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LAG BAOMER

04/29/2021 04:00:42 PM

Apr29

"I can exempt the entire world from Judgment"

The power of Rav Shimon Bar Yochai

Regarding the power of RASHBY, it says in the Gemara "Rabbi Yermiya said in the name of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai: I can exempt the entire world from Judgment." In order to understand the enormous power of RASHBY let us look into what it says in the sefer Shmuot Tovot of Rabbi Baruch of Mezhibov zy'o – that in This World the Halacha is not ruled according to RASHBY, as it says in Knesset Hagdola in the name of the ruling rabbis: Wherever there is a dispute between the students of Kabala versus the students of the Gemara, the Halacha is not like the Kabala students (Mikubalim).

However, we must know that in the Upper World the Halacha is like the Kabalists, like RASHBY and his friends.

It is also brought down in the sefer Vaykhel Moshe written by the Mikubal Rabbi Moshe of Prague ob'm who was a disciple of the ARIZ'L: Most of the time the Halacha is not like RASHBY in the Gemara because the world is not worthy for it in our days but in Future Times the Halacha will be like RASHBY and in these laws one can reveal Torah secrets.

We must understand this matter, why the Halacha is not like Rav Shimon Bar Yochai in This World but only in the Upper World.

We will first bring down the explanation of the Bnei Yissachar that the main happiness on Lag Baomer day when RASHBY passed on to Heaven is because on this day RASHBY instructed his student Rabbi Abba to write all the hidden secrets that were revealed to him, so that a blessing would remain for Israel of the "Hidden Light" until the coming of Mashiach.

It says in the Zohar Zuta: Rabbi Shimon said - Now it is a propitious time and I want to enter the World to Come without embarrassment. There are holy ideas that I have not revealed until now, I want to reveal… so that it will not be said that I left the world lacking. Until now they were in my heart and I have now arranged for you: Rabbi Abba will write, Rabbi Elazar my son will toil on them…."

Therefore, on Lag Baomer, the day of RASHBY'S demise, there is great happiness and a great Hilula (celebration of the day of passing of a very righteous man) because on this day RASHBY gave permission to his student to write down the secrets explained in the holy Zohar so that the words of the holy Zohar brighten Israel until the coming of Mashiach.

We can say that Lag Baomer is like the day of Receipt of the Torah – the Hidden Torah of Israel.

We should know that this day is propitious for a person to have understanding in the holy hidden parts of Torah.

Accordingly, the Bnei Yissachar added, "the customs of Israel are part of the Torah, and it is customary to light candles and fires on this day in honor of the great light that begins to shine on this precious day, Lag Baomer and in honor of the soul of RASHBY, the Torah Light who revealed himself on this day and then rose to Heaven.

We shall continue in his path and go according to his holy sefer the Zohar that brightens the entire world and brightens our exile until the coming of Mashiach.

SHABBAT SHALOM!!

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