Lesson Topic: Holocaust Remembrance Day - 2019
1.
Baal
Hasulam.
Introduction
to
the
Book
of
Zohar
39
The
Creator’s
desired
goal
for
the
creation
He
had
created
is
to
bestow
upon
His
creatures,
so
they
would
know
His
truthfulness
and
greatness,
and
receive
all
the
delight
and
pleasure
He
had
prepared
for
them
2.
Baal
Hasulam.
The
Arvut
(Mutual
Guarantee)
23
The
purpose
of
creation
lies
on
the
shoulders
of
the
whole
of
the
human
race,
black,
or
white,
or
yellow,
without
any
essential
difference.
3. Shem MiShmuel, Portion Haazinu
The intention of creation was for all to be one bundle, to do the Creator’s will. But the matter was spoiled because of the sin of Adam HaRishon, until even the best in those generations could not unite together in order to serve the Creator. Rather, they were individuals, alone. The correction of this matter began in the generation of Babylon, when separation occurred in the human race, meaning the beginning of the correction of gathering and assembling people to serve the Creator, which started with Abraham and his descendants. Abraham would roam call out the name of the Creator until a great community gathered unto him, who were called “the people of the house of Abraham.” And the matter grew until until it became the assembly of the congregation of israel. In the future, the end of correction will be when all become one bundle to do the Creator’s will wholeheartedly.
4.
Zohar,
Pinhas,
Item
152
Israel
among
the
nations
is
like
a
heart
among
the
organs.
And
as
the
organs
of
the
body
cannot
exist
in
the
world
for
even
a
minute
without
the
heart,
all
the
other
nations
cannot
exist
in
the
world
without
Israel.
6.
Baal
HaSulam.
A
Handmaid
That
Is
Heir
To
Her
Mistress
A
branch
that
extends
from
the
internality
is
the
people
of
Israel,
which
has
been
chosen
as
an
operator
of
the
general
purpose
and
correction.
It
contains
the
preparation
required
for
growing
and
developing
until
it
moves
the
nations
of
the
worlds,
too,
to
achieve
the
common
goal.
The
branch
that
extends
from
the
externality
is
the
nations
of
the
world.
They
have
not
been
imparted
the
qualities
that
make
them
worthy
of
receiving
the
development
of
the
purpose
one
at
a
time.
Rather,
they
are
fit
to
receive
the
correction
at
once
and
to
the
fullest,
according
to
their
Higher
Root.
7.
Baal
Hasulam.
“The
Arvut”,
Item
28
It
is
written,
“Now
therefore,
if
ye
will
hearken
unto
My
voice
indeed,
and
keep
My
covenant,”
meaning
make
a
covenant
on
what
I
am
telling
you
here,
that
ye
shall
be
Mine
own
treasure
from
among
all
peoples.
This
means
that
you
will
be
My
treasure,
and
sparks
of
purification
and
cleansing
of
the
body
shall
pass
through
you
unto
all
the
peoples
and
the
nations
of
the
world,
for
the
nations
of
the
world
are
not
yet
ready
for
it.
And
at
any
rate,
I
need
one
nation
to
start
with
now,
so
it
will
be
as
a
remedy
for
all
the
nations.
And
therefore
he
ends,
“for
all
the
earth
is
Mine,”
meaning
all
the
peoples
of
the
earth
belong
to
Me,
as
do
you,
and
are
destined
to
cleave
to
Me.
But
now,
while
they
are
still
incapable
of
performing
that
task,
I
need
a
virtuous
people.
8. Sefat Emet, Shemot [Exodus], Portion Yitro [Jethro]
The children of Israel became responsible for the correction of the entire world by the power of the Torah. Everything depends on the children of Israel. As they correct themselves, so are all creations drawn after them.
9. Rabash, Art. 20 (1985). One Who Hardens His Heart
All the hatred that exists against Israel is only because they are the Creator’s people, as the sages said “what is Mount Sinai, the mountain from which the hatred of all the nations of the world came down”.
10.
Baal
Hasulam.
The
Writings
of
the
Last
Generation
It
is
a
fact
that
Israel
is
hated
by
all
nations,
whether
for
religious
reasons,
racial
reasons,
capitalist
reasons,
communist
reasons,
or
for
cosmopolitan
reasons,
etc.
It
is
so
because
the
hatred
precedes
all
reasons,
but
each
merely
resolves
its
loathing
according
to
its
own
psychology.
11. Baal HaSulam. Newspaper "The Nation"
Through hard and dreadful labor-pains, from amidst the venom of hatred that had struck the nations to obliterate us from the face of the Earth, the destruction of millions of our brothers, and they are still prepared to continue. The sadistic inclination within them is not satisfied, and the calamity is doubled for we cannot delude ourselves that all this is but a passing, transitory phenomenon.
12.
Baal
Hasulam.
The
Writings
of
the
Last
Generation
The
world
erroneously
considers
Nazism
a
particular
upshot
of
Germany.
In
truth,
it
is
the
upshot
of
a
democracy
and
socialism
that
were
left
without
manners,
religion
and
justice.
Thus,
all
nations
are
equal
in
that;
there
is
no
hope
at
all
that
Nazism
will
perish
with
the
victory
of
the
allies.
Tomorrow,
the
British
will
adopt
Nazism,
since
they
too
live
in
a
world
of
democracy
and
Nazism.
13. Baal HaSulam, "Introduction to The Book of Zohar", item 71
In such a generation, all the destructors among the Nations of the World raise their heads and wish primarily to destroy and to kill the Children of Israel, as it is written (Yevamot 63), “No calamity comes to the world but for Israel.” This means, as it is written in the above corrections, that they cause poverty, ruin, robbery, killing, and destruction in the whole world.
14. Maor Eynaim, Pinhas
Our sages said (Yevamot 63a), “No calamity comes to the world if not for Israel,” and “No good comes to the world but for Israel.” The guidance of all the worlds is given to Israel. The word “For” indicates a path, a track which was established as a pathway for the abundance. Alternately, a corruption of the path elicits judgments and calamities, since there is no unity. When Israel are separated from their collective root, which is Ein Sof [infinity/no end], the whole world and all created beings are also, God forbid, separated.
18. Siach Yitzhak, Part 2, Assortments 1
Creation and choice, and the correction and corruption of the world are all dependent upon Israel.
19.
Rav
Kook,
“The
Letters
of
Ra’aya”
I
strongly
believe
that
all
this
turmoil
in
the
world
at
this
time
of
transition
in
which
we
live,
has
not
come
but
mainly
for
Israel’s
sake
…
we
have
been
chosen
for
a
great
and
holy
task,
to
carry
out
through
knowledge
and
understanding,
namely
to
build
ourselves
and
the
entire
broken
world
together
with
us.
20. Raayah Kook, Essays of the Raayah, Vol. 1
If it impossible to blow a worthy Shofar [“horn,” a symbol of a call for redemption] for redemption, the enemies of Israel come and blow in our ears for redemption. They force us to hear the voice of the Shofar; they warn and make noise in our ears and give us no rest in the exile… One who did not hear the voice of the first Shofar and did not want to listen to the voice of the second, regular Shofar, for his ears were blocked, will hear the voice of the unworthy and unfit Shofar, the foul [non-kosher] one. He will hear against his will.
21.
Baal
Hasulam,
The
Last
Generation
I
have
already
delivered
my
message
in
1933,
and
I
have
already
spoken
with
the
leaders
of
the
generation,
but
my
words
were
not
received
at
that
time.
And
even
though
I
shouted
and
warned
them
concerning
the
destruction
of
the
world,
it
made
no
impression
on
them.
But
now,
after
the
Atom
bomb,
I
think
that
the
world
will
believe
me
that
the
end
of
the
world
is
soon
approaching,
and
quickly,
and
Israel
will
be
burnt
first,
before
the
rest
of
the
nations,
just
like
it
was
in
the
previous
war.
Therefore
it
is
good
to
awaken
the
world,
that
they
may
receive
their
only
remedy,
and
live.
23.
Baal
Hasulam.
The
Peace
As
long
as
self-love
and
egoism
exist
among
the
nations,
Israel,
too,
will
not
be
able
to
serve
the
Creator
in
purity,
as
bestowal,
as
it
is
written
in
the
explanation
of
the
words,
"And
you
shall
be
to
me
a
kingdom
of
priests,"
in
the
essay,
"The
Arvut."
And
we
see
it
from
experience,
for
the
coming
to
the
land
and
the
building
of
the
Temple
could
not
persist
and
receive
the
blessings
that
God
has
sworn
to
our
fathers.
And this is why they said, "God did not find a vessel to hold the blessing," meaning thus far Israel did not have a vessel to hold the blessing of the fathers. Therefore, the oath that we can inherit the land for all eternity has not yet been fulfilled, because world peace is the sole vessel that enables us to receive the blessing of the fathers, as in the prophecy of Isaiah.
24. Rav Kook, The Purpose of Israel and Its Nationality
The Creator’s service that is given to Israel, its purpose is the ascension of all of humanity, which cannot ascend if not through the ascension of the people of Israel, such that the blessing will manifest in it and enable it to provide the blessing to the world, in turn.
25.
Baal
Hasulam,
The
Arvut,
20
it
is
upon
the
Israeli
nation
to
qualify
itself
and
all
the
people
of
the
world
through
Torah
and
Mitzvot,
to
develop
until
they
take
upon
themselves
that
sublime
work
of
the
love
of
others,
which
is
the
ladder
to
the
purpose
of
Creation,
which
is
Dvekut
with
the
Creator.
26.
Baal
HaSulam.
The
Love
of
God
and
the
Love
of
Man
The
Israeli
nation
was
to
be
a
“transition.”
This
means
that
to
the
extent
that
Israel
cleanse
themselves
by
keeping
the
Torah,
so
they
pass
their
power
on
to
the
rest
of
the
nations.
And
when
the
rest
of
the
nations
also
sentence
themselves
to
a
scale
of
merit,
then
the
Messiah
will
be
revealed.
That
is
because
the
role
of
the
Messiah,
is
not
only
to
qualify
Israel
to
the
ultimate
goal
of
adhesion
with
Him,
but
to
teach
the
ways
of
God
to
all
the
nations,
as
the
verse
says,
“And
all
nations
will
flow
onto
Him.”
27. When Israel Engages in Torah the Force of Nations is Broken
There is nothing in the world that breaks the force of idol worshipping nations as when Israel engages in Torah. As long as Israel engages in Torah, the right strengthens and the power and courage of the idol worshipping nations break. This is why the Torah is called “strength,” as it is written, “The Lord will give strength to His people.” When Israel does not engage in Torah, the left intensifies and the power of the idol worshipping nations grows. They suckle from the left, rule over Israel, and inflict upon them laws that they cannot endure.
28.
Zohar
for
All.
Shemot
96-98
There
is
nothing
in
the
world
that
breaks
the
force
of
nations…
and
all
the
nations
and
their
kings
will
seek
counsel
together
against
them.
They
will
awaken
several
evil
sentences,
unite
against
them,
and
trouble
after
trouble
will
come,
and
the
last
makes
the
first
forgotten.
29. Baal HaSulam, "Introduction to The Book of Zohar" 71
In such a generation, all the destructors among the Nations of the World raise their heads and wish primarily to destroy and to kill the Children of Israel, as it is written (Yevamot 63), “No calamity comes to the world but for Israel.” This means, as it is written in the above corrections, that they cause poverty, ruin, robbery, killing, and destruction in the whole world.
And through our many faults, we have witnessed to all that is said in the above-mentioned Tikkunim, and moreover, the judgment struck the very best of us, as our sages said (Baba Kama 60), “And it start with the righteous first.” And of all the glory Israel had had in the countries of Poland and Lithuania, etc., there remains but the relics in our holy land. Now it is upon us, relics, to correct that dreadful wrong. Each of us remainders should take upon himself, heart and soul, to henceforth intensify the internality of the Torah, and give it its rightful place, according to its merit over the externality of the Torah.
And then, each and every one of us will be rewarded with intensifying his own internality, meaning the Israel within us, which is the needs of the soul over our own externality, which is the Nations of the World with us, that is, the needs of the body. That force will come to the whole of Israel, until the Nations of the World within us recognize and acknowledge the merit of the great sages of Israel over them, and will listen to them and obey them.
And will fulfill, as it is written (Isaiah 14:2): “And the people shall take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord.” And also Isaiah 49:22 “And they shall bring your sons in their arms and your daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders”. As written in the Zohar, Nasso, and the sages, “By your connecting, which is the book Zohar, they shall come out of exile, with Rachamim (mercies)”.
30.
Baal
HaSulam.
A
Speech
for
the
Completion
of
The
Zohar
Our
generation
is
the
generation
of
the
days
of
the
Messiah.
This
is
why
we
have
been
granted
the
redemption
of
our
holy
land
from
the
hands
of
the
foreigners.
We
have
also
been
rewarded
with
the
revelation
of
The
Book
of
Zohar,
which
is
the
beginning
of
the
realization
of
the
verse,
"for
the
earth
shall
be
full
of
the
knowledge
of
the
Lord."
"And
they
shall
teach
no
more…
for
they
shall
all
know
Me,
from
the
least
of
them
unto
the
greatest
of
them."
Yet,
with
those
two,
we
have
only
been
rewarded
with
giving
from
the
Creator,
but
we
have
not
received
anything
into
our
own
hands.
Instead,
we
have
been
given
a
chance
to
begin
with
the
work
of
God,
to
engage
in
Torah
and
Mitzvot
Lishma.
Then
we
will
be
granted
the
great
success
that
is
promised
to
the
generation
of
the
Messiah,
which
all
the
generations
before
us
did
not
know.
And
then
we
will
be
rewarded
with
the
time
of
reception
of
both
the
complete
attainment
and
the
complete
redemption.
31.
Baal
HaSulam.
Introduction
to
the
Book
Panim
Meirot
UMasbirot.
Item
5
It
is
written
in
The
Zohar:
“With
this
composition,
the
Children
of
Israel
will
be
redeemed
from
exile.”
Also,
in
many
other
places,
only
through
the
expansion
of
the
wisdom
of
Kabbalah
in
the
masses
will
we
obtain
complete
redemption.
They
also
said,
“The
Light
in
it
reforms
him.”
They
were
intentionally
meticulous
about
it,
to
show
us
that
only
the
Light
enclosed
within
it
as
apples
of
gold
in
silver
carvings,
in
it
lies
the
cure
that
reforms
a
person.
Both
the
individual
and
the
nation
will
not
complete
the
aim
for
which
they
were
created,
except
by
attaining
the
internality
of
the
Torah
and
its
secrets.
32.
Baal
HaSulam.
Introduction
to
the
Book
Panim
Meirot
UMasbirot.
Item
5
It
is
the
great
expansion
of
the
wisdom
of
truth
within
the
nation
that
we
need
first,
so
we
may
merit
receiving
the
benefit
from
our
Messiah.
Consequently,
the
expansion
of
the
wisdom
and
the
coming
of
our
Messiah
are
interdependent.
Therefore,
we
must
establish
seminaries
and
compose
books
to
hasten
the
distribution
of
the
wisdom
throughout
the
nation.
33.
Baal
Hasulam,
Messiah’s
Horn
There
is
a
precondition
for
the
redemption—that
all
the
nations
of
the
world
will
acknowledge
Israel’s
law,
as
it
is
written,
"and
the
land
shall
be
full
of
the
knowledge,"
as
in
the
example
of
the
exodus
from
Egypt,
where
there
was
a
precondition
that
Pharaoh,
too,
would
acknowledge
the
true
God
and
His
laws,
and
would
allow
them
to
leave.
This
is
why
it
is
written
that
each
of
the
nations
will
hold
a
Jewish
man
and
lead
him
to
the
Holy
Land.
And
it
was
not
enough
that
they
could
leave
by
themselves.
You
must
understand
from
where
the
nations
of
the
world
would
come
by
such
a
will
and
idea.
Know
that
this
is
through
the
dissemination
of
the
true
wisdom,
so
they
will
evidently
see
the
true
God
and
the
true
law.
And the dissemination of the wisdom in the masses is called "a Shofar." Like the Shofar, whose voice travels a great distance, the echo of the wisdom will spread all over the world, so even the nations will hear and acknowledge that there is Godly wisdom in Israel.
34. Zechariah 8:23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts: In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, shall even take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying: We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'
35.
Rav
Kook,
Israel’s
Vocation
and
Its
Nationalism
Only
when
the
Torah
is
exercised
in
Israel
will
complete
peace
and
faithful
love
come,
and
the
pure
feeling
of
recognizing
the
brotherhood
between
people
will
develop…
When
that
development
is
completed
within
us,
at
a
degree
that
merits
being
a
role
model
to
many,
all
the
nations
will
recognize
it,
and
the
blessing
of
pcece
will
begin
to
dwell
in
the
world.