The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:64
Now, the way the influence comes from the comprehension of Binah to the heart, to arouse heartfelt emotions is through the “Thirty two pathways of Binah” (Lamed Beit Shvilin D’Binah). There are four main...
The Center For Jewish Thought
Now, the way the influence comes from the comprehension of Binah to the heart, to arouse heartfelt emotions is through the “Thirty two pathways of Binah” (Lamed Beit Shvilin D’Binah). There are four main...
Now, as mentioned before the three levels of ChaBa”D, ChaGa”T and NeHi”Y also exist in Zeir Anpin (Emotions). They correspond to the intellect of the emotions, the heartfelt emotions of the emotions, and the...
Now, within Zeir Anpin there are different aspects and levels. For example, there is the external expression of the emotions, the internal felt emotions, and the intellect of the emotions, such as the fleeting...
Continuing the example of a child, after the child is born, it goes through a process of maturation, in which its faculties develop. Likewise above, Zeir Anpin too goes through a maturation process, until...
The first aspect of the emotions is called Yisrael. Through understanding why it is called by this name we may understand what this aspect of the emotions is. In the Torah, when Yaakov successfully...
The second aspect of the emotions is called Yaakov. As is known each of the forefathers represents one of the sefirot of Zeir Anpin: 1. Avraham represents Chesed as stated, “Chesed to Avraham”. 2....
The next aspect of Zeir Anpin to be understood is the aspect of Yosef (Yesod). As is known, Yosef is called Yosef HaTzaddik (Joseph the Righteous). Likewise, the sefirah of Yesod is called Tzaddik...
Before we can explain the letters of thought (Leah) and the letters of speech (Rachel), we must first explain “The voice of Yaakov”. There is an inner, unheard voice and an outer, heard voice....
As stated before, Yaakov married two sisters whose names were Leah and Rachel. These two sisters represent the two Heh’s in the tetragrameton, the four letter name of G-d. As mentioned previously, the first...
We will now discuss the unification of Yaakov with Rachel and the unification of Yisrael with Leah, etc. which represent the relationships between the components of the emotions. These unifications are as follows: 1)...