Light of the Infinite: Transformation in the Desert of Darkness

Hashem loves righteousness and justice, the objective of both being the bringing of balance to this world.

The one name that we do not speak out loud, also known as the HaVaYaH, is kulo chesed, full loving kindness. The second name, Elokim, is gevurah, restraint/justice/strength. And the name Ehyeh (אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה) is the mediator between those two. This is why Hashem commands Moshe to tell the children of Israel that Ehyeh has sent him—the God that balances

In Kabbalah, the maturation of the sefirot from individual points into partzufim (personae/faces/forms) is the process which marks the transition from the chaotic, unstable world of Tohu to the rectified world of Tikkun, which is done by tracing it all back to its original source.19

The Zohar says that “Someone who gets angry is like one who worships idols.”9 Here Chazal (our Sages) stress that anger stems from lack of faith in the oneness and goodness of all, so it’s as if an angry person is siding with idol worship or the evil inclination.

a true tzaddik has a greater yetzer hara than everyone else, and the consequences of their choices are, therefore, much greater. In this instance, we see that Moshe, who lived his entire life righteously, lost the Promised Land with just one moment of anger.

we realize that at any given moment we have the power for bad or the power for good, then we can begin to be present, let go of the weight of our past decisions and choose good, choose positivity in the very moment in which we find ourselves.

Hashem’s main purpose in the creation of the world is chesed, but without gevurah, we would be robots or slaves. The relationship we have is not that of master and slave; it is of a parent and a child. We are meant, by our own free will, to serve the Holy One, much like a child who wants to give to or help their parents. Imagine a parent carrying a

All faith stems from the trust that not only are we not alone, but that all is for the good (even though it may not be revealed as good in those moments). God will continue to lift us when we fall and forgive us when we fail.

“A little bit is also good. The way to grow is to not worry about perfection—simply start moving a little bit beyond where you were a moment ago.”