Explaining the matter of bestowal. When a person serves someone whom the world regards as important, the important person doesn’t need to reward him for his service. Rather, the very service of an important person is regarded by him as though he has rewarded him. This means that if one knows that he is an important person, he already enjoys ...

“Mighty rock of my salvation, to praise You is a delight; Restore my House of Prayer, and there we will bring a thanksgiving offering.” The song begins with words of praise, “To praise You is a delight,” and then begins with words of prayer, “Restore my House of Prayer.”Afterwards, it returns to words of thanksgiving and praise, “And there we ...

The Zohar says about the verse, “And there was evening and there was morning And there was evening,’ which the text writes, means that it extends from the side of darkness, meaning Malchut. ‘And there was morning’ means that it extends from the side of the light, which is ZA.“This is why it writes about them, ‘One day,’ indicating that the ...

It is written in The Zohar, “And she said, ‘I dwell among my own people.’ He asks, ‘What does that mean?’ He replies, ‘WhenDin is present in the world, one should not part from the collective and be alone because when the judgment is present in the world, those who are noticed and are noted alone are caught first, even if they are ...

Our sages said about the verse, “The Lord stood over him”. Simon ben Yochai said, ‘The king does not stand on his field, neither when it is plowed, nor when it is sowed, but when the crop is ripe.’ This is how Abraham plowed it, as it is said, ‘Arise, walk through the land.’ Isaac sowed it, as it is ...

Here is the order of the work: When a person wishes to do everything for the Creator, that his actions will be in order to bestow and not to receive reward, it is against nature because man was created with a desire to receive for his own benefit. This is why we were given the work of exiting self-love and ...