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Makkos: The Revelation of the Sefiros

1.1K views · Apr 10, 2025

Rabbi Mendel Kessin

An exploration of the deeper spiritual meaning behind the Ten Plagues and their connection to the Sefiros.

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I want to tell you something which is what we we really make a mistake. The mockas were not what we think it is. We don't realize the mockus wasn't just a deviation of physicality. It was a revelation of the spiritual forces behind the makas which are the 10 spherus and they were the 10 makers. Where do you see that? Because it's interesting. It says that by the says and to the AIA Jewish people there was light in their dwelling. You see that's a remes. Not only was there light and not darkness because obviously they did not experience what the Egyptians experienced, but they saw the spiritual underpinnings of the mockas. In fact, I'll tell you something. God says at the

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  1. 0:00I want to tell you something which is what we we really make a mistake. The…
  2. 0:31the says and to the AIA Jewish people there was light in their dwelling. You see…
  3. 1:05end, I will yet bring one more plague. And that was of course the destruction of…
  4. 1:35Egyptians? He revealed himself. He revealed his eod and they died. Oid nega one plague ehod…
  5. 2:09that is a reflection of all the makas. So therefore the period of the makus is…
  6. 2:42as I just showed told you.…

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