{"id":351,"date":"2011-01-19T06:52:04","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T10:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramchal.wordpress.com\/?p=351"},"modified":"2011-01-19T06:52:04","modified_gmt":"2011-01-19T10:52:04","slug":"ok-heres-the-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabbiyaakovfeldman.aishdas.org\/ramchal\/2011\/01\/19\/ok-heres-the-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"OK, Here\u2019s the Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re now entering the 3rd<\/sup> section entitled \u201cThe Images in which the Sephirot<\/em> Appear\u201d which covers Petachim<\/em> 7-13. What we\u2019ll do first is present one Petach<\/em> at a time, in Hebrew and in English, then go back to analyze the entire section.<\/p>\n

Petach<\/em> 7:<\/p>\n

\u05d4\u05e1\u05e4\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05d0\u05e4\u05e9\u05e8 \u05e9\u05d9\u05d0\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d4\u05d0\u05e8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05d1\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d4\u05d0\u05e8\u05d4 \u05de\u05d5\u05e2\u05d8\u05ea. \u05d0\u05e4\u05e9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d4\u05dd \u05dc\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0\u05d5\u05ea \u05d1\u05db\u05de\u05d4 \u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e6\u05d9\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05d3\u05de\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea, \u05de\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d1\u05d4\u05dd \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05e9 \u05d1\u05d0\u05de\u05ea \u05e9\u05d5\u05dd \u05e6\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d3\u05de\u05d9\u05d5\u05df, \u05e8\u05e7 \u05e0\u05e8\u05d0\u05d5\u05ea \u05d1\u05d3\u05e8\u05da \u05e6\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d3\u05de\u05d9\u05d5\u05df. \u05d5\u05d4\u05de\u05e1\u05ea\u05db\u05dc \u05d1\u05d4\u05dd \u05d1\u05d0\u05de\u05ea \u05d9\u05e8\u05d0\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05d3\u05de\u05d9\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d4\u05e6\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05de\u05e7\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea \u05dc\u05e4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e8\u05d5\u05d0\u05d4 \u05d1\u05dd, \u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5, “\u05d5\u05d1\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d4\u05e0\u05d1\u05d9\u05d0\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05d3\u05de\u05d4”. \u05d0\u05da \u05d1\u05e2\u05e6\u05de\u05dd \u05d0\u05d9\u05e0\u05dd \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05ea\u05e4\u05e9\u05d8\u05d5\u05ea \u05db\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea, \u05de\u05e1\u05ea\u05d3\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05e1\u05d3\u05e8 \u05de\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d4\u05dd \u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05db\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d4\u05e1\u05ea\u05d3\u05e8, \u05e0\u05ea\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d7\u05d5\u05e7\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4, \u05d5\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05db\u05d9\u05dd \u05d6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05d6\u05d4, \u05dc\u05e4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05dc\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05e1\u05d3\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05e1\u05d5\u05d3\u05e8:<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Sephirot<\/em> can be envisioned as shining brightly or dimly. And they can be pictured as assuming different forms and figures, though they don\u2019t really have forms or figures and only seem to assume them. For as anyone who would truly scrutinize them could see, the forms and figures <\/strong>(they seem to assume) are accidental and dependent on whoever is observing them, as in <\/strong>(the verse <\/strong>that reads) \u201cthrough the prophets I was imaged <\/strong>(i.e., I was portrayed)” <\/strong>(Hosea 12:11). <\/strong><\/p>\n

In essence, though, the Sephirot<\/em> are actually an array of <\/strong>(Divine) capacities that are organized a specific way, and which are interdependent and sequential so as to ensure that things are organized just so.<\/strong><\/p>\n

(c) 2011 Rabbi Yaakov Feldman<\/p>\n

Feel free to contact me at feldman@torah.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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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":"

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