In Parashat Vayeshev one of the most famous events occurred, the brothers of Yosef threw him into a pit and sold him as a slave, as the Torah says:

וַיִּ֨קָּחֻ֔הוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֥כוּ אֹת֖וֹ הַבֹּ֑רָה וְהַבּ֣וֹר רֵ֔ק אֵ֥ין בּ֖וֹ מָֽיִם

and took him and cast him into the pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it. (Genesis 37:24)*

and later It states:

לְכ֞וּ וְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּ לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים וְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ אַל־תְּהִי־ב֔וֹ כִּֽי־אָחִ֥ינוּ בְשָׂרֵ֖נוּ ה֑וּא וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ אֶחָֽיו

Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, but let us not do away with him ourselves. After all, he is our brother, our own flesh.” His brothers agreed. (Genesis 37:27)*

The pit was empty of water, Rashi explains that it was filled with snakes and scorpions, when snakes and/or scorpions are mentioned it is a hint to a big cabalistic concept. To understand this concept, the meaning of water has to be understood. It is known that the water always refers to Torah, the simple understanding is that if man does not attaches himself to Torah, by definition, his life is going to be filled with snakes and scorpions.

In a deeper understanding, the Rashash explains that the Torah is the pilar of light that comes in to the creation; to the space that was created by the contraction** called kav (pilar of light). All the creation is having is sustenance and connection with the creator through “the kav”. Since the “Kav” is a very abstract...