Chassidus

NEW MAAMAR - ד"ה קרוב ה' לכל קוראיו - By Hashem אין כח חסר פועל, every potential has an actuality. - The 10 sefiros how they exist בכח within Hashem's will/thought. - The כח and פועל are on the exact same level of lack of existence. - Analogy from אור הסובב brought in Tanya Ch. 48. - Thinking about something deeply while remaining unchanged. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebr...

- Difference between עילה and סיבה. - Difference between the terms אצילות and אור. - Why it says אנת הוא before enumerating the levels above atzilus. - Why by atzilus it says אנת הוא דאפיקת עשר תיקונין. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=204 • Link to purchase the original sefer: https://store.kehotonline.com/prodinfo.asp?n...

- A"K - Hashem's initial thought of creation, 10 sefiros. - This thought came up in Hashem's primordial essence. - Why this מחשבה הקדומה is called אדם קדמון and not just אדם. - Comparison of א"ק to אדם הראשון who was formed directly by the "hands" of Hashem, so to say. - Why this level א"ק is termed חד ולא בחושבן. - Explanation of עילאה על כל עילאין and סתימא דכל סתימין. • Link to view this page i...

- The meaning of the fact that the soul is created in the image of the "Supernal Man". - The difference between צלמינו and דמותינו - the soul and the body. - The levels of צלם and דמות as the relate to the vessels of atzilus. - The concept of פנימיות הכלים and חיצוניות הכלים. - The word אדם is from the root אדמה לעליון - how אדם דעשיה דבכללות is similar to אדם דבריאה דכללות - Adam Kadmon. - Adam o...

- Explanation of אדון עולם prayer. - What חד ולא בחושבן refers to - Infinite revelation of Hashem, not His true essence. - The idea of אחד only applies where there is ריבוי. - The concept of יחיד - true essential unity and oneness. - The fact that Hashem is the true existence obligates that he is truly one יחיד. - The words חד ולא בחושבן refers to the עשר ספירות הגנוזות. - How do the words אדם קדמ...

- The meaning of the ספר הפרדס - the name הוי"ה doesn't have an explanation. - What the yud at the beginning of the name הוי"ה indicates. - Explanation of the Midrash - לך נאה להקראות הוי"ה. - The connection between Hashem being the master of creation and the name הוי"ה. - The meaning of Adam "calling" Hashem הוי"ה - revealing this into creation. • Link to view this page in original sefer: ht...

- Why the name הוי"ה must refer to Hashem's essence and not to any revelation of Godliness. - Any אור is a revelation, and that is why it's a מחודש, in the fact that it was revealed. - The "essential name" - being that it's primordial (קדמון) - must refer to Hashem's essence. - Quote of the rambam יסוד היסודות ועמוד החכמות - referring to Hashem's essence (and the initials are הוי"ה). • Link t...

- From Hashem's essence אור is נמצא, just link everything is נמצא ממנו. - Light is not a revelation of Hashem's essence, for His essence is not defined/limited by light. - Analogy of a shiny stone for Hashem's essence being the source of light. - Why the term בורא - creator can describe Hashem's essence. - quote from אגרת הקודש סימן כ - why creation יש מאין must come from Hashem's true essence. •...

- A name cannot apply to Hashem's very essence, obviously not a specific name - רחום חנון, even מאור can't apply. - The difference between the sun's relationship with its rays to Hashem's relationship with rays of Godliness. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=197 • Link to purchase the original sefer: https://store.kehotonl...

- 3 divisions of darkness - חושך, ענן, ערפל. - Giving of the Torah was revelation of Godliness, what does darkness have to do with this. - Why is the name אלקים used by the giving of the Torah. - The Godly light of Mitzvos is implanted throughout the physical world. - the description רבון עלמין refers to Hashem's essence as the creator. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewboo...

- The difference between the revelation of Godliness at the giving of the Torah to that of moshiach times - תחיית המתים. - General bitul that allows for the created being to be eventually refined/uplifted. - השגת המהות - that will be in moshiach times, now is only ידיעת המציאות. - The final explanation of משובח ומבואר עדי עד שמו הגדול. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbook...

- Time itself being above time is like מקום הארון אינו מן המדה. - True infinite energy of Hashem revealed in malchus makes time go above time. - How this revelation affects the נשמות ישראל - examples of Arizal, Baal Shem Tov. - Similar to the explanation above of supernatural within nature. - Why malchus is called עד - implying time and above time. - Any creation that is inherently limited cannot...

- אין סוף - something with no end, but has a beginning. - יחוד קודשא בריך הוא ושכינתא - above time in time - יחוד הוי"ה ואלקים. - Through a revelation of the true infinite energy of Hashem time itself goes above time. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=192 • Link to purchase the original sefer: https://store.kehotonline.com...

- The difference between שם העצם and עצם השם. - לגדולתו אין חקר - why it's in לשון נסתר - the 3rd person. - The explanation of the concept of נצחיות - everlasting time. - A limited creation must have limited soul which can't last forever. - When the infinite energy of Hashem shines within finite time, this causes נצחיות - never ending time. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebre...

- how ממלא and סובב were included in Hashem's essence. - Hashem's essence isn't בגדר עלמין whereas ממלא and סובב are. - Even how ממלא and סובב are included in Hashem's essence they are באין ערוך from Him. - בכלל מאתים מנה - the external ray of Godliness which is the source for creation must have been included in Hashem's essence. - Analogy of Moshe: his physical strength compared to his wisdom and...

- The Great Name extends מסוף העולם ועד סופו. - The more sublime the Godly energy, the farther it can extend. - 2 Level within שם הוי"ה - lower and higher. - Most מקובלים opine that הוי"ה is in the infinite energy of Hashem that surpasses atzilus. - Various opinions of מקובלים what level is the name הוי"ה. - Impossible to say that שם הוי"ה is only in atzilus, של"ה says it's in עליית הרצון. • Link...

- 3 levels of שם הוי"ה of atzilus, the lower שמו הגדול.  - Explanation of נורא תהלות עושה פלא - even פלא is considered עשיה before the higher שמו הגדול. - 2 ways to reach the higher שמו הגדול - one: הודאה, two: מסירת נפש באחד.  - Why this level is called שמו הגדול, emphasis on גדול.  - The limitation of חכמה of אצילות, only reaches to the end of אצילות.  • Link to view this pag...

- Why angels are called sometimes אלקים. - Why angel sometimes is called הוי"ה when he sent on a mission. - The difference between הוי"ה which is totally one with עצמות אוא"ס המאציל and the angel who is a שליח with the כח of the משלח. - End of first explanation of שמו הגדול - the name הוי"ה is His Great Name. - שמו הגדול - above the name הוי"ה, second explanation of שמו הגדול. - ולגדולתו אין חקר -...

- The difference between הוי"ה and אלקים - Godly energy/light, and vessels. - אלקים בגמטריא הטבע. - Why הוי"ה specifically is greater than כל אלקים. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=186 • Link to purchase the original sefer: http://store.kehotonline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HRR-SM68

- Yisro's amazement with the מדה כנגד מדה punishment of the Egyptians. - The difference between עילת העילות and סיבת הסיבות. - א-ל דיעות הוי"ה - Higher and lower perspective (דעת עליון ודעת תחתון). - The supernatural within nature, without breaking nature, the most amazing miracle. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=185 • L...

- כל אלקי העמים אלילים - all the angels don't have inherent complete power. - Angels don't have free choice, only God can change how much energy He funnels through them. - The reason why one nation is stronger than another. - כל אשר חפץ ה' עשה - all influx of divine energy is by the will of Hashem. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&...

- Question on the verse עתה ידעתי כי גדול הוי"ה מכל האלקים. - 2 explanations of אלקים - one: givne strengh and power, two: inherent Godly power. - What are the angels jobs - שלוחי השפע - to funnel the divine energy to creation. - The unique job of angel מט"ט - minister of the world. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=183 •...

- the name הוי"ה joined together with other divine names. - the name הוי"ה from the word התהוות. - שם העצם - two levels: שם - limited divine energy, עצם - the essence of the divine emanator. - אני הוי"ה - unification of essence of סובב כל עלמין and ממלא כל עלמין. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=182 • Link to purchase the...

- שם הוי"ה only reveals the מאציל העליון but does not apply to Himself. - Names in Godliness: definitions of specific expressions of divine energy. - שם הוי"ה relates to the attribute of mercy. - The vessels of atzilus give definition to the simple divine energy. - The vessel of tiferes relates to שם הוי"ה also, not just the Godly light of atzilus. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https...

- The 2 types of matzah on the first night of Pesach. - Matzah on the last 6 days of Pesach is somewhat of a mitzvah, similar to maariv. - Why eating matzah being רשות is learned from the seventh day of Pesach. - שמו הגדול - the essential name which relates to the essence of the sefiros - the Godly energy enlivening them. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager...