Day 44: Gevurah b’Malchut
by Maggid David Arfa
Why did King David do it? Was it pride or piety? Arrogance or ignorance? What possessed him to think he could dig a deep well under the temple, to the very center of the earth? Did he actually imagine THIS was the way to allow the ritual waters of Sukkot to flow and in turn bring fresh healing rains to the earth? Self important Hubris! He had forgotten THE MYSTERY.
He dug and blindly removed the Eben Shetiyah- the Foundation Stone of the World. The waters of the deep surged upward – ...
