Carlbach’s Legacy

Shlomo Carlbach always spoke of getting to “the inside of the inside of the inside”
Religion is the outside, spirituality is the inside

The Maggid declared "Shlomo my spiritual master, held to orthodoxy with its rules and limitations. Shlomo had a concept of invisible walls. In many cases kashrut separates you from others. When I became religious I wanted to be close to people. Is irritating for others that we can’t eat other people’s food. But when you are full of love, not feeding you is not of the essence. Shlomo exuded love as he kept the rules and transcended them as well."

Carlabach’s teachings are at the center of Judaism. Shlomo used to say quoting the Kutzer Rebbe” G-d only loves what is real” everything that is phony does not matter. Don’t let other people tell you if you have worth. You decide your relationship to G-d. We give people honor, allowing ourselves to be humbled as well as defending our rights and dignity.

Maggid's Mystic Breezes in the Garden of Eden 3

Ruchaliyut
Spirituality in Hebrew, is ruchaliyut

There are Three ways to influence people spiritually:
1. Give classes
2. Write books
3. Radiate Divine light by communicating G-d’s presence

Halo is a Jewish word it appears in the book of Job, it represents the higher parts of the soul. "Halo liro arehoshiach"

"Ezech elohim ha nefesh" The soul of our soul is the shechinah, as G-d is eminent

True knowledge is to make important what is unimportant and unimportant what is important. We honor our teachers by passing it on. Like a candle lighting another candle.

Maggid's Mystic Breezes in the Garden of Eden 2

The Chosen People
The term Yehudi means to praise. The essence of being a chosen people is to teach others to praise G-d. Others get irritated with the concept of choseness, Sholomo Carlbach taught that everyone is chosen, as G-d chose humanity and Jews are the central servants of G-d and people. Sometimes we grow arrogant because we have been stepped on so much.

Maggid's Mystic Breezes in the Garden of Eden 1

A year ago I met Maggid Yitzhak Bauxbam disciple of Shlomo Carlbach

Below is his presentation that I will post in parts in the next couple of weeks.


The Mystical Angel "Michael"
He started by speaking of how Michael is the angel of the Jewish people, as well as the angel of the world. Every nation has an angel. The Baal Shem Tov was taught by Ache ha Shaloni, the biblical prophet that taught Eliyahu Ha Navi. He is the one that teaches the secrets of the Torah. The greatest mystics have had either prophet appear to them. The Bescht was told by that it is time to put to the side the angel Michael. He always defends the Jewish people when we do something wrong in the heavenly court. He makes excuses for us just as Aaron made excuses for us in the Torah. Moses was like G-d’s best man during our marriage to him, and Aaron was the people of Israel’s bride’s maid. Moses would say “Let Justice pierce the mountain.” Michael sacrifices the holy Tzadikim before the throne of G-d in heaven. G-d has compassion on the Jewish people as we produce holy people. The tzadikim justify the nation. When Jews keep a mitzvah the angel Michael rejoices in heaven. If we want the Meshiach to come, we must put the angel aside. We must fulfill our true function in the world of teaching others Torah, expanding it to the whole world.

Prayer in Jewish Though

To me prayer is a form of worship; as Jews we pray 3 times a day just like the priests did in the temple in biblical times. It is a longing for restoration of ancient rites that draw us near to G-d. As well as a longing for future world unity and G-d being fully revealed. I have learned to pray even if I don’t feel like doing it. I know that G-d appreciates our struggle to connect with him. I feel that I make my day holy by asking him to sanctify the time. As I offer the day to G-d for him to bless it. To me G-d is revealed through out the day, I communicate to him in prayer as a form of devotion. This relational approach is asking for G-d to direct my way and walk with me; encouraging and strengthening me.

We ask G-d to improving our current situation through prayer. Prayer is also a form of confession and repentance, not a only a way for G-d to change the course of events. Prayers can be expressed in unstructured ways, as ongoing spontaneous thoughts and words of thankfulness. These heart-felt prayers are light without a vessel. Our traditional prayers are more rational as we ask for G-d’s will to be done. Praying the Psalms or the Siddur is putting the light in a vessel the kavanah in the mitzvah. The more you practice prayer, the better you become at it.

I do not only pray for miracles, but for G-d’s mercy and faithfulness to be revealed. I do not believe G-d is capricious, but that as we draw near to him, he will heal our broken hearts through his insight and guidance.