We have gathered here to establish a society for all who wish to follow the path and method of Baal HaSulam, the way by which to climb the degrees of man and not remain as a beast, as our sages said, “And you My sheep, the sheep of My pasture, are men.” And Rashbi said, “You are called ‘men,’ and idol ...

Since man is created with a vessel called “self-love,” where one does not see that an act will yield self-benefit, one has no motivation to make even the slightest motion. And without annulling self-love, it is impossible to achieve adhesion with the Creator, meaning equivalence of form.And since it is against our nature, we need a society that will form a ...

1) The need for love of friends.2) What is the reason I chose specifically these friends, and why have the friends chosen me? 3) Should each of the friends disclose his love for the society, or is it enough to feel love in one’s heart and practice love of friends in concealment, and thus not need to openly show what ...

We must understand how one can help his friend. Is this matter specifically when there are rich and poor, wise and fools, weak and strong? But when all are rich, smart, or strong, etc., how can one help another?We see that there is one thing that is common to all—the mood. It is said, “A concern in one’s heart, let ...

“And a certain man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, ‘What are you seeking?’ And he said, ‘I seek my brothers. Tell me, I pray you, where they are feeding the flock?’” (Genesis, 37).A man “wandering in the field” refers to a place from which the crop of the field ...

“Love your neighbor as yourself.” what is it? why is it? and why it came to be the foundation of that the universe was built on it? what is love ? who is a neighbor/ friend? and how it became to be a rule? the kabbalist Akiva says, “It is a great rule of the commandments.” It means that if one keeps ...

According to what is explained concerning “Love your neighbor as yourself” all the details of all the commandments are contained in this rule. It is as our sages say “The rest is its commentary; go study.”what does love of friends give us? It is written that by gathering a few friends together, since they each have but a small force of love of others—meaning ...

“ Yehuda Ashlag said, One should always sell the beams of his house and put shoes on his feet We should understand the precision about the beams of one’s house and the great importance of shoes, to the point that it is worth selling the beams of his house for it, meaning to have the ability to put shoes on ...

It is known that one is always among people who have no connection to the work on the path of truth, but to the contrary, always resist those who walk on the path of truth. And since people’s thoughts mingle, the views of those who oppose the path of truth permeate those with some desire to walk on the path ...

We must understand why spirituality is sometimes called “a soul” as it is written, “Body and soul,” and sometimes spirituality is called “soul” as in, “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.”Usually, when speaking of spirituality, we speak of its highest discernment, which is soul, so that one will know ...