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Thank you, Gianni; this is a great comfort to me. Prayer is something I can do! As for the halacha, I had no idea what that was, so I had to look it up, but I won’t worry about it. The gid ha-nesheh came up because I had a memory of Jacob wrestling with the angel, and I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it.
A couple of questions: I don’t want to get the corporeal meaning of gid ha-nasheh confused with the spiritual one. What does it mean Kabalistically? I can’t run from what I don’t know… Next on my list is: I love my friends and pray for them often. In the back of my mind, I know I am also praying for myself, and that is egoistic, isn’t it? I want to pray for their spiritual welfare properly. Is this an exception to the rule? If not, how do we resolve this conflict of interest for his sake?
Are the books of the Ari translated into English? I have read his poem part one, but cannot find anything else in English.
Good Morning! I have a question about word choices in the statement “Love covers all Crimes.” I take it that the Kabbalists use specific words for specific reasons. The word “Crimes” in English is rather strong and draws a punishment. I am not sure how nuanced the original language this is written in, but in other areas, the phrase “bad deeds” is used. So you get where I’m coming from, the ancient Greeks had 7 nuanced words for Love: Agape (Unconditional), Eros (Sexual), Philia (Friendship), Storge (Between a parent and child), Philautia (Self-Love –The type of Love we are battling), and Xenia (Hospitality, Generosity or Reciprocity). Was there a specific reason why the Kabbalists used the word “Crimes”?
As a “Young” person, we’re not supposed to do much in the way of dissemination. We’re told to give someone a book, but not given any direction as to which book. Is there a recommendation I’m missing? I’d like to give something or some explanation to my wife as to why I disappear for an hour and a half at a time…. I don’t know how to succinctly communicate.
