Why then?

I believe that Black folks are inherently good people.  But why do they commit such wrongs?  You all hear about the black on black crime -- they make sure you don't forget (and don't think about the massive white on white crime, and white on everybody else crime, etc).  So what gives?  And more importantly, how do we get out of this mess?

Going back to the story of Hham in the ark.  There was the ark, there was Hham and in the ark way above at the top was something to bring light.  Some say it was a window, others say it was a precious stone.

The top had to constantly give light for the ark.

Fast forward to today.  We have Torah, which can only be written on skin.  This Torah is kept in a closet called the Ark.  And above this ark is a fire which must constantly burn (or in modern times a light that has to be kept going).

Do you detect any similarities?

A deeper meaning can be found in Likutei Moharan.  The Torah or the teacher who teaches others is the center.  Those who come around to learn is the ark.  In the case of a teacher, the ark would be his students.  But the students are coming with all their defects, all their misunderstandings, ignorance, and so on - like all the animals in the Noah's ark (bear-anger, fox-slyness, etc).  When they come to the teacher, they bring all this to the teacher.

Understandably, if the teacher is not strong, he can easily succumb to all these evil inclinations that the students are bringing to him.  He can get as angry as a bear, sly as a fox, mean as a (insert animal with this trait here), as busy as a rabbit (if you know what I mean).  All those things rolled into one!! What will keep him strong?  The original fire that burned in his heart for G-d, for good in the world, for good for his people, etc.  That fire is the equivalent of the constant fire that must always stay lit above the ark.

By the grace of G-d and His many Blessings, Black folks have wowed the world for a long time now.  Whether its the amazing pyramids, the teachings that many greek scholars sought to gain in the universities in Timbuktu, the proverbs, the wisdoms, the strength, the beauty, etc. there is always something to behold from Black folks.  Something to emulate.  Something to seek from them.

Because of this, many come.  But as they come so too they  bring their ignorance, their misunderstandings, their evil inclinations, their evil ways and thoughts.  Unless we are fortified to the hilt and understand that we must stay strong against -- against -- their inclinations, it's not worth the bother.  Save it for the extremely wise and extremely strong among us.

May our hearts stay strong with the desire to do good, to be good, and to have a goodly world to live in for us and for our children and our children's children...


post script - there are those who come with an even greater evil, more than all of the evils combined.  The great arrogance.  No amount of wisdom can overcome arrogance.  The only thing that can defeat this is simple humility.

Why Are We Black? Turn from Evil and Do Good!

This understanding came to me one night.  I pray it is used for good.

Everything in the physical world has its corresponding connection in the spiritual world which in turn has its corresponding connection in other realms and so on and so forth.

For example:

Some very important connections to know going forward is:

sun rays = judgement, harsh judgement
water = mercy and/or Torah.
rainbow = sunrays hitting water.  judgement hit by mercy.


In the story of Noach and the flood, it was a time when people became very corrupt.  Previously, low angels called, Nefillim, fell into the earth with the intent of f*cking with people.  The resulting children from this rape were white children doing and encouraging corruption to everyone else and everywhere.  The corruption went down even unto the animals and plants, almost effecting even the ground.

As a result, so many were doing wicked things.  G-d gave the world a good spanking for their bad behavior.  This flood was an interesting "punishment" meted out with mercy and judgement.  The flood waters represent mercy, but it came in an overwhelming way and drowned the people and cleansed the earth.  Afterwards the sun (which represents harsh judgement) came out.  That was the punch hidden in the mercy.

Luckily for Ham, while in the shelter of the ark, he had a revelation.  Ham had "intercourse" in the ark.  Just as we write that "Adam knew Chava" it is meant to mean that Adam had intercourse with Chava, gaining knowledge and having intercourse are similar and interchangeable.

So Ham realized and knew something while in the ark.  According to some sages, the ark was lit with a sapphire stone.  Precious stones vibrate -- they are often used on the body to open blocks and to correct behaviors. So, Ham starred at this precious stone and had a revelation -- from this he saw through the mercy, through harsh judgement that was hidden within the mercy, and even  the next coming "flood"

This is why the history of the people from Ham is so similar to the history of the Jewish people.

SIMILARITIES:

• Ham went into the ark before the flood of waters came down.  In the story of the Hebrews, they went to the foot of the mountain before the flood of Torah came down  

• Ham was said to have had intercourse while in the ark and the flood was coming down.  In the story of the Hebrews, it is taught that they were under a "wedding canopy" when they received the Torah.  And just like a wedding, in order to consumate the wedding, the couple must have intercourse..

• After the ark experience, Ham was met with racism.  After the Torah experience, the Jewish people were met with anti-semitism.

• After the ark, Ham saw Noach polluting the ground again and acted on it.  Noach grew a vineyard.  Eventually, got drunk, striped down and went into the tent.  Remember, the last sin before the flood was illicit sexual acts and spilling seed.  Ham did not want another repeat of the ruination of his world, so he acted on it to stop Noach.  Noach was a righteous man in his time.  Meaning, back in his day, he was the best of the worse.  But after the ark incident, Ham rose higher in righteousness whereas Noach stayed the same.  This created jealousy.  Also, with the Hebrews, after receiving the Torah, antisemitism came into the world.  Three had "intercourse" in the ark.  Ham, the raven, and the dog.  As a result, as the teachings go, Ham was stricken in the skin.  The raven was made to spit.  And the dog was fit to be tied.

• The dog is now considered "man's best friend" in many societies.  They love the dog.  They keep it and feed it.  They tie it to their homes.  The dog has graduated away from the animal world and is almost a part of the human world.
• The raven has the ability to speech even better than the parrot.  With their intelligence, which is like that of a seven year old human child combined with their ability to speak, which is strictly a human quality, the raven, too, has graduated away from the animal world and almost entered the human realms.
• Now Ham, who is already human, is stricken in the skin.  When a parent wants a child to do something, the speak to the child.  If the child doesn't listen, the parent speaks louder, even shouting.  If the child still doesn't listen, the parent may strike the child.  Striking is like a loud, thunderous speech.  When Ham was "stricken" in the skin, it's Gd speaking strongly into Ham giving him teachings and instructions. With this understanding and knowledge, Ham almost left the human world and almost entered the angelic world.This message, which we call melanin, has the instructions and guidelines for us.

• Ham's son, Canaan, was said by the disgraced Noach that he should be a "slave of slaves."  Jewish Torah commentator, Shlomo Yitzchaki, aka RASHI, spread it to mean Ham and all his descendants would be "slave of slaves."  Interestingly, Black people fight for the civil rights of many who have no voice and who cannot fight on their own.  Even when they don't fight, many who are oppressed hang on to the stories of Black civil right leaders and Black Panthers and others to gain strength to fight another day.  The Jewish people were said they should be a "priest unto the nations."  Another thankless job.  Just as the Jewish people were able to regain their land, Israel, so too this gives hope to the Native Americans, the Aboriginals of Australia, and others that they can regain their land and tongue back.

• Later on Canaan travels to Israel, then called the Land of Canaan. Later on the Jewish people travel to Israel, then they changed the name to Land of Israel.

It is taught that Ham was blessed black as the raven, Jaffeth was blessed white, and shem was blessed black.

Because Ham was able to peer through and see the future with a vision, he understood how to behave, how important truth was, and how to live in harmony with the world.  Which he was prepared to do.  He had a Torah written into his skin and was bound to live righteously or face terrible consequences.  Just as Shem's descendants were given Torah on Mount Sinai -- that can only be written on (cow) skin to live by. The skin is the testimony of Black people being bound to Gd --hence, the fact that so many can rightfully say they are Gd or Gdesses.  And the Torah, which can only be written on skin is for all others who wish to take up righteous living and be bound to Gd as well.

Back to the story of Noach.  After the great flood in Noach's time, when things began to dry up a little, the sun began to shine, meaning judgement has now come (fist part of the diagram).  The waters (mercy) had come ahead and did most of the job so that the sun's rays (i.e. the harsh judgement) hardly had anyone to get..  But what happens when water meets the sun's ray?  The colors get separated like a prism.

The judgement became scattered.

A short story:
There was once a king who was so angry with his son he ordered a big bolder to be thrown at him to kill him.  When the day came to do this, he felt so bad since he didn't give his son a second chance but he couldn't remove the decree.  So what did he do?  He ordered that the bolder be broken into little bits, that way each little bit will be thrown at the son and not much damage will happen, thus sparing his life.

With each color separated -- each judgement separated -- it went to different people depending on what they deserved -- depending on what they were a vessel for.  But Ham, having had his vision, was pure and was blessed black (Shem too).

When we're dealing with light, we are dealing with physics.  And in physics the lack of color is Black (unlike chemistry).  And a combination of all the colors -- all the judgements -- is white.

Thus no color = no judgement came upon him, and therefore, he was Black.  Someone who was very bad, who did all the wrong things, all the judgement went on them and they would be all the colors combined --white.

We are black because we turned away from evil.  But the world needs help.  It's not enough to just turn away from evil.

"Turn from evil and do good."

                                                       Psalms 34:14

Despite this great beginning, some of us are turning into spiritually white people.  We demand to be included in their wickedness.  We join their army and pillage brown countries for resources, we join in their pranks and laugh at the expense of the tormented, we overlook their deception, and beg for a seat at their table.

That is not what we are supposed to be doing.  In the Torah and possibly Bible, we learn about how so many people never died, they simply "walked into paradise."  Is it a place that we can walk to?  Consider Africa, the cradle of humanity, the motherland.  Just like a mother, it has everything the baby needs.  We have been carried so far away from Motherland and have been suffering for it ever since.  Why not re-establish the connection?  Why not walk back into paradise?  Sadly, whites have discovered a way in.  The sword of fire no longer holds them back.  But are we going to just sit there and watch?  Or will we reclaim Motherland?  Its not enough to have turned away from evil so long ago.  Turn from evil... and do good for the Motherland.

Where is Bnei Hham's Torah? Part 3

It is a bold step to compare a Black man's skin with Torah -- or really, to imply that there are instructions embedded there.  It is a probably jarring for most who are used to hearing the typical mainstream talk.  But let's explore this for a minute, shall we?

Because they have Torah/Instruction intrinsicly, (1) their behavior may seem bizarre for someone who doesn't know Torah and (2) they may endure harsher punishments when they stray away from this inner knowledge because it's such a part of them.

Bizarre Behavior in the USA:

For example, in the USA alone, there was a time when mass incarceration was the name of the game.  Many Black men were thrown in jail for the slightest of reasons, they were shamed and miseducated in schools.  It was an attempt to kill them.

In response, the women still had children -- but out of wedlock.  Even though the men were messed up or thrown in jail, the women found a way to keep the peoplehood going.

This story reminds me of Israel.  When in Egypt, Pharaoh decided to kill all the Hebrew baby boys lest one arises to save them.  In retaliation, Amram decided that all couples should separate.  That way no one will have children and no babies will be killed.

Amram's daughter, Miriam, thought differently.  She accused Pharaoh of trying to kill all the boys and Amram for trying to kill both boys and girls!  Since no children would be born the future looked bleak.  Everyone saw her reasoning and concurred.  So they had babies and tried to hide them and hope for the best if it was a boy.  Some may have even tried to dress their boys as girls.

Now Black women are fighting to have babies even though "the system" is trying to kill their boys.  Some men/boys even resort to behaving extra soft so as not to appear to pose a threat.

Another bizarre behavior is this phenomenon that Black people will stand by and march for everyone else's problems.  Many within the community complain about that and wonder why don't they just stick with their own problems.

"Whoever prays for mercy on behalf of his friend, and he needs the same thing, will be answered first." (Baba Kama 92a)

But because of the "hidden Torah" within the Black people, that may explain why they see the bigger picture and tend to be self-sacrificing.

There is the bizarre behavior of Black folks thinking they are gods or kings and their women are goddesses or queens.  In Kabbalah, there is a teaching that G-d and the Torah are as one -- meaning, they are very connected in a very close way.  So he who has Torah -- learning it, loving it, living it, etc,. it's as if he is almost one with G-d.

Harsher Punishments:

Again, sticking with USA history, there is no need to elaborate on the harsher punishment and treatment that Black folks are enduring.  Not even in the USA alone, but all over South America, Africa, the Arab world, everywhere.


It behooves us all to take a moment of meditation and appreciate who we are and how we are and to use it for maximum good for ourselves and for the world.

Shabbat Shalom!

To be continued...