There is a teaching that all Israelite souls are born to
fulfill, perfectly (with proper intension), one commandment. The Creator takes one of the 613 commandments
and makes that the purpose in an individual to carry out. So the Creator would take the 613 and divvy
them out so that in effect the entire Torah is always carried out through the
lower soul collective. Yes as
individuals we are far from perfect, but again, collectively we do reach perfection
in Torah Observance.
The fulfillment of the commandments, in their entirety, are
currently carried out via the collective not at the individual level yet. Israel is the apple of G-d’s eye as a
whole. When reading the history of
Israel in the TNK we find that Israel is favored yet punished as well. This requires some explanation to clarify
what is going on. Israel is favored as a
collective because it is carrying out the Torah. Thus the Torah is not impossible to keep, as
a collective.
At an individual level we fail and at this level punishment
takes place, such as exile from the land.
This punishment is not destructive, it is a constructive type. It is meant to pull Israel, at the lower
level, in line with the upper-level Israel.
It is not a lockup and forget scenario – it’s all about reform of the
heart.
Dwell on this. We
have theology that contradicts this thought by detaching the upper soul’s
purpose from the lower soul reality.
This makes the case that the Torah cannot be possibly kept and as such needs
to be usurped.
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