Mishna

Sheilding the Soul from the Evil in this world takes three forms

נפל לתוכו יין או מחל ושנו מקצת מראיו, אם אין בו מראה מים ארבעים סאה, הרי זה לא יטבל בו Wine or sap [the liquid from pressed olives which is not oil] fell in it, and changed some of its appearance, if it does not have the appearance of water [in the amount of] forty … Read more

המניח את הכד One who puts down the ‘Jug’ The ‘Jug’ is a reference to “the” twenty-four (24) books of the Torah[1] (see Kabbalistic commentaries on the verse[i] וכדה על שכמה) – as the Mishna does not state המניח את כדו but rather “the (known) jug”. Here we are talking about one who puts this … Read more