"TODAY'S DAY": Thursday, June 23, 2011

''Today's Day'' Dedicate an email Sivan 21, 5771 · June 23, 2011 "Today's Day" Thursday Sivan 21 5703 Torah lessons: Chumash: Sh'lach, Chamishi with Rashi. Tehillim: 104-105. Tanya: The term "world" (p. 309)...in the four directions. (p. 309). The Alter Rebbe explains (in Tanya chapter 3) that the three faculties of intellect, chochma-bina-da'at, and the seven emotive powers, evolve from the ten supernal Sefirot. All this applies to nefesh, ruach, and neshama (three aspects of the soul) which are enclothed within the body of man. However, mesirat nefesh, the readiness for self-sacrifice for G-d (that a Jew neither desires nor is capable of being - G-d forbid - separated from G-dhood1 comes from the Essence of the En Sof (the Infinite One, may He be blessed) which transcends the Sefirot, the first of which is the Sefira of chochma.2 FOOTNOTES 1. See Tamuz 25. 2. See Supplementary Footnotes, p. 127. Compiled by the Lubavitcher Rebbe; Translated by Yitschak Meir Kagan    More articles...  |    Compiled and arranged by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, in 5703 (1943) from the talks and letters of the sixth Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, of righteous memory. Follow Us:   Be a Part of it Enjoyed this email? Please help us continue to share the study of Torah and Jewish traditions: Dedicate or sponsor an email to mark a special occasion Make a donation to chabad.org.   Subscription Options: Subscribe to more chabad.org email lists Subscription Management Going on vacation? Unsubscribe Your subscribed email address is: iqlalsmile.cara@blogger.com Change email address. Important Tip: To guarantee that your subscription emails continue to be delivered to you, please add subscriptions@chabad.org to your address book, or "whitelist" it in any filters or antispam programs you may have. © Copyright Chabad.org, all rights reserved.   Privacy Policy