Even Shelemah
Gr"a on Redemption notes VII
Here is the final installation of the eleventh chapter of Even Shelema with notes. 10. All the concepts of the month of Tishrei are hints to the future. For the judgment will be on Rosh Hashana, and afterwards, the forgiveness for sin will be on Yom Kippur. Followed by Succos, the eighth day and their…
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3. This Redemption will only occur through the learning of Torah. The main Redemption is dependent on the learning of Kabbalah (*) (**). (*) Raya Mehemna (2:2), Tikkunei Zohar (4:4), Tikkunei Zohar Chadash (36:3). For this reason, the blessing of Ahava Rabba, which is the blessing of the Torah (Berachos 11), was ordered as we…
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2. In the beginning, the ten tribes will be redeemed, and afterwards, the tribe of Yehuda [will follow](**). Afterwards will be the generation of the wilderness (Shir Hashirim 6:4)(*). (*) The twelve middle blessings of the prayer are ordered as four times three. The first three are Torah, Teshuva, which is service, and forgiveness. These…
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What follows is Chapter Eleven of the Gra’s sefer Even Shelemah. It was annotated by Rabbi Shmuel Maltzin. I plan, be’H to follow up this post with the notes of R’ Maltzin on each piece, which are extremely interesting, as well as some of my own thoughts. Chapter 11 – In the concepts of the…
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