C. The two types of love of Avraham versus Aaron: Torah Or p. 82a-83a

It is well known that Avraham is the first of the seven shepherds and that he too draws down love to the general souls of Israel, as does Aaron. What then is the job of Aaron? Why do we have two of the seven shepherds both drawing down love to the Jewish soul? The explanation is that they refer to two different forms and types of love which correspond to the two different forms of kindness or Chesed recorded in the Zohar. One form of Chesed is known as Chesed of the world, or Chesed Olam. A second form of Chesed is known as Rav Chesed. The level of Chesed Olam is a level of kindness that is within the limitations and regulations of the spiritual world of Atzilus. In contrast, the level of Rav Chesed is a level of kindness that surpasses the worlds and is much more limitless and powerful. The form of love that is nurtured to the Jewish souls by Avraham is the love that comes from Chesed Olam while the form of love that is nurtured to the Jewish souls by Aaron is the love that comes from Rav Chesed. We will now explain each one of these forms of kindness as they translate into love within the soul of a Jew.

D. Chesed Olam is the sudden Divine inspiration to serve G-d:

It often happens that a Jew is suddenly filled with an unexplainable and sudden inspiration to become a better Jew and serve G-d. He is suddenly overwhelmed with feeling of closeness and love for G-d, and with desire to faithfully observe His commands as an expression of one’s love towards Him. This sudden inspiration is a result of a revelation from the level of Chesed Olam into the soul of the Jew. Its purpose is to arouse people from the state of spiritual sleep which occurs as a result of indulgence in the nonsense of the world of which the heart of man is naturally attracted to. This in truth is the natural love that is contained within the heart of every Jew although is covered and concealed with a dirty sack, which is the body and animal soul. This is the love that we inherit from our forefather Avraham who is one of the seven shepherds who feeds love to the Jewish soul.

E. Rav Chesed is the great and infinite love aroused above after one’s own love is revealed:

After a person is struck with a sudden inspiration to serve G-d it is his job to take that inspiration and translate it into action by removing the sackcloth of his animal soul from his heart and G-dly soul and to arouse a passionate love to attach to G-d. This arousal from below elicits an arousal from above in heaven which draws a revelation of Rav Chesed which is a passionate rapturous love that knows no bounds.