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Torah Studies — Studies-Tetzaveh-imp 5784

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Studies-Tetzaveh-imp 5784. Темы: kashrut, chassidus_hashkafa, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: кашрут, кошер, kosher, kashrut, כשרות, כשר, хасидут, хасидский взгляд, chassidus, hashkafa, חסידות, השקפה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. Schneerson Adapted from Chassidic Dimensions PARSHAS TETZAVEH 5784 Tetzaveh - Purim T E T Z AV E H T HE T WO A LTARS At the conclusion of the portion Tetzaveh1 the Torah commands that an altar be built and placed within the Tabernacle for the sole purpose of offering incense. Chassidus explains2 that the two altars corresponded to two levels of Divine revelation: the Interior Altar to the internal revelation that transcends creation, the Exterior Altar to the more overt and less revelatory level of G-dliness that descends within creation. In terms of man's spiritual service, we find two general categories as well: a) that of refining and separating good from evil and elevating the good to holiness - a form of service known as birurim; b) a higher level, where one does not have to combat evil, rather one strives to achieve a greater degree of unity with G-d. The Exterior Altar, corresponding as it did to the G-dliness found within creation - with creation containing aspects of both good and evil - was limited to the less superior form of service, that of elevating the physical through sacrificial offerings: the service of birurim. 288a: "with one perfect union have I cleaved to you." 4 Tetzaveh - Purim Parallels to the two altars are also to be found within all Jews, for the Mishkan as a whole is found within the heart of every Jew, as our Rabbis comment4 on the verse,5 "They shall make for Me a Sanctuary and I will dwell in them" - "It does not say 'I will dwell in it' rather, 'I will dwell in them' - in the 'heart' of each and every Jew." Here, too, the Interior and Exterior Altar correspond to the internal and external levels of the Jewish heart:6 the external level of a Jew's service - the external level of his heart - is occupied in the service of birurim, while the internal level is occupied in achieving a greater degree of cleaving to G-d. 5 Torah Studies purpose7 - "All one's actions should be for the sake of Heaven."8 A person may mistakenly be led to think that since his involvement with the physical is entirely for a spiritual purpose, he may therefore involve not only the

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Torah Studies

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23 февраля 2024 г.

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Темы: kashrut, chassidus_hashkafa, parsha_commentary