Why Techiyas Hameisim Is Compared to a Jew's Current 'Death'
Why Techiyas Hameisim Is Compared to a Jew's Current 'Death'
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A short chassidic class drawing a parallel between the future resurrection and the present spiritual dormancy of the soul, and the hidden light of creation reserved for the Messianic era.
Audio Transcript
According to what you were just explaining, if I'm not mistaken, that that explanation also fits that's why the Jews died, because it was an in-house suicide, because they wanted, they said I don't want to be in this world, I want to be in that world. And then that's why techiyat hameitim and the re'iyah. Then techiyat hameitim, right? It sounds, I'm just wondering whether or not there's any analogy there to techiyat hameitim in 讬诪讜转 讛诪砖讬讞, that the Jews then say, \"What do I need this for? I really want to be here,\" and then want to die so... Exactly! Exactly! Exactly! So it is... It says exactly, it says it was the same 讟诇. Hashem used the same dough, dew, that He's going to use, it says He used 讟诇 for techiyat hameitim, He used it then, also. It says that when Hashem spoke to them, they all died. 驻专讞讛 谞砖诪转谉, the neshamot left. Hashem had to revive them again. Not revive them, make them alive again. So, what is the peshat? Not only the simple meaning they just actually died out of fear, they heard the voice of Hashem, they got so scared, they died. It means that they reached such a high level of recognizing Godliness that they didn't need this crazy body, this world. What for? And they actually had, what do we call it, 讻诇讜转 讛谞驻砖, the neshamah went out because they were at such a high level, they were so close to Hashem. Now Hashem brought them back, because Hashem doesn't want that the neshamah, the person should be in shamayim. Like Nadav vaAvihu, right? Hashem doesn't want the way it's in shamayim, because for that He could have left the shamayim, He didn't need this world. There's plenty of malachim who are like that. He wants us to have that level, but be down here. And the
same thing will happen when Mashiach will come. Why will there be techiyat hameitim? Not only for the people who are not alive to make them alive, but the concept of techiyat hameitim is because we will want not to be alive. And Hashem will force us, because He wants us to be here. But the idea is that we will have this great understanding of Hashem. And it'll be clear to us. And that's actually what the Rambam says at the end of Rambam, that when Mashiach will come, he says, 讬讛讬讜 讬砖专讗诇 讞讻诪讬诐 讙讚讜诇讬诐, the Yidden will be great scholars, 讬讜讚注讬诐 讚讘专讬诐 讛住转讜诪讬诐, they're going to know all hidden matters, 讜讬砖讬讙讜 讚注转 讘讜专讗诐 讻驻讬 讻讞 讛讗讚诐, and they're going to grasp the knowledge of their Creator according to the ability of the person. 讻诪讜 砖讻转讜讘, he quotes the 驻住讜拽, 讜诪诇讗讛 讛讗专抓 讚注讛 讗转 讛壮, the world will be full of knowledge of Hashem. What does that mean? That they will actually see Hashem. The pasuk says, 讜谞讙诇讛 讻讘讜讚 讛壮, the glory of Hashem will be revealed, 讜专讗讜 讻诇 讘砖专 讬讞讚讜, all flesh will see 讻讬 驻讬 讛壮 讚讘专. The flesh will see! And we'll be kelim for it. And we'll be able to take it, right, right. Right, right, right. Because of the all the years of Torah u'mitzvot that we did, we will be kelim to receive this, right, to... That he will have... Oh yeah, right, right, right, right! He will have, that's called the light, right. In the time, see, the time of Adam Harishon, before the 讞讟讗 注抓 讛讚注转, it was similar to that, not exactly like it, then it'll be even more, but it was similar, there was only light. What does light mean? Light is revelation. There was the revelation of Hashem then. And it says that Rabbi Meir, the famous Tanna, Rabbi Meir, they once looked into his Sefer Torah, and there, when it says Hashem made for 讗讚诐 讛专讗砖讜谉 讻讜转谞讜转 注讜专, He made for them clothes of 注讜专, 注讜专 is skin, leather, 注讬谉, 讜讗讜, 专讬砖. In his Sefer Torah it said 讗诇祝, 讜讗讜, 专讬砖. 讗讜专, light. And what does that mean? You brought up the concept of light, I'll explain it. Light means when you see the light, it's an expression even in English, you see the light means you see the truth. And we're going to have this great light and we're going to see the truth. Now, I
once explained, it says that when Hashem created the world, the light was too strong, and He took the light away, and what did He do with it? He hid it 诇注转讬讚 诇讘讜讗, for Mashiach's time. Then we will have this light, which means we'll see the truth. But, interesting that the word 讗讜专, light, is b'gematria, has the same numerical value as the word 专讝. 专讝 means a secret. That what will be? We will then see the secret! What's the secret? It's a well-known secret, but it's as much as it's known, it's still a secret. What is the secret of the world, of the creation? There's one thing: Hashem. The secret behind this creation is Hashem. What gives it existence? Why do I say it's a secret? 'Cause we don't see it. We heard about it, we learn about it, we know about it, but it's still a secret! Secret means something that's not clear, it's still a secret. The Torah was the blueprint, but Hashem is the force. But that's the secret of the world. The secret of the world is, it says, 讜讗诪转 讛壮 诇注讜诇诐, the 讗诪转 of Hashem in the world. Now, we don't see that secret now. It's still a secret to us. We learn and we learn and we learn, and it's still a secret. Then that secret will be revealed. We will see the light, the 专讝, that secret will be revealed to us. We will be able to say that, not that we believe that in Hashem or in all the spiritual things, we will be able to say that we see it. And when you see it, that's like that's one with you. That's something that's clear. If you see something, as much as people will come and try to disprove it, you'll have one answer: I saw it, and that's it. If you understand something, then if someone will come and disprove it: Okay, so I was wrong. Because the the way it's in the beginning is not even so strong, but when you see it, that's what's going to happen. We're going to see Hashem. We're going to see the the It means in our mind it'll be be very clear, 讜谞讙诇讛 讻讘讜讚 讛砖诐. 讜谞讙诇讛 means it'll be revealed. Okay, so
we'll stop here, and any questions that people have that we could still elaborate on? I have a question about after Shabbos in New York, March 15th. Okay. Go ahead. March 3rd, yeah. Yeah, March 3rd, New York, we're planning flying to Dallas, including food, flight, and everything. How many mashgichim are going to be there? Who's heading this? Rabbi Schwan. Schwan. Oh. That's, they have to know. I didn't say nothing. I didn't say anything. Rabbi Schwan just went in front of the money and not the work. You're in the right place. Now, there is a custom that we register in a we register in a we're used to doing it this way. Yeah, it goes Rambam. They open all right, I want