Nefesh Hatzimtzum : Rabbi Chaim Volozhin's Nefesh Hachaim with Translation an...

by Avinoam Fraenkel

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Nefesh Hatzimtzum : Rabbi Chaim Volozhin's Nefesh Hachaim with Translation and Commentary, Hardcover by Fraenkel, Avinoam (TRN), ISBN 9655241653, ISBN-13 9789655241655, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US "Nefesh HaTzimtzum provides the single most comprehensive and accessible presentation of the teachings and worldview of the Vilna Gaon's primary student, Rabbi Chaim Volozhin. It is focused on Rabbi Chaim's magnum opus, Nefesh HaChaim, a work that has lain in almost total obscurity for nearly two centuries due to its deep Kabbalistic subject matter. Nefesh HaTzimtzum opens up the real depth of the ideas presented in Nefesh HaChaim together with all of Rabbi Chaim's related writings, making them accessible to the public for the first time in any language. In addition to the complete English translation, Nefesh HaTzimtzum includes the full facing page Hebrew text of Nefesh HaChaim and many other writings by Rabbi Chaim, along with in-depth explanations, aninformative historical overview, an easily consumable innovative presentation layout and a full index. After centuries of confusion, extensive clarification is provided of the central Kabbalistic concept of Tzimtzum, or the secret of how an infinite God occupies a finite world. Most importantly, it unequivocally demonstrates that the key Kabbalists, including the Vilna Gaon, Rabbi Chaim Volozhin and the Baal HaTanya, all unanimously agreed on the underlying principles of the concept of Tzimtzum and that contrary to w

• Publisher: Urim Publications
• Year: 2015
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9789655241655
• Condition: Good

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