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Hello dear Gianni 🙂
I would like to know what Rabash means by money, counting, missing money and any other aspects you think I should keep in mind in this excerpt. Thank you.
Rabash. Article 23 (1991), “What Is the Meaning of the Purification of a Cow’s Ashes, in the Work?”
In faith,.. we should make three discernments:
1) For example, if a person gives to his friend $1,000, and the person accepts it, and he is completely sure and believes, since this man is my friend, and a meticulous person, so if he gives the money, there must be $1,000 there, and there is no need to count. This is called “faith below reason.” In other words, he believes him because his reason does not object to what he believes, meaning there is no contradiction between believing him and the reason. It follows that to him, faith is below reason, and the reason is more important. That is, he believes him because reason does not object. However, if this is in contrast to reason, he will probably not believe. This is still not regarded as faith above reason.
2) He tells him, “Here is $1,000.” The receiver counts it three times and sees that there is the stated amount there and says to the giver, “I believe you that there is that amount here, as you say.” Certainly, this does not count as faith.
3) He counts the $1,000 three times and sees that one dollar is missing, but he says to the giver, “I believe you that there is $1,000 here. Even though the reason and the intellect say that there is less here, he says that he believes. This is called true “above reason.”
Hi Gianni, hope you’re well.
Quick question from my kabbalistic practice: I’ve been thinking about how to transform very physical, mundane actions (for example, cleaning and tidying my home or cooking for myself) into real service for the minyan and ultimately for the Creator, using the idea of a masach (screen) to redirect my intention from personal comfort to bestowal for the group.
Is this a worthwhile practice to try? Practically speaking, do small actions like this actually help the group’s spiritual work, or is the effect mainly psychological for the doer?
I’m curious whether this can be a practical, sustainable way to serve the minyan (not just a private exercise). Would appreciate your honest experience and any concrete tips.
Thanks!
Dear Gianni,
I hope you are well. I want to share honestly what I’m going through and ask for your guidance. Lately I’m experiencing a deep urgency to be complete. I don’t want to remain “half a desire.” This urgency feels spiritual but also painful: I worry that I might not use this lack to give contentment to the Creator, and that terrifies me.
I see our society as very fragmented: most people aim only for comfort and simple pleasures, not for purpose. That reality increases my anxiety because marriage, a serious, spiritual marriage, seems almost impossible given all the social patterns (dating games, long tests, focus on pleasure). I feel like I’m in darkness and confusion; I long for the commandment of marriage but I don’t know how to fulfill it in these conditions.
I would greatly appreciate your guidance on practical and spiritual steps: how to convert this urgency into true Lishma work; how to avoid using people to fill an urgent need; how to prepare the vessel correctly so that, if marriage arrives, it is for the Creator and the group; and what to do now while I feel in descent, or any other advice you think I should keep in mind.
