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The World to Come was created with the letter , and this world was
created with the letter , as it says, “ –For in G-d,
Hashem, is the strength of the worlds.” The task of a person is to join
these two worlds through the study of Torah, just as Hashem did when
He descended to this world at Matan Torah.
The pasuk says, “And they camped in Rephidim.” The word
(Rephidim) implies that Am Yisrael became lax in the study of Torah, as
it says, “ – Bnei Yisrael weakened their hands from
Torah.” This is what provided Amalek with the ability to plant seeds of
doubt in their heart, eroding their emunah. As long as the progeny of
Amalek exists, Hashem’s Name and His Throne are flawed and
incomplete.

The way to eradicate Amalek is by fulfilling mitzvot, which serve to
combine the Upper Spheres with the world below. For example, the
mitzvah of tzitzit reminds a person to fulfill Hashem’s will.

The word (shemittah) can be divided into two parts .The
combination of the letters (including one for the unit itself) shares the
same gematria as the Name of Hashem . This is because by keeping
shemittah, Hashem informs us that His Name is . This indicates that
Am Yisrael must fulfill this mitzvah, despite all the difficulties involved,
because Hashem is our Master, Who created the Heavens and the Earth
with the Name .

Har Sinai is specifically mentioned in reference to shemittah because of
the enormous Yetzer Hara one has to contend with when fulfilling it. The
Yetzer Hara resembles Amalek, attempting to cool a person’s burning
faith. Therefore, the Torah emphasizes the significance of this mitzvah by
mentioning that it was transmitted at Har Sinai, when the two worlds
united. This indicates that each person is obligated to combine the two
worlds specifically by performing the mitzvah of shemittah, aside from all
other mitzvot.

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