืืื. ืื ื ืื ืืืืื ืืขืฆืื, ืื ื ืืคืื ืืื ืฉืืืฉืื ืขืื, ืื ื ืื ืืขื ืืคืขืื, ืื ื ืคืืื ืืืคืื โ ืืื ืื ืจืง ืืืง ืืืืืืจืืช ืฉืื ื ืฉืืืขืื ืื ืืืื, ืืืื ืืืขืืงืจ ืืชืืื ื ืคื ืืื.
ืืชืืืื ืฉืื ืกืคืจืื, ืกืื ืืืช ืืืฃ ืงืืจืกืื ืฉืืืื ืืืงืืฉืื ืืื ืืืช ืืืืื ืขืฆืื: ืืื ืืืืืื ืืขืฆืื ื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ื, ืืื ืืืชืืืจ ืืืืืืช ืฉืื ื ืืืืืืฉ ืืช ืืขืืื. ืืื ืืืฆืืื, ืื ืืคืืืช ืืืืจืืืช ืืืฆืื.
ืืืืืืช ืืื ื ืจืชืขืช ืืืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืื. ืืื ืืืืฃ ื"ืืืื ืืขืืฆื ืืื ืขืฉื ืื ืืช ืืืื ืืื" โ ืคืกืืง ืฉืืืื ืืืืืืจ ืืืชื ื ืืคื ื ืืืฉืืื ืฉืื ื ืฉืืืืื ืืขืืื. ืืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืื ืืื ื ืจืง ืฉืืื, ืืื ืื ืืกืืื: ืืืืงืื ืื ืืืืืืจ ืืื ืขืชืื ืืืชื ืคืฅ, ืืื ื ืืื ืขืื ืืืชืจ ืืกืจื ืืืืื ืืืงืืื.
ืืชืืงืื ื"ืืืื ืืขืืฆื ืืื" ืืื "ืืืืจืช ืื ื' ืืื ืื ืืชื ืื ืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืื": ืื ืืืื ืฉืื ื ืื ืื'. ืื ื ืฉืืข ืืื ืคืกืืื ืืชืืืกืชื ื โ ืื ืื ื ืฉืื ืืืจ, ื' ืืื ืืื โ ืื ืืื ื ืื ื ืืืขืช ืืงืจืืื ืืืชื ืืืืจื ืฉื ืืคืกืืง. ืืคืกืืง ืืืืืง ืืืืืจ ืฉื' ืืืกืจ ืืช ืืืื ืื ื. ืืืื ื ืืฆื ืืชืืื ื, ืืืืื ืฉื ืขืฉื ืืชื ืืื.
ืืืืื ื ืฉื' ื ืืข ืืชืืื ื ืืืืืช ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืชื ื ืืืืื ืืืื, ืฉืืื ื ืืืืืื ืืขืฆืื ืฉื ืืืื, ืื ืื ืื ืืืคืื ืืคืกืืื. ืืื ืืืืื ืื', ืื ืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืช ืืืืืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืืืืง ืืืคื โ ืืชืืคืก ืืช ืืืืืจ ืืื ื, ืืขืื ืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืจืืง ืืืชื ืืืื. ืืื ืืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืชืืงื: ืื ืืขืฆืื ื, ืืื ืืืืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืื ื.
๐ ืืฉ ืืื ืืช ืืืื ืืืฆืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืืชื ืืืืจืื ืืืฆืืื ืื. ืื ืื ืืชื ืืื ืื ืฉืืื, ืื ืื ืืฆืืคื ืืื ืืคืขืื ืืืืืืฉ ืืืื ืืื. ืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืืืืืชืื, ืืื ืื ืืจืฆืื ื' ืืื ืืืื ืืชืื ืืืืื ืืืฆืืืชืื. ืขืฉื ืืื!
Day 12
Hod within Gevurah: Acknowledging Weakness as a Source of Strength
The purpose of the inner work of gevurah (translated also as heroism) is to turn us into heroesโthe protagonists of our lifeโs personal story. The aspect of hod within gevurah comes to remind us that weโre seeking a Jewish (Yehudi) model of heroism, different from the common one. Weโre a small people whose principal strength isnโt military power, but a more internal quality, connected to both acknowledgment and thanksgiving.
We see this beautifully in the blessing we make during Chanukah: โYou gave over the strong into the hands of the weak.โ The strong are of course the Greeks, and the weak, the Maccabees. But thereโs a question: How can we say that the Maccabees were weak? They were brave fighters who won a tremendous military victory!
The explanation is that โweakโ refers to the Maccabeesโ self-perception. Inside, they didnโt see themselves as great heroes, but the opposite: as those whose victory wasnโt assured, but was constantly dependent upon, and needed to be worthy of, Godโs grace. Before each battle they prayed, and in that merit were victorious (especially Yehuda the Maccabee, whose name in Hebrew is made up of the same letters as hodayah, thanksgiving).
Thanksgiving with full acknowledgment of our weaknesses, all we arenโt capable of or have failed in, is an inseparable part of our inner work. Miraculously, this doesnโt cause despair, but rather gives us new energy to go out and accomplishโthis time, not โstiff like a cedarโ but โbending like a reedโโsofter and more forgiving. In this way, instead of forcefully trying to rule over reality (thus guaranteeing its resistance), we can shower it with blessings and merit its cooperation.
๐ Discover the sweetness in acknowledging your weaknesses. Itโs okay that there are things you canโt do, both externally and internally. Youโll see that itโs specifically this acknowledgment that lets you channel your strengths in a more exact way that will produce greater results.
ืืื ืฉืืืืืจื: ืืืืื ืืืืืฉื ืืืงืืจ ืขืืฆืื
ืืืจืช ืืขืืืื ืืคื ืืืืช ืฉื ืฉืืืข ืืืืืจื ืืื ืืืคืื ืืืชื ื ืืืืืืจืื โ ืืืืืจื ืืกืืคืืจ ืืืืฉื ืฉื ืืืื ื. ืืืื ืช ืืืื ืฉืืืืืจื ืืื ืืืืืืจ ืื ื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืคืฉืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืืจื, ืืฉืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืงืืื. ืื ืื ื ืขื ืงืื, ืฉืขืืงืจ ืืืื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืขืืฆืื ืฆืืืืช, ืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืจืช, ืคื ืืืืช ืืืชืจ, ืืงืฉืืจื ืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืืืื.
ืจืืืื ืืืช ืืฆืืจื ืืคืืคืื ืืืจืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืจืื ืืื ืืื: "ืืกืจืช ืืืืืจืื ืืื ืืืฉืื". ืืืืืืจืื ืืืจืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืื, ืืืืืฉืื ืื ืืืืืื. ืื ื ืฉืืืช ืืฉืืื, ืืืฆื ื ืืชื ืืืืจ ืขื ืืืฉืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืฉืื? ืืจื ืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืฆืื ืฉื ืืื ื ืฆืืื ืฆืืื ืืืืจ!
ืืืกืืจ ืืื ืฉืืืื "ืืืฉืื" ืืชืืืืกืช ืืืืืืืื ืืขืฆืื ืฉื ืืืืืื. ืื ืคืฉื ืคื ืืื ืื ืื ืืื ืขืฆืื ืืืืืืจืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืคื โ ืืื ืฉื ืฆืืื ื ืืื ื ืืืืื, ืืื ืฉืชืืืืื ืืื ืขืช ืืกืื ืฉืืื ืืฆืจืืืื ืืืืืช ืจืืืืื ืืื. ืื ืืชืคืืื ืืคื ื ืื ืงืจื ืืืืืขื ืฉืืื ืชืืื ืืืจืื, ืืืืืืช ืื ื ืืฆืื (ืืขืืงืจ ืืืืื ืืืืื, ืืืชืืืช ืืืืื).
ืืืืืื ืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืืืืฉืืช ืฉืื ื, ืืื ืื ืฉืืื ื ื ืืกืืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืื ืืื ืฉื ืืฉืื ื ืื, ืืื ืืืง ืืืชื ื ืคืจื ืืืขืืืื ืืคื ืืืืช ืฉืื ื. ืืืืจื ืคืื, ืืืืจ ืืื ื ืืืืืฉ ืืื ืืืขืื ืืืชื ื ืืืืืืช ืืืืืฉืื ืืฆืืช ืืืคืขืื, ืืคืขื ืื ืงืฉืื ืืืจื ืืื ืจืืื ืืงื ื โ ืจืคืืืื ืืกืืื ืืื ืืืชืจ. ืืืจื ืื, ืืืงืื ืืฉืืื ืืืฆืืืืช ืืืืื ืืช (ืืื ืืืืืื ืืช ืืชื ืืืืชื) ืื ื ืืกืืืืื ืืืืืฉ ืขืืื ืืจืืึผืช ืืืืืืช ืืฉืืชืืฃ ืคืขืืืชื.
๐ ืืื ืืช ืืืชืืงืืช ืฉืืืืืื ืืืืืฉืืช ืฉืืื. ืื ืืกืืจ ืฉืืฉ ืืืจืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืกืืืืื ืืฉื ืืช, ืืืืฆื ืืื ืืื ืืชืืืื ืคื ืืื. ืืชื ืชืืื ืฉืืืืงื ืืืืืื ืืืคืฉืจืช ืืื ืื ืชื ืืช ืืืืืชืืื ืืฆืืจื ืืืืืงืช ืืืชืจ, ืฉืชื ืื ืืืชืจ ืชืืฆืืืช.
Yesod within Gevurah: Creating a Work Plan
โSay little and do much,โ Shammai instructs us in Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers). At some point, all our inner work must be translated into outer work, affecting real change in our lives. In fact, one interpretation of the well-known verse on the seventh day of creation, โthat God created to do,โ is that God created the world so we could do something with it.
Yesod within gevurah is the threshold we cross when leaving the darkroom of our inner work. This is the moment of truth, the point at which that inner work must stand the test of reality.
Looking at the structure of the sefirot, we see that yesodโs location makes it into a kind of a funnel: into this sefirah are poured the three sefirotic axes, becoming one central axis continuing downward into reality. This means that at the yesod stage, thereโs no more time for inner exploration, indecision, and wavering between possibilities. We must act decisivelyโfirst A, then B, and finally C.
In other words, yesod within gevurah means creating a work plan, a job list, an agenda. This may sound intimidating, but in fact, itโs a great delight, for it allows us to actively funnel all the good we have to offer into the real world.
The person in the Torah who exemplifies this action is the one who embodies yesodโYosef HaTzaddik (Joseph the Righteous). Yosef was able to interpret the Egyptiansโ dreams, adding to them the dimension of time (three days, seven years), and in the case of Pharoahโs dream, even offered a practical plan to prepare for its realization.
Yosef also teaches us an important lesson about the principal qualities we need at the yesod stage: restraint, concentration, and devotion to our goal. Because he preserved his holy countenance in a foreign land, and withstood the temptations of his masterโs wife, Yosef became the symbol for controlling desire. We too, in translating our inner work into a practical agenda, need great strength to avoid becoming scattered or misled, letting our well-intentioned energies leak out and dissipate.
Yosef guarded his holiness by constantly envisioning before his eyes his โheroโโhis righteous father Yaakov (Jacob). We too can benefit from a role model whose example inspires us to focus on our calling.
๐ Donโt be afraid of planning a daily (and weekly, and monthly, and yearly) agenda. There are calendar and task apps that can greatly help. Choose a role model, preferably a righteous and holy person, and aspire to be worthy of him or her. Channeling your energies appropriately into time will bring you great satisfaction and make your path in this world much easier.
ืืกืื ืฉืืืืืจื: ืชืืื ืืช ืขืืืื
"ืืืืจ ืืขื ืืขืฉื ืืจืื", ืื ืืืื ืืืชื ื ืฉืืื ืืคืจืงื ืืืืช. ืื ืืขืืืื ืืคื ืืืืช ืฉืื ื ืฆืจืืื ืืชืืฉืื ืืืืชืจืื ืืืื ืขืืืื ืืืฆืื ืืช โ ืืืฆืืข ืฉืื ืื ืืืฉื ืืืืื ืฉืื ื. ืืืขืฉื, ืืื ืืคืืจืืฉืื ืืคืกืืง ืื ืืืข "ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึผึธืจึธื ืึฑึพืึนืึดืื ืึทืขึฒืฉืืึนืช", ืืื ืฉื' ืืจื ืืช ืืขืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืื ื ื ืขืฉื ืืชื ืืฉืื.
ืืืกืื ืฉืืืืืจื ืืื ืืคืชื ืืืฆืืื ืืืืจ ืืืืฉื ืฉื ืืขืืืื ืืคื ืืืืช ืฉืื ื. ืืื ืจืืข ืืืืช, ืื ืงืืื ืื ืืขืืืื ืืคื ืืืืช ืฉืื ื ืฆืจืืื ืืขืืื ืืืืื ืืืฆืืืืช.
ืื ืืกืชืืืื ืขื ืืื ื ืืกืคืืจืืช, ืจืืืื ืฉืืืงืืื ืฉื ืกืคืืจืช ืืืกืื ืืฉืืื ืื ืฆืืจื ืฉื ืืฉืคื: ืืกืคืืจื ืื ืืชื ืงืืื ืฉืืืฉืช ืงืืื ืืกืคืืจืืช ืืืืคืืื ืืืืืช ืงื ืืจืืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืืื ืื ืืืฆืืืืช. ืืฉืืขืืช ืืืืจ ืืื, ืฉืืฉืื ืืืกืื ืืื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืืฉืืืื ืคื ืืื ืืืืชืืืืืช, ืืืืืืืืืช ืืื ืืคืฉืจืืืืช. ืฆืจืื ืืืืจืืข ืืืงืืืข ืกืืจ ืคืขืืืืช โ ืงืืื ื', ืืืจื ืื ื', ืืืกืืฃ ื'.
ืืืืื ืืืจืืช, ืืกืื ืฉืืืืืจื ืคืืจืืฉื ืชืืื ืืช ืขืืืื, ืกืืจ ืืื, ืจืฉืืืช ืืืืืช. ืื ื ืฉืืข ืืขืืง, ืื ืืืขืฉื ืื ืชืขื ืื ืืืื: ืื ืืืจื ืืฉืคืข ืฉืื ื ืืชืื ืืืฆืืืืช โ ืืจื ืืฉืคื ืืื ืืจื ืฉื ืคืขืืืืช.
ืื ืฉืืืืื ืื ื ืืืช ืืื ืืืืืึผ ืฉื ืกืคืืจืช ืืืกืื ืืชื "ื, ืืืกืฃ ืืฆืืืง. ืืืกืฃ ืืฆืืื ืืคืจืฉ ืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืฆืจืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืกืืฃ ืืื ืืช ืืื ืืืื (ืฉืืืฉื ืืืื, ืฉืืข ืฉื ืื) ืืืืงืจื ืฉื ืคืจืขื ืืฃ ืื ืื ืชืืื ืืช ืคืขืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืืฆื ืืืืขืจื ืืืชืืฉืืืช ืืืืื.
ืืืกืฃ ืื ืืขื ืืง ืื ื ืฉืืขืืจ ืืืื ืืืื ืืชืืื ืืช ืืขืืงืจืืืช ืื ืืจืฉืืช ืืืชื ื ืืฉืื ืืืกืื: ืืืคืืง, ืจืืืื ืืืืงืืช ืืืืจื. ืืฉื ืืขืืืื ืฉืฉืืจ ืขื ืฆืืื ืืงืืืฉ ืื ืืืจ, ืืืคืจื ืฉืขืื ืืคืืชืืืื ืฉื ืืฉืช ืืืื ื, ืืคื ืืืกืฃ ืกืื ืืฉืืืื ืืืฆืจืื. ืื ืื ื , ืืืืื ื ืืชืจืื ืืช ืขืืืืชื ื ืืคื ืืืืช ืืกืืจ ืืื ืืขืฉื, ืฆืจืืืื ืืืืจื ืจืื ืฉืื ืืืชืคืืจ ืืื ืืืคืฉืจ 'ืืืืคืืช ืื ืจืืื' ืืืืชืจืืช.
ืืืกืฃ ืฉืืจ ืขื ืงืืืฉืชื ืืื ืฉื ืฉื ืื ืื ืขืื ืื ืืื ืขืช ืืช 'ืืืืืจื' โ ืืืื ืืฆืืืง ืืขืงื. ืืฃ ืื ื ืืืื ืฉืชืืื ืืืืช ืืืคืช ืืืฉืื ืฉืชืขืืื ืื ืื ืขืื ืื ื ืืชืืจืื ืืืชื ื ืืืชืจืื ืืฉืืืืืชื ื.
๐ ืื ืชืคืืื ืืจืฉืืืืช ืืืืืช ืืืชืื ืื ืกืืจ ืืื (ืืฉืืืข, ืืืืืฉ, ืืฉื ื...). ืืฉ ืืคืืืงืฆืืืช ืฉื ืืืืืช ืฉื ื ืืจืฉืืืืช ืืืืืช ืฉืืืืืืช ืืื ืืขืืืจ. ืืืจื ืืืื ืืืงืื ืืืฉืื, ืจืฆืื ืืื ืฆืืืง ืืงืืืฉ, ืืืกืืจ ืืฉืืืืืชื, ืืฉืืคื ืืืืืช ืจืืืืื ืื. ื ืืชืื ืืืืืชืืื ืืจืืื ืืชืื ืฆืืจ ืืืื ืืกื ืืื ืกืืคืืง ืขืฆืื, ืืืืขื ืืช ื ืชืื ืชืื ืืขืืื.
Day 13
Day 14
Malkhut within Gevurah: Give Him What Is His
We began the week of gevurah saying that all inner work involvIng temporary withdrawal from the world must be for the purpose of returning to it with the fruits of our labor. Now, with the week coming to an end, itโs time to make good on our word.
Leaving home is never easy, all the more so when we feel weโve worked hard on inner change. Weโre so close to ourselves, so strongly aware of the process weโve gone through, that weโre sure the world will immediately recognize it, fall at our feet in admiration and adoration, and open its gates to us.
But the outside world doesnโt live inside us. It runs according to usual, and thereโs no telling howโor even ifโit will react. The echo of the change weโve experienced may be faint and late in coming, and may pass unnoticed. Going out from our inner world means returning to a reality different from ours, and we have to be ready for anything.
But thereโs one last act of self-work that can save us from potentially crashing.
Our protection lies in the words of King David: โFor everything is from You, and what we have received from Your hand, we have given back to You,โ or as itโs stated in Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers): โGive Him what is His, for you and yoursโare His.โ Whenever we bring something of ourselves into realityโdo a good deed, help someoneโwe must remember not to credit ourselves: all in all, we are merely returning to God a tiny bit of the good He has given us. Goodness exists in abundance, and when it comes into the world through our hands, itโs simply because weโre no longer obstructing it.
This consciousness that we truly have no creatorโs rights over our good deeds is called humility, and it constitutes the inner essence of the sefira of malkhut. King David exemplified it at the pinnacle of his reign: when he brought the Aron HaBrit (the ark of the covenant) back up to Jerusalem, he sang and jumped around wildly with the common folk, with no feeling of lordliness or superiority. His wife Michal berated him for behaving in an unkingly fashion, but he replied simply, โI am lowly in my eyes.โ
The reason Michalโs words didnโt bring David down from his lofty heights is because, from his perspective, he was never there to begin with! If you donโt climb tall trees, you canโt fall out of them.
๐ After every good deed you do for others or every kind word you give them, repeat to yourself: โI give to Him of that which is His, for I, and that which is mine, is Hisโ This way, not only will you not expect to be paid or recompensed, but youโll be lighter, happier, and able to continue doing more good.
ืืืืืช ืฉืืืืืจื: ืชื ืื ืืฉืื
ืคืชืื ื ืืช ืฉืืืข ืืืืืจื ืืืืืจื, ืฉืื ืืชืื ืกืืช ืืขืืืื ืคื ืืืืช ืฆืจืืื ืืืชืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืกืืคื ืื ื ืืืืจืื ืืขืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืคืืจืืชืื ื. ืืขืช, ืืืืืข ืืฉืืืข ืืกืืคื, ืขืืื ื ืืคืจืืข ืืืชื.
ืื ืืฆืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ื ืงืื, ืงื ืืืืืจ ืืืจื ืฉื ืืื ืื ื ืฉืขืืื ื ืงืฉื ืขื ืฉืื ืื ืคื ืืื ืืชืืื ื. ืื ื ืื ืงืจืืืื ืืฆื ืขืฆืื ื, ืื ืืฉืื ืืช ืืืื ืืชืืืื ืฉืขืืจื ื, ืฉืื ื ืขืฉืืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืืฆืืืืช ืืื ืชืืื ืืืช, ืชืืคืื ืืจืืืื ื ืืืชืคืขืืืช ืืืืขืจืฆื ืืชืคืชื ืืคื ืื ื ืฉืขืจืื.
ืื ืืขืืื ืืืืฅ ืืื ื ืื ืืช ืขืืืื ื ืืคื ืืื. ืืื ื ืืื ืืื ืืื, ืืืื ืืืขืช ืืื ืืืื. ืื ืืชืืืจื ืฉืขืืจื ื ืขืฉืื ืืืืืช ืงืืืฉ ืืืืืืจ, ืืืืื ืืฃ ืื ืืืืืช ืืืจืืฉ ืืื. ืืฆืืื ืืืืฆื ืคืืจืืฉื ืืืจื ืื ืืืืจ ืืฉืื ื ืืืชื ื, ืืขืืื ื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืื ืืื. ืฆืขื ืืืฆืืื ืืืจืฉ ืืืชื ื ืื ืื ืืขืฉื ืืืจืื ืฉื ืขืืืื ืขืฆืืืช, ืฉืืืกื ืืืชื ื ืืคื ื ืื ืืชืจืกืงืืช ืืขืืืื ืืืื.
ืืืืกืื ืืืื ืืืืจื ืืื ืืืื ืืชืืืื, "ืื ืืืึธ ืืื ืืืืืึธ ื ึธืชึทื ื ืื", ืื ืืืจืกื ืฉื ืคืจืงื ืืืืช: "ืชื ืื ืืฉืื, ืฉืืชื ืืฉืื โ ืฉืื". ืื ืืืืช ืฉืื ื ืืืืืื ืืฉืื ืืขืฆืื ื ืืืฆืืืืช โ ืขืืฉืื ืืขืฉื ืืื, ืขืืืจืื ืืืืฉืื โ ืขืืื ื ืืืืืจ ืฉืืื ืื ื ืื ืืืืืืง ืืืื ืืขืฆืื ื: ืื ื ืืกื ืืื ืืืืืจืื ืืขืืืื ืฉื ื' ืืขื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืชื ื. ืืฉืคืข ืืืื ืฉื, ืืืฉืืื ืืืฆื ืชืืช ืืืื ื, ืื ืคืฉืื ืืืื ืฉืืคืกืงื ื ืืืกืื ืืืชื. ืชืืืขื ืื, ืฉืืื ืื ื ืืืืช ืฉืื ืืืืืืช ืืืฆืจืื ืขื ืืขืฉืื ื ืืืืืื, ื ืงืจืืช ืฉืคืืืช ืจืื. ืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืชื ืืืฉืจ, ืืจืืข ืืฉืื ืฉื ืืืืืชื, ืืฉืืขืื ืืช ืืจืื ืืืจืืช ืืืจื ืืืจืืฉืืื, ืคืืื ืืืจืืจ ืขื ืคืฉืืื ืืขื, ืืื ืื ืจืืฉ ืืชื ืฉืืืช ืื ืขืืืื ืืช. ืืืื ืืฉืชื 'ืืจืื' ืขืืื ืขื ืื, ืื ืืื ืืืจ ืื ืืคืฉืืืช "ืืืืชื ืฉืคื ืืขืื ื".
ืืกืืื ืฉืืืจื ืืืื ืื ืืคืืื ืืช ืืื ื"ืืืืจื ืจืื" ื"ืืืจื ืขืืืงืชื" ืืื ืฉืืืืื ืชื, ืืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืขืืืงืชื ืืืืชืืืื. ืื ืฉืื ืืืคืก ืขื ืขืฆืื ืืืืืื, ืื ืื ื ืืคื ืืื.
๐ ืืืจื ืื ืืื ืื ืืขืฉื ืืืืื ืฉืืชื ืืืืืื ืขื ืืืฉืื, ืฉื ื ื ืืขืฆืืื: "ืื ืืืึธ ืืื ืืืืืึธ ื ึธืชึทื ื ืืึฐ". ืื ืื ืชืฆืคื ืืืืื ืื ืฉืืจ, ืชืืื ืงืืืืื ืืฉืืืื ืืืชืจ, ืืชืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืื ืืืขืฉืื ืืืืื ื ืืกืคืื.
WEEK 3: Tifereth (Beauty / Harmony) Art & Creativity
The third week of Sefirat HaOmer revolves around the sefira of Tifereth.
The week of Chesed (Loving kindness) was dedicated to relationships, and the week of Gevurah (Might) to inner work.
Tifereth refers to harmony and beauty, and thus our topic this week will be Art & Creativity. One needn't be an artist in order to dedicate attention to the topic of art and creativity! We must all live like artists who take the raw material of our lives and process it into a work of art.
We must all use the creative capabilities that God gave us in order to live our lives with creativity and inspiration.
In fact, the power of art and creativity is one of the most exalted powers given to us. It's no coincidence that the word for art in Hebrew, omanut, is derived from the same root as the word for faith, emunah. When we live as artists we are strengthening our bond and connection with God, who Himself is referred to as an artist in the Shir Hashirim / Song of Songs.
ืื ื ืืชืืืืื ืืขืจื ืืช ืืฉืืืข ืืฉืืืฉื ืฉื ืกืคืืจืช ืืขืืืจ, ืืืืงืืฉ ืืกืคืืจืช ืืชืคืืจืช. ืืืจืชื ืืืงืืืฉ ืื ืฉืืืข ืื ืืฉื ืืืจ. ืืช ืฉืืืข ืืืกื ืืงืืฉื ื ืืืขืจืืืช ืืืกืื ืืืช ืฉืืืข ืืืืืจื ืืขืืืื ืคื ืืืืช. ืชืคืืจืช ืขื ืืื ื ืืจืืื ืื ืืืืคื, ืืขื ืื ืื ืืฉื ืฉืื ื ืืฉืืืข ืืืื ืืื ืืช ืืืฆืืจืชืืืช.
ืื ืฆืจืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืื ืืืงืืืฉ ืชืฉืืืช ืื ืื ืืฉื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืฆืืจื! ืขื ืืืื ื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืื, ืืืืงืืื ืืช ืืืืจ ืืืื ืฉื ืืืื ื ืืืขืืืื ืืืชื ืืืื ืืฆืืจืช ืืื ืืช. ืขื ืืืื ื ืืืฉืชืืฉ ืืืืืืช ืืืฆืืจื ืฉื' ืืขื ืืง ืื ื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืช ืืืื ื ืืืฆืืจืชืืืช ืืืืฉืจืื.
ืืืขืฉื, ืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืฆืืจื ืืื ืืืืืืืื ืืืืชืจ ืฉื ืืชื ื ืื ื. ืื ืืืื, ืืืื ืืื ืืช ื ืืืจืช ืืืืชื ืฉืืจืฉ ืฉื ืืืื ื: ืืืฉืจ ืื ื ืืืื ืืืื ืื ืื ื ืืืขืฉื ืืืืงืื ืืช ืืืื ื ืืืงืฉืจ ืฉืื ื ืขื ื', ืฉืืขืฆืื ืืืื ื ืืื ืืฉืืจ ืืฉืืจืื.
Day 15
Chesed of Tifereth: The Ethical & the Aesthetic
Most things are born from a union of two things; modern art was born of separation: separation of the ethical (the field of morality) from the aesthetic (the field of beauty).
Until the modern era, art was an inseparable part of religion, and as such was anchored in a worldview that sought to bring to fruition certain moral values in the world. But when art began to separate from religion, it also soon separated itself from the obligation to any set of ethical and moral values.
The new goal of art was no longer to educate or repair the world, but rather only to look out upon it and merely express emotionsโno matter whether positive or negative, exalted or degraded, moral or immoral. The result was many works of art that degraded Man instead of exalting him, and many artists who do not take moral responsibility for their works.
In entering the week of Tifereth, which we are dedicating to the topic of art and creativity, we must remind ourselves of the attribute of Chesed, loving kindness, that must stand at its basis. Everything we do, including our expressions of creativity, must be aimed at doing good towards the world, towards repairing, improving, and exalting the world.
The attribute of Chesed in artistic creativity does not necessarily mean didactic or kitschy art. It is necessary and desirable to convey complex messages, and to do so without spoon-feeding the audience. What I'm referring to is our own internal standpoint. Are we intending to do good towards the world or not?
๐ Whether or not you are artists, check in with yourselves whether the things you are engaged in and which you provide the world flow from a standpoint of kindness and love and are meant to do good with the world, or, God forbid, not.
ืืกื ืฉืืชืคืืจืช: ืืืชื ืืืืกืชืื
ืจืื ืืืืจืื ื ืืืืื ืืืืืืจ ืฉื ืฉื ื ืืืจืื; ืืืื ืืช ืืืืืจื ืืช ื ืืืื ืืืคืจืื: ืืคืจืืช ืืืชื (ืชืืื ืืืืกืจ) ืืืืกืชืื (ืชืืื ืืืืคื). ืขื ืืขืืื ืืืืืจื ื ืืืชื ืืืื ืืช ืืืง ืืืชื ื ืคืจื ืืืืช, ืืืืืื ืืืชื ืืขืืื ืช ืืชืืื ืช ืขืืื ืืืืงืฉืช ืืืืฉืื ืืืฆืืืืช ืขืจืื ืืืกืจ ืืืฉืื. ืื ืืืฉืจ ืืืื ืืช ืืืื ืืืคืจื ืืืืช, ืืื ืื ืืืืจื ื ืืชืงื ืขืฆืื ืืืืืืืืืช ืืกืืื ืขืจืื ืืืืกืจื ืืืฉืื.
ืืืจืชื ืืืืฉื ืฉื ืืืื ืืช ืื ืืืชื ืืื ื ืื ืืชืงื ืืช ืืขืืื, ืืื ืจืง ืืืฉืงืืฃ ืขืืื ืืืืฆืืฃ ืจืืฉืืช โ ืื ืืฉื ื ืื ืืืืืืื ืื ืฉืืืืืื, ื ืขืืื ืื ืืจืืืื, ืืืกืจืืื ืื ืืืชื-ืืืกืจืืื. ืืชืืฆืื ืืืชื ืืฆืืจืืช ืืื ืืช ืจืืืช ืฉืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืื ืืืงืื ืืจืืื ืืืชื, ืืืื ืื ืจืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืืงืืื ืืืจืืืช ืืืกืจืืช ืขื ืืฆืืจืืชืืื.
ืืืืื ืกื ื ืืฉืืืข ื'ืชืคืืจืช', ืืืชื ืื ื ืืงืืืฉืื ืื ืืฉื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืฆืืจื, ืขืืื ื ืืืืืืจ ืืขืฆืื ื ืืช ืืืื ืช ื'ืืกื' ืฉืฆืจืืื ืืขืืื ืืืกืืกื: ืื ืืืจ ืฉืื ื ืขืืฉืื, ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืฆืืจืชืืืช ืฉืื ื, ืฆืจืื ืืืืืช ืืืืื ืื ืขืืจ ืืืื ืขื ืืืฆืืืืช, ืื ืขืืจ ืชืืงืื ืืขืืื, ืฉืืคืืจื ืืืขืืืชื.
ืืืื ืช ืืืกื ืฉืืืฆืืจื ืืืื ืืชืืช ืืื ืคืืจืืฉื ืืืืจื ืืื ืืช ืืืืงืืืช ืื ืงืืืฉืืช. ื ืืชื ืืจืฆืื ืืืขืืืจ ืืกืจืื ืืืจืืืื, ืืื ืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืืช ืืืืคื ืืืืืื ืืช ืืงืื ืืืคืืช. ืืืืื ื ืืื ืืขืืื ื ืคืฉืืช ืืฆืื ื: ืืื ืื ื ืืืืื ืื ืืืืื ืขื ืืขืืื ืื ืื? ืื ืื ื ืืขืืืืื ืขืฆืื ื ื ืืื ืืืชืืื, ืืืืฉื ืื ืืข ืืชืืื ื ืืฆืืจื ืืืื.
๐ ืืื ืื ืืชื ืืื ืื ืื ืื, ืืืงื ืขืฆืืื ืื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืชื ืขืืกืงืื ืืื ืืืขื ืืงืื ืืขืืื ื ืืืขืื ืื ืงืืืช ืืืฆื ืฉื ืืกื ืืืืื ืื ืืขืื ืืืืืื ืขื ืืืฆืืืืช, ืื ืืืืื ืื.
Day 16
Gevurah of Tifereth: Art as Work
I want to give you a professional secret from the world of writing. You know those paragraphs that feel the most light and flowing? Those that roll off the page smoothly? Know then, that they took the most effort to write. Smooth things require polishing become smooth. The rule of thumb is: the easier it is to read a paragraph, the harder it was to write it.
The attribute of Gevurah (might) of Tifereth (beauty) is that of the work element in art. Any creation, in any field, requires work. Good pieces of art, which go deep and are pleasant to the eye and the ear, require a lot of work.
The reference is to both external and internal work. On the external level it is necessary to learn the creative craft in question. Whether the craft is playing a musical instrument, drawing, writing, or anything else, nothing can replace intensive study, disciplined practice, and amassed experience. Donโt believe the stories about people for whom creativity is easy and natural. Good works of art are the product of hard work, and โMan is born to laborโ (Job 5:7).
On the inner level, great works of art stem from incisive internal clarification: What is the message most important in my eyes, at this point in space and time, to bring to the world? In order to reach the deep inner waters, it is necessary to dig wells, and in order to produce from our selves deep works of art it is necessary to dig into our souls and find the point that is afire in our hearts and seeks to be expressed.
๐ Eagerly seek out daily development of your skills, even if it requires, blood, sweat, and tears. Thanks to this work you will be able to bring treasures to the world. When you feel even slightly skilled, you are ready to begin to create: look inside your soul, feel what is most urgent to you to express, and use your tools to express it.
ืืืืจื ืฉืืชืคืืจืช: ืืื ืืช ืืขืืืื
ืื ืื ืืื ืกืื ืืงืฆืืขื ืืขืืื ืืืชืืื: ืืืืจืื ืืช ืืคืกืงืืืช ืฉืืจืืืฉืืช ืืื ืืื ืงืืืืืช ืืืืจืืืช? ืืื ืฉืืื ืืชืืืืืืช ืืืืฃ ืืฆืืจื ืืืงื? ืืืื ืืขื ืืื, ืฉืืืชืืืชื ืืืฉืงืข ืืื ืืจืื ืืืืฅ. ืืืจืื ืืืงืื ืืืจืฉืื ืฉืืืฃ ืืืืืืฉ. ืืื ืืืฆืืข ืืื: ืืื ืฉืงื ืืืชืจ ืืงืจืื ืคืกืงื, ืื ืืื ืงืฉื ืืืชืจ ืืืชืื ืืืชื.
ืืืื ืช ื'ืืืืจื ืฉืืชืคืืจืช' ืืื ืืืื ืช ืืขืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืช. ืื ืืฆืืจื, ืืื ืชืืื, ืืืจืฉืช ืขืืืื. ืืฆืืจืืช ืืืืืช, ืืขืืืงืืช, ืืืฉืืืืช ืืช ืืขืื ืืืกืืจืืช ืืช ืืืืื, ืืืจืฉืืช ืืจืื ืขืืืื.
ืืืืืจ ืื ืืขืืืื ืืืฆืื ืืช ืืื ืืขืืืื ืคื ืืืืช. ืืืืฉืืจ ืืืืฆืื ื ืืฉ ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืืช ืืืฆืืจื. ืืื ืื ืืืืืจ ืื ืืื ื ืขื ืืื ืืืืืงืื, ืฆืืืจ, ืืชืืื ืื ืื ืืืจ ืืืจ, ืืืจ ืืื ื ืืืื ืืืืืืฃ ืืช ืืืืืื ืืืื ืื ืกืืื, ืืืืืื ืืืืืฉืืข ืืฆืืืจืช ืื ืกืืื. ืื ืชืืืื ื ืืกืืคืืจืื ืขื ืื ืฉืื ืฉืืืฆืืจื ืืื ืืื ืืฉืืืคื ืืืืืชื. ืืฆืืจืืช ืืืืืช ืื ืคืจื ืขืื, ื"ืืื ืืขืื ืืืื".
ืืืืฉืืจ ืืคื ืืื ืืฆืืจืืช ืืื ืืช ืืืืืืช ื ืืืขืืช ืืืืจืืจ ืคื ืืื ืืืืจ: ืืื ืืืืืจื ืฉืืื ืืฉืื ืืขืื ื, ืื ืงืืื ืืื ืืืงืื ืืืืื, ืืืืื ืืขืืื? ืืื ืืืืืข ืืื ืืชืืื ืืขืืืงืื ืืฉ ืืืคืืจ ืืืจืืช, ืืืื ืืืคืืง ืืชืืื ื ืืฆืืจืืช ืขืืืงืืช ืืฉ ืืืคืืจ ืืชืื ื ืคืฉื ื ืืืืฆืื ืืช ืื ืงืืื ืฉืืืขืจืช ืืืื ื ืืืืงืฉืช ืืืชืืื.
๐ ืฉืืืฉืื ืืึตื ืคืืชืื ืืืืืืื ืฉื ืืืืฉืืจืื ืฉืืื, ืืคืืื ืื ืื ืืืจืฉ ืื, ืืืข ืืืืขืืช. ืืืืืช ืื ืชืืืื ืืืืื ืืืฆืจืืช ืืขืืื. ืืฉืืชื ืืจืืืฉืื ืืคืืื ืงืฆืช ืืืืื ืื, ืืชื ืืืื ืื ืืืชืืื ืืืฆืืจ: ืืชืืื ื ื ืืชืื ื ืคืฉืื, ืืืฉื ืื ืืื ืืืืฃ ืืื ืืืืืข ืืืฉืชืืฉื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืข ืืืชื.
Day 17
Tiferet of Tiferet: The Beauty in Art, the Art of Beauty
We have dedicated this week to the topic of art because Tifereth is connected to beauty and harmony. The attribute โTifereth of Tiferethโ is, then, the attribute of the beauty in artโits specific aesthetic dimension.
Beauty is elusive. What is beautiful in the eyes of one person is not beautiful in the eyes of another. There are also different types of beauty: in Hebrew alone there are at least eight synonyms for beauty, each of which expresses a different aesthetic aspect.
Yet nevertheless there is a common denominator to all types of beauty, and when we see it, we identify it. Beautyโs effect is deeper that people estimate: beauty exalts the soul and reminds it of its lofty spiritual rootโthe place where it knows that it, and all of creation, are โworks crafted by an artist,โ designed in great detail by the Artist of Artists, the Poet of Poets, God. The purpose of all art is to awaken this hidden knowledge/belief.
Of course, beauty can also be misleading. King Solomon warned us of โthe lie of grace and the foolishness of beauty,โ and emphasized that specifically a โGod-fearing womanโโwho is connected to inner beautyโโshall be praisedโ (Proverbs 31:30).
But in Hassidic thought, it is explained that this is only the first stage in the rectification of beauty. Tifereth is the integration of love and awe, and thus seeks to connect between the love of beautyโincluding external beautyโand the awe of God that is cautious of it.
According to the Hassidic interpretation, after a โGod-fearing womanโ (who really represents all of us) works on repairing her relationship to beauty, and dedicates it to serving internal rather than external matters, she is not praised only for her fear of God but also for her beauty and grace themselves: โYou are beautiful my beloved, you are beautifulโ (Song of Songs 1:15), for true grace and actual beauty.
๐ Examine your relationship to beauty: are you overly led astray by external beauty? Perhaps you overly deride it? Part of the redemption of the world is that external beauty serve holinessโthat it be connected to the inner essence of things and express it externally.
ืชืคืืจืช ืฉืืชืคืืจืช: ืืืืคื ืฉืืืื ืืช, ืืื ืืช ืืืืคื
ืืงืืฉื ื ืืช ืืฉืืืข ืื ืืฉื ืืืื ืืช ืืฉืื ืฉืชืคืืจืช ืงืฉืืจื ืืืืคื ืืืืจืืื ืื. ืืืื ืช ื'ืชืคืืจืช ืฉืืชืคืืจืช' ืืื ืืคืื ืืืื ืช ืืืืคื ืฉืืืื ืืช โ ืขืฆื ืืืื ืืืกืชืื ืฉืื.
ืืืืคื ืืื ืืืงืืง. ืื ืฉืืคื ืืขืื ื ืืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืคื ืืขืื ื ืืืจ. ืืฉื ื ืื ืกืืืื ืฉืื ืื ืฉื ืืืคื: ืืฉืคื ืืขืืจืืช ืืืื ืืฉ ืืคืืืช ืฉืืื ื ืืืื ื ืจืืคืืช ืืืืคื, ืฉืื ืืืช ืืื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืกืชืื ืืืจ.
ืื ืืืจืืช ืื ืืืช ืืฉ ืืฉืื ืืืฉืืชืฃ ืืื ืกืืื ืืืืคื, ืฉืืืฉืจ ืจืืืื ืืืชื ืืืืื ืืืชื. ืืคืขืืืชื ืฉื ืืืืคื ืขืืืงื ืืืคื ืฉืืฉืขืจืื: ืืืืคื ืืจืืื ืืช ืื ืคืฉ ืืืืืืจ ืื ืืช ืฉืืจืฉื ืืจืืื ื ืื ืขืื โ ืืืงืื ืื ืืื ืืืืขืช ืฉืืื, ืืืืจืืื ืืืื, ืืื ื "ืืขืฉื ืืื ืืื" ืฉืขืืฆื ืืคืจืื ืคืจืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืื, ืืฉืืจืจ ืืืฉืืจืจืื, ื'. ืชืืืืช ืื ืืืื ืืช ืืื ืืขืืจืจ ืืืืขื/ืืืื ื ืืืืื ืื.
ืืืืื, ืฉืืืืคื ืขืฉืื ืื ืืชืขืชืข. ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืชื ื ืืคื ื "ืฉืึถืงึถืจ ืึทืึตื ืึฐืึถืึถื ืึทืึผึนืคึดื", ืืืืืืฉ ืื ืืืืงื "ืึดืฉึผืึธื ืึดืจึฐืึทืช ื'" โ ืืืืืืจืช ืืืืคื ืคื ืืื โ "ืึดืื ืชึดืชึฐืึทืึผึธื" (ืืฉืื ืื, ื).
ืื ืืชืืจืช ืืืกืืืืช ืืกืืืจืื ืฉืื ืจืง ืืฉืื ืืจืืฉืื ืืชืืงืื ืืืืคื. ืชืคืืจืช ืืื ืฉืืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืจืื, ืืืื ืืืงืฉืช ืืืืจ ืืื ืืืืช ืืืืคื โ ืืืื ืื ืืืืฆืื ื โ ืืืื ืืจืืช ื' ืื ืืืจืช ืืื ื.
ืืคื ืืคืืจืืฉ ืืืกืืื, ืืืืจ ืฉื"ืืฉื ืืจืืช ื'" (ืฉืืื ืืขืฆื ืืืื ื) ืขืืืืช ืขื ืชืืงืื ืืืกื ืืืืคื, ืืฉืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืฉืจืช ืืช ืืคื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืช ืืืืฆืื ืืืช, ืืื ืื ืืชืืืืช ืจืง ืืืจืืช ืืฉืืื ืฉืื, ืืื ืืฃ ืืืืคื ืืืื ืฉืื ืขืฆืื: "ืึดื ึผึธืึฐ ืึธืคึธื ืจึทืขึฐืึธืชึดื ืึดื ึผึธืึฐ ืึธืคึธื" (ืฉืืจ ืืฉืืจืื ื, ืื), ืืื ืฉื ืืืช ืืืืืคื ืฉื ืืืฉ.
๐ ืืจืจื ืืช ืืืืก ืฉืืื ืืืืคื: ืืื ืืชื ืืืืืื ืฉืื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืืืจ ืืืคื ืืืฆืื ื? ืืืื ืืืคื, ืืืืืืื ืื ืืืชืจ ืืื? ืืืง ืืืืืืช ืืขืืื ืืื ืฉืืืืคื ืืืืฆืื ื ืืฉืจืช ืืช ืืงืืึผืฉื โ ืืืื ืืืืืจ ืืคื ืืืืืช ืืืืจืื ืืืงืจืื ืืืชื ืืืืฆื.
Day 18
3 Iyyar 5780
Netzach of Tifereth: Art that Touches Eternity
The attributes of Netzach and Hod are a pair. The book of Zohar describes them in the same breath, and they are parallel to the two legs of a personโs body, which while walking beat together in perfect rhythmic collaboration. Here too, in the context of the attribute of Tifereth, the field of art and creativity, we shall seek to see them as a pair: as the embodiment of the attributes of the eternal and the momentary in artistic creation.
We start with Netzach. The attribute of Netzach of Tifereth embodies the aspect in which art must touch eternity.
When we draw parallels between the sefirot and directions in space, the attribute of Netzach corresponds to the direction โupwards.โ It points to the sky, home of the stars. The attribute of Netzach also corresponds to the fourth day of creation, when the stars were created. And what are the stars? The most concrete metaphor for something eternal, which lies above the transient.
Of course, art is not created within eternity but within the dimension of time, and like everything in the world is fated to pass away. The Sages said that one of the differences between the Creator and flesh-and-blood artists is that โflesh and bloodโhis creations erode [survive] him,โ whereas โThe Holy One Blessed Be He erodes [survives] his creationsโ (Talmud Bavli, Berakhot 10a).
At first glance, this sentence comes to show the smallness of Man in the face of God. Yet it also includes a wonderful statement in praise of human-crafted art: it reveals that art is an intermediate level between humanity and God. On the one hand, art decomposes, like Man in relation to God, yet on the other hand, like God in relation to Man, it โerodesโ Man and survives him. Art, then, is Manโs way of resembling his Creatorโcreating something with a longer lifespan than his, which approximates divine eternity.
๐ In your creative work, make all effort to go beyond considerations of passing styles and โtrends.โ Fashions come and go, and what appears large today will shrink again tomorrow. Think in the long term and aspire in your work to touch eternal truths and values.
ื ืฆื ืฉืืชืคืืจืช: ืืื ืืช ืื ืืืขืช ืื ืฆื
ืกืคืืจืืช ืื ืฆื ืืืืื ืื ืฆืื. ืกืคืจ ืืืืืจ ืืื ื ืืืชื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืช, ืืื ืืงืืืืืช ืืฉืชื ืืจืืืืื ืืืืฃ ืืืื, ืฉืืืฉืจ ืื ืฆืืขืืืช ืคืืขืืืช ืืืืื ืืฉืืชืืฃ ืคืขืืื ืจืืชืื ืืืฉืื. ืืฃ ืืื, ืืืงืฉืจ ืฉื ืกืคืืจืช ืืชืคืืจืช, ืชืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืฆืืจื, ื ืืงืฉ ืืจืืืชื ืืฆืื: ืืืชืืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืื ืืช ืื ืฆื ืืืจืืข ืฉืืืฆืืจื ืืืื ืืชืืช.
ืื ืคืชื ืื ืฆื. ืกืคืืจืช ืื ืฆื ืฉืืชืคืืจืช ืืืืืช ืืช ืืืืื ื ืื ืืืื ืืช ืฆืจืืื ืืืขืช ืื ืฆื.
ืืืฉืจ ืืงืืืืื ืืช ืืกืคืืจืืช ืืืืืื ืื ืืืจืื, ืกืคืืจืช ืื ืฆื ืืงืืื ืืืืืื 'ืืขืื': ืืื ืืฆืืืขื ืื ืืฉืืืื, ืืฉืื ืืืืืืื. ืกืคืืจืช ืื ืฆื ืื ืืงืืืื ืืืื ืืจืืืขื ืฉื ืืจืืืช ืืขืืื, ืื ื ืืจืื ืืืืืืื. ืืื ืื ืืืืืืื? ืืืฉื ืืืืืฉื ืืืืง ืืืืชืจ ืืืฉืื ื ืฆืื, ืื ื ืืืขืื ืืื ืื ืฉืืชืืืื ืื ืคืกื.
ืืื ืืช ืืื ื ื ืขืฉืืช ืืืืื ืืชืืื ืื ืฆื ืืื ืืชืื ืืื ืืืื, ืืืื ืื ืืืจ ืืขืืื ื ืืขืื ืืืชืืืืช. ืื"ื ืืืจื ืฉืืื ืืืืืืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืืืื ืืื ืื ืืฉืจ ืืื ืืื, ืฉ"ืึดืึผึทืช ืึผึธืฉืึธืจ ืึธืึธื โ ืึทืขึฒืฉืึตื ืึธืึธืื ืึฐืึทืึผึดืื ืืึนืชืึน [ืฉืืจืืื ืืืจื ืฉืืื ืืชืืื]", ืืขืื "ืึทืงึผึธืืึนืฉื ืึผึธืจืึผืึฐ ืืึผื โ ืึฐืึทืึผึถื ืึทืขึฒืฉืึธืื [ืฉืืจื ืืืจื ืฉืื ืืชืืืื]" (ืชืืืื ืืืื, ืืจืืืช ื ื).
ืขื ืคื ืื, ืืฉืคื ืื ืื ืืืจืืืช ืืช ืงืื ืึผืช ืืืื ืืื ื'. ืื ืื ื, ืืืื ื ืื ืื ืืืืจื ืืืคืืื ืืฉืื ืืืื ืืช ืืขืฉื ืืื ืืืื: ืืืื ืืช ืืชืืื ืื ืืจืืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ื'. ืืฆื ืืื ืืื ืืชืืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืืืก ืื', ืื ืืฆื ืฉื ื, ืืื ื' ืืืืก ืืืื, ืืื 'ืืืื' ืืช ืืืื ืืฉืืจืืช ืืืจืื. ืืืื ืืช ืืื ืื ืื ืืจืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืืจืื โ ืืืฆืืจ ืืฉืื ืืขื ืชืืืืช ืืืื ืืจืืื ืืฉืื, ืืืชืงืจื ืื ืฆื ืืืืืงื.
๐ ืืขืฉืืืชืื ืืืฆืืจืชืืช ืขืฉื ืื ืืืืฅ ืืืชืขืืืช ืืขื ืฉืืงืืืื ืฉื 'ืืจื ืืื' ืืืืคื ืืช ืืืืคืืช. ืืืื ืขืืืื ืืืืจืืื, ืืื ืฉื ืจืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืชืงืื ืฉืื ืืืจ. ืืฉืื ืืืืื ืจืืืง ืืฉืืคื ืืืขืช ืืืฆืืจืืชืืื ืืืืืชืืช ืืขืจืืื ื ืฆืืืื.
Day 19
Netzach within Tiferet: Contemporary Art
We're continuing with our study of Tiferet as symbolizing art and creativity. Yesterday we spoke of the eternal aspect of art. The flipside of this is that in order to be relevant and touch people, art must also be connected to the here and now.
This is the attribute of โHod within Tiferetโ: The element in artistic creation in which it echoes the artist's specific environment (in Hebrew, echo, hed, is cognate with Hod). Whereas Netzach points up at the sky, home of the eternal stars, Hod points down to the earthโto the place where we stand and admit: this is our life, this and no other.
Consider the greatest artistic works of all time. All of them weave the eternal with the momentary, the universal with the local. Had they engaged only with the momentary and the fleeting, they would not have survived until our generation. Had they dealt only with eternal and abstract ideasโthey would not be considered works of art at all, which by definition deal with the concrete and the particular. Every work of art, in its language, style, and โclothes,โ is also a reflection of its period.
The clearest example of this is the most printed book in the world: the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). The Tanakh is an eternal book, which through today provides inspiration to billions of people throughout the world. Yet at the same time it is also completely a reflection and record of events that took place in a specific geographic region and historical period.
Just consider what we are doing during these weeks of Sefirat HaOmer: We are following the footsteps of the Children of Israel in their wanderings from Egypt to Mount Sinai, an event that took place only once in history. But because their journey integrated an eternal and universal structure with a specific story, we can translate it, every year, into a personal spiritual journey.
๐ Whether you are artists or only trying to live your lives through creativity and inspirationโa strong connection to what is happening here and now, in the specific circles of your life, in critical for bringing to fruition in your you life the eternal values in which you believe.
Dedicated in memory of all the heroic soldiers who gave their lives for the sanctity of the Holy Land, so that we can live here.
ืืื ืฉืืชืคืืจืช: ืืื ืืช ืขืืฉืืืืช
ืื ื ืืืฉืืืื ืืฉืืืข ืืชืคืืจืช, ืืืืงืืฉ ืื ืืฉื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืฆืืจื. ืืชืืื ืืืืจื ื ืขื ื ืืืขืช ืืืื ืืช ืื ืฆื. ืืขืช ืขืืื ื ืืืืืจ ืืฆื ืืฉื ื ืฉื ืืืืืข: ืืขืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืช ืจืืืื ืืืช ืืืืขืช ืืื ืฉืื ืขื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืืช ืืืืืจืช ืื ืืืื ืืืขืืฉืื.
ืืืื ืืืื ืช ื'ืืื ืฉืืชืคืืจืช': ืืืจืืื ืืืฆืืจื ืืืื ืืชืืช ืื ืืื ืืืืืืช ืืช ืืืฆืืืืช ืืกืืืืช ืืช ืืืื, ืืคืืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืฉืืช. ืืขืื ืกืคืืจืช ืื ืฆื ืืฆืืืขื ืืขืื ืื ืืฉืืืื, ืืฉืื ืืืืืืื ืื ืฆืืืื, ืกืคืืจืช ืืืื ืืฆืืืขื ืืื ืื ืืืจืฅ โ ืื ืืืงืื ืื ืื ื ืขืืืืื, ืืืืื ืืืชืืืืื: ืืื ืื ืืืื ื, ืืื ืืื ืืืจืื.
ืืฉืื ืขื ืืฆืืจืืช ืืืื ืืช ืืืืืืืช ืืืืชืจ ืฉื ืื ืืืื ืื. ืืืืื ืชืืฆืื ืฉืืืจื ืฉื ืื ืฆืื ืขื ืืจืืขื, ืฉื ืืืื ืืืจืกืื ืขื ืืืงืืื. ืืืื ืืื ืืืฆืืจืืช ืขืืกืงืืช ืจืง ืืจืืขื ืืืืืืฃ, ืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืจืืืช ืขื ืืืจื ื, ืืืืื ืื ืืื ืขืืกืงืืช ืจืง ืืจืขืืื ืืช ื ืฆืืืื ืืืืคืฉืืื โ ืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืฆืืจืืช ืืื ืืช, ืฉืืืืืจื ืขืืกืงืืช ืืืืืฉื ืืืคืจืืืงืืืจื. ืื ืืฆืืจืช ืืื ืืช, ืืฉืคืชื, ืกืื ืื ื ืืคืจืื 'ืืืืฉื', ืืื ืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืชืงืืคืชื.
ืืืืืื ืืืืืืงืช ืืืืชืจ ืืื ืืื ืืกืคืจ ืืืืืคืก ืืืืชืจ ืืขืืื: ืืชื "ื. ืืชื "ื ืืื ืกืคืจ ื ืฆืื, ืืืขื ืืง ืขื ืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืืืืจืืื ืืจืืื ืืขืืื. ืื ืื ืืขืช ืืืื ืื ืฉืืงืืฃ ืืชืืขืื ืฉื ืืืจืืขืื ืฉืืชืจืืฉื ืืืืืจ ืืืืืืจืคื ืืืชืงืืคื ืืืกืืืจืืช ืืืืืจืื.
ืื ืฉืชืชื ื ืืขืชืื ืึฐืื ืฉืื ื ืขืืฉืื ืืฉืืืขืืช ืืื ืฉื ืกืคืืจืช ืืขืืืจ: ืื ื ืืฉืืืจืื ืืช ืฆืขืืืื ืฉื ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืื ืืืืืื ืืืฆืจืื ืืืจ ืกืื ื, ืืืจืืข ืฉืืจืข ืจืง ืคืขื ืืืช ืืืืกืืืจืื. ืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืกืขื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืื ื ื ืฆืื ืืืื ืืืจืกืื ืืืื ืกืืคืืจ ืกืคืฆืืคื, ืืืืืืชื ื ืืชืจืืื, ืืื ืฉื ื, ืืืื ืืกืข ืจืืื ื ืืืฉื.
๐ ืืื ืืชื ืืื ืื ืื ืจืง ืื ืกืื ืืืืืช ืืช ืืืืื ืืชืื ืืฆืืจืชืืืช ืืืฉืจืื โ ืืืืืจ ืืืง ืืื ืฉืงืืจื ืืื ืืขืืฉืื, ืืืขืืื ืืืืื ืืกืคืฆืืคืืื ืืื ืืืื ื ืืืื ืืืืฉืื ืืชืืื ืืช ืืขืจืืื ืื ืฆืืืื ืฉืืชื ืืืืื ืื ืืื.
ืืืงืืฉ ืืขืืืื ื ืฉืืช ืื ืืืืืืื ืืืืืืจืื ืฉืืกืจื ื ืคืฉื ืขื ืงืืืฉืช ืืืจืฅ, ืืืื ืฉื ืืื ืื ื ืืืืืช ืืื.
Day 20
Yesod within Tiferet: The Power of Silence
We have dedicated the week of Tiferet to the topic of art and creativity, including the question of how to live our lives creatively. We now arrive at the stage of Yesod within Tiferet.
In human anatomy, the attribute of Yesod corresponds to the reproductive organsโthe most hidden parts of our bodies, which also require the greatest work of self-restraint, caution, and sanctification. In the context of art and creativity, Yesod within Tiferet raises the topic of sacred art: how to imbibe our artistic creation with that elusive of all properties, sanctity?
One might have thought that sanctity is created through displaying motifs such as belief, spirituality, divine providence, etc. But sanctityโlike God, from whom it flows and to whom it pointsโis gentler and more elusive. Exaggerated discussion of it actually causes it to slip from between our fingers.
It is thus more appropriate to say that sanctity is actually revealed through silence, avoidance, and subtle suggestion. It is something ineffable, and therefore best left unspoken. Indeed, sometimes the messages that aren't explicitly said are the strongest, the images not presented--those that are most deeply imprinted in our hearts. Concealment evokes a feeling of mystery, which best captures sanctity.
A verse in Psalms (58:2) says, โWhy are you silent? Speak justly!โ According to the simple meaning of the verse, it calls on us not to remain silent but rather to express our voice. Yet the Sages overturned this meaning of the verse. They interpreted the word why (ha-umnam) as meaning art (omanut), interpreting the first half of the verse thus: what is the art of Man in this world? To make himself silent" (Talmud Bavli Hullin 89a). In order that we speak justly, we must first acquire the attribute of silence. The speech that we will then utter will be more refined and preciseโsanctified speech.
๐ Accustom yourselves to precede your speech with silence. You'll have a better sense of what you really want to say. Say only what can be heard, and leave the deeper message hiding between the lines. You will see that over time your words' effect on others will deepen.
ืืกืื ืฉืืชืคืืจืช: ืืืจืื ืฉืืฉืชืืงื ืืคื ืืื
ืื ื ืืงืืืฉืื ืืช ืฉืืืข ืืชืคืืจืช ืื ืืฉื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืฆืืจื, ืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืฆื ืืืืืช ืืช ืืืื ื ืืืืคื ืืฆืืจืชื, ืืืืขื ื ืืฉืื ืืืกืื ืฉืืชืื ืืชืคืืจืช.
ืืืืฃ ืืืื, ืืงืืืื ืกืคืืจืช ืืืกืื ืืืืจื ืืจืืืื โ ืืืืจืื ืืืืฆื ืขืื ืืืืชืจ, ืฉืื ืืืจืฉืื ืืื ืืจืื ืขืืืื ืฉื ืืืคืืง, ืืืืจืืช ืืืชืงืืฉืืช. ืืืืก ืืืื ืืช ืืืฆืืจื ืืขืื ืืืกืื ืฉืืชืคืืจืช ืืช ื ืืฉื ืืงืืืฉื ืฉืืืื ืืช: ืืืฆื ืืจืืื ืืช ืืฆืืจืช ืืืื ืืช ืฉืื ื ืื ืฉืชืฉืจื ืื ืืืชื ืืืืืช ืคืืืืช ืืืืื ื ืงืืืฉื?
ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืืฉืื ืฉืงืืืฉื ื ืืฆืจืช ืืจื ืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืกืืืืช ืฉื ืืืืืืื ืืืืื ื, ืจืืื ืืืช, ืืฉืืื ืืืืืื. ืื ืืงืืืฉื โ ืืื ืืงืืืฉ ืืจืื ืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืื ื ืืืขืช ืืืืื ืืฆืืืขื โ ืืื ืขืืื ื ืืืืงืืงื ืืืชืจ. ืืืืืจ ืืืคืจื ืขื ืืืืืชืื ืืืจื ืื ืืืืงื ืืืืืง ืืืื ืืฆืืขืืชืื ื.
ืืื ืืชืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืืจ ืฉืงืืืฉื ืืชืืื ืืืืงื ืืจื ืฉืชืืงื, ืืขืืื, ืจืืืื. ืืื "ืืืจ ืฉืืฉืชืืงื ืืคื ืื", ืืืืืจ ืฉืืฉืชืืงื ืืืฉืคืช ืืช ืืืคืื. ืืื, ืืคืขืืื ืืืกืจืื ืฉืืื ื ื ืืืจืื ืื ืืืืงืื ืืืืชืจ, ืืืืืืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืืฆืืื โ ืืื ืื ืฆืจืืื ืืขืืืง ืืื ื. ืืืืงื ืืืกืชืจื ืืื ืืืืืืื ืจืืฉ ืืกืชืืจืื, ืืืืืื ืืืืืืฉ ืืช ืคืื ืืงืืืฉื ืืืชืจ ืืื.
ืคืกืืง ืืชืืืื ืืืืจ, "ืึทืึปืึฐื ึธื ืึตืึถื? ืฆึถืึถืง ืชึผึฐืึทืึผึตืจืึผื!" (ืชืืืื ื ื, ื). ืขื ืคื ืคืฉื ืืคืกืืง ืงืืจื ืื ื ืฉืื ืืฉืชืืง ืืื ืืืฉืืืข ืงืืื ื. ืื ืื"ื ืืคืื ืืช ืืืืฆืจืืช. ืื ืืจืฉื ืืช ืืืืื "ืืืื ื ืืื" ืืืืืจืืช: "ืื ืืืื ืืชื ืฉื ืืื ืืขืืื ืืื? ืืฉืื ืขืฆืื ืืืืื". (ืชืืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืคื, ื). ืขื ืื ืช ืฉืืฆืื ืืคืื ื ืืืืืจื ืฆืืง ืืชืืงื ืื, ืขืืื ื ืจืืฉืืช ืื ืืืชืขืฆื ืขื ืืืืช ืืืืืืืช ืืืฉืชืืงื. ืืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืข ืื ืืชืืื ืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืืืืง ืืืชืจ โ ืืืืืจ ืงืืืฉ.
๐ ืืจืืืื ืขืฆืืื ืืืงืืื ืฉืชืืงื ืืืืจืืื. ืืืฉืจ ืื ื ืืฉืื ืืืืืจ ืื ื ืื ืืฉืื ืืื ืืืชืจ ืื ืืืืช ืืจืฆืื ื ื ืืืืจ. ืืืจื ืจืง ืฉืืืื ืืืืฉืืข, ืืืช ืืืืจืื ืืขืืืงืื ืืืคื ืืืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืชืืจื ืืื ืืฉืืจืืช. ืืชื ืชืจืื ืฉืืืืจื ืืื ืจืืฉืืื ืขื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืขืืืง ืืืชืจ.
Day 21
Malkhut within Tiferet: Sing to God a New Song
Many people who study art experience significant pressure in their surroundings to be original: to develop a personal style, to create an innovative statement, to do something that has never been done.
This pressure is very negative, and its result is foreseeable: due to immense pressure to be original, we end up producing a collection of clichรฉs, or, alternatively, simplistic or coarse ideas. The same is true in life in general: when we attempt by force to be special, we become very not specialโa crowd chanting loudly โwe are all individuals!โ
Innovation is certainly important. The Sages declared that โthere is no study hall without innovation,โ and the Psalms call on us to โsing to God a new song.โ Yet innovation, like individualism, cannot be created by force. It flows out of itself specifically when we are not trying to be original, when we are holding up the idea we are special.
The concept of innovation is closely connected in the Hebrew Bible to the concept of malkhut (sovereignty, kingship): The first thing described in the Torah as new is a king (โA new king arose upon Egypt,โ Exodus 1:5), and the first thing that is innovated in the Torah is kingship (โCome, let us go to Gilgal and there inaugurate [make anew] the monarchy,โ 1 Samuel, 11:14).
Yet specifically regarding the attribute of Malkhut it is said in the book of Zohar that โit has nothing from itself.โ This does not mean that Malkhut has, in fact, nothing to innovate. The opposite is the case: all the greatest inventions and innovations come from the attribute of Malkhut! The intent is rather than from the perspective of Malkhut itself, it does not attempt to be innovative, but rather approaches things with humility and a lowly spirit.
It is exactly in this way that the greatest innovations in Judaism were born: Not from a pride-imbued pretense to reinvent the wheel, but rather in a humble attempt to understand and interpret the words of the previous generations. "ืืฉืื ืื ืืืืกื ืืืขืช" โThe Messiah will come in a moment of absent-mindedness,โ and the same is the case for all true innovations.
๐ Release the desire to be special and original. Invest in study, in receiving inspiration from others, in attempting to learn from everyone. It is specifically in this way that your true uniqueness can shine outwards and a new light will come through you to the world.
ืืืืืช ืฉืืชืคืืจืช: ืฉืืจื ืื' ืฉืืจ ืืืฉ
ืื ืฉืื ืจืืื ืืืืืืื ืืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืฅ ืื ืงืื ืืกืืืืชื ืืืืืช ืืงืืจืืื: ืืคืชื ืกืื ืื ืืืฉื, ืืืืฆืจ ืืืืจื ืืืฉื ืืช, ืืขืฉืืช ืืฉืื ืฉืขืื ืื ื ืขืฉื ืืขืืื.
ืืืืฅ ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืื, ืืชืืฆืืชื ืืืืขื ืืจืืฉ: ืืจืื ืืืืฅ ืืืืืช ืืงืืจืืื ืื ืื ืฉืืืฆื ืชืืช ืืืื ื ืื ืืืกืฃ ืงืืืฉืืืช, ืื ืืืืืืคืื ืจืขืืื ืืช ืคืฉืื ืืื ืื ืืืืื. ืื ืืืชื ืืืจ ืืืืื ืืืื: ืืฉืื ื ืื ืกืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืืืืื, ืื ื ืืืคืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืืืืื โ ืขืืจ ืืืืขื ืืงืื "ืืืื ื ืืื ืืืืืืืืืืื!"
ืืืฉื ืืช ืืื ืืืืช ืืืจ ืืฉืื. ืื"ื ืงืืขื ืื "ืืื ืืืช ืืืืจืฉ ืืื ืืืืืฉ", ืืืืืืจื ืืชืืืื ืืืงืฉืื ืืืชื ื "ืฉืืจื ืื' ืฉืืจ ืืืฉ". ืื ืืืฉื ืืช, ืืื ืืื ืืืืืืืืืืืืช, ืื ื ืืชื ืืืืฆืจ ืืืื. ืืื ื ืืืขืช ืืขืฆืื ืืืืงื ืืฉืื ืื ื ืื ืื ืกืื ืืืืืช ืืงืืจืืื, ืืฉืื ืื ื ืื ืืืืืงืื ืืขืฆืื ื ืืืืืืื.
ืืืฉื ืืืืืืฉ ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืชื "ื ืืืืฉื ืืืืืืช: ืืืืจ ืืจืืฉืื ืืืชืืืจ ืืชืืจื ืืืืฉ ืืื ืืื ("ืืืงื ืืื ืืืฉ ืขื ืืฆืจืื", ืฉืืืช ื, ื), ืืืืืจ ืืจืืฉืื ืืืชื ืืืืฉืื ืืื ืืืืื ("ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืฉ ืฉื ืืืืืื", ืฉืืืื ื ืื, ืื).
ืืื ื, ืืืืงื ืขื ืกืคืืจืช ืืืืืืช ื ืืืจ ืืกืคืจ ืืืืืจ ืื "ืึตืืช ืื ืืืจืื ืืืื": ืืื ืื ืืขืฆืื ืืืจ. ืืื ืืืืื ื ืฉืืื ืื ืืืืช ืื ืืืืฉ. ื ืืคืื ืืื: ืื ืืืืืืฉืื ืืืืืฆืืืช ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืขืื ืืกืคืืจืช ืืืืืืช! ืืืืื ื ืืื ืจืง, ืฉืืฆื ืืืืืืช ืขืฆืื ืืื ืื ืื ืกื ืืืืืช ืืืฉื ืืช, ืืื ื ืืืฉืช ืื ืืืืจืื ืืขื ืืื ืืืฉืคืืืช ืจืื.
ืื ืืืืืง ื ืืืื ืืืืืืฉืื ืืืืืืื ืืืืชืจ ืืืืืืช: ืื ืืืืืจื ืืืืจืช ืืืืื ืืืืฆืื ืืช ืืืืื, ืืื ืื ืกืืื ืืืืจ ืฉืคืืืช ืืืืื ืืืคืจืฉ ืืช ืืืจื ืืืืจืืช ืืงืืืืื. "ืืฉืื ืื ืืืืกื ืืืขืช", ืืืืืื ืื ืืืืืืฉืื ืืืืืชืืื.
๐ ืืจืคื ืืืจืฆืื ืืืืืช ืืืืืืื ืืืงืืจืืื. ืืฉืงืืขื ืืืืืื, ืืงืืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืืจืื, ืื ืกืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืื. ืืืืงื ืื ืืืืืืืืืช ืืืืืชืืช ืฉืืื ืชืืื ืืืงืจืื ืืืืฆื ืืืืจ ืืืฉ ืืืื ืืจืืื ืืขืืื.
Introduction to week 4: Netzach
The attribute of Netzach is connected to victory (nitzachon), conducting (as in the work of an orchestra conductor, nitzuach), and eternalness (nitzchiut). In the human body, it corresponds to the right legโthe leg with which it is customary to confidently step forwards and start to make our mark on the world. The legs also symbolize our ability to bring our potential down to earth and trigger events that continue to affect the world even after we are gone.
I have chosen to dedicate the week of Netzach to the topic of education, based on the expression, originating from the Talmudic Sages, that โthe son is the leg of the father.โ This expression implies that just like a leg is simultaneously part of the body and extends out of it, so too are children both part of their parents and extend from them to the world. In addition, while our own lives are finite, through our children our spirit and values can continue affecting the world, potentially for eternity.
Not all of us have children, but all of us are connected to education. If we are teachers, counselors in a particular setting, or responsible for any people under us, education is an inseparable part of our lives. Moreover, each of us must also dedicate time to self-education: to raising our inner child and bringing it to maturity.
Because we are dealing with parents and children, during this week we will place a special focus on the parental figures identified with the seven lower sefirot, our โseven shepherdsโโAbraham, Isaac and Jacob, Moses, Aaron, Joseph and David. Each of them we shall ask to supply us with their best piece of educational guidance.
โ๏ธ ืืงืืื ืืฉืืืข ื'ื ืฆื'
ืกืคืืจืช ืื ืฆื ืงืฉืืจื ืื ืฆืืื, ืื ืืฆืื (ืืื ืฆื ืขื ืชืืืืจืช) ืืื ืฆืืืืช. ืืืืฃ ืืืื, ืืื ืืงืืืื ืืจืื ืืืื โ ืืจืื ืขืื ื ืืื ืืฆืขืื ืงืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืชืืื ืืืืืืข ืืช ืืืชืื ื ืขื ืืืฆืืืืช. ืืจืืืืื ืื ืืกืืืืช ืืช ืืืืืชื ื ืืืืจืื ืืช ืืืืืืช ืฉืื ื ืืงืจืงืข ืืืืฆืืจ ืืืืืื ืืขืืื, ืืืืฉืืืื ืืืชืงืืื ืื ืืืจื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืจ ืืื ื ื.
ืืืจืชื ืืืงืืืฉ ืืช ืฉืืืข ืื ืฆื ืื ืืฉื ืืืื ืื. ืืืกืืก ืืื ืืื ืืืืืื, ืฉืืงืืจื ืืื"ื, "ืืจื ืืจืขื ืืืืื ืืื", ืืื ืืื ืจืื ืืืื. ืืืืืื ืื ืขืืื, ืฉืืคื ืฉืืจืื ืืื ืืืง ืืืืืฃ ืื ืืื ืืืช ืืืฆืืช ืืื ื ืืืืฆื ืื ืืงืจืงืข, ืื ืืืืืื ืื ืืฆื ืืื ืืืง ืืืืจืืื ืื ืืฆื ืฉื ื ืืืฆืืื ืืื ืืืืฆื ืืขืืื. ืื ืืกืฃ, ืืขืื ืืืื ื ืฉืื ื ืกืืคืืื, ืืจื ืฆืืฆืืื ื ืืืืืื ืจืืื ื ืืขืจืืื ื ืืืืฉืื ืืืคืขื ืืขืืื, ืคืืื ืฆืืืืืช ืื ืฆื ื ืฆืืื.
ืื ืืืืื ื ืืฉ ืืืืื, ืื ืืืืื ื ืืฉ ืงืฉืจ ืืืื ืื. ืื ืืืืืชื ื ืืืจืื, ืืืจืืืื ืืืกืืจืช ืืืฉืื ืื ืืืจืืื ืขื ืื ืฉืื ืืืฉืื ืืชืืชืื ื, ืืืืจ ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืง ืืืชื ื ืคืจื ืืืืื ื. ืืขืืจ ืืื, ืื ืืื ืืืชื ื ืฆืจืื ืื ืืืงืืืฉ ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืขืฆืื: ืืืืืื ืืืื ืช ืืืื ืฉืื ืืืืืืชื ืืืืจืืช.
ืืืืืื ืฉืืืืจืื ืืืืืื ืขืกืงืื ื, ื ืขืกืืง ืืฉืืืข ืื ืืืืืื ืื ืืืืืืืช ืืืืจืืืช ืืืืืืืช ืขื ืฉืืข ืืกืคืืจืืช ืืชืืชืื ืืช, "ืฉืืขืช ืืจืืขืื" ืฉืื ื โ ืืืจืื, ืืฆืืง ืืืขืงื, ืืฉื, ืืืจื, ืืืกืฃ ืืืื. ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืงืฉ ืืืจืจ, ืืื ืืขืฆื ืืืื ืืืืช ืืขืืงืจืืช ืฉืืืืืืชื ืืืขื ืืง ืื ื.
Day 22
Chesed within Netzach: โPlace Me Like a Stamp on Your Heartโ
Chesed within Netzach is the element of love in education. The starting point in educating our children is to love them.
The Hebrew word for education (chinuch) is cognate to the word for grace (chen). Each soul is like a precious stone (even chen) graced with a unique and one-of-a-kind beauty. We must place these precious stones upon our hearts, like the High Priest wore the precious stones of the priestly breastplate, the โchoshenโ, which represented all twelve of the Israelite tribes. The word choshen hints at the ability to sense (la-chush) the grace (chen) of each soul and keep it upon our hearts.
The sixth Chabad Rebbe, the Rebbe Rayatz, said that all parents must dedicate at least half an hour a day to thinking about their childrenโs education. This starts with loving them. When we keep the memory of our children in our hearts, we are filled with love towards them and the desire to provide them all the bounty of the world.
We must impart many things to the coming generationsโincluding life wisdom, integrity, and values. But like how all of these must flow from love, so too love must stand at their center: love of God, love of Torah, love of Man, and love of the Jewish people.
We inherited the power of love from our forefather Abraham, the man of loving kindness. Abraham was called โMy [Godโs] loverโ (Isaiah 41:8) and was characterized by a desire to bring all people close to God through love. Moreover, God states that He chose Abraham โso that he command his sons and household after him that they observe the way of God to perform charity and justiceโ (Genesis 18:19): Abraham was chosen because of his capability as an educator to establish blessed and just descendants who would do good with the world.
๐ Love your children / students / those under your guidance as if they were precious diamonds. Feel in your hearts the special beauty with which each of them has been blessed. Let it seep into you. It will give you strength to give them more of yourself.
ืืกื ืฉืื ืฆื: "ืฉืืื ื ืืืืชื ืขื ืืื"
ืืกื ืฉืื ืฆื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืืื ืื. ื ืงืืืช ืืืืฆื ืืืื ืื ืืืืื ื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืชื.
ืืืื ืืื ืื ืงืฉืืจื ืืืื ืื, ืฉืื ืื ื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืฉื ืืื ื ืืืืคื ืืืืืื ืืื ืคืขืื. ืืช ืืื ื ืืื ืืืื ืขืืื ื ืืื ืื ืขื ืืื ืืื ื, ืืคื ืฉืืืืื ืืืืื ื ืฉื ืขื ืืืื ืืช ืืื ื ืืืืฉื ืฉืืืฆืื ืืช ืฉืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืื ืืื. ืืืื ืืืฉื ืจืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืฉ ืืช ืืื ืฉื ืื ื ืฉืื ืืื ืฆืืจ ืืืชื ืขื ืืื ืืื ื.
ืืจืื ืืฉืฉื ืฉื ืื"ื, ืืจืื ืืจืื"ืฅ, ืืืจ ืื ืขื ืื ืืืจื ืืืงืืืฉ ืืคืืืช ืืฆื ืฉืขื ืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืขื ืืื ืื ืืืืื. ืืืจ ืื ืืชืืื ืืืืืชื. ืืืฉืจ ืืืจ ืืืืื ื ื ืฆืืจ ืืืื ื ืื ื ืืชืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืคืืื ืืืจืฆืื ืืืขื ืืง ืืื ืืื ืืื.
ืืืจืื ืจืืื ืขืืื ื ืืื ืืื ืืืืจืืช ืืืืื โ ืืืืช ืืืื, ืืืฉืจื, ืขืจืืื ืืขืื. ืื ืืฉื ืฉืืืื ืฆืจืืืื ืื ืืืข ืืืืื, ืื ืืืจืืื ืื ืฆืจืืื ืืขืืื ืืืื: ืืืื ืื' ืืืืื ืืชืืจื, ืืืืช ืืื ืืืืืช ืืฉืจืื.
ืืช ืืื ืืืืื ืืจืฉื ื ืืืืจืื ืืืื ื, ืืืฉ ืืืกื. ืืืจืื ื ืงืจื "ืืืืื" (ืืฉืขืื ืื, ื) ืืืืคืืื ืืจืฆืื ืืงืจื ืืืืื ืืช ืื ืืื ืืขืืื . ืืชืจื ืืื, ื' ืืขืื ืขื ืืืจืื ืื ืืืจ ืื "ืึฐืึทืขึทื ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึฐืฆึทืึผึถื ืึถืช ืึผึธื ึธืื ืึฐืึถืช ืึผึตืืชืึน ืึทืึฒืจึธืื ืึฐืฉืึธืึฐืจืึผ ืึผึถืจึถืึฐ ื' ืึทืขึฒืฉืืึนืช ืฆึฐืึธืงึธื ืึผืึดืฉืึฐืคึผึธื" (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื, ืื): ืืืจืื ื ืืืจ ืืฉื ืืืื ืืืื ื ืืืขืืื ืืืจ ืืฉืจืื ืืืืจื ืฉืืืืื ืขื ืืขืืื.
๐ ืืืื ืืช ืืืืืื/ืชืืืืืืื/ืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืืืืื ืืงืจืื. ืืืฉื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืคื ืืืืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืื ืื. ืชื ื ืื ืืืืื ืืชืืืื. ืืื ืืืชื ืืื ืืื ืืืขื ืืง ืืื ืืืชืจ ืืขืฆืืื
Day 24
Chesed within Netzach: Love in education
Chesed within Netzach is the element of love in education. The starting point in educating our children is to love them.
The Hebrew word for education (chinuch) is cognate to the word for grace (chen). Each soul is like a precious stone (even chen) graced with a unique and one-of-a-kind beauty. We must place these precious stones upon our hearts, like the High Priest wore the precious stones of the priestly breastplate, the โchoshenโ, which represented all twelve of the Israelite tribes. The word choshen hints at the ability to sense (la-chush) the grace (chen) of each soul and keep it upon our hearts.
The sixth Chabad Rebbe, the Rebbe Rayatz, said that all parents must dedicate at least half an hour a day to thinking about their childrenโs education. This starts with loving them. When we keep the memory of our children in our hearts, we are filled with love towards them and the desire to provide them all the bounty of the world.
We must impart many things to the coming generationsโincluding life wisdom, integrity, and values. But like how all of these must flow from love, so too love must stand at their center: love of God, love of Torah, love of Man, and love of the Jewish people.
We inherited the power of love from our forefather Abraham, the man of loving kindness. Abraham was called โMy [Godโs] loverโ (Isaiah 41:8) and was characterized by a desire to bring all people close to God through love. Moreover, God states that He chose Abraham โso that he command his sons and household after him that they observe the way of God to perform charity and justiceโ (Genesis 18:19): Abraham was chosen because of his capability as an educator to establish blessed and just descendants who would do good with the world.
๐ Love your children / students / those under your guidance as if they were precious diamonds. Feel in your hearts the special beauty with which each of them has been blessed. Let it seep into you. It will give you strength to give them more of yourself.
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ื"ื ืืขืืืจ ืืกื ืฉืื ืฆื: "ืฉืืื ื ืืืืชื ืขื ืืื"
ืืกื ืฉืื ืฆื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืืื ืื. ื ืงืืืช ืืืืฆื ืืืื ืื ืืืืื ื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืชื.
ืืืื ืืื ืื ืงืฉืืจื ืืืื ืื, ืฉืื ืื ื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืฉื ืืื ื ืืืืคื ืืืืืื ืืื ืคืขืื. ืืช ืืื ื ืืื ืืืื ืขืืื ื ืืื ืื ืขื ืืื ืืื ื, ืืคื ืฉืืืืื ืืืืื ื ืฉื ืขื ืืืื ืืช ืืื ื ืืืืฉื ืฉืืืฆืื ืืช ืฉืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืื ืืื. ืืืื ืืืฉื ืจืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืฉ ืืช ืืื ืฉื ืื ื ืฉืื ืืื ืฆืืจ ืืืชื ืขื ืืื ืืื ื.
ืืจืื ืืฉืฉื ืฉื ืื"ื, ืืจืื ืืจืื"ืฅ, ืืืจ ืื ืขื ืื ืืืจื ืืืงืืืฉ ืืคืืืช ืืฆื ืฉืขื ืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืขื ืืื ืื ืืืืื. ืืืจ ืื ืืชืืื ืืืืืชื. ืืืฉืจ ืืืจ ืืืืื ื ื ืฆืืจ ืืืื ื ืื ื ืืชืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืคืืื ืืืจืฆืื ืืืขื ืืง ืืื ืืื ืืื.
ืืืจืื ืจืืื ืขืืื ื ืืื ืืื ืืืืจืืช ืืืืื โ ืืืืช ืืืื, ืืืฉืจื, ืขืจืืื ืืขืื. ืื ืืฉื ืฉืืืื ืฆืจืืืื ืื ืืืข ืืืืื, ืื ืืืจืืื ืื ืฆืจืืื ืืขืืื ืืืื: ืืืื ืื' ืืืืื ืืชืืจื, ืืืืช ืืื ืืืืืช ืืฉืจืื.
ืืช ืืื ืืืืื ืืจืฉื ื ืืืืจืื ืืืื ื, ืืืฉ ืืืกื. ืืืจืื ื ืงืจื "ืืืืื" (ืืฉืขืื ืื, ื) ืืืืคืืื ืืจืฆืื ืืงืจื ืืืืื ืืช ืื ืืื ืืขืืื . ืืชืจื ืืื, ื' ืืขืื ืขื ืืืจืื ืื ืืืจ ืื "ืึฐืึทืขึทื ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึฐืฆึทืึผึถื ืึถืช ืึผึธื ึธืื ืึฐืึถืช ืึผึตืืชืึน ืึทืึฒืจึธืื ืึฐืฉืึธืึฐืจืึผ ืึผึถืจึถืึฐ ื' ืึทืขึฒืฉืืึนืช ืฆึฐืึธืงึธื ืึผืึดืฉืึฐืคึผึธื" (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื, ืื): ืืืจืื ื ืืืจ ืืฉื ืืืื ืืืื ื ืืืขืืื ืืืจ ืืฉืจืื ืืืืจื ืฉืืืืื ืขื ืืขืืื.