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Ratzo V'Shov

Knowledge Base » Torah, The » Kabbalah & Chassidism; Mysticism » Chassidism » Concepts in Chassidic Philosophy » Ratzo V'Shov
Ratzo V'Shov: (Chassidic term; lit. “run and return”) ratzo is a state of longing to cleave to G-d; the passionate desire of the soul to transcend its material existence, to “run forward” and cleave to its Source; shov is the soul’s sober determination to “return” and fulfill its mission in the body, the resolve to live within the context of material reality, based on the awareness that this is G-d’s ultimate intent

Results 1-10 of 14 Ratzo V'Shov
The Flame    RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Yanki Tauber
We can sit and gaze at it for hours. What is it about a burning flame that captures our imagination?
Learning & Values » Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism » Chassidic Thought » Insights & Readings » By Yanki Tauber
Do We Love Too Much?    RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Yanki Tauber
A love relationship can thus be compared to an electrical circuit: should the resistance fall, the circuit will "short" and burn out
Learning & Values » Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism » Chassidic Thought » Insights & Readings » By Yanki Tauber
The Runaway Soul    RankRankRankRankRankRank
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
The signs of tzaraat -- a mystical interpretation
Learning & Values » Weekly Torah (Parshah) » Vayikra - Leviticus » Tazria » Chassidic Masters
What is G-d's Answer?    RankRankRankRankRankRank
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Last week's Parshah concluded with the epochal exchange between Moses and G-d over the mystery of human suffering, in which Moses protested, "My G-d, why have You done evil to this people?" The opening verses of this week's Parsha contain -- we assume -- ...
Learning & Values » Weekly Torah (Parshah) » Shemot - Exodus » Va'eira » Chassidic Masters
When G-d Blinks  Reflections on Shabbat  RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Jay Litvin
Shabbat is the pause between, the no-man's land, the dark of light, the in of out, the light of dark, the in-between
Inspiration & Entertainment » Contemporary Voices » Personal Journeys » On Being Jewish
Rush and Return  The Anatomy of a Flame  RankRankRankRankRankRank
The menorah, its lamps, and the flames they hold are the very mirror of our identity as a people, the way we interact with each other, and of the elemental strivings of the human soul
Learning & Values » Weekly Torah (Parshah) » Bamidbar - Numbers » Behaalotecha » Chassidic Masters
Rhythms    RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Laibl Wolf
The oldest text of Kabbalah is Sefer HaYetzirah ("Book of Creation"), attributed to Abraham. In it is a cryptic phrase which Chassidism proceeds to explain: If your heart should run, return to the One
Learning & Values » Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism » Chassidic Thought » Insights & Readings » By Laibl Wolf
In and Out    RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Chana Weisberg
The doctor and a team of nurses surround the laboring woman. One wipes her furrowed brow with a damp cloth. Another grasps her clenched fist. Anticipation fills the sterile, white room
Learning & Values » Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism » Chassidic Thought » Insights & Readings » By Chana Weisberg
What is Time?  An elucidation of the Lubavitcher Rebbe's comments on the topic  RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Tzvi Freeman
The very substance of the cosmos continually oscillates between a state of being and not-being. This oscillation, say the Chassidic masters, is the primal source of Time
Learning & Values » Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism » Chassidic Thought » Essays
The Soul    RankRankRankRankRankRank
The paradox of the flame's life: its attachment to wick and fuel in the lamp sustains both its continued existence and its incessant striving for oblivion
The Rebbe » Wisdom » Insights

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