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In The Lowest Realms
a rendition of chapter 36 of Tanya Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi; as rendered by Tzvi Freeman We already know from our sages that the purpose behind creation of this world is G‑d's desire to dwell in the lowest realms. But what did they mean by lowest?
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A Home for G-d
The concept of dirah b'tachtonim ("a dwelling in the physical world") addresses the most basic questions of existence: What is our world? What is matter and physicality? What is holiness? What does G-d want of us? Why are we here?
Library » Anthologies » A Home for G-d
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A Dwelling Below
meditations on G-d's desire for a world By Tzvi Freeman The angels were stunned. They looked upon our world of cruelty between man and man, of mortal blindness to the most obvious of truths, and they said, "This place He desires? This He calls a garden of delight? This He wants to make His home?"
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The Breakthrough
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Our Sages tell us that the Torah was studied and observed by our ancestors for hundreds of years before the revelation at Sinai. So why do we celebrate that event as the "Giving of the Torah"? What actually happened at Sinai?
Parshah » Festivals & Special Readings » Shavuot » Chassidic Masters » The Breakthrough
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Why It's Frustrating to Have a Brain
By Yanki Tauber You see the way things are, and the way they ought to be. That's why human beings enjoy a higher stress level than cows, for example
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » Why It's Frustrating to Have a Brain
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The Anatomy of a Dwelling
The Mishkan as a prototype of time, space and man Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe 13 chapters are filled with the details of the Sanctuary's construction, from the dimensions of its pillars to the colors of its tapestries. In contrast, the Torah devotes one chapter to its account of the creation and three chapters to the revelation at ...
Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Terumah » Chassidic Masters » The Anatomy of a Dwelling
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Home
By Yanki Tauber A corner of the universe that is utterly, exclusively, one's own
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » Home
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The Sinai Files
By Tzvi Freeman The classic case, Ministering Angels vs. Moses, reported in the Talmud has been public knowledge for millennia. Only recently, however, has the complete story come to light. Here is the entire dialogue as reconstructed from some of the declassified ...
Spirituality » Sci-Fi & Fantasy » Heaven Exposed » The Sinai Files
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The Lunar Files
By Tzvi Freeman It was an eerie feeling as the orbit of the planets suddenly swung into reverse. The moon was no longer receiving and reflecting light; as though sucked inwards, radiance flowed from the moon to the sun...
Spirituality » Sci-Fi & Fantasy » Heaven Exposed » The Lunar Files
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The World a Home
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe The concept of "Dira Betachtonim" (G-d's desire for a "dwelling in the lowly realms"); how the purpose in Creation is realized in the most ordinary, everyday actions
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