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Hayom Yom 13 Kislev - The inner nature of a Jew is part of G‑d’s Essence

אָמַר אַאַמוּ"ר

My father, the Rebbe [Rashab], once said:

חֲסִידוּת מְשַׁנָּה אֶת הַמְּצִיאוּת וּמְגַלָּה אֶת הַמַּהוּת

Chassidus transforms one’s existence, and reveals one’s essence.

וְהַמַּהוּת שֶׁל הָאִישׁ הַיִשְׂרְאֵלִי אֵין לְהַעֲרִיךְ וּלְשַׁעֵר

The inner nature of a Jew can be neither appreciated nor fathomed,

כִּי הוּא חֵלֶק מִן הָעֶצֶם

for it is part of [G‑d’s] Essence,

וְהַתּוֹפֵס בְּמִקְצָתוֹ כְּאִלּוּ תּוֹפֵס בְּכוּלּוֹ

and when one grasps part of the Essence, it is as if one has grasped it in its entirety.

וּכְשֵׁם שֶׁהָעֶצֶם אֵין לוֹ שִׁעוּר כַּךְ הַחֵלֶק אֵין לוֹ שִׁעוּר

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