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CLASS 1

Before the sin Adam and Eve were made from pure Light

Ohr ‫אור‬

After the sin Adam and Eve receive the skin of the snake

Ohr ‫עור‬

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The Torah:
1. Pshat – the written scroll
2. Remez – the oral writings
3. Drash - the Talmud
4. Sod – the secrets of Kabbalah

613 precepts
248 to do
365 to not do
Body has according to Kabbalah – 248 parts of the body
and 365 sinews

BLOOD

Represents selfish desire to receive:

• Red
• Anger
• Hot
• Pumped from the left side of the heart
• Nefesh (animalistic part of the
soul) resides in the blood

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“A wise man’s heart is to his

right; the fool’s is to his left.”

- King Solomon

Meaning: because the blood comes

from the left, we have the energy of
foolishness innately within us

Blood
Represents what kind of selfishness ?

Pursuing lusts or Trying to be better than

negative desires others/controlling and
dominating others
If you bleed in any shape or form from
your body you must examine these 2
areas of Tikkun

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• Those who pursue Lusts/Negative Desires &

Act Better Than/Control or Dominate others:
Pollute their own blood.

• Pollution of the Blood creates 2 problems:

1. Issues with Money

2. Seeing Illusions/Not the Truth

Issues with Money

WHY?
Blood = Damim
Damim (in ancient Hebrew) =
Money

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What kind of money problems?

Will manifest as people who steal from you.

Ex – lawsuits, robbery, employment theft,

borrowing money and not being paid back

Seeing Illusions/Not the Truth

WHY?

Blood = Dam

Illusions = Me’DAMeh

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If you bleed –
indication of…

Lust or Better than

negative others / control
desires dominate

1% ways to cleanse the blood: 1% Ways of Polluting

-Eating vegetables
the Blood:
- Sunshine -Living in areas of smog
Pollutes blood
- Exercise -Eating the Wrong
- Drinking water Foods
- Fasting -Not exercising
- Rebounding - Stress

Loss of Money
through Seeing Illusions
and Falsities
“Theft”

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