Man's 4 States of Creation
Join Rabbi Avraham Shira as he explores what the Kabbalah describes as man’s 4 states of creation including: The 4 worlds, the 4 elements, the 4 states of being, and the 4 levels of expression.
Man's 4 States of Creation: Man’s 4 States of Creation
Shalom and Welcome to a New Zman at Webyeshiva. This Elul, as we remember, God begins creating again. A New Year is coming, but how will we greet it? With a new plan? A new inspiration? or the same old acceptance of things we really want to change?
These Next 4 classes will focus us on the Creation process. 1. Identifying purpose in Creation–fulfilling a need. Creating the fulfillment of the Need.
2. Creating a place the Creation can happen
3. Implementing the Idea in the place
4. Completing and Utilizing the Creation
Each of these stages must be explored at to reveal the inherent perfection of this process and how it challenges and changes us.
Look forward to seeing all of you there.
Avraham Shira
Man's 4 States of Creation: Man’s 4 States of Creation
Shalom. Tonight Webyeshiva.org we continue our Elul series on The Stages of Creation. This evening we will explore the stage of gathering, organizing, and appropriating materials for the building. What building? The building of our Inner Mishkan. As we will discover from the Ramchal (Mishknei Elyone), the form, structure and materials all have letter gematria coefficients that correspond to the Mishkan, and later, the Third Beit HaMikdash.
But, perhaps as importantly, these teachings also apply to the limbs of our bodies and souls, the intersections of the forces of mind, heart and body… neshama, ruach and nefesh. How do we build with spiritual energy? How do we advance along the pathways of the Tree of Life. These are some of the questions we wiill ask and try to answer.
God bless you all with inner peace:
Avraham Shira
Man's 4 States of Creation: Man’s 4 States of Creation
Shalom and Welcome. Tonight we will dig deep into ourselves, noticicing immediately how the Four Festivals of Tishrei correspond to the 4 Worlds, which link up with the human body and its component structure of Fire, Air, Water and Earth. This pattern carries a powerful teaching-when elements do not ‘blend’ with each other, theymust ‘lose’ part of themselves to accomodate the others.
At this level of awareness, we are ready to ‘assemble’ the parts of our creation, within a person and without as well.
Come join us for this pivotal understanding as we prepare for Rosh HaShannah, and understand why Rabbi Nachman declared. “I am Rosh HaShanna.
Hope to see you there.
Avraham Shira
Rabbi Avraham Shira received smicha from Rabbi Benayahu Shmueli, Rosh Yeshivat HaMekubalim, Nahar Shalom, in Jerusalem. He has been a student and teacher in the Yeshiva since 1993. Since 1996 he has taught for twelve years at the Berot Bat Ayin Seminary, specializing in Likutei Moharan, and conducting workshops in meditation, and spiritual creative writing. He has also received a Masters Degree in Clinical Sociology & Family Therapy from the University of North Texas, Neve Yerushalayim Campus. Rabbi Shira has published a novel and translates a newsletter for Nahar Shalom. He lives with his wife, Elisheva and their five children in Bat Ayin, Gush Etzion.