Fundamentals of Kabbalah and Chassidut - Ma'aseh Bereishit - The Workings of Creation - Part 9

Please Join Our Live Classes @ https://thetrugmans.com/events-ohr-chadash/ More @ https://thetrugmans.com This class completes our series on the Introduction to Ma'aseh Bereishit. We continued our discussions from the Talmudic tractate of Chagigah which discusses the idea that there are seven heavens and the distance between each heaven. These highly symbolic teachings are open to various interpretations and we discuss many of them. We also discuss how the seven heavens symbolize different methods of Jewish meditation. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to the Final Series on Ma'aseh Bereishit 01:30 The Scriptural Debate: Two vs. Seven Heavens 03:44 The Physical Atmosphere: Vilon and Rakia 05:58 The Spiritual Abodes: Shechakim and Zevul 08:14 Higher Realms: Maon and Machon 11:53 Aravot: The Seventh Heaven and the Throne of Glory 13:58 The Paradox of God Dwelling in Light and Darkness 15:47 Divine Warnings Against Probing Beyond Human Comprehension 18:14 Transition: Interpreting Heavens as Seven Levels of Meditation 19:40 The Meditational Foundation: The Earth (Eretz) 20:45 Creating a Divine Space via the Six Continual Mitzvot 22:20 Level 1: Meditation on the Constant Renewal of Creati