AVODA OF THE WEEK – Hashem Controls the Firstborn
Bs"d
The Ohev Yisroel1 says in his explanation of Shabbos Hagadol2 : [The Egyptians] would worship the constellation of "tleh" – the head of all the constellations, the b'chor ("firstborn") of all of them. Hashem slew all the b'chorim that were in Egypt, and that was the idea of the smiting of the firstborn…The idea of b'chor, is the first strength and starting point. It is the [level of] Chochma".
We know that in the creation of the natural world, the level of Chochma was the first point of "creation". In regard to the constellations – those realities that have become conduits for energies to enter the world – "Tleh" [literally, a young sheep] – is the fist and starting point of those conduits that comprises within it the essence of all the other constellations.
Bs"d by Rabbi Nachum Chaimowitz Another statement that one should just never say: 3. Never compare yourselves to any other couple. The person that Hashem has introduced and ultimately united you with, is someone who is exactly what you need in order for you to reach your highest level of completeness. Realize that [...]