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Copyrighted Material bindex.qxd 7/14/05 9:00 PM Page 353 Q Index A 71–72, 83–84; and feelings/ Aaron, 100 emotions, 64–69, 84–85; and the Abraham, 20, 100, 128, 273 intellect/brain, 74, 84–85, 86–89; Abraham of Kalisk, Rabbi, xx and the love that is “very near to Akiva, Rabbi, 281, 284–285 you,”83–86, 94–97; and the obser- Amalek, 95 vance of the commandments, 86; Amidah prayer, 262, 296 and service to God, 83–89; and Animal soul: and the beinoni’s nature, Torah study, 83; and transgres- xxii, 5, 7–8, 11–12; the divine soul’s sions, 89–90 strength over, 11–12; the perpetual Beinoni’s nature: the animal soul in, struggle between the divine soul xxii, 5, 7–8, 11–12; becoming a and, xxii–xxiii, 4–22; task of ruling tzaddik, 40–42; the beinoni and over, 60; and the tzaddik, 9, 12–13 the rasha, 7–8, 26, 27; beinoni as Asiyah, 78–79, 101 rank attainable by all, 25–26; Atzilut (“proximity” or “emanation”), and the binah-gevurah connection, 78–79, 99, 297 11–12; and cultivation of pleasure/ Avodah (“service” or “work”), 54, 297 delight in God, 37–40; the divine Avodah zarah (“idolatry”), 220–221, soul in, 5–6, 8, 11–12; dual nature 297. See also Idolatry and the interaction between Ayin, 11, 148–149, 297–298 natures, xxii, 4–13; and evil, 5, 6–9, 10–11, 12, 13, 26, 31, 36–40; and B false humility, 14; and hatred of Baal Shem Tov, 213, 298; on conceal- evil, 26, 31, 36–40; and love of ment of God’s countenance, 181; God, 9–10, 13, 16, 18–19, 64–69, and evil, 221–222, 280; as founder 71–79, 83–89; and the oath of the of Hasidism, xiv; on God as like a soul, 33–42; and the oath to be a person’s shadow, 39; on humility, tzaddik, 33–42; and the perpetual false humility, 14; and sin and struggle between the animal soul repentance,COPYRIGHTED 248–249; and Torah and MATERIAL divine soul, xxii–xxiii, 4–22; and study, 204 prayer, 16, 17; Rabbah and, 13–15; Balaam, 128, 222 and service to God, 16–22, 27, Baruch of Mezhibuzh, Rabbi, xx 32; and transgressions against Beinoni’s love of God, 9–10, 13, 16, God, 27–31; and truth, 16–22 18–19, 64–69, 71–79; and actions/ Beinoni’s service to God, 43–56, 57–80; deeds, 86–87; and awe/fear of God, as active, ongoing service, 46, 48; 353 bindex.qxd 7/14/05 9:00 PM Page 354 354 INDEX active service (deeds), 70–80; aware- constriction and the passage from ness and feeling in, 60–61; the chokhmah to binah, 180; defining, beinoni who is not serving God, 105–107; and the exile of the 49–56, 59–60, 72–73; the beinoni Shekhinah, 131–135; and faith, 109, who is serving God, 48–49, 60–80; 110; and the hidden love in the souls and the beinoni’s love of God, of all Jews, 103–107, 113, 125–126, 83–89; changing from one who 129–141, 144; and the intellect, is not/to one is serving God, 54–56; 105–106; and the Jew’s decision that and desire/yearning for love of he belongs to God, 104, 113; and God, 64–69; and emotions, 60–61, the light of the Ein Sof, 103, 107, 64–69, 74–76, 95; and the four cate- 125; and self-nullification, 125–126; gories of people, 32–33, 45–56; free and three lines of Sefirot, 11–12; and choice and the beinoni’s boundaries, wisdom, 129 67–68; and gevurah, 48; and the Commandments (mitzvot), perfor- intellect, 62–64, 65–66, 70–80, 95; mance of, 193–198, 209–210, and natural stumbling blocks, 257–262; and divine concealment/ 94–96; perfect service, 55–56, 62; divine revelation, 256–258; and the and perseverance, 45; and routine, eternal connection between divine 54–55; and sexual desire, 50; and and human, 258–261; and the spiritual techniques for achieving human body as the soul’s garment, faith, 93–94; and task of ruling over 195–197; and the human body as the animal soul, 60; and Torah vehicle of God’s will, 197–198; as study, 62, 73; “true service,”16–22; inner garments of God’s will, and the tzaddik’s service, 46–48; the 195–197; and love and fear/awe, “very near thing,”83–86, 94–97 73–79; and unification of divine Bergson, Henri, 138–139 will and human will, 257–262 Beriah, 78–79 Concealment: and the commandments, Binah, 300; as attribute of mind 256–258; of the divine countenance (ChaBaD), 151, 153, 155; the in creation, 169–173, 176, 180–182; binah-gevurah connection, 11–12; and divine speech, 169–173, 176, and chokhmah, 11, 105–106, 180; 180–182 constriction and the passage from Connecting to God’s will: and charity, chokhmah to, 180 254; the choice each Jew makes, Brain. See Intellect 29, 236, 241, 244–245, 246–247, 250–255, 260–261, 264–265; and C disconnection caused by transgres- Chabad Hasidism, xiii, 300–301; and sions, 216–241; eternal nature of R. Schneur Zalman, xiii–xiv, xviii–xxi; the connection, 258–261; and every and the Tanya’s method, 12, 97–98 Jew’s hidden love of God, 28–30, Chaim of Tzanz, Rabbi, 206 245–246, 265; and prayer, 253; Chasidim, 11 and self-sacrifice, 29, 236, 241, Chessed (“loving-kindness”), 11, 20, 301 244–245, 246–247, 250–255, Chokhmah, 301; as attribute of mind 260–261, 264–265; self-sacrifice (ChaBaD), 151, 153, 155; and binah, and desire to do good, 252–255; and 11, 105–106, 180; character of, service to God, 254–256; through 125–126; constriction and, 180; performance of the command- bindex.qxd 7/14/05 9:00 PM Page 355 INDEX 355 ments, 193–198, 209–210, 256–262; 220–224, 227–232, 238, 240–241; through Torah study, 198–215, 253, and the tzaddik, 12–13, 34. See also 259–261. See also Transgressions Kelipot; Sitra achra Constriction: and creation of kelipot and sitra achra, 181, 182–187; and F the passage from chokhmah to Fear: the beinoni’s awe/fear of God, binah, 180; speech metaphor and 71–72, 83–84; love and fear/awe the constriction of the original in the intellect, 71–79; and perfor- thought, 177–180, 181 mance of the commandments, 73–79; that is contained in love, D 139; and Torah study, 212–215; Daat, 11, 302; as attribute of mind and wisdom, 212–215 (ChaBaD), 151, 153, 155; and Sefirot, 11–12 G Daniel, 208, 232 Gamliel, Rabban, 37 David, King, 6, 100 Gan Eden (“paradise”), 123, 304 Dinim (“judgments”), 12, 302 Gaon of Vilna, xvii, xviii, 15 Dov Ber of Mezherich, Rabbi (Maggid Garments of the soul: and the com- of Mezherich), xiv, xvii, 128 mandments, 195–197; deed as outer garment, 151; faculty of speech as E middle garment, 151–153; the Echad (“One”), 146–147 human body as, 195–197; and the Ein Sof, 303; chokhmah and light of, other attributes of the soul, 151; 103, 107, 125; divine speech and thought as inner garment, 151–153 concealment of, in creation, Gevurah, 11–12, 20, 305; and the 169–173, 176, 180–182; Torah beinoni’s service to God, 48; the and light of, 211–212 binah-gevurah connection, 11–12 Ein Yaakov, 108 God and creation, 146–150, 157; divine Elokim, 48, 173 speech and concealment of the Estherman, Rabbi Shmuel Grunem, 33 divine countenance in creation, Etz Chayyim (“the Tree of Life”), 119, 169–173, 176, 180–182; and peaks 303–304 of separation, 188 Evil: and the beinoni’s nature, 5, 6–9, Godly soul (divine soul) and the 10–11, 12, 13, 26, 31, 36–40; con- beinoni’s nature, xxii; in the brain/ striction of the divine light and cre- mind, 5–6, 8; and the perpetual ation of, 181, 182–187; and the exile struggle between the animal soul of the Shekhinah, 185; God’s cre- and, xxii–xxiii, 4–22; strength over ation of, 183–185; hatred of, 12–13, the animal soul, 11–12 26, 31, 36–40; and the hidden good, Good Jew of Neustadt, 206 280–282; kelipot and the powers of, Govrin, Rabbi Moshe, 15–16 220–225; and other animals of the Guide to the Perplexed (Maimonides), created world, 230–232; as parasite, 201 129–130, 229–230; and the physical world, 224–225; and sadness, H 291–292; and suffering, 280–290; Halakhah, 199–200, 305. See also Torah and transgressions/sins, 89–90, study bindex.qxd 7/14/05 9:00 PM Page 356 356 INDEX Hasidism: approach and innovation of, 277–278, 290; suffering, 278–294; xiii; early disputes over Chabad sys- suffering and the hidden good, tem, xx; the 19th of Kiev and devel- 280–282; suffering as gift, 283–289; opment of, xix–xx; opponents of, understanding the meaning of xviii, xix; spread of, xiii. See also evil/suffering, 280–290 Chabad Hasidism Hebrew alphabet, 200 I Hidden love in every Jew, 96–114, Ibbur (“pregnancy”), 40–41, 65, 308 115–141, 143–144; and the body Idolatry: and arrogance/haughtiness, and the soul (as contradictory), 186–187; Jewish character and 118–119, 122; and chokhmah, repulsion from, 140–141, 144–146, 103–107, 113, 125–126, 129–141, 157; and kelipot, 130, 145–146, 144; and connecting to God’s will, 186–187, 220, 223–224; and sitra 28–30, 245–246, 265; and the exile achra, 186–187; transgressions as, of the Shekhinah, 131–135; faith and 30, 145–146, 220, 223–224, 233, 241 knowledge/intellect, 107–112; holi- Iggeret ha-Teshuvah, 27–28, 237, 238, ness and self-nullification, 130; and 254 the holy spark passed from parents Intellect: and active service of God to children, 101–102, 105; as inheri- (deeds), 70–80; and the beinoni’s tance from the Patriarchs, 98–100; love of God, 74, 84–85, 86–89; Jewish identity and the first two and the beinoni’s service to God, commandments, 140–141, 157; and 62–64, 65–66, 70–80, 95; and the Jew’s decision to belong to God, chokhmah, 105–106; the divine 29, 69, 100–101, 111–114, 135–139; soul in, 5–6, 8; and faith, 107–112; the Jew’s self/egotism and kelipah love and fear/awe in, 71–79; the and sitra achra, 126–130; love and mind and ChaBaD, 151, 153, 155; fear, 139; origin and essence of, transformation of intellectual expe- 98–101; and sanctity, 102; and self- rience into emotional experience, 95.
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