The Zohar doesn\u2019t go to any great length to depict the World to Come, given its nature. But like so many other things purely spiritual in nature, the World to Come is also compared to light there.<\/p>\n
In fact, the light that will be displayed there (i.e., that is its essence) will be so vast and so mighty that \u201cno created being could (be expected to) endure it\u201d (1, p. 265a). It\u2019s said that while the light there will be \u201c1\/60,075th<\/sup> of the light that shines in God\u2019s presence\u201d, still in all it\u2019s so vast that \u201cthe light of the sun is 1\/60,075th<\/sup>\u201d of its<\/i> capacity (Zohar Chadash<\/i>, Breishit<\/i> 20a). That degree of light and enlightenment goes a long way to explain the statement that the righteous would \u201csee God there\u201d (1, p. 135a), given their experience.<\/p>\n (c) 2012 Rabbi Yaakov Feldman ———————————————————-<\/p>\n AT LONG LAST! Rabbi Feldman’s translation of Maimonides’ “Eight Chapters” is available here<\/a> at a discount.<\/p>\n You can still purchase a copy of Rabbi Feldman’s translation of “The Gates of Repentance” here<\/a> at a discount as well.<\/p>\n Rabbi Yaakov Feldman has also translated and commented upon “The Path of the Just” and “The Duties of the Heart” (Jason Aronson Publishers).<\/p>\n Rabbi Feldman also offers two free e-mail classes on www.torah.org entitled “Spiritual Excellence<\/a>\u201d and \u201cRamchal<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Zohar doesn\u2019t go to any great length to depict the World to Come, given its nature. But like so many other things purely spiritual in nature, the World to Come is also compared to light there. In fact, the … Continue reading
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