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Hayom Yom 11 Tishrei - The essence of the soul and the essence of G-d
בְּמוֹצָאֵי יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים תּקנ"ו בְּלִיאָזנאָ אָמַר רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן תּוֹרָה בְּרַבִּיםOn the night following Yom Kippur, 5556 (1795), in Liozna, the Alter Rebbe publicly delivered a teaching — כַּנָּהוּג אָז דְּרוּשִׁים קְצָרִיםbriefly, as was his custom in those years — עַל פָּסוּק מִי כְּהַשֵּׁם אֱלֹקֵינוּ בְּכָל קָרְאֵנוּ אֵלָיו, אֵלָיו וְלֹא לְמִדּוֹתָיוon the verse, “Who is… like G‑d, our L‑rd, whenever we call unto Him?” [And on the latter phrase the Sages specify:] “Unto Him, and not unto His attributes.”The Alter Rebbe’s teaching follows: דעֶר פַּרְדֵּס זאָגטThe Pardes [Rimonim] states אֵלָיו אִיז אוֹרוֹת הַמִּתְלַבְּשִׁים בְּכֵלִים דְּעֶשֶׂר סְפִירוֹת דַּאֲצִילוּתthat “unto Him” refers to the oros (the Divine “lights”) that are enclothed in the keilim (“vessels”) of the Ten Sefiros of the World of Atzilus. דעֶר רֶבִּי דעֶר בַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב זאָגט The Rebbe, the Baal Shem Tov, states אֵלָיו אִיז דעֶר אֱלֹקוּת וואָס אִין כֵּלִים דְּעֶשֶׂר סְפִירוֹת דַּאֲצִילוּתthat “unto Him” refers to the G‑dliness in the vessels of Ten Sefiros of the World of Atzilus. דעֶר פֵּרוּשׁ הַפָּשׁוּט אִיזThe simple meaning אֵלָיו עַצְמוּת אֵין סוֹף of “unto Him” is the Essence of the [infinite] Ein Sof וואָס עֶס אִיז בַּא יעֶדעֶן פָּשׁוּט'ן אִידעֶן בִּידִיעָה עַצְמִית דוּרךְ אֱמוּנָה פְּשׁוּטָהthat is present in the essential, intrinsic awareness of every ordinary Jew, by virtue of his simple faith.אוּן דאָס אִיז קְרוֹבִים אֵלָיו אוּן בְּכָל קָרְאֵנוּ אֵלָיו עַצְמוּת אֵין סוֹף אוּן עַצְמוּת הַנְּשָׁמָה[The verse in full states: “Who is the nation so great that has G‑d so near to them, like G‑d, our L‑rd, whenever we call unto Him?” In light of the latter explanation,] having G‑d “so near” to us “whenever we call unto Him” means connecting the Essence of G‑d with the essence of the soul. תְּפִלָּה בֶּאֱמוּנָה פְּשׁוּטָה אִיז מְחַבֵּר עַצְמוּת הַנְּשָׁמָה מִיט עַצְמוּת אֵין סוֹףAnd it is praying with simple faith that connects the Essence of G‑d with the essence of the soul. אַז עַצְמוּת אֵין סוֹף זאָל זיין דעֶר רוֹפֵא חוֹלִים אוּן מְבָרֵךְ הַשָּׁנִיםThe Essence of the Ein Sof is then the One Who heals the sick and the One Who blesses the years [with prosperity].Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in Englsih