Shalom! This video is about life in this significant in power meaning of life, relationship to spiritual living. This stored portion to Savah while I am recording this is begins with the mistral amir hamid but usually have eternal light. Now we do not have portable arc anymore then what happen despite the movies about it we do not have the Mishkan and the Mecktash the portable tabernacle what we really have is the synagogue and an arc, and the Torah, and we have the eternal light. We welcome to any synagogue and you have a light above the arc that is lit we called that Amir Hamid, is an old story about a rabbi who is hosting a group of young kids and showing him the sanctuary let me said this in Simon, no thank you, please tell me what you like best? And one child wrote back and said I like the eternal light. Eternal light, eternal light but it is supposed to be an eternal light it is supposed to be having significance in meaning.
First of all the word mere the madras says that the word mere which is noon and raise is really the initials of two critical words Mishmash and Rua the soul and spirit and enthusiasm. The light is supposed to teach us enthusiasm. In fact the Greek word enthusiasm means being filled with God but the Chassidim when they talk about the relationship to put God one of the things they talk about was the word hitla havod. Now the root of that word means flame but when you put them in grammatical form of hitla havod means to be self in flamed be basically enthusiastic. Einstein whose tell smog guys lived at least less a hundred years thought us about theory of relativity and one cast in universe by which all of the things are measured is the speed of light. Well, the source that created all of those roles may speed the light as God. The one true cast in the universe and that light being associated with God teaches us about the meaning and significance of God.
When think about Judaism we had this mere tamed which probably was the middle candle of the candelabra of the ancient the mishkan and today we do have candelabra in the synagogue but the one we have a single light that stands near tamed. I think about all the verse on the bible which teaches the significant of God of the light. We have a verse in Sam it says that the soul of a person is the candle to God Mishmat Adam ner Adonai. We have the phrase in Proverbs midst like a lamp in Torah a light or Isiah la oregohim the nation shall walk by there way. The Jewish people have to be an example so the nations will learn and live by the light of Judaism. And the madras it says that when you light a candle represent everything, evidence study of Torah, observance in the commandments and praying to God. The course thing about light in the role of place and world religion we have the Christians and mere light holiday of Christmas and the go on lighting them in the pagans that there holidays of lighting in darkness and of course kanaka the festival of light in Judaism.
You light candles every week; we light candle at out holidays, we light your side candles. The significance of lighting a fire to keep us in flame in enthusiastic and the folks on for kanaka do not let the light go out or they have Torah for kanaka. That we also read about time Balucha about rise and shine and let the light go for it to shine. The significant of power it, now the second word of the near Tamed it means tamed always. Abraham Joshua Hashel may rest and peace used to say that he does know his feeling enthusiasm and prayer but he prays regularly all the time anyway because of he only did when he feel like he might not do it but he does not keep in tune and then he has moment of great power in significance, spirituality.
One of my favorite professors at seminary a rabbi professor in David Weiss Halivni survives the holy cross. A Brilliant, Talmud teacher tells a story about a in a old days a watch maker they have only like one per region in the old Jewish states in Euro he would go every six months to a town and make a whole circle and if you watch up in the break between the visit you have two choices, you could put it drawer or you can wear it even it was broken and the watch maker know for those who kept it in the drawer he could not fixed it because it got rusted but the one who kept using it even though it was broken he can fixed it when he got back. The importance of regularity in our spiritual life because he cannot be enthusiastic in all the time despite on above my head here in the door there is a sign which you cannot probably can read which says (foreign language) from rabbi in Nebraska Chassidic rabbi. The relatives brought some of Chassidim and he said that means meets lots a great mystery in (foreign language) they trying always be happy and he meant by enjoying with God.
Now sometimes in life it feels dark and gloomy like a vinous may we just find out that the intelligence report of the United States that the rod was not doing a nuclear arms it is probably wrong there is more evidence in everyday that they are. You have a big story in local papers today in the New York Times about Hungary and other Eastern European countries where storm trooper like Natzi, like Roups are building strength. Thank goodness the number two has Vola mass murdered terrorism was killed but of course Vola’s violating revenge in killing Jews and Israelis. Even though that guy is responsible for the death of a hundred of American troops and high jacking and all kinds of terrorisms and you have other terrorist threats. And you have a coming recession dropping houses, market for closures, people have healthy issues, and money issues, and relationship issues, life can seems gloomy and how can you maintain enthusiasm and spiritual living.
Now the Torah says about the 9th play, the play of darkness in Egypt the house of the Israelites will led. And people have to find the way to light and darkness. Now when you give away something you lose it except for love and fire. You give somebody else fire you lose your fire you just explain the fire but lighting the candle in darkness you have to stay enthusiastic and what do you stay enthusiastic for, this idea telling us in stay enthusiastic for God. That you understand the true power and glory and the one cast in the universe is God and keep our eye in God, a loving God with all our hearts, soul and mind and God’s love for us and keeping the commandments of studying Judaism a living as holy as we can and repenting when we sin and that is the way which we can keep a candle live in darkness, find enthusiasm and enjoy and live a life in holiness so the near to meet teaches us all…
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