פורסם: דצמבר 4, 2013
הוקלט לראשונה: נובמבר 4, 2007

אהבתי 3 תגובות 0 שתפו

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נקודות עיקריות בשיעור

• Jacob trading a bowl of lentil soup for Esau's birthright
• Birthright: a code for blessings
• The Creator is stricter with the righteous than the wicked
• Consciousness of righteous and wicked exist within us
• Every action is important; it is the consciousness of wickedness that makes us believe our actions are not important
• Nisah (test) contains the letters that form the word Nes (miracles and elevate)
• The Light will be revealed even when we face challenges
• Settling for lentil soup: our specific expectations
• The Light provides exactly what we need
• Feelings and emotions present us with illusions, not what is good for us
• Rejection and changing perspective about our tests
• Desire to Receive for the Self Alone causes us to feel bitterness about things that are good for us
• Heaven and Hell exist in the same reality
• Shifting and opening our consciousness through kabbalistic prayers
• Isaac praying for Rivka to give birth: praying for others with a pure and constant desire
• Prayer starts with desire (Keter), thought (Chochmah), intention (Binah), words (Zeir Anpin) and actions (Malchut)
• Where there is desire there is joy
• Maintaining constant desire
• How often do we focus on our desire? What do we desire? Who do we desire it from?
• When we focus on ourselves alone we do not have affinity with the Light and cannot recieve answers to our prayers
• Praying for our children
• Certainty and selfless prayer: trusting that the Light will provide for us and praying for others
• Where are our desires for others' well being? How is our agenda connected to it?
• Depression is a lack of desire for the Light

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תיאור השיעור

There are many understandings of how prayer helps us connect to the Light, but the portion of Toldolt contains a particularly powerful lesson in the story of Isaac and Rivkah. Join Eitan as he explores how we can make a stronger connection to the Light through the consciousness revealed by Isaac praying for Rivka to bear a child even though she was physically unable to become pregnant.

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תיאור הקורס

Written 2,000 years ago by Rav Shimon Bar Yochai, the Zohar explains all of the secrets of the Bible, the Universe and every aspect of life. The Zohar class is a weekly journey to understand the energy and challenges that will confront us during the week and how we can elevate our consciousness to prevent chaos from occurring in our lives.

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