Daily Tanya Tuesday 14th Sivan Shaar Hayichud Viemuna Chapter 4 Part 3: The Role of Kelim and Or

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1.      The Role of Kelim and Or

  • The act of Tzimtzum and concealment is represented by the concept of kelim (vessels), which obscure the Divine life-force (or, meaning “light”).
  • The kelim ensure that created beings cannot perceive the G-dliness inherent within them.

2.      Letters and Divine Utterances

  • Kelim are associated with the letters of the ten Divine utterances, which form the life-force of created beings.
  • These letters are rooted in the five special Hebrew letters מנצפ”ך (mem, nun, tzadi, peh, kaf), which signify five levels of gevurah (restraint).

3.      Source of Gevurah and Chesed

  • The source of the five levels of gevurah is termed Butzina deKardunita, signifying a “light from darkness,” a level of concealment that transcends light itself.
  • This gevurah originates from Atik Yomin, a spiritual level of keter (crown) that surpasses all worlds, including Atzilut.
  • Parallel to this, the source of Divine kindness is chesed of Atik Yomin, emphasizing balance within 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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