SICHAH 1 – What and Who Is the Tzaddik Emes?

Sichos HaRan 1 – with Introduction – What and Who Is the Tzaddik Emes? – The 4 Worlds – Bitachon – Confidence – Speaker: Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld zal. (Lesson rw11aclip-1. Recorded in February 1976.)

• 00:00 INTRODUCTION. What and who is the Tzaddik Emes? וְ֜צַדִּ֗יק יְס֣וֹד עוֹלָֽם – “…and the tzaddik is the foundation of the world” (Mishlei 10:25).
• 01:50 The 4 Worlds, from lowest to highest, are: 1) Olam HaAsiya (the physical universe), 2) Olam HaYetzira (the realm of spiritual beings), 3) Olam HaBeriya (Throne of HaShem, origin of souls), 4) Olam HaAtzilus (unknowable realm of HaShem).
• 05:35 Olam HaBeriya.
• 06:20 Olam HaAtzilus.
• 07:39 The Tzaddik Emes can visit each of the higher spiritual realms.
• 08:46 HaShem is infinite.
• 12:40 SICHAH 1. כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי־גָד֣וֹל יְהֹוָ֑ה – “For I know that HaShem is great…” (Tehillim 135:5). Each person’s perception of HaShem is unique and impossible to communicate.
• 14:10 No two people are on the same level.
• 21:02 Mocking the Torah is extremely dangerous.

The entire shiur is HERE.