The Baal Shem Tov taught
A great principle is learned from my master, my father, my grandfather, of blessed and holy memory:
From the very plagues that struck Egypt, healing was fashioned for Israel. How so? The word dam (blood) has the gematria of 44, which equals the Divine Name Ehyeh in its squared form. But for Israel, the same waters remained mayim mem-hei (45), showing how the same divine force can appear completely different depending on the spiritual vessel receiving it.
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It's asked in the Holy writings of the Noam Elimelech that the verse should have said in regards to Pharaoh asking for a sign, "produce for me a marvel," and not for yourselves, so that the proof of HaShem would be for Pharaoh to know that HaShem really sent them and that they are messengers of The Merciful one
And there is what to say here with the help of Heaven. Behold, a principle of religion and a fundamental foundation is that a human must strengthen himself with complete faith that everything that happens to all of humanity is simply personal divine providence directly from The Blessed HaShem
As we can see in the words of the Rambam, a person with faith lives a life filled with life!
And if a person wants to live a life of tranquility and peace, he must believe that HaShem personally oversees all that happens, and if you do not believe in this, your heart will eventually become saddened, since you will never be able to console or calm yourself over your finances and general situations you find yourself in.
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A great principle is learned from my master, my father, my grandfather, of blessed and holy memory:
From the very plagues that struck Egypt, healing was fashioned for Israel. How so? The word dam (blood) has the gematria of 44, which equals the Divine Name Ehyeh in its squared form. But for Israel, the same waters remained mayim mem-hei (45), showing how the same divine force can appear completely different depending on the spiritual vessel receiving it.
sefaria.org.il
It's asked in the Holy writings of the Noam Elimelech that the verse should have said in regards to Pharaoh asking for a sign, "produce for me a marvel," and not for yourselves, so that the proof of HaShem would be for Pharaoh to know that HaShem really sent them and that they are messengers of The Merciful one
And there is what to say here with the help of Heaven. Behold, a principle of religion and a fundamental foundation is that a human must strengthen himself with complete faith that everything that happens to all of humanity is simply personal divine providence directly from The Blessed HaShem
As we can see in the words of the Rambam, a person with faith lives a life filled with life!
And if a person wants to live a life of tranquility and peace, he must believe that HaShem personally oversees all that happens, and if you do not believe in this, your heart will eventually become saddened, since you will never be able to console or calm yourself over your finances and general situations you find yourself in.
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