Gates of Holiness – Gate 3
A thorough explanation of the levels of “Tzaddik” and “Chassid” and how one should act in order to attain them If a person wishes to purify and sanctify himself and truly accept the yoke...
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Gates of Holiness – Gate 4
A detailed explanation of the level of Tzaddik To be a Tzaddik one must be zealous to fulfill all the mitzvoth that are applicable in our times with all his might. Now, since there...
The Gate Of Return – Chapter 1
Behold, every day at the beginning of one’s morning prayers, each person says the words, “My G-d, the soul which you placed within me is pure”. Certainly, it is impossible to say this about...
The Gate Of Return – Chapter 2
The primary allegory to illustrate the matter of the upper Teshuvah, in which the arousal is from above down, and the lower Teshuvah, in which the arousal is from below up, is the spark...
The Gate Of Return – Chapter 3
Certainly, “G-d seeks all hearts”, and He is specifically very close to the brokenhearted, as previously mentioned. This refers to one who is distant who has come close to G-d. This is because certainly,...
The Gate Of Return – Chapter 4
The above explains the verse, “The foolish afflict themselves on account of their sinful ways”. These sinners are rebels, who have cast off the yoke of Heaven. If they have not repented for the...
The Gate Of Return – Chapter 5
From all of the above we can understand the statement, “The path of the wicked is like darkness, they know not on what they stumble”. “The path of the wicked [is like darkness]” is...
The Gate Of Return – Chapter 6
We may now begin to understand the explanation of the verse which was mentioned earlier, “My tears have been my bread etc”. It was explained before, regarding the matter of the midnight prayer of...
The Gate of Return – Chapter 7
We must now understand the continuation of the verse, “He did not sit in the seat of scoffers, but his delight is in the Torah of the L-rd, and in His Torah he toils...
The Gate of Return – Chapter 8
It must now be understood that both within the aspect of fear of sin and in the aspect of fear of G-d, there are two types of fears. The first comes because of the...
