Notes from the Rebbe MH”M in response to the many questions he received on the
maamer
Basi L’Gani 5713, Section2, end, where it says:
the gentile nations, the klipos, and sitraachra do not transgress G-d’s will… “they call Him ‘G-d of gods,’” but they do not rebel against Him outright.
At first glance, it is difficult to understand:
a) The fact is that we find that Gentiles do transgress theSheva Mitzvos B’nei Noach, the seven commandments they are charged with observing. The answer is simple, along the lines of what was said with regard to a Jew: Transgressions are attributed to the ruach shtus that enters the person, which covers over and conceals the truth,and which contradicts the fact that “they [show Him deference and] call Him ‘G-d of gods.’”
But unto themselves, as they spawn from klipos and sitra achra , their nature is such that they would not transgress nor would they rebel. For example, Bilam said, “I am not able to transgress the word of G-d” (see Tanya Ch. 24), although he had bestiality with his donkey (Sanhedrin105b; Zohar I 128b), which is a transgression of one of the Sheva Mitzvos B’nei Noach.
b) We find that there are Gentiles who utterly deny the existence of G-d. This difficulty, of course, is not on the maamer but on the saying of our Sages (Menachos, end): “they call Him ‘G-d of gods.’” (The Gemara learns this from the verse (T’hillim113:3), “From the rising of the sun unto its setting, etc.”).
This Talmudic statement is the foundation of what is elucidated in the maamer BASI L’GANI 5713. The explanation of the matter is understood from what is written in Seifer HaMitzvos of the Tzemach Tzedek, in the section dealing with the Mitzva of Recognizing the Unity of G-d, end. See there. This, however, is not a suitable forum for a lengthier discussion of the matter.
c) In the beginning of Section 7 of the maamer, it says, “just about all the souls of our generation are called “zera beheima – animal offspring.” What is the source for that claim? The source is Torah Ohr of the Alter Rebbe, Parshas Mishpatim, beginning.
His statement is founded upon what is written in Zohar II Parshas Mishpatim, beginning (94b, end). See Ramaz there.See also the Alter Rebbe’s Likkutei Torah Parshas Tzav (8b ff.), Shaarei T’shuva (of his son, the Mitteler Rebbe), Vol. 1, words beginning “ Shishim Heima ,” among other sources. (Seifer Maamarim, Melukat 2, pg. 294)
the gentile nations, the klipos, and sitraachra do not transgress G-d’s will… “they call Him ‘G-d of gods,’” but they do not rebel against Him outright.
At first glance, it is difficult to understand:
a) The fact is that we find that Gentiles do transgress theSheva Mitzvos B’nei Noach, the seven commandments they are charged with observing. The answer is simple, along the lines of what was said with regard to a Jew: Transgressions are attributed to the ruach shtus that enters the person, which covers over and conceals the truth,and which contradicts the fact that “they [show Him deference and] call Him ‘G-d of gods.’”
But unto themselves, as they spawn from klipos and sitra achra , their nature is such that they would not transgress nor would they rebel. For example, Bilam said, “I am not able to transgress the word of G-d” (see Tanya Ch. 24), although he had bestiality with his donkey (Sanhedrin105b; Zohar I 128b), which is a transgression of one of the Sheva Mitzvos B’nei Noach.
b) We find that there are Gentiles who utterly deny the existence of G-d. This difficulty, of course, is not on the maamer but on the saying of our Sages (Menachos, end): “they call Him ‘G-d of gods.’” (The Gemara learns this from the verse (T’hillim113:3), “From the rising of the sun unto its setting, etc.”).
This Talmudic statement is the foundation of what is elucidated in the maamer BASI L’GANI 5713. The explanation of the matter is understood from what is written in Seifer HaMitzvos of the Tzemach Tzedek, in the section dealing with the Mitzva of Recognizing the Unity of G-d, end. See there. This, however, is not a suitable forum for a lengthier discussion of the matter.
c) In the beginning of Section 7 of the maamer, it says, “just about all the souls of our generation are called “zera beheima – animal offspring.” What is the source for that claim? The source is Torah Ohr of the Alter Rebbe, Parshas Mishpatim, beginning.
His statement is founded upon what is written in Zohar II Parshas Mishpatim, beginning (94b, end). See Ramaz there.See also the Alter Rebbe’s Likkutei Torah Parshas Tzav (8b ff.), Shaarei T’shuva (of his son, the Mitteler Rebbe), Vol. 1, words beginning “ Shishim Heima ,” among other sources. (Seifer Maamarim, Melukat 2, pg. 294)
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