The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:77
Before we continue to explain the enclothements of thought, speech and action, it must be understood that there are different types of thought, each of which exists on many levels. The first type is...
Neirot
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:78
In general, there are three levels of the second type of thought, which is graspable, analytical thought. 1) The lowest level is Leah, which constitutes the letters of thought. These are the letters themselves. ...
Parshas Re’eh – What Do You See?
By Rabbi Akiva Wagner The following story was told to me by R’ Mendel Aronow: The Tzemach Tzedek was not only a Rebbe of Chassidim and of Klal Yisroel, but also one of...
Torah and an Extralegal System
Rabbi Avraham A. Levitan Dr. Jacobs The aim of this paper is to fully explore extralegal remedies for individuals who commit certain actions. Firstly, this principle in Jewish law will be established, discussed...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:79
Now, in thought itself, there are three levels. There is thought of thought, speech of thought and action of thought. There is pictorial imaginative thought which is not in combinations or permutations of letters,...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:80
The next level up in thought is “speech of thought”. There are two general levels here as well. The lower level of “speech of thought” is when one is listening to someone else speaking...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:81
The third level is “thought of thought”. In contrast to the above, this is when he is thinking to himself, without any intention of bringing out his thoughts into speech. For example, this is...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:82
We must now understand the powers to divide and combine the letters of thought, on the third level which is “Thought of thought”. Through this, we will gain insight into the source of the...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:83
From the above statement in the Zohar, “The father (Chochmah) founded the daughter (Speech)”, we see that the source of speech is actually higher than the source of thought. (Binah, only, “Lends the clothing...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:84
From all of the above, which is the allegory, we may now have a greater understanding in the analogue, which is the first source, the essence of the Infinite Light of G-d. When the...
