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Project Likkutei Sichos — Balak 5784

Выпуск: Project Likkutei Sichos — Balak 5784. Темы: chassidus_hashkafa. Поисковые термины: хасидут, хасидский взгляд, chassidus, hashkafa, חסידות, השקפה. will transpire in the “end of days,” with the Will the nations of the world become coming of Moshiach: subservient to the Jewish people’s spiritual “A staff will arise from Israel which will mission, will they no longer possess an crush the princes of Moab and uproot all independent existence? Or will they also the sons of Seth.” (Bamidbar 24:17) experience a spiritual redemption, maintaining their individuality, and Two interpretations of this prophecy are discovering the reality of G-dliness within offered: 1) Onkelus translates this as “he the world? The Question: Onkelus, who maintains that the nations of There are many prophecies about the the world will still exist, corresponds to the Messianic era which discuss the role of the notion that they, too, will merit redemption nations of the world, their newfound from the darkness and concealment of devotion to G-d, and their assistance to the exile. 2) Ibn Ezra and the world will be “crushed,” corresponds to others explain the verb “crush” literally, that the notion that they will lose their there will be a large-scale destruction of the independent existence, and become wholly nations of the world. 23 Balak, Sicha 2 Rather, both opinions agree that the nations of the world will continue to exist in the Messianic era, the dispute concerns the The Verse: extent of their participation in the In Bilaam’s final prophecy, he foretells what redemption. the redemption is not complete if there is still some part of existence that doesn’t On a deeper level, the decimation of the independently experience the revelation of nations of the world alludes to this G-d’s reality. will rule over all people.” That is, Moshiach will be a king whose rules will extend over Ibn Ezra, who maintains that the nations of all people of the world. How is it possible, then, to read this prophecy of Chassidus aligns with this interpretation, for destruction literally? revealed, all sense of selfhood is “crushed,” and only the recognition that G-d is the essence of all things remains. The nation's enlightenment is enlightenment, when the reality of G-d is therefore essential to redemption.

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Project Likkutei Sichos

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15 июля 2024 г.

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Темы: chassidus_hashkafa