[Brad]

Thank you Gianni, That makes sense now.

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[Brad]

Interesting… here is the reference for the record.

hmm, can’t copy paste, well, on kabbalah media its called.

“ why in our time do people become disappointed with religion”?

i’m sure Gianni will help us reconcile these apparent contradictions in the middle.

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[Brad]

Hi Gianni, been a while.

In the new life series Rav say’s christianity is the left line, islam is the right, judaism middle.

But the lines do not solely represent them alone right? many other things represent the lines too no?

2nd half of question: why is islam on the side of mercy especially when they are bringing judgment on the world right now taking over a lot of countries. (Of course only cuz the Creator wills it) even though christianity has also been barbaric in the past, they are all about mercy etc.  how’s that work? That they are on those lines?

[Brad]

Thanks Gianni.
Tell me something you learned this week about Pinchas please.

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[Brad]

This weeks torah portion pinchas. The sages say he is a reincarnation of Moses, or Eliyahu. and Rabash says pinchas is Isaac. And that Pinchas  blocked the Din on the people, as if a man being pulled back by his friend. (I Thought that was cool)
whats all this about, and if Moses is the greatest to live, why does he need to be reincarnated if he reached the highest level? Isn’t BHS said to be the reincarnation of Moses too? Random thoughts. Also looking for inspiration.

[Brad]

I told a rabbi in a debate “the attainment comes first; it is followed by the actions that stem from it.”

His response….But the Torah reverses this sequence explicitly and deliberately.

At Sinai, Israel says:

“We will do, and we will hear.”

– Exodus 24:7

Action precedes full understanding. This isn’t a deficiency to be corrected later. The Talmud calls this statement Israel’s greatest moment of spiritual clarity.

Doing before fully comprehending is not the lower stage – it is the covenantal structure.

The Sefer HaChinuch states that character follows action —

the heart is drawn after deeds.

Attainment grows through physical performance, not as a prerequisite to it.

End quote***

Aren’t there examples of the patriarchs even going back to adam that they attained spirituality before the Torah was given? Before the temples was built? What does “we will do and we will listen” really mean regarding action first?

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