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I really can't stand these false alarms. But better a false alarm.....
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
Can a Leopard change its Spots?
Thanks readers for the correction! I previously wrote that Malcolm X had hated white folks but changed after his visit to Mecca. It seems that was too generalized. Ehav said it best:
"when Malcolm X went to Mecca he saw that what he had learned from the Nation of Islam wasn't Islam. He saw the the problem wasn't some mythical background where all white people came from a corrupt source. He saw that institutionalized racism was a problem that was affected all people in America.
So it wasn't him changing from a hate to an understanding. It was understanding of the situation being opened up to the real reality." Ehav
Robb Pearson, who fought against Atzlan, a group of Mexicans who immigrated illegally to Southern part of America, and who were unsatisfied and then wanted to annex it into their own country because they say America stole it from them. He later saw things for what it was and changed and became pro-immigration.
The point I wanted to make was: Can someone going from one thing, one way, one belief and suddenly do an about face?
America, I gave you love!!!!
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So why you gotta go and give me Joe the Plumber???!!!lol
I saw at Aunt Jemima's Revenge Blog that Joe the Plumber wants to be an international reporter.... heading for Israel with all his knowledge, training, and lack of license.
So why you gotta go and give me Joe the Plumber???!!!lol
I saw at Aunt Jemima's Revenge Blog that Joe the Plumber wants to be an international reporter.... heading for Israel with all his knowledge, training, and lack of license.
Umbilical Hernia
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Does anyone know or have experience with umbilical hernia in babies? I have a baby with umbilical hernia and rather avoid surgery if possible. I've heard it goes away by the time they're three.
Thanks!
Does anyone know or have experience with umbilical hernia in babies? I have a baby with umbilical hernia and rather avoid surgery if possible. I've heard it goes away by the time they're three.
Thanks!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Punishment vs Reparation and More on NaHiY
One idea that I would like to expose is the concept of reparation as opposed to punishment.
If God is such a loving God, then why is He apparently so quick to punish? The Bible is replete with stories of great ones who, because of a mistake, go through things. Let's examine those things more closely.
(1) Adam who got chased out of the garden of Eden because he ate the forbidden fruit.
(2) The generation of Noah who got washed away by the deluge.
(3) Miriam who spoke unkindly about Moses.
Although it may seem like punishment, if we truly believe and know that God is a loving God, then it would be more reasonable to see these as reparations.
In the case of Adam, who defied God's word and ate the fruit. His reason for eating was to be able to know like God knows, and make right decisions. What is the reparation for this? To actually go through life toiling and making decisions and being flooded with information and yet picking the right thing to do.In the case of the generation of Noah who were unkind to each other to the point that they had to be "washed" away. What was the reparation for this? Unfortunately, they had to start fresh. For those of us who believe in gilgulim (reincarnation) this can make sense.
In the case of Miriam speaking badly about Moses. She said how can Moses have a beautiful wife and just leave her and always cling to God. Actually, Moses needed to have his "antenna" constantly on alert for new messages from God, so he refrained from earthly desires, even his own wife he refrained from. To a normal person, that seemed bizarre, and so Miriam spoke up.
What was her reparation? She was sent away from the camp. Solitude and Self reflection. Perhaps this way, she can learn to keep things to herself and to think things through or just ask.What is so great about the concept of reparation?
It gives the repairer a sense of pride. A saving of face. Instead of feeling victimized by punishments for the world to see. We know instead that we are dealing with a just and loving God who gives us a chance to do better. Okay, so we are starting from a few steps behind where we started, but in the end we achieve much more that what we began with. Ultimately, the new path, the path of reparation that we end up on takes us to a much higher level of achievement than we would have ever achieved from the original path.
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In the situation of black folks and the whole thing of Dominion, Splendor, and Foundation (Netzach, Hod, Yesod= NaHiY) as I mentioned a few posts down, every set back brings us to a new level of reparation.
Looking solely at the AA situation, we have men turning to crime. Black on black crime needs to be stopped. We have BW and children looking left and right in search of a solution against their mistreatment. We have the media blasting constantly with studies, diversions, and shameful shows to keep the status quo.
Big challenges. As I once read on a different blog, "the stakes be high" lol.
Who knows why we are in this situation. We don't want to create anymore challenges for ourselves, so I say let us try not to faulter. This work also requires EMUNAH: Pure faith. And we can't have EMUNAH without truth. And we can't have truth without knowledge. We must strive to understand as much as we can understand, and what we can not, leave to faith. We must strive to grasp as much wisdoms as possible and master them. Mathematics, science, medical research, statistics, music, art, Bible, psychology, etc. No domain is too great or too complete that there isn't anymore room for more splendor, creativity, and new revelations. I pray that this be done not with arrogance or with the intent of "beating" another, but for our own sake as well as for the sake of the world. For good.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Quotable Quotes
"Miriam the prophet is mentioned dancing and playing the drum," notes Ronen. "There are ten types of genres or miney negina, there are ten types of heartbeats, and there are ten different types of drum beats you can make on a jembe. There are the ten sefirot of the kabbalah."
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Friday, January 2, 2009
The Inspiration, The Earth, The Jews and the Non-Jews
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So, what's going on. We've got the Palestinians in Gaza who wasted no time managing to have rockets set up for sending Israel some surprises. Month after months, Israel took it. No other country in the world would submit to this in the name of trying to achieve peace.
Finally, Israel had enough. In an act uncharacteristic of him, Olmert decided to grow a backbone and said "enough!". Israel retaliated sending warplanes into Gaza and soon will be sending ground troops in.
This is all nerve-racking to say the least. What is the next step? What is going to be? What should the Jews do? What should the nations do?
Why the nations? What do they have to do with it?
There is a reason that the stories in the Bible were written down. Many people draw inspiration from them. Stories such as David and Goliath -the small fighting the big powerful giant, Yael and Devorah -powerful women not afraid to go to war; Abraham -standing up for his beliefs no matter what the world thinks; and it goes on and on.
In the same token, Jews now can and do and should serve as an inspiration to others. Those with their eyes open and who are searching. Watching a group of hurting and homeless European Jews finding a place for themselves in young America; etc.
Jews are represented by the trait of Malchut.
What is Malchut?
Malchut is translated as kingship. But that is not its only trait. Malchut is the lowest trait. Even thought it represents kingship, it also represents lowliness. Like the earth. Everyone steps on the earth, but couldn't live without the good that it produces for the world. Even though malchut is the lowest of traits, it has the potential to rise to become keter, the highest trait.
An example: A man rules an area. He is in charge, but instead of appointing noblemen, etc he does all the work himself. To the naked eye, he seems to be the servant or slave to everyone in his court. He is providing, helping, serving, etc. Once he acts with wisdom, and appoints helpers, now he can sit on his throne and rule as a true ruler: keter. Please note: when I say rule or reign, I don't mean ruling over a group of people. I mean ruling over one's domain, one's area of expertise. Everyone is endowed by God an area where they are great at, where they excel at just by being themselves, but if we are too busy looking at the "greener pastures" of the neighbor, our pasture remains uncultivated and we are not helping the world at all.
Jews are not the only one that represents Malchut in this world. Women are another representative. And, although its not said specifically by a rabbi, I also believe blacks are yet another representative of this trait. Malchut is sometimes represented by the color black (also blue).
Notice how all of these groups are groups who are trodden on. Almost nothing good is to be said for these groups. Women are seen as too emotional, too irrational, and incapable. The women's movement tried to change all that...
Blacks have also been trodden on. Called all sorts of names, declared subhuman, etc.
But I believe these groups all have valuables to grant the world. And the rest of the world also is important.
WHAT IS THE "PASTURE" OF THE JEW?
Our pasture, is our mission. That mission is simple: To repair what Adam did. Pure and simple. There are two things that Adam did that effected the world (1) He ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. That brought in confusion and doubt into our very being. No longer does evil have to come to us riding on a snake to tempt us. It's within us. And (2) According to kabbalistic sources, the other deed that Adam did was -because of his sadness about the whole fruit eating business- he separated from his wife and "spilled seed". When someone spills seed whether its into a woman, on the floor, whatever, children are made. Sometimes its real physical children and sometimes its spiritual "children."
In the situation of husband and wife being together, they can create real children. Mazal tov. Or angels that serve as guardian angels over them.
Angels to me are like mathematical vectors.
Vector picture:
Angel beings seem to only be able to do one mission. This was why when the angels came to visit Abraham, three of them had to come. One who was headed to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, another who was to save Lot and his family, and yet a third to deliver the message to Abraham about him having a child.
This is why when the three angels came to visit Abraham, it is written:
But when these men headed for Sodom, its suddenly written as:
There were only two angels because the one who gave Abraham the report about the birth of his son finished his mission. like a vector. It goes one direction until it expires. So too, when a "spiritual child" is born if it was created in a "kosher" way, then this angel serves as a defender, protector, etc positive energy for the creators; if God forbid, the child was from an 'unkosher' way, then its not really called an angel anymore.
(1) When Adam ate the forbidden fruit, everything came down a notch spiritually. The whole creation came down a notch. Whereas Adam used to have a special skin that practically shined, now he got a regular skin. Where Adam and Eve lived in the garden of Eden, they were now chased away from there and had to live like us ordinary folks. Where everything was elevated to wherever it was, everything was brought down --just a little less holy than it was before.
So now the Jew -and all those who attaches himself with the Jew- is charged with eating and making a blessing. Doing other various mitzvot/ "aspects of Divine service" with the materials in the world. Bringing spirituality into everything is our task.
We see something beautiful, we say a blessing over it. We hear thunder, a blessing. Use the bathroom even! A blessing. Everything is cause for a blessing.
In this regard, I have seen beautiful display of this when Israel must battle. For example in this Gaza struggle. The soldiers mount themselves with artillary to fight; meanwhile the "other soldiers" are in their homes saying Psalms daily or doing good deeds all in the merit of success. The kabbalists are calling the military with what they can "see" as far as where weaponry are hidden, while the men are in batei midrashim/ study halls studying the Torah. In other words, its not just physical, its also spiritual actions that matter.
(Even just studying the Torah is part of it. Its like the world's longest mantra because if you take all the letters from the beginning of the Heb. Bible to the end. That one huge long word is one of God's Holy name.)
(2) As for the spilled seed problem, we infuse -or should be infusing- the world with the knowledge of what God can do, what the Holy One has done, and that He always will be. I am fearful that so much knowledge is tucked away. I know that because of so much persecution, many Jewish communities have turned insular. But for the sake of those thirsty for knowledge I say we should use some holy boldness and shine. Its our mission. Otherwise, why be Jewish?
Okay, so some say the meek will inherit the world. For those looking for an inheritance, I haven't seen the meek inheriting much. Maybe they need to be a bit more meeker, or maybe something else needs to be done. But I say Holy Boldness is the answer.
While Malchut is known as a feminine trait, an inner trait, that is probably not easily seen, there are the outward (masculine) traits that we can see. I think it is reflected in the sefirot of Chochmah, Binah, and Daat (wisdom, understanding, and knowledge).
To use Rab. Areyeh Kaplan's description: Chochmah, wisdom is like water. It just splashes everywhere and can go to the lowest depths. Understanding is like pipelines. With understanding, one puts wisdom into a field. Like geometry. science. A bundle of wisdom is gathered into a field of study and that gives us knowledge.
WHAT IS THE "PASTURE" OF THE WOMAN?
According to Jewish and Judeo-Christian beliefs, woman was made from a living thing. Adam's rib. She was not charged with the same task and tests as Adam. Like it or not, women are known for nurturing and caring. I admit that before I was married, I had no idea of the power that rested in a woman. The smallest compliment and my husband becomes like a mighty warrior capable of doing whatever is necessary. The slightest tears and he's broken. We raise the generation and send them on their way. We have so much effect on the world! Its sad if a woman does not know how to "reign" in her home. Because after the home, comes the society, after that comes the nation and after that comes the world. But if arrogance come into play and we hate being in charge of "small" things, how in the world can one be in charge of "big" things?
There is the story from the Talmud about the creation of the moon and the sun. The moon represents woman and the sun man.
Both the moon and the sun was created the same size. The moon to represent the heart and the sun to represent the brain. The moon, everyone really, understood that the heart was important because no matter how much you 'know' something in the brain, if you don't believe it in one's heart, one doesn't really act on it. In the end, everything that is to be internalized must go to through the heart. So the moon became arrogant and said to God (so to speak): "How can there be two rulers of the sky?!" As if to say, how can you make us both the same size? One has to be big and rule and the other made small and ruled over.
But God replied, "You are right. So diminish YOURSELF!"
And so the moon did. But it is said that in the end of days, the moon will realize that it can rule without stepping on the toes of the sun. Woman do have their lofty place and it doesn't have to be at the expense of putting men down.
Also notice that God said, "diminish yourself" As in, God Himself did not diminish the moon, the importance of the heart or emotions, or women. And effectively, when the moon retains even just some of its glory, when its almost half full, then you can see it in the sky in the day --right up there with the sun.
To me, I see the rule of women reflected in the masculine sefirot of Chessed, Gevurah, and Teferet (Lovingkindness, strength and restraint, and beauty and harmony. Its a bit hard to translate these words with just one English word.)
Chessed is like lovingkindness, unbounded giving and giving and giving. Gevurah is both strength, strongness and also restraining and holding backness. Tiferet is both beauty and harmony.
(When things go wrong in the Chessed part of things, you find women wanting to give. (1) Perhaps in the eyes of say a Muslim these women are giving too much by giving of their body for "eye candy" by being scantily cladded. (2) wanting to nurture and care for even those who don't reciprocate love or anything for that matter. (3) You'd probably find that they -more than their counterpart men- are in church -a place meant to teach about giving, loving, etc.
When things go wrong in the Gevurah part of things you find (1) women who don't want to give up. Even to their husbands they are prudish. Or (2) women who think they are the "strong" women and don't need anybody's help in anything.
When there is a proper balance of the two, you get Tiferet -beauty and harmony)
WHAT IS THE "PASTURE" OF BLACK FOLKS?
Some of the first human bones were discovered in Africa. A kabbalist once said he believed the garden of Eden was in Africa. When a fruit or vegetable is at is healthiest, it is dark in color. I believe that black folks are the foundation of the earth. Their masculine sefirot are: Netzach, Hod, and Yesod (Dominance or perseverance, Splendor, and Foundation or sexual purity).
They have the specific mission of working toward dominating a subject, concept, something in a proper way. They bring splendor -a fantastic way of being- into whatever they do and of course they represent the foundation of the earth.
(When things go wrong in the dominance department you find (1) people who are too lazy to make something of themselves, they don't want to do the work. (2)People who feel they are incapable of it and would much rather buy into a set of beliefs that say they can't.
When things go wrong in the Splendor department, things are done half - ssed way. Mediocrity is accepted, etc.
When things go well between the two, you have Yesod /foundation -a good control of sexual lust, holy sexuality and spirituality that brings forth high souls into the earth).
WHAT OF ALL THE OTHERS? THE NON-JEWISH WHITE MEN?
Honestly, I have been so busy cracking my head trying to figure out the Hebrew, yeshivish, new concepts and such that I haven't really even delved into others. However, off the bat, it is for certain that everyone was created as a MASTERPIECE of God. God's handiworks. Anyone or any religion that says otherwise, you know someone has been tampering with and using that information toward an evil agenda.
Not to say people are pure good. No, but everyone has good. For example: IF in fact the non Jewish white person is from Esau (some say Esau is the forefather of Christianity and by extension the forefather of the Western European nations) we know that some Muslims believe the Western European nations are the "great satan" and the Jewish Oral tradition calls Esau evil because he sold his birthright and because of his lust to kill. I say it can go either way. Because Esau gave up his birthright, that makes him free. Free to be as evil as he would like.... But free to be godly and rise as high as he would possibly care to rise! He is boundless and the earth is his playground. Please note: when I say "godly" I don't mean he goes to church. I mean he believes in a force in the universe or believes that one ought to do good and be good and help the world or somehow he struggles for unity.
As for non-Jewish Asians and all else, I have yet to delve into that. But all groups comprise the man, the head, the torso, the body. Altogether mankind is One Man. Adam.
A self loathing Adam. Self loathing in that he is constantly trying to destroy himself by destroying these key organs in his body- the part of the brain that is the Jew, the part of the heart that is woman, and the part of foundation -reproductive part which are black folks.
Here is a picture of this body:
HOW TO INSPIRE THIS GUY TO BE HAPPY AND NOT SELF LOATHING?
If you can't tell yet, I am a big follower of Rabbi Nachman of Breslev (from Uman).
Actually, my favorite rabbis are (not in order):Rabbi Nachman, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, The Ari, Moses /Moshe Rabbeinu -okay maybe he's not considered a rabbi but he was a teacher, Rabbi Akiva ben Yosef, and the Baal Shem Tov! **swoons over them!!**
The reason I totally love Rabbi Nachman is because Breslev tries to reach out to Jews and non Jews alike (unity?) it teaches the importance of having a lev -basar a heart of flesh as opposed to having a heart of stone.He teaches the mystical importance of having joy, of finding good in people.
If I could distribute his books the world over, I think the world would breath a little deeper, a little more at peace and a bit more happier. That's a solution on one level. I am sure there are other positive personas out there, read their works, bring deep breathing and inspiration and love into your own lives. Each one of us is a cell of this body, we've got to be healthy.
Okay that was on a cellular level. On a grander scale, if we look at that chart of the body and its sefirot again we see there is an alignment. Chochmah aligns with Chessed which aligns with Netzach. That is: Wisdom, lovingkindness, domination.
There is a second alignment: Binah, Gevurah, Hod (Understanding, Restraint or strength, and splendor).
And the third alignment: Daat, Tiferet, Yesod (knowledge, beauty, foundation).
First of all, it is not right that man should be alone. Woman -Malchut-the mission of all these parts need to be wed.
Man must "know" his wife. Know his female counterpart. Know his mission. In the Bible, whenever they want to say that a man and a woman got on with the "get on" they say "and he KNEW his wife."
CONCLUSION
To conclude, we are Adam. We are mankind all of us together. Each one is simply a different cell or group of organs in the same body. This Man, without his mission fulfilled or without even knowing his mission is like a lonely man who does not know from where his comfort will come, from where his wife will come. He becomes self loathing. But once he is given his mission back; once he is reminded of his "wife" his malchut, his mission that was originally a part of him but got taken out and then handed back to him (like the creation of Eve from Adam's rib) then he be happy and know what righteousness to do.
So, what's going on. We've got the Palestinians in Gaza who wasted no time managing to have rockets set up for sending Israel some surprises. Month after months, Israel took it. No other country in the world would submit to this in the name of trying to achieve peace.
Finally, Israel had enough. In an act uncharacteristic of him, Olmert decided to grow a backbone and said "enough!". Israel retaliated sending warplanes into Gaza and soon will be sending ground troops in.
This is all nerve-racking to say the least. What is the next step? What is going to be? What should the Jews do? What should the nations do?
Why the nations? What do they have to do with it?
There is a reason that the stories in the Bible were written down. Many people draw inspiration from them. Stories such as David and Goliath -the small fighting the big powerful giant, Yael and Devorah -powerful women not afraid to go to war; Abraham -standing up for his beliefs no matter what the world thinks; and it goes on and on.
In the same token, Jews now can and do and should serve as an inspiration to others. Those with their eyes open and who are searching. Watching a group of hurting and homeless European Jews finding a place for themselves in young America; etc.
Jews are represented by the trait of Malchut.
What is Malchut?
Malchut is translated as kingship. But that is not its only trait. Malchut is the lowest trait. Even thought it represents kingship, it also represents lowliness. Like the earth. Everyone steps on the earth, but couldn't live without the good that it produces for the world. Even though malchut is the lowest of traits, it has the potential to rise to become keter, the highest trait.
An example: A man rules an area. He is in charge, but instead of appointing noblemen, etc he does all the work himself. To the naked eye, he seems to be the servant or slave to everyone in his court. He is providing, helping, serving, etc. Once he acts with wisdom, and appoints helpers, now he can sit on his throne and rule as a true ruler: keter. Please note: when I say rule or reign, I don't mean ruling over a group of people. I mean ruling over one's domain, one's area of expertise. Everyone is endowed by God an area where they are great at, where they excel at just by being themselves, but if we are too busy looking at the "greener pastures" of the neighbor, our pasture remains uncultivated and we are not helping the world at all.
Jews are not the only one that represents Malchut in this world. Women are another representative. And, although its not said specifically by a rabbi, I also believe blacks are yet another representative of this trait. Malchut is sometimes represented by the color black (also blue).
Notice how all of these groups are groups who are trodden on. Almost nothing good is to be said for these groups. Women are seen as too emotional, too irrational, and incapable. The women's movement tried to change all that...
Blacks have also been trodden on. Called all sorts of names, declared subhuman, etc.
But I believe these groups all have valuables to grant the world. And the rest of the world also is important.
WHAT IS THE "PASTURE" OF THE JEW?
Our pasture, is our mission. That mission is simple: To repair what Adam did. Pure and simple. There are two things that Adam did that effected the world (1) He ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. That brought in confusion and doubt into our very being. No longer does evil have to come to us riding on a snake to tempt us. It's within us. And (2) According to kabbalistic sources, the other deed that Adam did was -because of his sadness about the whole fruit eating business- he separated from his wife and "spilled seed". When someone spills seed whether its into a woman, on the floor, whatever, children are made. Sometimes its real physical children and sometimes its spiritual "children."
In the situation of husband and wife being together, they can create real children. Mazal tov. Or angels that serve as guardian angels over them.
Angels to me are like mathematical vectors.
Vector picture:
Angel beings seem to only be able to do one mission. This was why when the angels came to visit Abraham, three of them had to come. One who was headed to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, another who was to save Lot and his family, and yet a third to deliver the message to Abraham about him having a child.
This is why when the three angels came to visit Abraham, it is written:
Genisis 18:2 and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed down to the earth,....
But when these men headed for Sodom, its suddenly written as:
Genesis 19:1 1 And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he fell down on his face to the earth;
There were only two angels because the one who gave Abraham the report about the birth of his son finished his mission. like a vector. It goes one direction until it expires. So too, when a "spiritual child" is born if it was created in a "kosher" way, then this angel serves as a defender, protector, etc positive energy for the creators; if God forbid, the child was from an 'unkosher' way, then its not really called an angel anymore.
(1) When Adam ate the forbidden fruit, everything came down a notch spiritually. The whole creation came down a notch. Whereas Adam used to have a special skin that practically shined, now he got a regular skin. Where Adam and Eve lived in the garden of Eden, they were now chased away from there and had to live like us ordinary folks. Where everything was elevated to wherever it was, everything was brought down --just a little less holy than it was before.
So now the Jew -and all those who attaches himself with the Jew- is charged with eating and making a blessing. Doing other various mitzvot/ "aspects of Divine service" with the materials in the world. Bringing spirituality into everything is our task.
We see something beautiful, we say a blessing over it. We hear thunder, a blessing. Use the bathroom even! A blessing. Everything is cause for a blessing.
In this regard, I have seen beautiful display of this when Israel must battle. For example in this Gaza struggle. The soldiers mount themselves with artillary to fight; meanwhile the "other soldiers" are in their homes saying Psalms daily or doing good deeds all in the merit of success. The kabbalists are calling the military with what they can "see" as far as where weaponry are hidden, while the men are in batei midrashim/ study halls studying the Torah. In other words, its not just physical, its also spiritual actions that matter.
(Even just studying the Torah is part of it. Its like the world's longest mantra because if you take all the letters from the beginning of the Heb. Bible to the end. That one huge long word is one of God's Holy name.)
(2) As for the spilled seed problem, we infuse -or should be infusing- the world with the knowledge of what God can do, what the Holy One has done, and that He always will be. I am fearful that so much knowledge is tucked away. I know that because of so much persecution, many Jewish communities have turned insular. But for the sake of those thirsty for knowledge I say we should use some holy boldness and shine. Its our mission. Otherwise, why be Jewish?
Okay, so some say the meek will inherit the world. For those looking for an inheritance, I haven't seen the meek inheriting much. Maybe they need to be a bit more meeker, or maybe something else needs to be done. But I say Holy Boldness is the answer.
While Malchut is known as a feminine trait, an inner trait, that is probably not easily seen, there are the outward (masculine) traits that we can see. I think it is reflected in the sefirot of Chochmah, Binah, and Daat (wisdom, understanding, and knowledge).
To use Rab. Areyeh Kaplan's description: Chochmah, wisdom is like water. It just splashes everywhere and can go to the lowest depths. Understanding is like pipelines. With understanding, one puts wisdom into a field. Like geometry. science. A bundle of wisdom is gathered into a field of study and that gives us knowledge.
WHAT IS THE "PASTURE" OF THE WOMAN?
According to Jewish and Judeo-Christian beliefs, woman was made from a living thing. Adam's rib. She was not charged with the same task and tests as Adam. Like it or not, women are known for nurturing and caring. I admit that before I was married, I had no idea of the power that rested in a woman. The smallest compliment and my husband becomes like a mighty warrior capable of doing whatever is necessary. The slightest tears and he's broken. We raise the generation and send them on their way. We have so much effect on the world! Its sad if a woman does not know how to "reign" in her home. Because after the home, comes the society, after that comes the nation and after that comes the world. But if arrogance come into play and we hate being in charge of "small" things, how in the world can one be in charge of "big" things?
There is the story from the Talmud about the creation of the moon and the sun. The moon represents woman and the sun man.
Both the moon and the sun was created the same size. The moon to represent the heart and the sun to represent the brain. The moon, everyone really, understood that the heart was important because no matter how much you 'know' something in the brain, if you don't believe it in one's heart, one doesn't really act on it. In the end, everything that is to be internalized must go to through the heart. So the moon became arrogant and said to God (so to speak): "How can there be two rulers of the sky?!" As if to say, how can you make us both the same size? One has to be big and rule and the other made small and ruled over.
But God replied, "You are right. So diminish YOURSELF!"
And so the moon did. But it is said that in the end of days, the moon will realize that it can rule without stepping on the toes of the sun. Woman do have their lofty place and it doesn't have to be at the expense of putting men down.
Also notice that God said, "diminish yourself" As in, God Himself did not diminish the moon, the importance of the heart or emotions, or women. And effectively, when the moon retains even just some of its glory, when its almost half full, then you can see it in the sky in the day --right up there with the sun.
To me, I see the rule of women reflected in the masculine sefirot of Chessed, Gevurah, and Teferet (Lovingkindness, strength and restraint, and beauty and harmony. Its a bit hard to translate these words with just one English word.)
Chessed is like lovingkindness, unbounded giving and giving and giving. Gevurah is both strength, strongness and also restraining and holding backness. Tiferet is both beauty and harmony.
(When things go wrong in the Chessed part of things, you find women wanting to give. (1) Perhaps in the eyes of say a Muslim these women are giving too much by giving of their body for "eye candy" by being scantily cladded. (2) wanting to nurture and care for even those who don't reciprocate love or anything for that matter. (3) You'd probably find that they -more than their counterpart men- are in church -a place meant to teach about giving, loving, etc.
When things go wrong in the Gevurah part of things you find (1) women who don't want to give up. Even to their husbands they are prudish. Or (2) women who think they are the "strong" women and don't need anybody's help in anything.
When there is a proper balance of the two, you get Tiferet -beauty and harmony)
WHAT IS THE "PASTURE" OF BLACK FOLKS?
Some of the first human bones were discovered in Africa. A kabbalist once said he believed the garden of Eden was in Africa. When a fruit or vegetable is at is healthiest, it is dark in color. I believe that black folks are the foundation of the earth. Their masculine sefirot are: Netzach, Hod, and Yesod (Dominance or perseverance, Splendor, and Foundation or sexual purity).
They have the specific mission of working toward dominating a subject, concept, something in a proper way. They bring splendor -a fantastic way of being- into whatever they do and of course they represent the foundation of the earth.
(When things go wrong in the dominance department you find (1) people who are too lazy to make something of themselves, they don't want to do the work. (2)People who feel they are incapable of it and would much rather buy into a set of beliefs that say they can't.
When things go wrong in the Splendor department, things are done half - ssed way. Mediocrity is accepted, etc.
When things go well between the two, you have Yesod /foundation -a good control of sexual lust, holy sexuality and spirituality that brings forth high souls into the earth).
WHAT OF ALL THE OTHERS? THE NON-JEWISH WHITE MEN?
Honestly, I have been so busy cracking my head trying to figure out the Hebrew, yeshivish, new concepts and such that I haven't really even delved into others. However, off the bat, it is for certain that everyone was created as a MASTERPIECE of God. God's handiworks. Anyone or any religion that says otherwise, you know someone has been tampering with and using that information toward an evil agenda.
Not to say people are pure good. No, but everyone has good. For example: IF in fact the non Jewish white person is from Esau (some say Esau is the forefather of Christianity and by extension the forefather of the Western European nations) we know that some Muslims believe the Western European nations are the "great satan" and the Jewish Oral tradition calls Esau evil because he sold his birthright and because of his lust to kill. I say it can go either way. Because Esau gave up his birthright, that makes him free. Free to be as evil as he would like.... But free to be godly and rise as high as he would possibly care to rise! He is boundless and the earth is his playground. Please note: when I say "godly" I don't mean he goes to church. I mean he believes in a force in the universe or believes that one ought to do good and be good and help the world or somehow he struggles for unity.
As for non-Jewish Asians and all else, I have yet to delve into that. But all groups comprise the man, the head, the torso, the body. Altogether mankind is One Man. Adam.
A self loathing Adam. Self loathing in that he is constantly trying to destroy himself by destroying these key organs in his body- the part of the brain that is the Jew, the part of the heart that is woman, and the part of foundation -reproductive part which are black folks.
Here is a picture of this body:
HOW TO INSPIRE THIS GUY TO BE HAPPY AND NOT SELF LOATHING?
If you can't tell yet, I am a big follower of Rabbi Nachman of Breslev (from Uman).
Actually, my favorite rabbis are (not in order):Rabbi Nachman, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, The Ari, Moses /Moshe Rabbeinu -okay maybe he's not considered a rabbi but he was a teacher, Rabbi Akiva ben Yosef, and the Baal Shem Tov! **swoons over them!!**
The reason I totally love Rabbi Nachman is because Breslev tries to reach out to Jews and non Jews alike (unity?) it teaches the importance of having a lev -basar a heart of flesh as opposed to having a heart of stone.He teaches the mystical importance of having joy, of finding good in people.
If I could distribute his books the world over, I think the world would breath a little deeper, a little more at peace and a bit more happier. That's a solution on one level. I am sure there are other positive personas out there, read their works, bring deep breathing and inspiration and love into your own lives. Each one of us is a cell of this body, we've got to be healthy.
Okay that was on a cellular level. On a grander scale, if we look at that chart of the body and its sefirot again we see there is an alignment. Chochmah aligns with Chessed which aligns with Netzach. That is: Wisdom, lovingkindness, domination.
There is a second alignment: Binah, Gevurah, Hod (Understanding, Restraint or strength, and splendor).
And the third alignment: Daat, Tiferet, Yesod (knowledge, beauty, foundation).
First of all, it is not right that man should be alone. Woman -Malchut-the mission of all these parts need to be wed.
Man must "know" his wife. Know his female counterpart. Know his mission. In the Bible, whenever they want to say that a man and a woman got on with the "get on" they say "and he KNEW his wife."
CONCLUSION
To conclude, we are Adam. We are mankind all of us together. Each one is simply a different cell or group of organs in the same body. This Man, without his mission fulfilled or without even knowing his mission is like a lonely man who does not know from where his comfort will come, from where his wife will come. He becomes self loathing. But once he is given his mission back; once he is reminded of his "wife" his malchut, his mission that was originally a part of him but got taken out and then handed back to him (like the creation of Eve from Adam's rib) then he be happy and know what righteousness to do.
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