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They have banished G-d into exile.

They have decreed He is too holy, too transcendent to belong in our world.

They have determined He does not belong within the ordinary, in the daily run of things.

And so they have driven Him out of His garden, to the realm of prayer and meditation, to the sanctuaries and the secluded places of hermits. They have sentenced the Creator to exile and His creation they have locked in a dark, cold prison.

And He pleads, "Let me come back to my garden, to the place in which I found delight when it all began."

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From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe; words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman. To order Tzvi's book, "Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here. Rabbi Freeman is available for public speaking and workshops. Read more on his bio page.

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Posted: Apr 24, 2007

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Your lovely, thought provoking message brings the following question to mind: Is G_d banished to exile if one considers himself in dialog with G_d, yet one refrains from asking G_d to help him in earthly matters?
In my own case, I know G_d never abandons us; but, I am reluctant to ask for the Creator's help in matters I think we should be able to fix ourselves if we follow the Torah's guidance. I do not want to risk blaming the Creator because no divine miracle is forthcoming at every earthly turn.
Thank you.

Posted By Anonymous, Honolulu, HI
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Posted: Apr 21, 2007

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It is true that G_d has no place, rather He is the place of all things. But out of His love for us, He joins us in our exile.

Our ideas of Satan are very different. To us, he is no more than another servant of G_d, as described in the Book of Job. We don't have this story of banishment, etc. There is nothing, no being or force outside of G_d.

Posted By Tzvi Freeman (Author)

Posted: Apr 21, 2007

I suppose you are supposing that G-d has a place. We call His place Heaven. In truth, G-d is all places to all people. On the other hand; is it not true that Satan truly has a place and that place is called Hell. We know where Satan is. He is banished there by the Almighty. We may say that some people embody the spirit of Satan; that is, devoid of the Living G-d. We may also say that there are people who embody the living spirit of G-d and therefore G-d is in thm as well as in us. But... I must concede that I disagree with the proposition that G-d has been banished when in truth Satan has been banished and people know how to avoid the place where he is. Not many people want to avoid the spirit of G-d for He is everything and everywhere; and He is whom we aspire to be like. For He is truth and Love.

Posted By Ms. Freedman, USA

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