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With our penitence G-d elevates the sparks of holiness in the sin.
The Baal Shem Tov taught that not even a sin could exist unless it contained a spark of holiness. G‑d returns them to their source and this is the essence of forgiveness.
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Four ingredients of proper child-rearing that all parents should contribute
In order to properly raise Jewish children who will transform the world into G-d's home,
parents must hearken to the Torah's instructions as well of those of their generation's Torah sages in all aspects of educating their children.
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When a person counts and numbers in order to know how
much they possess, a blessing does not dwell on that
counted or numbered thing. However, if all of the abundance is for the
purpose of giving to others, then on the contrary, a blessing will dwell on it; thus the Torah makes a strict accounting of the donations to the
Mishkan.
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Intermediate
The Sanctuary needed to be built like this world, which corresponds to the body of man.
The Mishkan was composed from inanimate, vegetable, and animal
products in order to elevate the material of this world to Holiness, to create a
vessel for the dwelling of the Shechinah which will descend from "above
to below". This is opposed to Shabbat, when the material world ascends to
the spiritual worlds.
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Intermediate
The Tabernacle embodied the revealed as well as the mystical
The revealed level of divine light is called
"lower Shechinah" and the hidden level is called "higher Shechinah".
Man, in building his personal Tabernacle of service to G-d, accesses the lower
Shechinah through the fulfillment of "active" mitzvahs and he accesses the higher Shechinah
through the fulfillment of "passive" mitzvahs.
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