Daily Tanya Sunday 26th Sivan Shaar Hayichud Viemuna Chapter 8 Part 1: The Unity of Divine Essence and His Attributes

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Chapter 8: The Unity of Divine Essence and His Attributes

1.      Unity of Divine Essence and Attributes

  • Even though various attributes and names are ascribed to the Divine—such as wisdom, mercy, and kindness—they are not separate from the Divine Essence.
  • All attributes, names, and characteristics attributed to the Divine form a perfect, absolute unity.

2.      Oneness of Divine Knowledge and Will

  • The knowledge, will, and attributes of the Divine are not distinct parts but are one and the same as the Divine Being.
  • This unity is so profound that it cannot be fully understood or articulated by human beings.

3.      Limits of Human Comprehension

  • Humans naturally imagine concepts like will, wisdom, or kindness as they understand them within themselves. However, the Divine exists on an infinitely higher level, utterly beyond what any created being can grasp or describe.

4.      Transcendence and Holiness

  • The Divine is “holy” and infinitely elevated above all forms of praise, understanding, or comparison to created beings, underscoring the endless separation between Creator and creation.

About The Author

Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein is a 6th generation descendent of the famous Chief Rabbi of Izhmir, Rav Yehoshua Avraham Krispin, who authored a number of Sefarim, and was a colleague of Rav Chaim Falagi, and father in-law of the Pesach Hadvir. He currently lives with his wife Shayna, and twelve children K”H, in Tzfas, Israel. Rabbi Goldstein received Semicha from Rabbi Schneur Zalman Labkowski of the Tomchei Temimim headquarters in 2005 and served as a chaplain in the Lotar/Kalatz and K9 unit of the IDF from years 2005-2008. He is also a certified Shochet, and has performed Hashgacha work in slaughterhouses. Rabbi Goldstein is the director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, the world’s leading web-based Halacha database, and is the director of the Home Study Semicha Program, a self-study web-based Semicha program. He is a prolific author of over 50 Sefarim studied by a wide range of readers throughout the world, which is used regularly in Semicha programs around the globe. He is a world renowned Posek, answering questions to a web-based market, and serves as a local Posek, Rav, and Lecturer, in the Tzemach Tzedek community Shul in Tzefas, Israel. His many classes can be heard both from his website, Vimeo and YouTube channel. Students can join live to classes given in the Tzemach Tzedek Shul, through the “בית חבד צפת Chabad Tsfat” YouTube channel.

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