Torah Ohr Daf 80 w/ Rabbi Baruch Epstein

Summary

To sponsor an entire parshah, please email projectlikkuteitorah@gmail.com"Emtzaecha bachutz”: Businessmen also elevate the world, to an even greater degree than do Talmidei Chachamim. This is because the Iskafiah of businessmen, i.e, their investment into the physical world allows them to access Kesser, which is higher than the Chochmah and Binah reached through Torah (eshakcha).“Enhagcha aviacha el beis imi tilamdeini”- even businessmen, whose primary avodah is Iskafiya and tzedakah, need to have set times for learning. “ashkicha miyayin herekach”- Yayin= Binah= Torah Shebaal Peh, which is miasameach Elokim, i.e. transforms the concealment of Elokim into Gilui Elokus. This is achieved by the Talmid Chacham. However, the study of the businessman has even more value, in thav it is done with Iskafya. This is indicated by “yayin harekach”, spiced wine. Spice is something that only the neshama takes pleasure from and symbolizes the levels of Elokus which cannot be confined; Taanug/Kesser. “meiasis rimoni”- even those who for whatever reason cannot learn are able to perform mitzvos, “every Jew is filled with mitzvos like a pomegranate”, and as we know, mitzvos also draw down Kesser/Taanug. ConceptsThe value of the divine service and even torah study of a businessman over that of a scholar.Even businessmen have to have set times for Torah.Even those who can’t learn achieve the same effects as those who can through Mitzvos.Biur al HanalSummaryThere are two general structures:Yosef=Tzaddik Elyon= Hamshachas Or Ein Sof b’BIYA (through Malchus d’Atzilus, facilitated through Yesod)= Certain kinds of Mitzvos, and especially Torah= One Keruv= Scholars= Hamshacha Lemaalah LematahBinyamin= Tzaddik Tachton= Haaloas BIYA l’Atzilus= Certain kinds of Mitzvos, Mitzvos generally, and set times for Torah study= One Keruv=Businessmen= Haalah Milimatyah Lemaalah.The second structure actually achieves greater things than the first: through Iskafya (i.e. set times for Torah study) and Mitzvos, non-scholars access the highest levels of Elokus, which are beyond the regular parameters of Seder Hishtalshelus and can thereofer be expressed even in our world.  Support the show