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Welcome to a summer series discussing the “four worlds” of Atzilus, Beriyah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah! In this episode, we discuss the worlds of Beriyah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah, and how exactly their existence manifests. The series is centered on a letter of the Frierdiker Rebbe (found in his Igros Kodesh 4:156 (letter 954), and published with a translation entitled “The Four Worlds” by Kehos in their C...

Welcome to a summer series discussing the “four worlds” of Atzilus, Beriyah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah! In this episode, we continue to discuss the world of Atzilus, turning the focus to the idea of how Atzilus related to the reality that exists beneath it, and how it toes the line between existence and a lack of existence. The series is centered on a letter of the Frierdiker Rebbe (found in his Igros...

Welcome back to a summer series discussing the “four worlds” of Atzilus, Beriyah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah! In this episode, we discuss the world of Atzilus: why it’s important, where it comes from, and what it exists for. [The series is centered on a letter of the Frierdiker Rebbe (found in his Igros Kodesh 4:156 (letter 954), and published with a translation entitled “The Four Worlds” by Kehos in th...

Welcome back to a summer series discussing the “four worlds” of Atzilus, Beriyah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah! In this episode, we discuss an essential premise to the concept of “worlds”: what exactly is a world? And what insight can we glean from the names of the four worlds, to help us understand what gives each of them a special standing? [The series is centered on a letter of the Frierdiker Rebbe (fo...

Welcome to a summer series discussing the “four worlds” of Atzilus, Beriyah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah! In this episode, we discuss the history of the four worlds in Jewish consciousness, how this may have influenced the questions addressed to the Frierdiker Rebbe (Rayatz), and the fascinating approach that the Frierdiker Rebbe took in answering the questions posed. [The series is centered on a letter...

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