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Topics: Tzadik, Tzaddik

Is Rabbi Infinity a tzadik? What is a tzadik and how does he fly? How do you become one? And what's so tzadik-like about the 18th letter of the alefbet?

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The Flying Tzadik

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Posted by Rabbi Infinity

Now a lot of you are puzzling over this: What does Feivel have to do with me being a tzadik or not?

So let’s do this: Instead of me writing out another long-winded explanation of my kabbalistic intentions and poetic nuances, let’s see which of our viewers/readers can come up with the clearest, most enlightening and digestible solution to this question.

The winner receives, um, well...lots of recognition!

...and stay tuned for the next episode: "Tefillin Power"

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Posted: Jan 26, 2011

Tzadik meaning

I just found this today 1/26/11 and although you have probably already answered it someplace. Here's my take on it... I think since the nun is the letter that the yud is being attached to, and we were told to make ourselves small and simple so that miracles can happen... God attaches his wings on us to help us fly higher to himself... He ataches the yud on the outside when we are good and kind to others... that's the miracle of flight...

Posted By Anonymous, Stephens City, VA

Posted: Jan 12, 2011

Flying

When we rise we do not look to people but to him who made them it makes for the best kind of upward mobility.

Posted By Sandra Johnson, Demotte, IN

Posted: Sep 8, 2009

It depends

It depends- if the desires of the heart are just sleeping, then he's not a tzaddik he's a beinoni, if the heart's desires have been channeled to act as a force of goodness then he's a tzaddik.

Posted By Dovid, Los Angeles

Posted: Aug 27, 2009

Feigele

Maybe each one of us has a spark of a Tzadik; maybe each one of us has that legendary hero waiting to be more and more developed.

Posted By Carmen

Posted: Aug 26, 2009

It’s all in your imagination!

Is there really an answer to it? Meanwhile, it gives you a chance to seek deeply into yourself for that answer.
For one, Feivel keeps him in control reminding him of his weaknesses. Too much on the right or too much on the left and everything collapses.
When I was very young and living in Paris, France, I read a French book, if I remember correctly, called “The Tzaddic (Tzadik). It belonged to my father. My mistake, I never asked any questions about it. But what I remember and what striked me the most was how the Tzadik was described as being someone who, not only knew all the wisdom in the world and compassion but mainly, knew and was able to absorb all the pain of the world being people, animals or nature. That someone was able to feel like it was his own pain in order to take it away from all. So, a Tzadik is not an ordinary human being, he is more like a legendary hero.

Posted By Feigele, Boca Raton, Florida

Posted: Aug 26, 2009

Oh rabbi infinity please tell us the answer!

It's been rwo months and 26 day since the question was asked..... what does feivel have to do with rabbi infinity being a tzadik??? Oh rabbi infiniti we have been waiting in the desert for so long we need to be delivered into the light.

Posted By Caleb Vogel, Cambridge, MA

Posted: Aug 19, 2009

Didnt think of that

Wow, I didn't see it that way before.
it's a lot clearer now.
Thanks Eliyahu from LA

Posted By Menachem Cylich, Melbourne, VIC/AUS

Posted: Aug 17, 2009

Whos is Flying?

Flying is not just for birds. Flying doesn’t make anyone become a Tzadik. It’s being a Tzadik that makes you fly with all the knowledge you have learned to become one. I am sure when you have accomplished an amazing experience with your talent and skills, such as an artist or any other matter, to the best of your ability and get complimented and admired for it, that you feel so high, you could almost fly. But Feifel is there to remind you to keep your feet on the ground.

Posted By Feigele, Boca Raton, Florida USA

Posted: Aug 17, 2009

Flying Feivel

Oh come now, very straight forward remark. Does flying make you a Tzadik? -- looking towards Feival the shluffing Tzadik, "Well, it depends..."

How could the meaning of this have been a question in anyone's mind?!

Posted By Eliyahu, LA, CA

Posted: July 15, 2009

Another Theory!

Most people have two sides, a good one (soul) and a bad one (animal) and until they learn how to differentiate and handle both, they will never be able to fly because one yod (soul) is up and one yod (animal) is down, holding them back. As opposed to a person who by studying thoroughly the Torah has learned to tame his downward yod (animal side) which then, gradually, rotates upward and allowes that person to become the wise and knowledgeable man that we call a Tzadik. As for his Feifel, nobody is perfect, so the Tzadik might still make, once in a while, some mistakes (his animal side)
I believe there is a soul (good person) in every animal (bad person)! Same with Napoleon whose intentions were good when he said he wanted to assimilate the Jews. He knew that it would be for the benefit of France. etc.

Posted By Feigele, Boca Raton, Florida USA

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