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6: 1 Elevating Distractions

Difficulties present themselves in order to become rectified.

From the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov

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6: 2 The Divine Voice

The essence of the soul hears what the rest of a person may not.

From the writings & talks of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch

This Divine Voice, which issues forth from Mount Horeb every day, urges a person to occupy himself with Torah, and is similar to other divine declarations which arouse a person to repentance.

6: 5 Forty-Eight Special

Kabbalah teaches that the 48 Prophets correspond to the 48 supernal sources of blessing.

From the teachings of Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter

By applying the 48 methods of acquiring Torah which correspond to the 48 "wells" mentioned in the Torah, we elicit the tremendous wellsprings of Torah and the enormous potential to grow in Torah learning that lies embedded in every Jew.

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6: 10 Personal Possessions

Kabbala explains the five levels of G-d's exclusive acquisitions

Selected from "Pirkei Avos in the Light of Chassidus" by Yekutiel Green

"The Holy One, blessed be He, made five possessions His very own in His world…"

These five possessions are rooted in five sefirot. Abraham - in chesed ; the Torah - gevura ; Israel - tiferet; Heaven and Earth - yesod ; the Temple - malchut. The main function and purpose of these five possessions is the revelation of divinity to the Jewish people, and to the world in general.

6: 10 Absolute Acquisitions

The world was created with a Beit, but the Torah begins with an Aleph.

Adapted by Jonathan Udren from the teachings of the Maharal of Prague

G-d’s Torah is a reflection of the unity of its Creator, given to the Jewish people so we as a nation could reflect that unity in the world. We too are listed in the teaching as an acquisition. Guided by the Torah, we unite in order to help the world reach the level of completion G-d had in mind before creation.

6: 2 Daily Message from Heaven

If no one hears this proclamation from Heaven, what use is it to proclaim it? And if someone were to say that he hears it, what fool would believe him?

From the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov

Proclamations are made from Heaven that we cannot hear, for there are no words and no speech in the spiritual worlds, which are worlds of thought. Speech, on the other hand, is a physical phenomenon.

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