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וכן לפאר את ה׳ ותורתו בכל מיני פאר Likewise, by exercising the attribute of Tiferet (lit., “beauty”), [a man seeks] to glorify G‑d and His Torah in all ways possible, such as by possessing a beautiful sefer Torah, beautiful tefillin and the like, ולדבקה בשבחיו בכל בחינות נפשו and to cleave to His praises [by […]

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Loading the player… Up to this point the Alter Rebbe has explained how the seven middot exist within the Jew’s G‑dly soul. These emotive attributes are activated by the three intellective faculties — the Sefirot of ChaBaD (Chochmah, Binah and Daat), which are now to be explained. ומקור ושורש כל המדות הן מחב״ד Now, the […]

Loading the player… לאנשי קהילת   To the members of the community of . . .   It has already been noted that the Alter Rebbe devoted many of the letters that comprise Iggeret HaKodesh to the theme of tzedakah, particularly when dedicated to the support of those who engage in Torah study and divine […]

Loading the player… לאנשי קהילת   To the members of the community of . . .   It has already been noted that the Alter Rebbe devoted many of the letters that comprise Iggeret HaKodesh to the theme of tzedakah, particularly when dedicated to the support of those who engage in Torah study and divine […]

Loading the player… נודע דבאתערותא דלתתא, שהאדם מעורר בלבו מדת החסד ורחמנות על כל הצריכים לרחמים   It is well known1 that in response to an arousal from below, when a man arouses in his heart the attribute of lovingkindness and compassion for all those in need of compassion,   אתערותא דלעילא, לעורר עליו רחמים […]

נודע דבאתערותא דלתתא, שהאדם מעורר בלבו מדת החסד ורחמנות על כל הצריכים לרחמים   It is well known1 that in response to an arousal from below, when a man arouses in his heart the attribute of lovingkindness and compassion for all those in need of compassion,   אתערותא דלעילא, לעורר עליו רחמים רבים ממקור הרחמים […]

Loading the player… לפי שההארה והגילוי שבגן עדן היא בחינת ממלא כל עלמין   For the manifestation and the radiation in Gan Eden are of the level called Memaleh Kol Almin13 — the light which “permeates all worlds”; i.e., the muted Divine life-force that contracts, descends and diminishes according to the receptive capacity of the […]

Loading the player… לפי שההארה והגילוי שבגן עדן היא בחינת ממלא כל עלמין   For the manifestation and the radiation in Gan Eden are of the level called Memaleh Kol Almin13 — the light which “permeates all worlds”; i.e., the muted Divine life-force that contracts, descends and diminishes according to the receptive capacity of the […]