{"id":3037,"date":"2013-02-11T15:55:31","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T18:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jabadlaplata.org.ar\/?p=3037"},"modified":"2017-05-22T12:48:50","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T15:48:50","slug":"capitulo-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tuviaserber.com\/en\/capitulo-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this chapter the Alter Rebbe explains another word from the verse1<\/sup><\/a> of the Torah<\/i> which expresses the essence of Tania: \u201cBecause this thing is very close to you in your mouth and in your heart, to do it.\u201d We have already learned that there is a love for Hashem<\/i> that feels<\/b> in the heart and arises from thinking about the greatness of Hashem<\/i>, and a love that think<\/b> with the brain, despite not being felt in the heart (\u201cHeart's Thought\u201d). Be that as it may, in order to reach any level of love, it is necessary to think about Hashem<\/i>, ...and sometimes a long time, and that's not something "very close"... Why does she say the Torah<\/i> that love is \u201cvery close\u201d to Hashem<\/i>?<\/span><\/p>\n

To explain this, the Alter Rebbe tells us that there is another kind of love Hashem<\/i>, which is called \u201cHidden Love\u201d (ahava mesoteret<\/i>This is a type of love that every Jew possesses; it's innate. Unlike the previous two, which must be cultivated (in the heart or mind), this one is inherent in every Jew.<\/p>\n

Where does this love come from? Hashem<\/i>The Alter Rebbe explains that we have it as an inheritance from our patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who, as they loved so much Hashem<\/i>, He gave them a very special gift: the ability to pass that love on to their children and grandchildren for all generations. That is the \u201cHidden Love\u201d to Hashem<\/i> that every Jew has.<\/p>\n

If we manage to reveal and feel that "hidden love" (that is, make it cease to be hidden), it can help us feel excited by Hashem<\/i> and have a strong desire to fulfill Torah<\/i> y Mitzvot<\/i>. Since it is a love we already have, the Alter Rebbe says it is "very close" to feeling love for Hashem<\/i>, It's a matter of revealing what we already have.<\/p>\n

What is this love for Hashem<\/i>To understand this, the Alter Rebbe explains what Wisdom is (Chokhmah<\/i>) and what is Understanding (bin\u00e1<\/i>), two tools of the soul. The idea is this: we can think<\/b> in something, and we can understand<\/b> Thinking about something doesn't mean we understand it.<\/p>\n

As soon as an idea arises in the mind, that idea is at the level of Wisdom. But then we have to understand<\/b> That idea, with all its details, must then descend to the level of Understanding. It follows, then, that Wisdom is above Understanding; it is a level of the soul where ideas are not yet understood, only perceived. they know<\/b>. Furthermore, the Alter Rebbe explains that the level of Wisdom permeates all the other "Tools" and levels of the soul. The level of Wisdom energizes all parts of the soul.<\/p>\n

A simple example of this idea is a small child who knows that a certain person is his father, despite not understanding what that means, not understanding how he was born to his father, nor how his father loves and cares for him and gives him food, clothes, a home, etc.<\/p>\n

As Hashem<\/i> It is also beyond understanding; that is, it is so great, so powerful, it is nothing less than infinite, and we cannot comprehend it. It merges with this level of Wisdom that represents that which is incomprehensible. Let's imagine: if Hashem<\/i> It resides in the Wisdom of the soul, and that Wisdom spreads throughout all the other "Tools" and parts of the soul!Hashem<\/i> It is in all the other "Tools" and parts of the soul!<\/p>\n

This union of Hashem<\/i> The level of wisdom of the soul is what gives all Jews faith in Hashem<\/i> (emunah<\/i>), even if they don't understand anything about Hashem<\/i>. When Hashem<\/i> It reveals itself in a place, and automatically, everything in that place feels His presence, and is incapable of sensing anything else. The presence of Hashem<\/i> It is so powerful that it leaves no room to feel anything else except Him.<\/p>\n

Therefore, when a Jew, whoever he may be, even if he knows nothing about Judaism, is asked to do something that, if he does it, knows<\/b> that will disconnect from Hashem<\/i>, He won't. He'll even be capable of sacrificing his life (this is called mesirut nefesh<\/i>) so as not to disconnect from Hashem<\/i>, without needing to think about it or meditate on it, and without needing to understand<\/b> Why is he sacrificing his life for Hashem<\/i>, as if he couldn't deny Hashem<\/i>.<\/p>\n

This is because Hashem<\/i> It is at the level of Wisdom of the soul and, through that, in the rest of the soul, and as the Tool of Wisdom is a level that is beyond what can be understood, when it is revealed, it makes us do good things, even if we do not understand them.<\/p>\n

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1<\/a>Deuteronomy 30:14<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"En este cap\u00edtulo el Alter Rebe explica otra palabra del vers\u00edculo1 de la Tor\u00e1 que expresa la esencia del Tania: \u201cPorque es muy cercana a ti esta cosa en tu boca y en tu coraz\u00f3n, para hacerla\u201d. Ya aprendimos que hay un amor a Hashem que se siente en el coraz\u00f3n y surge de pensar… Read More \u00bbChapter 18<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[1088,1087,952,948,1226],"series":[],"class_list":["post-3037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sefer-shel-beinonim","tag-emuna","tag-fe","tag-hashem","tag-nefesh","tag-tania"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/tuviaserber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/tania.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/tuviaserber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/avatar1400.jpeg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"light","subscribeUrls":{"castbox":{"key":"castbox","url":"","label":"CastBox","class":"castbox","icon":"castbox.png"},"rss":{"key":"rss","url":"","label":"RSS","class":"rss","icon":"rss.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/tuviaserber.com\/en\/feed\/podcast\/rabino-tuvia-serber","embedCode":"

Cap\u00edtulo 18<\/a><\/blockquote>