Avraham’s Fulfillment of Mitzvos before Sinai
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Avraham’s Fulfillment of Mitzvos before Sinai

Lessons in Likutay Torah | June 27, 2025

During those 24 years, how was able to bring down Hashem’s Light into the physical world, which is the inner meaning of the command of “Lech Lecha”? If the power to bring down those Lights depended on cutting away the Kelipa and receiving an additional revelation from Kesser, then seemingly this can only happen after the Bris Milah, when the Kelipa is removed and the physical mitzvah of Milah reveals in the level of Kesser?

However, this will be understood based on explaining the following: It says (Kidushin 82a), “Avraham fulfilled the entire Torah before it was given,” רַ ק ד ְ אִּיתָא : לָ כ םָהָרְבַא םיֵ יִּק" הַת וֹרָה כ ו ל ָה " , but how did he put on tefillin, in which the Exodus is mentioned, when there had not yet been the exile in Mitzraim? םָ ש רָ כְזִּנ רֶ שֲא ןיִּ ליִּפְ ת ַחיִּנֵה ךיֵאְו יְצִּיאַת־ מִּ צְרַ יִּם ,וְאָז עֲדַיִּין לֹא הָיָה כ ְלָל ג ָלו ת מִּ צְרַ יִּם ?

In truth, in the Torah and Mitzvos there is an inner spiritual dimension and an outer physical dimension, and Avraham’s fulfillment of mitzvos was in the inner spiritual dimension. שֵי תֶמֱאֶ ב ךַאפ ְנִּימִּיו ת וְחִּיצוֹנִּיו ת , ת ו יִּמיִּנְפִּ ב הָיָה ֹו לֶ ש ם ו יִּ קַהְו:

When “Hashem said” the command of Lech Lecha, this meant a revelation and drawing-down of Hashem’s Infinite Light, the Lofty Level of Kesser, from Above-to-below, which would be revealed and expressed in the inner spiritual dimension of reality. ת ו לַ גְתִּה וניְיַה "ה"ָיָוֲה רֶמאֹ יַו" וְהַמְש ָכַת אוֹר אֵין ־ סוֹף כ ֶתֶר ־ עֶלְיוֹן מִּלְמַעְלָה ־ לְמַט ָה ב ִּבְחִּינַת פ ְנִּימִּ יו ת ;

During the 24 years after Hashem commanded “Lech Lech,” Avram was able to reveal Hashem’s Light into the World of Atzilus, including into Malchus of Atzilus. Before Avram was commanded “Lech Lecha,” he was connected to the Lofty Wisdom that is essentially higher than Atzilus, and is only accessible in the level of Chochma of Atzilus. After he was told

(מִּ ש ְ נָ ה סוֹ ף קִּ יד ו ש ִּ י ן פב, א).

During those 24 years, how was able to bring down Hashem’s Light into the physical world, which is the inner meaning of the command of “Lech Lecha”? If the power to bring down those Lights depended on cutting away the Kelipa and receiving an additional revelation from Kesser, then seemingly this can only happen after the Bris Milah, when the Kelipa is removed and the physical mitzvah of Milah reveals in the level of Kesser?

However, this will be understood based on explaining the following: It says (Kidushin 82a), “Avraham fulfilled the entire Torah before it was given,” רַ ק ד ְ אִּיתָא : לָ כ םָהָרְבַא םיֵ יִּק" הַת וֹרָה כ ו ל ָה " , but how did he put on tefillin, in which the Exodus is mentioned, when there had not yet been the exile in Mitzraim? םָ ש רָ כְזִּנ רֶ שֲא ןיִּ ליִּפְ ת ַחיִּנֵה ךיֵאְו יְצִּיאַת־ מִּ צְרַ יִּם ,וְאָז עֲדַיִּין לֹא הָיָה כ ְלָל ג ָלו ת מִּ צְרַ יִּם ?

In truth, in the Torah and Mitzvos there is an inner spiritual dimension and an outer physical dimension, and Avraham’s fulfillment of mitzvos was in the inner spiritual dimension. שֵי תֶמֱאֶ ב ךַאפ ְנִּימִּיו ת וְחִּיצוֹנִּיו ת , ת ו יִּמיִּנְפִּ ב הָיָה ֹו לֶ ש ם ו יִּ קַהְו:

When “Hashem said” the command of Lech Lecha, this meant a revelation and drawing-down of Hashem’s Infinite Light, the Lofty Level of Kesser, from Above-to-below, which would be revealed and expressed in the inner spiritual dimension of reality. ת ו לַ גְתִּה וניְיַה "ה"ָיָוֲה רֶמאֹ יַו" וְהַמְש ָכַת אוֹר אֵין ־ סוֹף כ ֶתֶר ־ עֶלְיוֹן מִּלְמַעְלָה ־ לְמַט ָה ב ִּבְחִּינַת פ ְנִּימִּ יו ת ;

During the 24 years after Hashem commanded “Lech Lech,” Avram was able to reveal Hashem’s Light into the World of Atzilus, including into Malchus of Atzilus. Before Avram was commanded “Lech Lecha,” he was connected to the Lofty Wisdom that is essentially higher than Atzilus, and is only accessible in the level of Chochma of Atzilus. After he was told

(מִּ ש ְ נָ ה סוֹ ף קִּ יד ו ש ִּ י ן פב, א).

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