Rabbi Ben Zion Mutzafi • The Secret of Renewal in Serving God

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The opening of this shiur, in Musayof Synagogue’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

God created the heavens and the earth. Cantors must be careful not to say "In the beginning created," heaven forbid, but rather "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." What is it coming to say, why did the Torah begin with "In the beginning"? It is known, all the Midrashim, and also the Holy Zohar, Parashat Bereshit, bring there that when God came to create the world, the 2 came...Letters. Where is that? It didn't come like that . >> This week, yes. >> No, why am I... >> This week, yes. >> Also last week. >> So it says they came in reverse, in the order of "Tav-Shin-Resh-Kuf," one after the other, each one offered, "Create with me, may it be Your will to create the world with me," and the question was asked...Why did they come in reverse order? Why didn't they come A-B ? According to 'A' and then 'B'? There are many excuses for this, one of them is that each one has a reason why yes and why no. Whereas A-B came out yes and no, no. But the point is that the world was created through judgment (din ). Where did we see that the world was created through judgment? >> Elohim. That all...In the act of creation, the name Havayah is not mentioned. And here it is known, where did we learn this from the Gemara in Shabbat? "With Elohim I will praise the word, and with Adonai I will praise the word." The Gemara expounded: David said , when You behave with me with the attribute of mercy, I will praise You. When You behave, heaven forbid, with the attribute of judgment, I will praise You. And then from here we learned that the name Elohim is

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1. 0:01God created the heavens and the earth. Cantors must be careful not to say "In the…
2. 6:37Now let us return to the name Elohim— the name Elohim that is in the account…
3. 13:05The Rabbi, the intellect of the desired object. Meaning he knows who needs what and what…
4. 19:57>> But where does truth come in? The truth of truth. >> I want the word…
5. 26:30So, the beginning of truth is why it started with "Bereshit"(in Bet). Because if it had…
6. 33:09except through fear. Yes, fear brings love. Illustrate it. He says, if you write...Take two cubes.…
7. 39:38were waiting—what is the meaning? The world was built and constantly in motion until the first…
8. 46:14may his name and memory be blotted out, said. And he says: "And therefore 'You made…
9. 52:51>> You know what Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz writes? He says this is the fifth millennium, which…
10. 59:07>> What is he saying? >> Why did He need to put him to sleep? Why?…

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