시편 15:1 카발라: Sha'arei Kedusha

In contrast, there is no greater quality than humility and a sense of lowliness. We learn this³⁵³Also see Reishit Chochmah, Gate of Humility, Ch. 7 from our teacher Moshe, peace be upon him, the father of all the prophets in Torah, mitzvot and fear of sin. Even so, Torah only praised him for his humility, as it states,³⁵⁴Numbers 12:3 “The man Moshe was exceedingly humble.” Go and learn the quality of humility from the Holy One, blessed is He, who set aside the loftiest heavens to dwell with the despondent and the lowly of spirit, as written,³⁵⁵Isaiah 57:15 “I abide with exaltedness and in holiness, but I am with the despondent and the lowly of spirit.” Similarly, it is written,³⁵⁶Psalms 34:19 “HaShem-יהו״ה is close to the broken hearted and He saves those who are crushed in spirit.” It likewise states,³⁵⁷Psalms 15:1 “Who may sojourn in Your tent? One who is lowly and contemptible in his own eyes.”

Gossip kills three people and is equal to murder, and on account of it, one is barred from entry into the Garden of Eden. This is as written,⁵²⁶Psalms 15:1 “HaShem-יהו״ה, who may sojourn in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your Holy Mountain? One who walks in perfect innocence and does what is right, and who speaks the truth from his heart; who has no gossip on his tongue etc.” We see that Doeg the Edomite was one of the mighty shepherds of Israel and the head of the Sanhedrin.⁵²⁷Talmud Bavli, Sanhedrin 106b However, because of his gossip he was excised from the coming world, was killed having lived only half his days, and caused the people of Nov, the city of the Priests, to be killed, as well as the death of Shaul and his household.

Our sages, of blessed memory, stated,⁵⁹⁹Mishnah Avot 1:18 “The world stands on three things: On Justice, Truth and Peace.” It is written,⁶⁰⁰Psalms 15:1-2 “Who may sojourn in Your tent? One who speaks the truth in his heart.” That is, even when it comes to matters that he only thought in his heart, he must bring forth into action and actualize them truthfully, in accordance what our sages,⁶⁰¹Talmud Bavli, Bava Batra 88a; Makkot 24a, and Rashi there, citing She’eltot d’Rav Acha (She’ilta 36) – The incident with Rav Safra is that he had placed an object for sale. A man came before him to purchase it when he was in the middle of reciting the Shema. The man named his price, but Rav Safra did not respond because he was in the middle of the Shema. The man thought that Rav Safra was not interested in selling it at that price, so he raised his purchase price. When Rav Safra concluded the Shema, he told the man that he would accept the original price, for that is the price that he was originally satisfied with. It is about him that the verse states (Psalms 15:2), “One who speaks the truth in his heart” is applied. of blessed memory, taught regarding the incident with Rav Safra. It is written,⁶⁰²Malachi 2:6 “The Torah of Truth was in his mouth, and injustice was not found on his lips… for he is an angel of HaShem Tzva’ot-יהו״ה צבאו״ת.”