Question: What is a miracle in spiritual work, and how do we recognize this miracle in us?

Answer: A miracle in spiritual work is when a person wants to be guided by spiritual laws, the laws of the upper world. After all, we usually agree only with the laws of our world.

Question: How do we ask and pray correctly on Hanukkah? What should I pray for?

Answer: For coming closer to your friends. Just about that.

When you unite with them, then pray to adhere to the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/10/23, Writings of Rabash Letter No. 68

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When a person has that boundary, he has a wall his enemies cannot penetrate. This is a keeping from foreign thoughts. This is why faith is called a “wall.” The Greeks broke that wall, and a miracle occurred and the Creator helped them, as it was mentioned, “Were it not for the help of the Creator, he would not have prevailed over it.” (Rabash Letter No. 68)

Question: In the swarm of thoughts that always come from the Creator, how does a person develop sensitivity in himself in order to understand that this thought, this desire, comes as a miracle from Him?

Answer: If the desire is aimed at connecting with friends, connecting with humanity, and together coming closer to the Creator, then these are the right thoughts and actions. We must welcome them and bring them closer to us.

Question: But the article says that the Greeks have already broken through the walls, i.e., foreign thoughts have broken through. What does it mean in this state of descent that the Creator has performed a miracle? Does He give any other thoughts?

Answer: Yes, it is in this state, when a person is in a descent, that the Creator brings him closer to Himself, and he expels the Greeks. But here he needs the help of the friends because he is one of the members of the group.

We must support him, hug him, lift him, and pull him out of connection with bad desires and intentions, and thus give him a place between us. After all, as soon as we begin to lift him up, the Creator gives him new thoughts.

We lift him up the ladder of the Creator by approaching him, engaging with him in common spiritual work, pushing him forward, and helping him. Thus he begins to receive the same thoughts and feelings that we have.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/10/23, Writings of Rabash Letter No. 68

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Our sages said, “What is Hanukah? Our sage taught,” etc. We see that Hanukah has the letters of Hanu (parked/paused) Koh (here/thus far), meaning that on the 25th of Kislev (third Hebrew month) they had a pause in the war, as pausing happens specifically in the middle of the work. The pause in the middle is in order to muster strength in order to be able to continue the work (Rabash, Letter 53).

Question: What does it mean for us to pause in order to muster strength? What should we focus on?

Answer: You need to focus on connecting with each other and in such a way that it will lead us to the following degree where you work in mutual desires.

The pause on the spiritual path is a respite before an attack. I really hope that you will succeed at least partially.

Question: What does it mean to work in a mutual desire?

Answer: To work hoping for success in the mutual yearning to connect with each other and then with the Creator.

To do this, you need to open your heart to the friends in the ten, connect your hearts, and direct this united heart toward getting closer to the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/7/23, Writings of Rabash Letter No. 53

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Question: It is written, “He and I cannot dwell in the same abode.” What does it mean?

Answer: The Creator cannot be revealed in our egoism. As long as we are pure egoists, we are unable to attain the Creator.

To the extent that we fight the ego and reduce it, we will begin to feel that the Creator is getting closer to us. When egoism disappears, we will feel how the Creator fills us. That is called being in adhesion with Him. This is how we will hold onto each other.

Strive to be connected so that you never forget about the Creator. Combine your hearts, put them in one “basket” and keep them together. Then you will succeed.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/1/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “The Fear of God Is His Treasure“

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Question: What is modesty in spiritual work?

Answer: Modesty is when a person does not demand anything other than to go out into receiving for the sake of bestowal (Lishma). If that is all he thinks about, it gets passed on to everyone else.

Question: It is said that when the body gets used to working against the desire to receive, a person has the means to work to bring pleasure to the Creator. What means are Baal HaSulam and Rabash talking about?

Answer: Do what you believe gives pleasure to the Creator. If you do not know this, join your friends and do it with them.

Question: How do we correctly perceive the inner essence of the Torah so that this can improve the quality of connection in the ten, strengthen the unification, and reveal the Creator between us?

Answer: Read the article we are studying in class together once a day. And you will see how everything will go smoothly.

Question: How do we, together with our friends in the ten, form a Kli in prayer?

Answer: You form it from your attachment to the Creator, your excitement of Him. So, no matter what you do, you are doing a group action.

Question: What determines the strength of the Kli in prayer?

Answer: Your unity.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/30/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Lishma Is an Awakening from Above, and Why Do We Need an Awakening from Below?“

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Question: It is said: “Precisely when people despise, it is considered lowliness.” What is the meaning of this quote regarding spiritual work?

Answer: If a person feels that he is lower than everyone in the world, then we can say that he deserves special treatment.

Question: So lowness is the work of annulling oneself?

Answer: In general, yes. But often the work of annulling oneself, to the contrary, gives a person the opportunity to be proud, to feel superior to others. It needs to be checked.
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From the Daily Kabbalah lesson 12/3/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “What Is “The Lord Is High and the Low Will See”? – 1“

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1st part of the Lesson — Writings of Rabash, “What Is the Reason for which Israel Were Rewarded with Inheritance of the Land, in the Work?”

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2nd part of the Lesson — Writings of Baal HaSulam, “Introduction to the Book Panim Meirot uMasbirot”

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Question: Is it preferable to work with the Creator when you have merged with Him through your efforts and you understand this, or when you are not in connection with Him but must make efforts and relate everything to Him?

Answer: What is better in the eyes of the Creator? It is when you make an effort.

Question: So is working in Lo Lishma (receiving for oneself) preferable in the eyes of the Creator?

Answer: On one hand, yes. Because it pushes you to make efforts toward correction.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/4/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “From Lo Lishma, We Come to Lishma“

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Question: Why did the Creator reveal the miracle of Hanukkah, that the oil sufficient for only one day of candle burning lasted for eight days?

Answer: The oil symbolizes the light of Bina, which is the quality of bestowal. Therefore, on Hanukkah, we celebrate receiving spiritual correction.

When our egoistic desire turns into an altruistic desire to bestow for the sake of bestowal to others, this is Hanukkah.

The next stage is already receiving for the sake of others, symbolized by Purim, which represents the final correction (Gmar Tikkun).

Therefore, in Hanukkah, we ask for connection between us, i.e., to receive bestowing Kelim, and in Purim, we already connect with the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/7/23, Writings of Rabash Letter No. 53 12/7/23

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Question: During Hanukkah should we connect all our desires aimed at bestowal to each other?

Answer: Yes, everything that is in us is given to us by the Creator. We want to turn this into bestowal to Him through our qualities, hearts, and desires.

Question: How are we, the Bnei Baruch group, ready to accept the light of Hanukkah into our common Kli?

Answer: We are ready. It all depends on us. We have sources that we study and discuss. In general, we can say that we are ready.

We have a whole week ahead of us. Let us load this week with the topic of Hanukkah to understand it as best as possible and to be close to this state. We will succeed. At least we can go through the first stage of correcting egoism.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/7/23, Writings of Rabash Letter No. 53

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