Faith Leads To Happiness
The following is a translation of a letter from Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of the Chabad Chassidic movement, to his followers regarding true and pure faith in God. The letter is...
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Rabbi, Do You Like Tough Questions?
Dear Rabbi, I am constantly asking my Rabbi questions on my faith or other topics in Judaism. I keep on getting the feeling though, that my questions are being discouraged, and shot down without an answer. Although...
The Unification of NeHi”Y of Abba and Imma – 1:53
Now, it is specifically the unification of the NeHi”Y of Chochmah with the NeHi”Y of Binah which gives rise to actual heartfelt emotions that are rooted in reason. This is to say that it is specifically through the unification of the “Resolve”...
NeHi”Y of Abba and Imma – 1:52
The third level of the intellect has two aspects. Firstly, it determines how to bring the intellectual influence out, as explained before. Secondly, it represents the matter of strong mindedness, as follows: The Zohar calls the sefirot Netzach and Hod, “the...
ChaGa”T of Abba and Imma – 1:51
Now, the second level of the intellect constitutes the emotions of Chochmah and the emotions of Binah. In Binah this is intellect in a way of comprehendible terms and reasoning, which lean either toward kindness or sternness. In Chochmah it is the power...
ChaBa”D of Abba and Imma – 1:50
The first level of intellect is the innermost. It is intellect purely to understand, similar to what was explained above on the matter of comprehension and analysis. As explained, Abba (Chochmah) is the seminal flash of intuitive insight...
The Three Levels of the Intellect of Abba and Imma – 1:49
Now, within Abba and Imma (Chochmah and Binah) there are also ten sefirot. This is to say that in Chochmah (Abba) there are ten sefirot and in Binah (Imma) there are also ten sefirot. In general, the ten sefirot can be divided into three categories. The first category is the innermost of the...
Intellect Influenced by Netzach, Hod and Yesod of Arich Anpin – 1:48
The third level is when influence comes from Netzach, Hod and Yesod of Arich Anpin into Abba and Imma. In order to understand this, we must understand exactly what Netzach, Hod and Yesod of Arich are. In general, the Zohar calls these three sefirot, “the righteous scales” (Moznei Tzedek). This is because these sefirot generally measure how to bring out the influence. They...
‘The Arms’ of Arich Anpin become enclothed in Abba and Imma – 1:47
Now, we must understand the second way the influence comes down from Arich Anpin (Desire) to Abba (Insight) and Imma(Comprehension). It was stated that Abba and Imma enclothe the “Arms” of Arich. This means that Chesed and Gevurah ofArich become enclothed within Abba and Imma. In order to understand this, we must first understand exactly what the emotions of Arich Anpin are. As mentioned...
Influence from the Two Mazalot – Notzer and V’Nakeh – 1:46
As mentioned above, Chochmah (Wisdom) is the flash of intuitional insight which seems to appear from nowhere. On the other hand, Binah (Understanding) is when this wisdom is comprehended in a way of tangible grasp. For this reason Chochmah is called Ein (Nothingness)...
