Machshava:

Prophecy 

Collections: Rabbi Weinberger: Mevoh Hashe'arim

Description

Understanding the secrets of Torah revealed to Shimon Bar Yochai. The lowest (most easily understood) level of Torah flows from Moshe and the highest level flows from Shimon Bar Yochai. The deeper sechel (intellect) is so hidden that it is not recognizable in the Written Torah which is enclothed in the highest levels of Torah. The Zohar (main mystical commentary on the Torah) warns us not to look at the stories of the Torah as simple stories. Rambam- Hashem gave us a way to understand the reasons for the mitzvahs which were revealed to Moshe on Har Sinai through the Oral Torah.