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The Yechidah Absorbed The above presentation regarding Mashiach’s core mission and its link to Chassidus will also provide important insight regarding Chassidus Chabad.See Tanya, Ch. 39: “From the reward for something we may deduce its essence.” If t...

Mashiach as a King The centrality of Mashiach’s role in the Redemption can be understood by explaining his primary title, Melech, or King Mashiach.See for example Yechezkel 37:24; this title is also emphasized throughout the Talmud and Midrash. See also M...

The Permeating Nature of Chassidus Chassidus is a new dimension of Torah revelation, on the soul-level of yechidah. As explained, it is not merely a “fifth level” following the four levels of Pardes, but rather it is the Torah’s core essence. This essenti...

Why has atrocity caused this spiritual awakening? Why does suffering create such an expression of unity?

Maybe we’ve got everything 100% wrong. Because if we’re thinking the holidays are backward, it’s likely we’ve got their meanings backward.

The Talmud Shabbat 21b. tells us, regarding the mitzvah of lighting Chanukah candles: "The House of Shammai says, 'On the first day you light eight, and from here and on continue to subtract [one light each day].' The House of Hillel says, 'On the first d...

The soul, and its innate bond with G‑d, is the only force powerful enough to extricate a Jew from the spiritual morass of Hellenistic Greece.

The essence of the Ratzon of the Jewish people, the Yechida, is unitary and absolute, reflecting a singular, unbreakable, eternal bond with our Creator. The unity of Yechida is also apparent in the Ratzon inherent in the fulfillment of Mitzvos.

The Yechidah of our soul is our essential Ratzon (desire), our unique and absolute bond with the Creator. It is what establishes us as an eternal holy nation, incapable of being separated from G-d.

This Midrash raises more questions than it answers.