Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh's blog
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 9th, 2011
The Seer of Lublin passed away, at the age of 70, on the 9th of Av 5575 (1815), a day of national mourning, but also, according to the sages, the birthday of the Mashiach. Long before his passing he hinted to his followers that he would pass away on the 9th of Av. The Seer [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 9th, 2011
First put on your right shoe, then your left shoe, then bind your left shoe, and finally bind your right shoe. That’s the way Jews do it. The Torah was given to sanctify the mundane. Shoes allow us to walk the face of the earth, to contact physicality and move around as we wish freely. [...]
Posted in Tweets from the year 5771 on Feb 24th, 2011
There are many worlds. In the highest spiritual World of Emanation there is no consciousness other than that of God. * The Bible speaks of two “rods,” a “pleasant rod” and a “harmful rod.” The rod – a symbol of discipline – can be either pleasant or harmful. * In our “forgiveness” prayers we say [...]
Posted in Tweets from the year 5771 on Feb 24th, 2011
After Shema, morning and evening, we continue: “May the Name of the glory of His kingdom be blessed for ever and ever.” The first verse, Shema, is a multiple of 13 (13 times 86) while the second, May…, is a multiple of 7 (7 times 194), a male-female pair. The fiery angels in the World [...]
Posted in Tweets from the year 5771 on Feb 24th, 2011
In Kabbalah, man is light and woman is beauty. Man illuminates woman (finds her) and woman embodies man (forms him). Man-light = 518 = 7 times 74, “eye witness” (“You are My eye witnesses says God”). Woman-beauty = 406 = 7 times 58, “grace.” The average value of the four words, man, woman, light, beauty [...]
Posted in Tweets from the year 5771 on Feb 24th, 2011
The happiest moment on earth (though somewhat painful!) is when a mother gives birth. Mother is earth and the baby is the happiest moment. “A mother of children is happy.” In Kabbalah, mother is understanding and happiness is the inner experience of understanding, of motherhood. Some women in our generation don’t understand what it means [...]
Posted in Tweets from the year 5771 on Feb 24th, 2011
“An intelligent wife is a gift of God.” If you’re a man pray for an intelligent wife. If you’re a woman pray to be an intelligent wife. An intelligent wife is one who knows how to educate her children, and her husband as well. If the husband’s mother was intelligent, he got a good education [...]
Posted in Tweets from the year 5771 on Feb 24th, 2011
Proverbs: “Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and health to the bones.” Chewing honeycomb heals one’s bones. Honey, especially when mixed with cinnamon, can cure a multitude of ailments. Israel is a land flowing with milk and honey. In the Song of Songs it says that honey and milk are under [...]
Posted in Tweets from the year 5771 on Feb 24th, 2011
The present can be seen as the end of the past or as the beginning of the future. Are we on the threshold of the future or already there? The House of Hillel sees the present as the end of the past. The House of Shamai sees the present as the beginning of the future. [...]
Posted in Tweets from the year 5771 on Feb 24th, 2011
Young King Solomon (at the age of 12) won the heart of the Jewish People by his Divinely inspired judgment of the two prostitutes. In the Biblical account of the judgment of Solomon there is no mention that prostitution is illegal in the Torah. Why? The mark of a righteous and wise king is his [...]