VA’ETCHANAN

Shalom, Shalom. We commence this DEVAR TORAH by focusing our ATTENTION on the title of the PARASHAT. The title of the PARASHAT is VA’ETCHANAN. The IVRI transliteration VA’ETCHANAN may be interpreted to mean “I pleaded.” The portion commences with the scenario of the NAVI MOSHE pleading with HASHEM concerning the sentence that had been pronounced upon him for the disobedience he displayed before BENEI YISRAEL.

Hashem had commanded the NAVI Moshe to respond to the challenge of providing water for YISRAEL by speaking to a rock. Instead of speaking to the rock, he resorted to striking it with his staff. Although striking the rock with his staff gave rise to the desired end, that is, the provision of water, the method that was employed was a failure of the test. The failure of the test gave rise to being denied entrance into the PROMISED LAND.

Understanding this scenario from the HIGH PERSPECTIVE of MISHKAHN DAVID, that is, the ROOT LANGUAGE, discloses that ascension into PHYSICAL IMMORTALITY is the result of testing. In other words, the correction that we are destined to undergo is experienced as testing.

The testing has to do with applying the revelations of TORAH to predetermined challenges that ECHAD has appointed for us to experience in some point in SPACE and TIME. There are 613 points in the heart that must be transformed in order to unfold physical IMMORTALITY. These points are desires that manifest in the mind as THOUGHT CONSTRUCTS. To transform the THOUGHT CONSTRUCTS into desire to be ONE WITH ECHAD, there is a necessity to receive the revelation of TORAH from a TEACHER and then apply the teaching to the challenges that have been predetermined by ECHAD. When we apply the revelation to the challenge, ASCENSION OCCURS. On the other hand, when we fail to apply the revelation as the illustration disclosed in the scenario, ASCENSION is denied.

This reveals the path that leads to life. Therefore, it is no small wonder that the NAVI MOSHE wrote, “… I have placed life and death before you, blessing and curse; and you shall choose life, so that you will live, you and your offspring to love HASEHM, your God, to listen to His voice and cleave to Him.” (Deuteronomy 30:19b,20a) Yea, the unfoldment of physical IMMORTALITY is the result of applying the revelations of TORAH to the predetermined test of the SUPERNAL.