Three and Six

President Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan as the nation’s 112th justice, dividing the Supreme Court between three Jews and six Catholics.

The division of three and six is fundamental to the Ten Sefirot as described in the Cabala that separates the triangle of the head (the two hemispheres and the third eye) from the two triangles that compose the body (the torso and two arms, the two legs and the sex.

The two lower triangles are called Zira Ampin/Small faces (Emotions) since they are a reflection of the essence known as Erik Anpin/Large Faces (Will and Pleasure). My teacher, Abba Pliskin taught me that the face is a thief stealing emotions to show to the world.

Through the triangle of the head the essence filters from the brain initiating emotions in the heart. The brain weighs the Will and desire for Pleasure according to the environment ascertained by the senses culminating in knowing–the third eye. When the head knows, the heart emotes.

That the supreme court would have this configuration of three and six during the 111th congress presided over by the first African-American placing another woman on the court of 111 justices is significant–three women and six men. A spiritual symmetry can only help to realign justice in our country.

Disciplining Children

American children whose parents use spanking for discipline have lower IQs than those who aren't spanked, a new study finds.

I once had two teachers, one was old and the other young; when I married and began having children I asked my teachers, what was the trick to raising children? The young one said, Don’t scream at your children because screaming does no good; sometimes if the child is really bad you might have to give a little hit, but the main thing is to love the child. When I asked my teacher who was old he said: Don’t hit your children because hitting does no good, sometimes if the child is really bad you might have to scream a little bit, but the main thing is to love the child.

God is the parent and we are the children. God does not hit us and God does not scream at us–God loves us and all of creation.

The Bal Shem Tov, Jewish mystic 250 years ago, said to a man who asked, how to love God? The Bal Shem Tov responded saying: love what God loves.