The Heart that Never Sleeps
The Heart that Never Sleeps – Index
The Heart that Never Sleeps: Conclusion: My Perfect One Revisited – Part 1 The exile of the Jewish soul–the apparent loss of Jewish identity–is compared to
The Heart that Never Sleeps: My Perfect One...
The Jew reaches the highest level of service–"my perfect one"–when he perfects" G-d in His relationship to the world (in His revealed presence in the
The Heart that Never Sleeps: The Voice of M...
Teshuva begins with the spontaneous sensing of one's heartbeat. This is called "arousal from above", since any spontaneous sensation of spiritual light is a gift given
The Heart that Never Sleeps: Yet My Heart I...
Here, "heart" does not refer to the emotive powers of the heart, such as the conscious love of G-d. These powers, along with the power
The Heart that Never Sleeps: Open to Me
In order to "see" the Creator, the initial "arousal from above must be followed by "arousal from below". In the Song of Songs G-d and
The Heart that Never Sleeps: And My Locks w...
Only with the most intense yet sublime might can infinite kindness and leisure be conveyed to finite recipients. This might effects the contraction (tzimtzum) of
The Heart that Never Sleeps: My Sister
The love between brother and sister differs from the love between man and wife in three respects. Unlike marital love, fraternal love does not depend
The Heart that Never Sleeps: My Dove
Doves are the most loyal mates of all creatures in nature. Doves never remate. This instinctive loyalty is expressed in their gaze. Mated doves continually
The Heart that Never Sleeps: For My Head is...
Dew, unlike rain, does not depend upon evaporation from the ground below. Thus, dew is symbolic of the gift of Divine Revelation that does not
The Heart that Never Sleeps: Conclusion: My...
When serving G-d, one must as a rule proceed in order through each of the four successive levels–sister, companion, dove and perfect one. From the