Serving G-D in Prayer (pt. 3) | Rav Blachman

🎬 Watch this shiur on YouTube── Shiur Outline ── (0:08) Opening the Shiur in Perek Dalet (2:16) Expressing the Divine Soul through Torah and Mitzvos (3:50) Daas: Bridging Knowledge and Emotional Intelligence (5:09) The Seven Middot of Divine Character (6:21) Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov as Middot Examples (12:30) Understanding Schar: Reward and Severity of Mitzvot (19:09) Motivation for Mitzvot: Connecting to God (20:24) Rooftop Melava Malka Story and Cultural Reflection (21:40) Paying for a Satellite to Be Closer to God (23:51) Mitzvot as the Bridge to the Infinite (26:45) Rambam on Emes and Absolute Divine Existence (30:44) Purpose of Birkat Hamitzvah as Absolute Motive (32:51) Rav Hutner on Bracha for Tefillin Without Awareness (38:45) Understanding Yirah and Busha Through Gemara (41:33) Net Nanny Analogy for Spiritual Supervision (44:07) External Living and the Problem of Klipah (46:40) Ribbis in Business: Why Halacha Matters (47:54) The Three Levushim: Thought, Speech, Action (49:00) Levushim as Tools: Higher Than Our Essence (50:54) Ramban on Torah as Source of All Wisdom (54:50) Beyond Rules: Seeking Chochma and Dveikus (59:58) Sanhedrin Daf Yud Zayin: Smicha vs MinuyAI-Generated Summary (AI can be inaccurate. Check important information):This shiur explores the nature of the Nefesh Elokis (Godly soul) and how it achieves a metaphysical union with the infinite Divine through Torah study and mitzvot. The central idea is that since God is infinite, human proximity to Him is only possible through the bridge of the 248 positive commandments and 365 negative commandments, which represent the wisdom and will of the Creator. The speaker concludes that true connection, or dveikus, requires internalizing the wisdom behind the laws rather than merely fulfilling them as a technical obligation or for emotional self-gratification.1. Torah as Divine Wisdom — Learning Torah is the highest form of connection because Torah and the Kadosh Baruch Hu are essentially one (Zohar). 2. Love and Awe as Roots — Ahava (love) is the spiritual root of the 248 positive commandments, while Yira (awe) is the root of the 365 negative ones. 3. Internalizing Wisdom — True dveikus (cleaving) requires understanding the chochmah (wisdom) and value system behind the law, not just memorizing rulings. 4. Metaphysical Union — Performing mitzvos bridges the illogical gap between the finite human and the infinite Ein Sof. 5. Authentic Performance — A mitzvah performed without the quest for Divine proximity lacks kiyum amiti (absolute fulfillment) and remains relative. 6. Emotional Intelligence — The faculty of da'as is the bridge that translates cerebral chochmah and bina into vivid, emotional reality. 7. Identity of the Soul — The Nefesh Elokis (Godly soul) is a chelek Eloka mimaal (part of God above) that expresses itself through thought, speech, and action. 8. Origins of Humanity — Based on the Sforno, humans existed as biological entities (Nefesh Chaya) before receiving the unique Godly neshama. 9. Symmetry of Attributes — Human middos (attributes) like chesed and gevurah are reflections of the seven Divine Sefiros (attributes) mentioned in Divrei HaYamim. 10. External Realities — Sin and negative traits are called klipos (husks) because they represent an external, superficial way of living without da'as. 11. Substance of Smicha — In Masechet Sanhedrin, smicha is clarified as the formal minuy (appointment) of judges, uniquely tied to Eretz Yisrael.