Thursday, August 9, 2007

The Calculus of Interest-Free Loans and it’s Logical Derivatives or Consequences - Part III

Prayer stands in the place of korbonot. Attaching Divine names unto our souls we by means of spirit breath can direct our souls unto the fixed High Place in Yerushalem; that our souls through prayer can meet the middot Elohim. Herein constitutes as the most fundamental revelation of accepting the Torah at Sinai. This revelation of the Middot Elokim applies equally unto all generations as the inherent human potential unto the Creator. Consequently, “the Israel division” reads מעשה בראשית during the times when the Cohonim and Leviim do their avodah in the Temple; as Jews we face unto Yerushalem when we pray. The eye reads from the siddur and sees the Shem Hashem. The lips cry אד'ני which means – master of the souls. The heart calls Ya, or El, or Ha El, or Elokim, or Shad dai, determining our intent to send a particularly named soul unto the High Place. The emotions emote middot through the 10 gates: Fear, Anger, Grief, Shame, Worry, Honor, Trust, Duty, Integrity and Authority. A person stands before a Sefer Torah with the kavannah to transport his/her souls unto the Torah revelation at Sinai, King David through an oath permanently designated the holiness of the Har Habayit, for the purpose that he/she accepts the Torah oath/brit obligations. Foremost of all, conquering the lands of Canaan and establishing the Torah of Moshe as the constitution and Mandate authority of all bnai brit societies therein; that all the bnai brit governments shall employ Oral Torah logic to interpret the intent of Moshe our Teacher - the Framer – and as a consequent to establish just laws which addresses the needs of each particular generation.

עיין ספרי: לא יחבל רחים ורכב וגם בעל הטורים (דברים כד)
A person who has neither money nor employment must confront the choice of stealing in order to survive. Selfish greed results in growing anarchy among the bnai brit partnership[3]
מדרש רבה: צז:ו – ויאמר ישראל אל יוסף אנכי מת והיה אלקים עמכם והשיב אתכם אל ארץ אבתיכם.
That the Elokim shall redeem HIS bnai brit peoples from galut qualifies as an essential and multi faceted concept of faith. Obviously Hashem can only “redeem” a people whose souls possess clearly definable distinctions from the non bnai brit nations. The essential struggle of Yaakov and his sons throughout the generations, centers upon grasping and defining our Chiyya soul. If this struggle exists as merely a forgone conclusion, then the term “struggle” as commonly understood would require a different word.
The bnai brit slaughter of Shechem and sale of Yosef indicates that our forefathers lacked maturity in their understanding of Chiyya. Whereas Yechuda’s acknowledgment of Tamar, and Yosef’s refusal to abuse his master’s trust reveals a more developed and experienced Chiyya. In both latter cases the sons of Yaakov declined the convenience of deception. Developing honesty as a sign of Chiyya soul by no means qualifies as a piece of cake.

במ"ר: בר אחוי דרבי יוסי ג' סימנים נתן להם הזקן, הבא בסיגנון שלו אנכי והממנה מכם זקנים ואומר לכם פקוד זה הוא הגואל. רבי הוניא מוציא אנכי, ומכניס שם המפורש תחתיו.

Placed in an embarrassing situation, whether one causes the situation as in Yechudah and Tamar, or someone else causes the situation as Potifar’s wife, it’s not easy to own up. Living honesty requires soul. The spies preferred death to losing face. Developing a lasting and enduring honesty requires great t’shuvah. A ritual can no more hold honesty than did circumcision unto Shcem. Without honesty – no partnership can long endure. Honesty defines Chiyya or the lack thereof.
(עיין שמות רבה לו:ג,ד)

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