We are witnesses to many failures in the Torah educational system. The root of these failures is not due to immaturity and a lust for the secular world, or a lack of interest in Torah study. On the contrary, it is because of their lofty souls which thirst for the the great light of Geulah. The only way to communicate with this generation is through the prism of greatness.
The simple fact is that when souls are cut out for greatness, they can only be satisfied with the light of greatness. It is the only thing that can fill their hearts with life and meaning, and can offer them the incentive to apply themselves to appreciating the waves of light and blessing. Because of this thirst for inner meaning they despise small mindedness and a poor and spiritually constricted educational approach.
The proper path of educating for greatness in this generation, that which will infuse life in the entire Nation, is that each person should feel that there is meaning in his actions; that what he does encompasses more than just his personal life, but influences the entire Nation, and has many other positive results as well. The inner feeling which is true and precise according to the Torah - that each person is very great and his actions have great influence - will inspire people to feel like a soldier on the battlefield whose heart is filled with a lofty life's purpose as he is connected to something much greater than his individual existence.
Even the lowliest Jew feels great inspiration when he fights in battle to save the Nation. He feels the significance of his mission. The same should be true of Jewish youth, those who have the souls of Eretz Yisroel, the souls of Geulah. Words of greatness that are drawn from Kabbalistic thought will fill them with a powerful sense of being alive; they will have a burning desire for Torah and Mitzvos when they recognize the great import of their actions. The holy meaning, the effect on life in general in both the physical and spiritual domains.
Kabbalistic thought demonstrates how serving God in one's daily life has ramifications for the entire world. The result of every good deed, from washing the hands in the morning to saying Shema at bed time is very powerful. Amazing things are instilled in every detail of Halacha and every Mitzva act that carried their blessing up to the heavens. This has all been publicized clearly in the works that discuss the proper Kavanos of davening and the conduct of man each day and throughout the yearly cycle.
Kabbalistic thought broadens the mind of a person until he understands that his actions and movements as he is serving God are like the actions of a spiritual soldier in the army of the living God. He will be powerfully inspired with great joy and a sense of purpose, rather than being depressed, inactive and lacking any inspiration from all the words of Mussar that are tossed in his direction which are taken from the mindset of Galus and cannot stand before the forces of lust and media influences of these times.
Through gradual influence that is drawn from the wellsprings of the secrets of creation, the nation will be given to drink, powerful souls will be educated from the dawn of their youth. They will be infused with the light and come, step-by-step to great depth of understanding, with powerful spirits, expanded minds that fight and act, rejoicing in the Mitzvos of Hashem, and feel the pulse of life with its fullest meaning.
The simple fact is that when souls are cut out for greatness, they can only be satisfied with the light of greatness. It is the only thing that can fill their hearts with life and meaning, and can offer them the incentive to apply themselves to appreciating the waves of light and blessing. Because of this thirst for inner meaning they despise small mindedness and a poor and spiritually constricted educational approach.
The proper path of educating for greatness in this generation, that which will infuse life in the entire Nation, is that each person should feel that there is meaning in his actions; that what he does encompasses more than just his personal life, but influences the entire Nation, and has many other positive results as well. The inner feeling which is true and precise according to the Torah - that each person is very great and his actions have great influence - will inspire people to feel like a soldier on the battlefield whose heart is filled with a lofty life's purpose as he is connected to something much greater than his individual existence.
Even the lowliest Jew feels great inspiration when he fights in battle to save the Nation. He feels the significance of his mission. The same should be true of Jewish youth, those who have the souls of Eretz Yisroel, the souls of Geulah. Words of greatness that are drawn from Kabbalistic thought will fill them with a powerful sense of being alive; they will have a burning desire for Torah and Mitzvos when they recognize the great import of their actions. The holy meaning, the effect on life in general in both the physical and spiritual domains.
Kabbalistic thought demonstrates how serving God in one's daily life has ramifications for the entire world. The result of every good deed, from washing the hands in the morning to saying Shema at bed time is very powerful. Amazing things are instilled in every detail of Halacha and every Mitzva act that carried their blessing up to the heavens. This has all been publicized clearly in the works that discuss the proper Kavanos of davening and the conduct of man each day and throughout the yearly cycle.
Kabbalistic thought broadens the mind of a person until he understands that his actions and movements as he is serving God are like the actions of a spiritual soldier in the army of the living God. He will be powerfully inspired with great joy and a sense of purpose, rather than being depressed, inactive and lacking any inspiration from all the words of Mussar that are tossed in his direction which are taken from the mindset of Galus and cannot stand before the forces of lust and media influences of these times.
Through gradual influence that is drawn from the wellsprings of the secrets of creation, the nation will be given to drink, powerful souls will be educated from the dawn of their youth. They will be infused with the light and come, step-by-step to great depth of understanding, with powerful spirits, expanded minds that fight and act, rejoicing in the Mitzvos of Hashem, and feel the pulse of life with its fullest meaning.
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