Tehillim Tidbits – Monday
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TEHILLIM TIDBITS MONDAY, YOM SHEINI
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The second day of the week represents Gevura, the second of the seven sefiros. Gevura means strength. The Mishna in Avos reminds us that the Jewish concept of strength is not about gyms and working out. It is the ability to hold back, to restrain an impulse, or to redirect an impulse. It is about self control, with its prerequisite clear definition of what is right and what is not. Gevura is measured, well thought out, precise, organized and practical.
In the Chesed-Gevura relationship, which is the basic paradigm of creative energy, Chesed provides the raw energy, be it an idea, a feeling, or an inspiration. Gevura then takes over and makes that idea happen in the real world. Gevura gives focus and consequently power to the unbounded, dynamic Chesed energy.
As is well known, and is explained in the Gemara, in the dynamic of a family, the husband is the one who generally provides the majority of the resources. It is the wife who then takes these resources and transforms them into a beautiful and loving home. That is one reason why, in Halacha, a wife is actually called a man’s home.
Kabalistically, a man is said to ‘come’ from side of Chesed and a woman from the side of Gevura. Read more
