Short Summary of Torah Ohr Daf 36 We are Hashem's Daughter, Sister and Mother (Rani V'simchi #1)

• “Rani v’simshci bas tzion”

Q1- why are the Jewish people called “bas”?

Q2- We need to understand the three levels of 

(1) bas, (2) achosi and (3) imi.

Q3- We need to understand the meaning of “ner Havayeh nishmas adam” and “ki atah neiri Havayeh”.

• Ner Havayeh nishmas adam:
• “kol haneshamah tehalel yud hei”: 
• hilul=b’hilo= illumination. 
• “ani Havayeh lo shanisi”: unlike the soul, which is invested in the body and is thereby effected through its various expressions, God is at the same time responsible for the creation and complete providence over the world, without being effected/subject to change. 
• This is the meaning of Kadosh x3: creation comes from God’s “speech”, which is represented by the last Hei of Havaya. Each “Kadosh” refers to the first three letters of Havaya, which represent  distinct stages in God’s self-concealment to create the world.
• Yud hei: Olam Habah is the letter hei, and the Or that is the reward in Olam Habah is from yud, Tzimiztum Or Ein Sof, which is the result of the fulfillment of the Mitzvot. 
• “kol haneshamah tehalel yud hei”= causing the yud (Or) to illuminate the hei (OH”B)
• “neshama”= neshima= ratzu v’shuv: a person draws Godliness into Olam Habah through his experience of ratzu v’shuv (ahavah b’chol medocha+Torah and Mitzvos) in this world.
• A3- ner Havayeh nishmas adam: the service of RTV”S causes an illumination of Havayeh in OH”B.
• Ki atah neiri Havayeh:
• One cannot reach the level of love/ratzu mentioned above on his own. In order for ones neshama to be fully expressed, one needs to do 1) Teshuvah and 2) Torah and Mitzvot.
• “ata neiri”= Torah (the letters Alpeh through Tof) and Mitzvot (Hei) illuminate the neshama, and dispel the darkness of the animal soul and the body, which prevent one from having an emotional relationship with God (“v’Havayeh yagiah choshki”).
• A2(1)- this is the level of bas, which has no love of God on its own, but receives it from God. For this to happen, it must “turn away from her father’s home”, i.e. its interests in the physical world. This is also the level of Yaakov (yud in ekev)
• A2(2): Achosi= those who transform and elevate the world through Torah. The act of ruling “pure/impure” elevates that which can be elevated and removes that which cannot. When there is kol Yaakov, i.e. Torah, that dispels yidei Eisav, Kelippah. 
• A2 (3): Torah alone is not enough, one also needs to have Love/Deveikus, which draws down the effects of Torah and Mitzvot into OH”B, as mentioned above. This is the level of Imi. 
• However, in the times of Moshiach, baswill be the superior level of divine service. 

Concepts

1. Creation comes from Hei acharonah, Divine Speech.
2. The process of Tzimtzum as expressed in Shem Havayeh.
3. One can only reach love of God through Teshuvah, Torah and Mitzvos.
4. The three levels of bas, achosi, and imi. 

“Ktzas Biur”

1. Bas=Eved=Mitzvos= Yichud Havayeh+Adnai
2. Achosi= Sar= Torah= Yichud Havayeh+Elokim (Z”A+Malchus)
3. Imi= (Ben?)=Mesiras Nefesh Bkrias Shemah= Yichud Havayeh+Ehkeh (Chochmah+Binah+Ha’aras HaKesser)

When Moshiach comes, Bas will be the highest level. (nautz tchilasan…, sof maaseh…)

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