"On the Essence of Chasidus", Chapter 2 - Learning the Chasidic discourse “Inyanah shel Toras HaChasidus”

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"On the Essence of Chasidus", Chapter 2: Learning the Chasidic discourse “Inyanah shel Toras HaChasidus”

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By Zushe Winner

Rabbi Zushe Winner is the director of Chabad-Lubavitch of West Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, NY. Rabbi Winner, a prominent Talmudic scholar, is Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim - Chovevei Torah.

This class was recorded at the Chabad Neshama Center in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Video filmed by Stefan Sonic.

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Alex B Palo Alto December 21, 2019

I don's see "Attic" in The Ten Sefirot (Kaballah) - how does "Attic"relates to Sefirot? Reply

Rabbi Zushe Winner Brooklyn December 23, 2019

in response to Alex B:

Pnimiut Haketer and Atik Good question.

Atik is actually part of the general structure of Keter which is the source of the Sefirot. Generally, Keter is divided in two; Chitzoniut Haketer (Outer Crown) which directly impacts the Sefirot, while Pnimiut Haketer (Inner Crown) - Atik - is too intense to be revealed in the Sefirot in a direct way.

There are several ways of counting the Sefirot. Sometimes Keter is counted as the highest of the ten, and Daat is excluded. Alternatively, Keter is considered above the ten Sefirot. In any case it is the source, in Chasidut the divine "Will", for the Sefirot, especially the level of Chitzoniut Haketer.

I should point out, that the text here divides in two levels - Pnimius Haketer and Pnimius Atik, although generally in Chasidic literature Atik is actually considered the Pnimiut Haketer itself. Apparently here the Rebbe wants to emphasize the highest source of Torat HaChasidut, being a level even higher then what is generally considered "Pnimiut Haketer". Reply

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