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bestows upon his people on Shabbat. The neshamah yeteirah is necessary # Hashem commanded his people to guard their kedushah since they are not
in order to contain the overwhelming kedushah of Shabbat, which is too like the angels, who get burnt when declaring “Kadosh, kadosh.” They
“You shall be holy, for holy am I, Hashem, your G-d.” Chazal explain
great for only one neshamah to endure. Thus, the neshamah yeteirah will remain alive despite their holiness. Since a person is obligated to
that even before man was created, the angels would glorify Hashem’s enables a person to intensify his connection with Hashem and elevate cleave to Hashem by emulating His ways, and Hashem is holy, Am
Name through him, as it says, “Blessed is Hashem, the G-d of Israel, from himself spiritually. Yisrael was commanded to elevate and sanctify themselves as well.
this world to the World to Come.” How could the angels glorify Hashem
The command “Do not turn to the idols” alludes to one’s money, which
even before the world was created? Furthermore, the Midrash says that The children were present when this command was issued in order to
is the idol of our times. When a person conducts his business on Shabbat
prior to man’s creation, the angels did not want him to be created. Then because of his lust for money, it is a form of idol worship. educate them at a young age to aspire to guard their kedushah.The
why did they glorify Hashem through man? impression of the occasion would remain etched in their hearts,
It says, “ – And molten gods you shall not accompanying them to maturity.
This is because they knew that ultimately Hashem would give the Torah make for yourselves,” is loosely translated as “a computer/television
to man, and through the study of Torah, the Name of Hashem would be screen.” This refers to devices portraying visual illusions that corrupt Parashat Acharei Mot is contiguous with parashat Kedoshim in order to
teach us that a person can achieve kedushah by figuratively “killing” his
glorified. The reason that they would glorify Hashem through the name of people. When a person refrains from immorality and distances himself desires and passions for pleasure, as it says, “Sanctify yourself through
man even before the Creation of the world was because the Torah existed from lewdness, he fulfills the Torah’s command “You shall be holy.” that which is permitted to you.”
before Creation.
How can a man, who is a physical being, disconnect himself from material
The first group of angels did not want Hashem to create man, because they matters? Furthermore, how can one compare a man to Hashem, Who is
assumed that if he was a physical being, Hashem’s Name could not be entirely spiritual and holy? This is accomplished when a person partakes
sanctified through him. However, the other angels, who knew that the of physical matters only for his sustenance and needs and avoids all
Torah would ultimately be given to Am Yisrael, wanted Hashem to create unnecessary self-indulgence.
man, since it is only through the study of Torah and its fulfillment that
Hashem’s Name can become sanctified in the world. Hashem warned His people not to become conceited and haughty.
Although man can attain great levels of kedushah, he can never attain the
Hashem commanded Am Yisrael, “You shall be holy, for holy am I,” “Every man shall revere his mother and his kedushah of Hashem. Although they are not like the angels, who get burnt
since, even before they were created, the angels praised Hashem and father and you shall observe My Sabbaths – I from their kedushah, they are still limited and should therefore remain
glorified Him through Yisrael. Because this is Am Yisrael’s mission, they am Hashem, your G-d” humble.
are obligated to remain holy. (Vayikra 19:3)
The word shares the same gematria as the words (arise
Sha-dai). The Ben Ish Chai says that an infant before his brit is considered
like a demon because the dangerous spirits could harm him. However,
after his brit, the letter joins him, causing the Name to dwell within
him. Because of this kedushah, the organ of the brit is referred to as “oht
brit kodesh.” Therefore, whoever abstains from immorality, allows the
Name to reside within him, alluded to by the words (arise
Sha-dai).