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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
“Hashem spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai, combine the Upper Spheres with the world below. For example, the
saying: Speak to the Children of Israel and say mitzvah of tzitzit reminds a person to fulfill Hashem’s will.
to them: When you come into the land that I The word (shemittah) can be divided into two parts .The
give you, the land shall observe a Sabbath rest combination of the letters (including one for the unit itself) shares the
for Hashem. For six years you may sow your same gematria as the Name of Hashem . This is because by keeping

field and for six years you may prune your shemittah, Hashem informs us that His Name is . This indicates that
vineyard; and you may gather in its crop. But Am Yisrael must fulfill this mitzvah, despite all the difficulties involved,
on the seventh year a complete rest there shall because Hashem is our Master, Who created the Heavens and the Earth
be for the land, a Shabbat for Hashem; your with the Name .
field you shall not sow and your vineyard you Har Sinai is specifically mentioned in reference to shemittah because of
shall not prune” the enormous Yetzer Hara one has to contend with when fulfilling it. The
Yetzer Hara resembles Amalek, attempting to cool a person’s burning
(Vayikra 25:1-4) 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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