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Tohu & Tikkun: (Kabbalistic terms; lit. "chaos" and "rectification"); Kabbalah explains that at the beginning of creation, the world was in a spiritual condition called Tohu (chaos), an elevated realm of spiritual existence which lacked the balance and order that characterizes our frame of reference and which therefore “collapsed.” in an event called shevirat hakeilim – the breaking of the vessels, when the light departed from them. This “break” was planned by G-d in the first place, for it was a “destruction for the purpose of building,” since only then could there exist the orderly world we are familiar with, the world of tikkun ("rectification" or "order"). This world possesses lesser lights, but the vessels are plentiful. The sparks of holiness that “fell” when the vessels were broken are hidden within various parts of our world, and awaiting their “correction” through man’s Divine service


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Who exploded the world? What should we do with the pieces?
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The Chasidic masters teach that it is up to us to draw out the light from the darkness.
The Chasidic masters teach that it is up to us to draw out the light from the darkness.
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Via the Kings of Edom, Kabbalah explains the healing process of the entire Creation
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It is nature of Jacob which has the power to unite Chaos with Rectification
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The very core of reality is G-d's shattered dream, waiting for us to pick up the pieces
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This isn't a battle between rival ideologies. It's a struggle between two types of force -- one that thrives on order and another that flourishes on chaos. Can order defeat chaos? Can moderation defeat extremism?
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You're right, it shouldn't work that way. The world was not designed this way. The plain truth is: They've hacked the system
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Adam wasn't supposed to eat from that tree. Cain and Abel were supposed to talk things out. Everyone was supposed to get along. That was Plan A
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rank The Cosmic TwinsArticle
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The Kabbalists see Esau and Jacob as the embodiments of the primordial world of Tohu ("Chaos") and our present reality-process of Tikkun ("correction")
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Jay Schwartz spends his days creating worlds and their creatures in cyberspace, searching for meaning within them.
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