Lesson on the topic of “The Woman’s Role on the Way to Lishma”

The Woman’s Role on the Way to Lishma – Selected Excerpts from the Sources

1. Yalkut Shimoni, about Psalms

Rabbi Akiva asserted, “By the merit of righteous women, Israel came out of Egypt.

2. Midrash Psalms, 73, 3

Since in this world, the male encircles the female, but in the future, the female will encircle the male, as was said, ‘A female shall encircle a man.’

3. Midrash Zuta, Ruth 4:11

The generations are redeemed only by the merit of righteous women in the generation.

4. Baal HaSulam, Shamati, Article No. 5, “Lishma Is an Awakening from Above, and Why Do We Need an Awakening from Below?”

The need for man’s work in order to receive the Lishma from the Creator is only in the form of a lack and a Kli [vessel]. Yet, one can never obtain the filling by himself; it is rather a gift from the Creator.

5. Zohar for All, Zohar Hadash, Hukat, “To the Conductor [also: Winner] of Lilies], 119

Hear, daughter, and see, and lend your ear […] for the door to everything is in you. I have given it to you to lead the world.

6. R. Eliyahu Desler, “A Letter from Eliyahu”

All of Sarah’s days were complete with the work of the Creator. She enslaved every moment of her life and every spark of her strength to serving the Creator and did not leave a thing for the governance of the evil inclination. This is the true quality of Malchut.

7. Sefat Emet, Portion Pinhas

It is written about Adam, “He created two creations.” This means that man has the power to extend illumination from the next world. He is the power that draws the soul from the upper world, while the power of the woman is to complete the correction of the action in this world.