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וזה שנאמר: כי חלק ה׳ עמו, יעקב חבל נחלתוThis, then, is the meaning of the verse, 2 “For [G‑d’s] people is a part of G‑d; Jacob is the rope of His inheritance

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והוא על דרך משל מחבל עב, שזור מתרי״ג חבלים דקיםThis is analogous to a thick rope woven of 613 thin strands.ככה חבל ההמשכה הנ״ל כלול מתרי״ג מצות

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The Alter Rebbe opened the fourth chapter by beginning to explain the concept of repentance according to the mystical approach to the Torah. He prefaced his commentary by noting that according to Scripture and our Sages a person who committed a sin punishable by excision would

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ואדרבהIn fact, not only is it possible for the sinner to receive his nurture from kelipah as do animals and other living beings, but indeed,ביתר

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וזהו שאמרו רז״ל: אין בידינו לא משלות הרשעים וכו׳Hence the statement of our Sages, 19 of blessed memory: “It is not within our hands (i.e., it is not given us) to