THE CORRUPT

A jury on Monday convicted the former governor of Illinois, of a broad pattern of corruption, including charges that he tried to personally benefit from his role in selecting a replacement for President Obama in the United States Senate.

There are numerous citations throughout the Torah prohibiting the taking of bribes because the bribe covers the eyes. In the Talmud-Book of Law, blindness is described by the term Sogi Ore/Too Much Light. Silver increases the brightness of light.

The Zohar-Book of Secret, Tikunim/Adornments is the name given to the the Ten Sefirot/Luminaries – the cabalistic atom sustaining all existence by maintaining a steady flow of light through a meticulous, infinite array of attenuations before entering the earth.

Light shines equally everywhere causing those submerged in the filth of politics to also see the light that seems to justify impudent actions – corruption. Money reflects the light, but after a time one stops seeing the light and only sees the money.

The Cabala points out, The word Keseph/Silver also means Longing and Expiration; Kesophti Nafshe/My Soul Expires with Longing. Levi Yitzchok once complained to God, Better would have been to put good in the world and bad in the holy books, we would be better people.