Daily Tanya Wednesday 22nd Sivan Shaar Hayichud Viemuna Chapter 7 Part 4: G-d’s Immutable Nature

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22nd Sivan

1.      G-d’s Immutable Nature

  • The verse “I, Havayah, have not changed” highlights G-d’s unchanging essence before and after creation.
  • Creation does not alter His Being or Knowledge, and all beings remain nullified in relation to Him.

2.      Unity of Knowledge and Being

  • G-d’s Essence, Knowledge, and Being are perfectly unified, unlike human knowledge, which is external and additive.
  • Maimonides describes G-d as “the Knower, the Known, and Knowledge itself,” emphasizing the simplicity and perfection of His unity.

3.      Faith Beyond Comprehension

  • Comprehending G-d’s knowledge and essence transcends human intellect, requiring belief in His Oneness.
  • His perception encompasses all existence, from the grandest creations to the minutest creatures.

4.      Contrast Between Divine and Human Knowledge

  • Human knowledge involves external observation, resulting in multiplicity and change.
  • G-d’s knowledge derives from Himself, maintaining absolute unity and perfection without composition.

5.      The Limitations of Human Understanding

  • Isaiah and other prophets stress the vast difference between G-d’s ways and human thought, underscoring the impossibility of fully grasping His essence intellectually.

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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