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point. They turned a blind eye to Hashem, despite the truth of Creation
being so evident and easily accessible to them.

The angels claimed that it was not befitting the Torah to be given to man
who dwells in the world of sheker. Moshe Rabbeinu argued back that
specifically because we live in the world of sheker is why we should be
given the Torah.

The angels revealed to Moshe Rabbeinu secrets of Creation and insights
of Torah. Even the Angel of Death offered the ketoret. Its acquisition was
akin to taking a . Why did the Angel of Death reveal this secret to
Moshe if it has the ability to save lives? In the world of truth, nothing can
be concealed. Even the Angel of Death understood that for Moshe, who
was there to receive the Torah, everything had to be accessible in his quest
for truth.

In a different vein, I once heard that the Hebrew word is a mnemonic

which stands for the one who revealed to us the Zohar, Rabbi Shimon Bar

Yochai ( ). Included in Moshe’s presents were the secrets of the

Torah passed down in the Torat Ha’emet of the Zohar.

The judgment of the next world is based on its prevailing truth which
employs a deeper, broader view of man and a more penetrating analysis
of our actions. The “world of truth” rightfully demands a more rigorous
examination, requiring us to live by its exacting scrutiny.

True pleasure exists only in the next world. Any pleasure in this world is
a counterfeit of the real thing.

One who makes Torah his occupation, constantly lives in the world of
truth. One who engrosses himself with materialism swims in a sea of
darkness. The Yetzer Hara knows how to pull the wool over our eyes
using the materialism of this world. This illusion of reality is the hallmark
of sheker. The imagination often fantasizes about enjoying life in this
world, portraying a false picture of what life is all about.

Why did Hashem create an enticing world? Hashem created the Yetzer
Hara to alloy the truth with his counterfeit goods. He created a world
where one can scale the heights of Heaven or fall to the depths of She’ol.