Video Audio Text In the previous chapter the Alter Rebbe explained that fear of G‑d is a prerequisite to divine service. Every Jew is capable of attaining this level, by contemplating how “G‑d stands over him” and “searches his reins and heart [to see] if he is serving Him as is fitting.” This thought will […]
Rev Tanya part 1 chapter 42
130 Intermediate: ch. 42 p. 2
Video Audio Text ועוד זאת, יתר על כן, בכל דור ודור יורדין ניצוצין מנשמת משה רבנו, עליו השלום, ומתלבשין בגוף ונפש של חכמי הדור, עיני העדה In addition and beyond this pervasive influence to the community as a whole, there descend, in every generation, sparks from the soul of our teacher Moses, peace unto him, […]
131 Intermediate: ch. 42 p. 3
Video Audio Text רק מאחר שנתלבשה הנפש בגוף, צריכה ליגיעה רבה ועצומה, כפולה ומכופלת Only, since the soul has clothed itself in the body, it needs a great and mighty exertion, doubled and redoubled, in order to feel and be attached to G‑d. While it is true that the soul has this capacity by dint […]
132 Intermediate: ch. 42 p. 4
Video Audio Text ומכל מקום, בקושי ובחזקה, שתתחזק מאד מחשבתו באומץ ויגיעה רבה ועומק גדול, להעמיק בגדולת ה׳ שעה גדולה Nevertheless, with difficulty and with forceful effort, when his thought greatly exerts itself with vigor and great toil and intense concentration, immersing [itself] in contemplation of the greatness of G‑d for a long time, The […]
133 Intermediate: ch. 42 p. 5
Video Audio Text וגם כי אין לו דמות הגוף And although He has no bodily likeness, How, then, can we possibly say that G‑d possesses an “eye” and “ear”, organs that are part of a physical body? הרי אדרבה, הכל גלוי וידוע לפניו ביתר שאת לאין קץ מראיית העין ושמיעת האזן, על דרך משל yet, […]
134 Intermediate: ch. 42 p. 6
Video Audio Text In describing earlier the fear a Jew should possess for G‑d, the Alter Rebbe said that it should be similar to the fear felt “when one stands before a king,” for G‑d is omnipresent and observes all man’s actions. A question arises: When one stands before a king, he is not only […]
135 Intermediate: ch. 42 p. 7
Video Audio Text הגהה *NOTE The Alter Rebbe will now say that by looking at heaven and earth one not only becomes aware of their G‑dly vitalizing force, but also perceives how the world and all its inhabitants are truly nullified to the divine life-force. This can be perceived by observing the stars and planets, […]
