Beekeepers from Minnesota and across the country have asked the federal government for a temporary ban on one the most widely used pesticides until its effect on bees is clear.
The land of Israel is commonly known as the Land of Milk and Honey; the Cabala explains, Milk epitomizes Chesed/Kindness while Honey symbolizes Gevorah/Severity – in small amounts honey is sweet, but too much honey is poison. A small amount of severity goes a long way.
Herod, the freed slave who Rome placed as king over the Jewish People 2000 years ago, was renown for his cruelty. Once, Herod put his eye on a beautiful Jewish woman who, rather than be taken by the king, killed herself by jumping from a rooftop but the king took her anyway.
Herod put the young woman into a cauldron of honey to preserve her body from the disintegration of death, even though nothing stands before death – the most severe human experience. Another example of the severity of honey is the bee that stings and sometimes even kills.
To kill bees on a massive scale requires a substance even more severe than honey – pesticides. By poisoning the bees, the kindness derived from the plants cannot be realized. The proper balance between Chesed/Kindness and Gevorah/Severity is essential to life on Earth.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
THE CABALA OF CHARITY
The Vatican has launched a rare criminal investigation to uncover who is behind leaks of highly sensitive documents that allege corruption and financial mismanagement in Vatican City.
The religion of money or the money of religion is antithetical to spirituality. The Cabala expresses this sentiment in a metaphor: the soul is compared to a pane of glass but once in this world the pane of glass requires a veneer of silver to survive, producing a mirror.
When there is too much silver on the pane of glass the mirror turns black; instead of reflecting the light the mirror absorbs the light. The soul is sent to this world with a mission – lift up physicality by reflecting back into heaven beyond the place from where the light emanated.
Religion is in the business of money by virtue of selling heaven to the unsuspecting and the naive; all souls go to heaven when the mirror of life is broken at death – there is nowhere else to go. Religion propagates fear through the myth of Hell and eternal suffering.
But, God is good; the only suffering after death is the embarrassment felt by the soul for the way they led their life. The greatest use of money is to perform the commandment of Zdaka/Charity; the greatest charity is to help another human being obtain a job thus achieving independence.
The religion of money or the money of religion is antithetical to spirituality. The Cabala expresses this sentiment in a metaphor: the soul is compared to a pane of glass but once in this world the pane of glass requires a veneer of silver to survive, producing a mirror.
When there is too much silver on the pane of glass the mirror turns black; instead of reflecting the light the mirror absorbs the light. The soul is sent to this world with a mission – lift up physicality by reflecting back into heaven beyond the place from where the light emanated.
Religion is in the business of money by virtue of selling heaven to the unsuspecting and the naive; all souls go to heaven when the mirror of life is broken at death – there is nowhere else to go. Religion propagates fear through the myth of Hell and eternal suffering.
But, God is good; the only suffering after death is the embarrassment felt by the soul for the way they led their life. The greatest use of money is to perform the commandment of Zdaka/Charity; the greatest charity is to help another human being obtain a job thus achieving independence.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
THE CABALA OF EVOLUTION
A fossil discovered in Ethiopia suggests that humans' prehistoric relatives may have lived in the trees for a million years longer than was previously thought.
One of the great contradictions between science and Torah are these ape-like creatures dating back millions of years. How can this be reconciled? One problem with science is the boxed-in environment in which theories exist and the assumption that nature is consistent.
The most pervasive part of the environment is time, which appears to be linear and constant; but, according to the Torah, time is a spiral similar to our galaxy spinning toward the center. In the beginning, time was a wide arc, in which life appeared to evolve over many years.
The Cabala explains, The 6000 years of creation correspond to the six Sefirot/Luminaries related to the six outer planets of our Solar System; each 1000 years is defined by a corresponding attribute – the first thousand years is the attribute of Chesed/Kindness and expansion.
Elohim, God’s Name with the gematria 86 the same as HaTevah/The Nature, governs the evolution of animals; but, the human being, ruled by the four letters of the YHVH, which can be rearranged to read, Hoya/Past, Hovea/Present and Yihiya/Future, is beyond time and evolution.
One of the great contradictions between science and Torah are these ape-like creatures dating back millions of years. How can this be reconciled? One problem with science is the boxed-in environment in which theories exist and the assumption that nature is consistent.
The most pervasive part of the environment is time, which appears to be linear and constant; but, according to the Torah, time is a spiral similar to our galaxy spinning toward the center. In the beginning, time was a wide arc, in which life appeared to evolve over many years.
The Cabala explains, The 6000 years of creation correspond to the six Sefirot/Luminaries related to the six outer planets of our Solar System; each 1000 years is defined by a corresponding attribute – the first thousand years is the attribute of Chesed/Kindness and expansion.
Elohim, God’s Name with the gematria 86 the same as HaTevah/The Nature, governs the evolution of animals; but, the human being, ruled by the four letters of the YHVH, which can be rearranged to read, Hoya/Past, Hovea/Present and Yihiya/Future, is beyond time and evolution.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
THE CABALA OF THE FACE
After 15 years of wearing a mask and living as a recluse, a 37-year-old Virginia man disfigured in a gun accident got a new face, nose, teeth and jaw in what University of Maryland physicians say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed.
The Rambam, 1000-year-old legalist and doctor explains, Every face is different; the Cabala explains: The individuality of a human being is expressed through the face, called Panim from the word Penimiot/Inner Being – the face is a reflection of the inner being of the person.
My teacher, Rav Aba Pliskin, once taught me, The face is a thief stealing emotions from the heart then delivering them to world through the face. The face is the outer expression of our inner emotions – the reason why we look at one another’s face while speaking to them.
The Cabala also explains, All creation has a face; meaning, all creation has an outer expression of an inner essence. The essence can not be seen but the reflection of the essence is revealed in the face. The face of man and woman is particularly different as seen in the beard.
The reason why men have beards while women do not is because women are naturally hidden, whereas men are more exposed. The hair of the beard is different from the hair of the head; the beard hair is similar to pubic hair that hides the genitals known as Yesod/Secret.
The Rambam, 1000-year-old legalist and doctor explains, Every face is different; the Cabala explains: The individuality of a human being is expressed through the face, called Panim from the word Penimiot/Inner Being – the face is a reflection of the inner being of the person.
My teacher, Rav Aba Pliskin, once taught me, The face is a thief stealing emotions from the heart then delivering them to world through the face. The face is the outer expression of our inner emotions – the reason why we look at one another’s face while speaking to them.
The Cabala also explains, All creation has a face; meaning, all creation has an outer expression of an inner essence. The essence can not be seen but the reflection of the essence is revealed in the face. The face of man and woman is particularly different as seen in the beard.
The reason why men have beards while women do not is because women are naturally hidden, whereas men are more exposed. The hair of the beard is different from the hair of the head; the beard hair is similar to pubic hair that hides the genitals known as Yesod/Secret.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
THE CABALA OF HEALTHCARE
The Supreme Court confronted the core of President Barack Obama's healthcare law today, zeroing in on whether Congress had the power to require most people in the United States to buy medical insurance.
Rabbi Akiva 2000 years ago said, The basic generality governing the Torah is – Loving one’s friend as one’s self. Love of self is naturally accorded to all people; therefore, since the human body is a vessel for life, people will pay anything to maintain their health.
The Cabala teaches, A hole in the body is indicative of a hole in the soul – without fixing the body the soul can not be repaired; the healthy helping the sick, heals the body of the poor and the soul of the rich – without the poor people charity becomes impossible.
In the previous world of Tohu/Chaos everything was independent; those who were strong ate up the weak, but in our world, called Tikun/Fixing, everything is created, purposely incomplete necessitating love of others. All peoples are created to fix the chaos of Tohu.
Love in Hebrew is Ahav, a word that breaks down into Hav/Giving while the Aleph at the beginning indicates I – I Give. Those who insist on individuality live in chaos. Doctors are compelled, from morality, to save every person – this same standard applies to everyone.
Rabbi Akiva 2000 years ago said, The basic generality governing the Torah is – Loving one’s friend as one’s self. Love of self is naturally accorded to all people; therefore, since the human body is a vessel for life, people will pay anything to maintain their health.
The Cabala teaches, A hole in the body is indicative of a hole in the soul – without fixing the body the soul can not be repaired; the healthy helping the sick, heals the body of the poor and the soul of the rich – without the poor people charity becomes impossible.
In the previous world of Tohu/Chaos everything was independent; those who were strong ate up the weak, but in our world, called Tikun/Fixing, everything is created, purposely incomplete necessitating love of others. All peoples are created to fix the chaos of Tohu.
Love in Hebrew is Ahav, a word that breaks down into Hav/Giving while the Aleph at the beginning indicates I – I Give. Those who insist on individuality live in chaos. Doctors are compelled, from morality, to save every person – this same standard applies to everyone.
Monday, March 26, 2012
THE CABALA OF DICK
Much has been said about the fact that former Vice President Dick Cheney, who just had a heart transplant at 71 years of age, is among the oldest recipients.
The Sefer Yetzira/Book of Form begins by describing the 32 paths of wisdom that correspond to the 32 teeth in the mouth; the heart, called Lev, also has a gematria of 32 – the number 32 is composite of the 10 Sefirot/Luminaries and the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
The Talmud-Book of Law says, Old begins at 70; at 71 Dick is into his 72 year; seventy-two is the highest number related to the YHVH Four Letter Name of God representing the epitome of the human being – but a stiff Dick is a hard man, wanting to prolong life at any cost.
Dick is hard; when first implanted as Vice-President, he complained the electric bill in the mansion given to him for his position was too high and demanded the people foot the bill, though he had just paid 24 million dollars in taxes on his investments because Dick is a hard man.
Dick has stolen the possibility for extending life to a young person because Dick can only see himself. Dick has lived a ruthless life and now, an old hard heartless Dick wants a heart – Dick, who pushed Bush into war, killing thousands, now fears death – and for good reason.
The Sefer Yetzira/Book of Form begins by describing the 32 paths of wisdom that correspond to the 32 teeth in the mouth; the heart, called Lev, also has a gematria of 32 – the number 32 is composite of the 10 Sefirot/Luminaries and the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
The Talmud-Book of Law says, Old begins at 70; at 71 Dick is into his 72 year; seventy-two is the highest number related to the YHVH Four Letter Name of God representing the epitome of the human being – but a stiff Dick is a hard man, wanting to prolong life at any cost.
Dick is hard; when first implanted as Vice-President, he complained the electric bill in the mansion given to him for his position was too high and demanded the people foot the bill, though he had just paid 24 million dollars in taxes on his investments because Dick is a hard man.
Dick has stolen the possibility for extending life to a young person because Dick can only see himself. Dick has lived a ruthless life and now, an old hard heartless Dick wants a heart – Dick, who pushed Bush into war, killing thousands, now fears death – and for good reason.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
THE CABALA OF KILLING
The U.S. government has paid $50,000 in compensation for each of the Afghan villagers who were killed in a shooting rampage in which an American soldier faces murder charges, Afghan officials said Sunday; families of the wounded received $11,000 per injured victim.
What is the monetary worth of a human being? Ground, plants and animals all have determined values but the human being, other than being sold into slavery, is valueless because the human being has unlimited potential; the human soul is not limited by instinct.
The numbers chosen by the US government happens to correspond to the two cabalistic numbers representing chaos – 11 and 50. The Ten Sefirot/Luminaries, the cabalistic atom known as the Tree of Life, is the prototype of creation, but the source comes from Keter/Crown – eleven.
Whereas the ten is a matter of cause and effect, 11 is beyond reason; similarly, the number 50 is also beyond comprehension – known as the Fiftieth Gate of Bena/Understanding is beyond understanding. Why some die while others live is beyond the comprehension of the human being.
On Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the year, we exclaim: many will pass away and many will live; who will pass away and who will live is determined by God, but Tshuva/Repentance, Tefila/Prayer and Charity repeal the difficult decrees from the Creator.
What is the monetary worth of a human being? Ground, plants and animals all have determined values but the human being, other than being sold into slavery, is valueless because the human being has unlimited potential; the human soul is not limited by instinct.
The numbers chosen by the US government happens to correspond to the two cabalistic numbers representing chaos – 11 and 50. The Ten Sefirot/Luminaries, the cabalistic atom known as the Tree of Life, is the prototype of creation, but the source comes from Keter/Crown – eleven.
Whereas the ten is a matter of cause and effect, 11 is beyond reason; similarly, the number 50 is also beyond comprehension – known as the Fiftieth Gate of Bena/Understanding is beyond understanding. Why some die while others live is beyond the comprehension of the human being.
On Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the year, we exclaim: many will pass away and many will live; who will pass away and who will live is determined by God, but Tshuva/Repentance, Tefila/Prayer and Charity repeal the difficult decrees from the Creator.
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