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Monday, December 22, 2008

The Rebbe: Infinite in the finite

Posted by Yehoishophot Oliver at Monday, December 22, 2008

Short but powerful:

When Reb Hillel Paritcher taught the first chapter of Tanya concerning tzaddikim, beinonim, and resha’im, Reb Hillel explained what is a Rebbe, saying that a beinoni is finite, a tzaddik is infinite, and a Rebbe is the infinite within the finite.

Nitzutzei Ohr p. 47.

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3 Comments:

  1. Anonymous said...
    December 22, 2008 at 12:22 PM  
    If a tzaddik is infinite, is a rasha also infinite? I was told that a tzaddik and rasha are the same, only on opposing poles.
    Yehoishophot Oliver said...
    December 22, 2008 at 6:44 PM  
    I'd have to see the source that you were told inside in order to comment. However, it is explained in Tanya ch. 24 that a sin (which makes one a rasha--see Tanya ch. l) causes one to be totally separated from Hashem at the time.
    Yaakov Nathan said...
    December 27, 2008 at 7:33 PM  
    There is nothing more finite than sin. Only kedusha, Torah and mitzvos, has kiyum nitzchi (eternal existence), and "amech kulam tzaddikim"--in truth all of Israel are tzaddikim (eternal) and their status as a rasha or beinoni is only temporary (finite).

    (What chassidsavoda is likely referring to is the underlying kochos.)

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