Hayom Yom 13 Kislev - The inner nature of a Jew is part of G‑d’s Essence
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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אָמַר אַאַמוּ"ר
My father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once said:
חֲסִידוּת מְשַׁנָּה אֶת הַמְּצִיאוּת וּמְגַלָּה אֶת הַמַּהוּת
Chassidus transforms one’s existence, and reveals one’s essence.
וְהַמַּהוּת שֶׁל הָאִישׁ הַיִשְׂרְאֵלִי אֵין לְהַעֲרִיךְ וּלְשַׁעֵר
The inner nature of a Jew can be neither appreciated nor fathomed,
כִּי הוּא חֵלֶק מִן הָעֶצֶם
for it is part of [G‑d’s] Essence,
וְהַתּוֹפֵס בְּמִקְצָתוֹ כְּאִלּוּ תּוֹפֵס בְּכוּלּוֹ
and when one grasps part of the Essence, it is as if one has grasped it in its entirety.
וּכְשֵׁם שֶׁהָעֶצֶם אֵין לוֹ שִׁעוּר כַּךְ הַחֵלֶק אֵין לוֹ שִׁעוּר
Just as [G‑d’s] Essence has no limits, so too, this “part” has no limits.
עַל דֶרֶךְ הַכָּנָף מִין כָּנָף
It is like tzitzis, which must be made of the same material as the corner of the garment [to which they are attached].
עֶס אִיז מעֶהר נִיט וואָס עַצְמוּת האָט בּוֹרֵא געֶוועֶן אַ נְשָׁמָה אַז זִי זאָל זַיין אַ נִבְרָא
It is only that G‑d’s essence created the soul as a created being —
וַחֲסִידוּת מְגַלָּה אֶת הַמַּהוּת
and Chassidus reveals its inner nature.
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English
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