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opinion of Rabbi Yishmael and succeeded, whereas others who conducted
themselves according to the opinion of Rabbi Shimon did not succeed.
“ – You ascended on high, You have taken
captives.” The word alludes to . Moshe Rabbeinu
wanted to bring the neshamah of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai down to the
world, since he recognized its vast kedushah. Why was Rabbi Shimon’s
neshamah unique? It is because he believed that one should invest all his
efforts in Torah, placing his faith in Hashem to provide for his needs, as
it says, “Cast upon Hashem your burden and He will sustain you.”
“You shall count for yourselves – from the
morrow of the rest day, from the day when you
bring the omer of the waving – seven weeks,
they shall be complete. Until the morrow of the
seventh week you shall count, fifty days”
(Vayikra 23:15-16) # 26347-EYAL-6
