Bereishis תרל”ז

תרל”ז

במדרש ויכלו לכל תכלה ראיתי קץ לכל יש סיקוסים כו’ לבד התורה ארוכה מארץ מידה כו’.
The Medrash (Bereishis Rabba 10:1) explains the Pasuk “and the heavens and earth were completed”, that everything has a border and an end, except the Torah which is infinite.
כי הקדוש ברוך הוא אין סוף. ואי אפשר להנבראים לקבל מקדושתו ית’ רק במדה ומשקל.
This is because HaShem is infinite, yet everything He created can only receive from His holiness in a weighed and measured amount (being as they are ultimately all finite, they can only receive in a finite amount).
וזה הי’ בחי’ שבת שהו’ ימים הם משפיעים לעולם ע”י השבת.
This is the idea of Shabbos, that the (energy) the six days of the week have, that effect everything comes from Shabbos.
ויכל ביום השביעי הוא לשון מדה כמו וכל בשליש בת יכיל. פי’ שהקב”ה מדד שפע חיות לכל הבריאה ע”י השבת ששורש כל הברואים בשבת וע”י נמשך להם חיות.
(This is therefore the meaning of the Medrash above) on the pasuk “and He completed ויכל His work on the seventh day” the word ויכל is connected to the word וכל which means a measure, as in the pasuk (Yeshaya 40:12) וכל בשליש measured with a measure, and in Melachim A 7:26) בת יכיל a measure of baths.
וכמו כן באדם המקבל צריך להיות לו בחי’ צימצום וזה תיקון המדות שלא יתפשטו בו ההארות לדברים אחרים.
SImilarly in a person receiving from HaShem, needs to have within himself this ability of containment, which is the perfection (balance) of traits, that the lights (that he receives) should not go out (of their place, to incorrect usage).
ולכן כפי תיקון המדות זוכה לקבל השפעת המקום וזה שהקב”ה מודד מדה במדה:
Therefore inasmuch as one perfects his traits, he merits to receive more blessing from HaShem, which is how HaShem measures measure for measure.

ברש”י עלה במחשבה לבראות במה”ד וראה שאין העולם מתקיים שיתף מדת הרחמים.
Rashi (Bereishis 1:1) HaShem originally intended that the world will be created with the attribute of judgement, however when He saw that the world cannot last, He combined it with the trait of mercy.
וח”ו שיהי’ חזרה באחרונה.
(this is problematic) Chas vesahsolm HaShem would have a retraction (in His infinity a retraction is not possible)
רק שבוודאי כך צריך להיות גם למטה כי רצון האדם ומחשבתו צריך להיות לעשות ולקיים הכל ממש כדין וכרצון הבורא. ואם כי אינו יכול לגמור במעשה הכל כראוי. אח”כ שיתף מדה”ר.
(The answer is however that it is teaching us a lesson in how we are supposed to act) in this world, that one’s true desire and intention should always be to keep the Torah completely on the level of judgement – exacting, just as HaShem intended every action should be perfect). However since HaShem knows that we can’t complete the entire action on that perfect level of completion, He therefore combined the attribute of kindness afterwards so that we are (at least) able to complete the action properly.
אבל הרצון צריך להיות כדין.
However our intention must always be that we completely desire to do everything perfectly.
ונודע כי מחשבת האדם נוגע בשורש המחשבה ומעשיו בשורש המעשה. ולכן עלה במחשבה במדה”ד שהרצון יהי’ בדין כנ”ל.
And it’s known that one’s thoughts are connected to the source of all thoughts (the highest of places) and one’s actions are also connected to the source of all actions, there when HaShem originally intended (the source of all thoughts) to create the world with judgement – this is so that our (thoughts – meaning our) desire will be with judgement. as explained above (that we desire to be completely perfect).
ואמת כי המעשה אינו נגמר רק בעזר הבורא כמ”ש לאל גומר עלי וזה הוא ברחמים כי במדה”ד צריך האדם לעשות כל המוטל עליו בעצמו.
In truth one’s actions cannot come about to fruition without the help of HaShem as it says “The G-d who completes for me”. This completion stage (done by HaShem) is the kindness (we are referring to), for in a state of judgment (perfection) a person needs to do everything (even the very end) on himself. (which isn’t actually possible in this world)
רק אם הרצון כראוי אז מסייעין אותו משמים וזה שיתף עמו מדה”ר:
However to reach this stage where HaShem helps him to complete the action properly, one needs to first have the correct desire, and then HaShem combines with (the attribute of judgement) the attribute of kindness.

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