🌷 TUESDAY PRAYER: NETZACH-MINCHA מִנְחָה‎ (OFFERING) AFTERNOON PRAYER

READING: BETWEEN AFTERNOON & SUNSET MONDAY

MINCHA מִנְחָה‎ (OFFERING) AFTERNOON PRAYER and The 2nd Tefillat Ha`Amidah תפילת העמידה of Shemoneh Esreh (שמנה עשרה‎) The Prayer of Eighteen Sefirot.

מהש

נא גיבור דורשי יחודך, כבבת שמרם

SPIRITUAL CORRECTION AND MAASER

-Rav Michael Laitman

Question: In our small group there is a respectful attitude towards each other. How much should we maintain all of the conditions: paying Maaser, studying at the Education Center, and so forth?

Answer: Paying Maaser does not apply to groups.

If there is a solo student who is learning together with us, let’s say in Chukotka or Hawaii, it doesn’t matter where, we try to create an atmosphere for him in which he can develop like an embryo in his mother’s uterus. We try to create an incubator for him with all the technical methods, with all of our possible ways and means.

If he wants to come closer to us, he must consider us as his group. We organize a focus group for him, supply the broadcast of lessons and workshops, and translate them into all languages. At the time of a regular lesson, 50 people work with us for the sake of those who are scattered all over the world, including you.

If a person wants to advance, he must share in the life of the whole world group, support its existence, and help it. Paying Maaser goes to upkeep all aspects of the building, which costs a lot of money, and to provide a minimum salary to those who work full-time in dissemination (our salaries are much less than the average salary in the country).

Therefore everyone must invest their part in this work. We consider a person to be a friend of the group if a person participates seriously. This is someone who is present for the lessons, pays Maaser, and engages in dissemination; it makes no difference if this is a single person, a small group, or a large one.

Maaser is something very important, and this idea is not just financial. In the Torah it is written very simply: pay 10% because you cannot correct this part. The Upper Light will correct all the rest. And if you don’t give this 10% because it is very difficult to tear it from yourself, then you’ll waste it on all kinds of nonsense, which you are attracted to by your ego. This is referring to spiritual correction; that is why it is so difficult for us to pay Maaser.

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The 2nd Tefillat Ha`Amidah תפילת העמידה of Shemoneh Esreh (שמנה עשרה‎) The Prayer of Eighteen Sefirot.

OPENING OF THE STANDING PRAYER: In gratitude for 3 descents before The Amidah

Blessed are you, Adonai …

GEVUROT: Tehiyyat ha-Metim

With the dew, the rain, all water in the air and ground, with all these physical manifestation of The Power of God to heal the sick and resurrect the dead –

FOR UNITY, PURIFICATION OF SOUL, AND ADHESION WITH THE CREATOR, OUR GOD.

CLOSING OF THE STANDING PRAYER: Offering of 7 ascents after The Amidah

Blessed are you, Adonai ….

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GRATITUDE TO THE GOOD THAT DOES GOOD FOR ALL ANSWERED PRAYERS, AND ANOTHER DAY OF CORRECTIONS.

Praise our soul, The Adonai Ha`Aretz  ו‎Bnei Baruch Kabbalah Amity & all friends in its Society, The Holy Literature, The Rav, The Lineage of This Amity, The Book of Zohar, The Wisdom of Kabbalah, The Torah & Mitzvot, The Light, The Force, The Creator. Together, let us continue this day with its special attributes and point of correction, The Light of The Only Force, Peace & Wellness, Love & Connections & more prayers to raise for The Contentment & The Revelation of God.

L´chaim!

ARVUT: Celina Syuy