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In the previous chapters, the Alter Rebbe discussed the difference between the tzaddik and the Beinoni. The tzaddik has no evil inclination. Since there is no longer any evil in his own soul, evil holds no attraction for him. In the Beinoni, however, the evil remains strong. The Beinoni therefore finds evil desirable, and it […]

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ובזה יובן מ״ש בגמרא דעובד אלקים היינו מי ששונה פרקו מאה פעמים ואחד, ולא עבדו היינו מי ששונה פרקו מאה פעמים לבד This explains the Talmudic statement10 that “he who serves G‑d” refers to one who revises his studies 101 times, while “he who serves Him not” refers to one who revises his studies only […]

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וזה כלל גדול בעבודת ה׳ לבינונים This, then, is the important principle regarding the divine service of the Beinoni: העיקר הוא למשול ולשלוט על הטבע שבחלל השמאלי The essential thing is to govern and rule the nature that is in the left part of the heart, על ידי אור ה׳ המאיר לנפש האלקית שבמוח by […]

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כאלו עסק בהם בדחילו ורחימו ממש אשר בהתגלות לבו The love and fear referred to as tevunah, although not heartfelt emotions, nevertheless serve as “wings” for one’s Torah and mitzvot in the same way as if he practiced them with real fear and love as revealed in the heart, בחפיצה וחשיקה ותשוקה מורגשת בלבו ונפשו […]

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ובזה יובן מה שכתוב With this explanation — that even a fear and love of G‑d which remain concealed in one’s mind and heart suffice to infuse one’s fulfillment of the commandments with vitality, thereby perfecting and elevating them, we will understand the verse:1 כי קרוב אליך הדבר מאד, בפיך ובלבבך לעשותו “For this thing […]