Wrestling with Angels
Day by Day - 19 Kislev
On the 19th of Kislev, two hundred seven years ago, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi was released from his imprisonment in Czarist Russia, where he was held for 52 days on charges that his Torah teachings threatened the imperial authority of the Czar. This was a watershed event in the history of Chassidism heralding a new era in the revelation of the "inner soul" of Torah, and is celebrated to this day. (Read more...)
Sometimes you have to fight - with an angel.
Yaakov, (Jacob) was the younger twin, yet he was the chosen one. To get his due he had to come in the back door, “steal” the blessings.
Heaven had not approved the notion of “one people” on earth. Yaakov wrestled with the angel and won. Heaven would now permit the establishment of the Chosen People- his name was changed to Israel and we have the “Children of Israel” – G-d’s people.
Sometimes you have to fight with an angel. Moses went up to Mt. Sinai to receive the Torah but the angels would not allow it. “Torah is Divine and belongs in heaven!” Moses would need to convince heaven that Torah could properly belong to earth. He “wrestled” with the angels and won. Torah is no longer the property of heaven, it belongs on earth.
Sometimes you have to fight with an angel. The Rebbe, Rabbi Shneur Zalman, would bring G-d Himself down to earth, making Him known to His creatures through human knowledge. The angels were adamant. “That’s going too far. That must not be allowed!”
The Rebbe’s life was in danger as he wrestled with the angels. On the 19th of Kislev he won. Heaven would support the spreading of the wells of Chasidut making the knowledge of god available to man. We now have Israel, Torah and G-d together on earth.
Hence “Yisroel, Orayta V’Kudesha Berich Hu Kulo Chad.” ~ The Zohar
Hence Tanya is a “great G-d in a little book.” ~Rabbi Zusia of Anipoli
Hence Torat Hachasidut sheds a whole new light on:
-- What is a Jew? "A piece of G-d from above", and
-- What is torah? “I give you Myself in Writing”, and
-- What is G-d about? Having a dwelling place in the lowest world, which will be filled with the knowledge of G-d as water fills the oceans.
Tanya enlightens the mind and enthuses the heart, and that’s Chabad.
On the 19th of Kislev, two hundred seven years ago, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi was released from his imprisonment in Czarist Russia, where he was held for 52 days on charges that his Torah teachings threatened the imperial authority of the Czar. This was a watershed event in the history of Chassidism heralding a new era in the revelation of the "inner soul" of Torah, and is celebrated to this day. (Read more...)
Sometimes you have to fight - with an angel.Yaakov, (Jacob) was the younger twin, yet he was the chosen one. To get his due he had to come in the back door, “steal” the blessings.
Heaven had not approved the notion of “one people” on earth. Yaakov wrestled with the angel and won. Heaven would now permit the establishment of the Chosen People- his name was changed to Israel and we have the “Children of Israel” – G-d’s people.
Sometimes you have to fight with an angel. Moses went up to Mt. Sinai to receive the Torah but the angels would not allow it. “Torah is Divine and belongs in heaven!” Moses would need to convince heaven that Torah could properly belong to earth. He “wrestled” with the angels and won. Torah is no longer the property of heaven, it belongs on earth.
Sometimes you have to fight with an angel. The Rebbe, Rabbi Shneur Zalman, would bring G-d Himself down to earth, making Him known to His creatures through human knowledge. The angels were adamant. “That’s going too far. That must not be allowed!”
The Rebbe’s life was in danger as he wrestled with the angels. On the 19th of Kislev he won. Heaven would support the spreading of the wells of Chasidut making the knowledge of god available to man. We now have Israel, Torah and G-d together on earth.
Hence “Yisroel, Orayta V’Kudesha Berich Hu Kulo Chad.” ~ The Zohar
Hence Tanya is a “great G-d in a little book.” ~Rabbi Zusia of Anipoli
Hence Torat Hachasidut sheds a whole new light on:
-- What is a Jew? "A piece of G-d from above", and
-- What is torah? “I give you Myself in Writing”, and
-- What is G-d about? Having a dwelling place in the lowest world, which will be filled with the knowledge of G-d as water fills the oceans.
Tanya enlightens the mind and enthuses the heart, and that’s Chabad.
posted by Scruz | 10:31 PM
2 Comments:
I am so thankful that you've begun this effort. May G-d bless you to be ablee to continue this work for many, many years.
-A long time fan
I agree! I heard Rabbi Friedman speak here in MA and have been wanting to study his work since.
Best of luck to you with this.
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