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Sefaria Sha'ar HaEmunah VeYesod HaChasidut, Introduction to Beit Yaakov 1-2

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 Sefaria Sha'ar HaEmunah VeYesod HaChasidut, Introduction to Beit Yaakov 1-2 About This Text Sha'ar HaEmunah VeYesod HaChasidut Chasidut Author: Gershon Henoch Leiner of Radzin Written by Rabbi Gershon Chanoch Henoch Leiner of Radzin as an introduction to his father's work – the "Beit Yaakov" – this work is a guide to the theology of Kabbalah and Chassidut, based on Talmudic, Halachic and esoteric sources. Composed: (c.1850 - c.1890 CE) נוצר/נערך: (1850 - 1890 לספירה בקירוב) Current Version Shaar HaEmunah Ve'Yesod HaChassidut, 1996. Select Version Read More Source: nli.org.il Digitization: Sefaria License: Revision History Introduction to Beit Yaakov, Chapter 1 דע את אלהי אביך ועבדהו, כי עיקר העבודה היא רק כפי הידיעה. The Principle of Service is based on Knowledge In this first chapter, R. Gershon Henokh discusses the centrality of knowledge in the path of serving God. This knowledge, however, has several aspects. On the one hand, it means exoteric kno

Sefaria Mesilat Yesharim 1-2 Path of the Just. Trans. Rabbi Yosef Sebag

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 Sefaria Mesilat Yesharim 1 Path of the Just. Trans. Rabbi Yosef Sebag About This Text Mesilat Yesharim Musar Author: Moshe Chaim Luzzatto Mesilat Yesharim is an ethical (musar) text composed by the influential Rabbi Moshe Hayyim ‎Luzzatto (1707–1746). It was written and published in Amsterdam. The earliest known manuscript ‎version, written in 1738, was arranged as a dialogue between a hakham (wise man) and ‎a hasid (pious person). Before publication, it was rearranged to have only one speaker. The ‎dialogue version often sheds light on the more well-known version. Mesillat Yesharim is probably ‎Luzzato's most influential work, widely learned in virtually every yeshiva since formal study of ‎musar texts was introduced to the yeshiva curriculum by the Mussar Movement of Rabbi Yisrael ‎Salanter. The aim is the perfection of character. Within each step, Luzzatto explains the step itself, ‎its elements, how it can be acquired, and what might detract from its acquisition.‎ Composed: Am