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== Kabbalah and Chassidus == | == Kabbalah and Chassidus == | ||
Toras HaChassidus, which was revealed by the Baal Shem Tov, includes many foundations from Kabbalah. Many Chassidic customs are based on Kabbalah, and the Chassidic prayer text follows the Arizal's version. | [[Toras HaChassidus]], which was revealed by [[the Baal Shem Tov]], includes many foundations from Kabbalah. Many Chassidic customs are based on Kabbalah, and the Chassidic prayer text follows the Arizal's version. | ||
The Baal Shem Tov's teachings frequently quote from Kabbalah, especially from the Arizal's writings. | The Baal Shem Tov's teachings frequently quote from Kabbalah, especially from the Arizal's writings. | ||
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In contrast, in the Mitteler Rebbe's maamarim, Kabbalah is not quoted at all. | In contrast, in the Mitteler Rebbe's maamarim, Kabbalah is not quoted at all. | ||
When the Rebbe Maharash praised the maamarim of Reb Aizik of Homil, he expressed that every one of Reb Aizik's analogies has a source in Kabbalah. | When [[the Rebbe Maharash]] praised the maamarim of Reb Aizik of Homil, he expressed that every one of Reb Aizik's analogies has a source in Kabbalah. | ||
In 1947, when Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Fogelman told the Rebbe about a Kabbalist specializing in face reading and palm reading, the Rebbe responded with surprise and noted that when a Chassidic young man meets a Kabbalist, the young man should ask the Kabbalist if he knows about the concepts of Atik and Arich, and about Chassidus. The Rebbe then told Rabbi Fogelman that the Frierdiker Rebbe dealt with such Kabbalists and practical Kabbalah, and the Rebbe also inquired about the address of the Kabbalist whom Rabbi Fogelman met. | In 1947, when Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Fogelman told the Rebbe about a Kabbalist specializing in face reading and palm reading, the Rebbe responded with surprise and noted that when a Chassidic young man meets a Kabbalist, the young man should ask the Kabbalist if he knows about the concepts of Atik and Arich, and about Chassidus. The Rebbe then told Rabbi Fogelman that the Frierdiker Rebbe dealt with such Kabbalists and practical Kabbalah, and the Rebbe also inquired about the address of the Kabbalist whom Rabbi Fogelman met. |