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To: TaraP

Angels can become physical because they are finite.

“[B]efore committing to the path of the Torah, the non-Jew’s intellectual sefirot are subordinate to the emotional/behavioral ones. Or, in other words, the non-Jew is innately earthbound. It is exactly to correct this estrangement from all that is Divine and heavenly in nature, that the seven Laws of Bnei Noach were given.

A non-Jew that commits to the Bnei Noach commandments, experiences a refinement of the seven emotional/behavioral powers within the soul. The individual’s physical aspect will begin to serve his or her intellect, and this makes it possible to see through the three uppermost levels of the soul and envision the One.

Simultaneously, by adopting the seven Laws of Bnei Noach, the individual reaches the understanding that rectification comes only with subservience to the Torah and as defined by its parameters; this, as opposed to the notion that an untamed desire to ascend spiritually is what brings one closer to God. It is then possible to truly comprehend that God has created a world full of opposites in order that they may consciously be united by all people, thereby revealing God’s ultimate Oneness.

When all this happens—and quite often it happens most suddenly—a non-Jew experiences a profound spiritual transformation. But when it does not (and indeed a non-Jew is likely to neglect his or her God-commanded obligations), he or she remains unable to apprehend God’s true unity, and is apt to fall into idolatry. This often manifests itself in a distorted worship of some sort—such as the stars, nature, yogis, the pantheon of “gods,” money, etc. All are forms of idolatry which can be defined as the worship of anything or anyone other than the One God. Even the seemingly innocuous modern day movie stars, music stars, and sports stars all contribute to distorting one’s ability to commit to worshiping the Almighty.”

- Rabbi Yitzchak Ginzburg
Kabbalah and Meditation for the Nations
Chapter 3: The Mystical Symbolism of the Seven Laws of Bnei Noach, part 2


63 posted on 01/24/2011 8:44:57 PM PST by hlmencken3 (Originalist on the the 'general welfare' clause? No? NOT an originalist!)
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To: hlmencken3

Thank you for posting that.


66 posted on 01/24/2011 9:00:19 PM PST by Netizen
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To: hlmencken3

All people have fallen into idolatry wether Jew or Gentile...

Another problem I have is with who you say is a Non-jew? I have jews in my family, I have friends who are Jewish by both parents but don’t believe in G-d...I know a Jewish person who turned to Buddhism..I know many Jews who are Messianic, so it seems that claim can not be isolated to who’s who in my opinion....

I appreciate your comments, but I don’t find anything you have written in Scripture or Torah? If I have missed something, please direct me to scripture validating your claims...

I agree anybody worshipping some other than 1 G-d creator of Heaven and Earth falls into idolatry....

But I would like to ask you, if Angels are finite, why didn’t G-d just destroy them and Lucifer when they rebelled in the Divine Realms?


67 posted on 01/24/2011 9:04:39 PM PST by TaraP (An APPEASER is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last)
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