"The Great Redemption" (24)
"The Great Redemption" by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto
-- A Discourse on The End of the Exile and the Beginning of the Great Redemption
Translated by Rabbi Yaakov Feldman
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24.
I’ll now encapsulate (much of) what I’d already said until now in order to make sure you’re right (about what you understand) and that you don’t err or falter.
The P’kidah will emend and repair the first imperfection of the exile, which was the hiding of the countenance and the dimming of the light. The tzaddik will descend and conjoin with Malchut and she will derive the ability and wherewithal to rise up out of the dust.
All the souls that are stuck in darkness will be enstrengthened as well and escape. And the Moshiach will then rectify himself and get ready to be the redeemer.
Something else will occur at that time, also having to do with the rectifying of the Moshiach which I hadn’t yet explained to you. It’s the fact that since every Jewish soul is tied to the Crown that’s being readied for the Moshiach, all of them will desire, love, and be faithful to their shepherd to a very great degree, which will then bring about peace and tranquility. But this will only come about from within and won’t be manifest.
(c) 2005 Rabbi Yaakov Feldman
(Feel free to contact me at feldman@torah.org )
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His works are available in bookstores and in various locations on the Web.
Rabbi Feldman also offers two free e-mail classes on www.torah.org entitled "Spiritual Excellence" and "Ramchal".
-- A Discourse on The End of the Exile and the Beginning of the Great Redemption
Translated by Rabbi Yaakov Feldman
_____________________________________________
24.
I’ll now encapsulate (much of) what I’d already said until now in order to make sure you’re right (about what you understand) and that you don’t err or falter.
The P’kidah will emend and repair the first imperfection of the exile, which was the hiding of the countenance and the dimming of the light. The tzaddik will descend and conjoin with Malchut and she will derive the ability and wherewithal to rise up out of the dust.
All the souls that are stuck in darkness will be enstrengthened as well and escape. And the Moshiach will then rectify himself and get ready to be the redeemer.
Something else will occur at that time, also having to do with the rectifying of the Moshiach which I hadn’t yet explained to you. It’s the fact that since every Jewish soul is tied to the Crown that’s being readied for the Moshiach, all of them will desire, love, and be faithful to their shepherd to a very great degree, which will then bring about peace and tranquility. But this will only come about from within and won’t be manifest.
(c) 2005 Rabbi Yaakov Feldman
(Feel free to contact me at feldman@torah.org )
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AT LONG LAST! Rabbi Feldman's translation of "The Gates of Repentance" has been reissued at *at a discount*! You can order it right now by logging onto www.tinyurl.com/49s8t (or by going to www.rowman.com and searching for it). Rabbi Yaakov Feldman has translated and commented upon "The Gates of Repentance", "The Path of the Just", and "The Duties of the Heart" (Jason Aronson Publishers). And his new work on Maimonides' "The Eight Chapters" will soon be available from Judaica Press.
His works are available in bookstores and in various locations on the Web.
Rabbi Feldman also offers two free e-mail classes on www.torah.org entitled "Spiritual Excellence" and "Ramchal".
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