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== The Nature of the Work == | == The Nature of the Work == | ||
According to Kabbalah, during the "breaking of the vessels," 288 divine sparks "fell" into this world and are scattered in everything - whether objects used by Jews or any creature. | According to [[Kabbalah]], during the "breaking of the vessels," 288 divine sparks "fell" into this world and are scattered in everything - whether objects used by Jews or any creature. | ||
During the Egyptian exile, 202 sparks were refined through work (corresponding to the number of the "mixed multitude" that left with them), and the remaining sparks were scattered throughout the world to be refined during the exile of Edom, which is the final exile before the building of the Third Temple. | During the Egyptian exile, 202 sparks were refined through work (corresponding to the number of the "mixed multitude" that left with them), and the remaining sparks were scattered throughout the world to be refined during the exile of Edom, which is the final exile before the building of the Third Temple. | ||