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Browse the teachings by concept. Each topic gathers the lessons that explain it.
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Avodah (Divine Service)244
עבודהThe work of refining oneself and the world.The Tzaddik and the Rebbe235
צדיקThe role of the righteous leader as channel of blessing.Hiskashrus (Connection to the Rebbe)204
התקשרותBinding oneself to the Rebbe and the chain of transmission.Pnimiyus HaTorah (The Inner Torah)143
פנימיות התורהThe soul of Torah revealed through Chassidus.Torah Study128
לימוד התורהLearning Torah as union with the Divine wisdom.Mitzvos (Commandments)106
מצוותThe Divine commandments as the means of connection.The Soul (Neshamah)94
נשמהThe Divine soul, a literal 'portion of God above'.Ahavas Yisroel (Love of a Fellow)83
אהבת ישראלLoving every Jew as oneself, rooted in the shared Divine soul.Tefillah (Prayer)82
תפילהPrayer as the soul's ladder and avodah of the heart.A Dwelling in the Lower Realms79
דירה בתחתוניםGod's desire for a home specifically in this physical world.Mesirus Nefesh (Self-Sacrifice)75
מסירות נפשTotal self-sacrifice for God, above reason.The Animal Soul72
נפש הבהמיתThe self-oriented soul and its refinement.Teshuvah (Return)67
תשובהReturning to God — not only from sin but as the soul's ascent.Moshiach and Geulah (Redemption)66
משיח וגאולהThe coming of Moshiach and the final redemption.Etzem HaNeshama (Essence of the Soul)65
עצם הנשמהThe soul's deepest essence, beyond its revealed powers.Chochmah, Binah, Daas (ChaBaD)52
חכמה בינה דעתThe three intellectual faculties and the method of Chabad.Bittul (Self-Nullification)49
ביטולNullifying the ego before the Divine — the core avodah of the soul.Emunah (Faith)49
אמונהSimple faith in God that transcends intellect.Hashgacha Pratis (Divine Providence)45
השגחה פרטיתGod's individual providence over every detail.Simcha (Joy)37
שמחהJoy in serving God, and how it breaks all barriers.Yichud Hashem (Divine Unity)36
יחוד השםThe absolute oneness of God — that all is truly Him.Kabbolas Ol (Accepting the Yoke)35
קבלת עולAccepting the yoke of Heaven — service beyond feeling.Bitachon (Trust)34
בטחוןActive trust that God provides for one's needs.Seder Hishtalshelus (The Chain of Worlds)31
השתלשלותThe descending order of spiritual worlds from Above to here.The Sefiros24
ספירותThe ten Divine attributes through which God relates to creation.Ohr Ein Sof (Infinite Light)24
אור אין סוףThe unlimited Divine light that precedes all worlds.Tzimtzum (Divine Contraction)18
צמצוםHow the infinite light contracts to allow a finite world to exist.Ratzo vaShov (Running and Returning)17
רצוא ושובThe soul's oscillation between yearning to ascend and returning to act.Atzilus (The World of Emanation)14
אצילותThe highest of the four worlds, wholly unified with the Divine.Oros and Keilim (Lights and Vessels)11
אורות וכליםThe interplay of Divine light and the vessels that hold it.