{"id":253,"date":"2016-06-24T11:13:25","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T11:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/?p=253"},"modified":"2017-10-31T15:40:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T15:40:07","slug":"253","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/?p=253","title":{"rendered":"APPENDIX F1:* Hasidic v. Kabbalistic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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APPENDIX F1:*<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Hasidic v<\/span>. Kabbalistic\n <\/div>\n
BAAL SHEM <\/span>TOV <\/span>(founder of <\/span>Hasidism)\n <\/div>\n
(b. 1698, Sara, Ukraine; d. 1760, Medzhybizh,
\n Ukraine)\n <\/div>\n
(\u201cThe Besht\u201d)<\/div>\n
<\/span> <\/span>\u201cThe <\/span>foundation-stone <\/span>of
\n Hasidism <\/span>as <\/span>laid <\/span>by Besht\n <\/div>\n
is a <\/span>strongly marked
\n <\/span>pantheistic <\/span>conception <\/span>of
\n God.\n <\/div>\n
He declared <\/span>the whole
\n <\/span>universe, <\/span>mind <\/span>and
\n matter<\/span>,\n <\/div>\n
to be <\/span>a <\/span>manifestation <\/span>of <\/span>the Divine
\n <\/span>Being; <\/span>that <\/span>this<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
manifestation is <\/span>not
\n <\/span>an <\/span>emanation <\/span>fr<\/span>om <\/span>God, <\/span>as is\n <\/div>\n
the conception <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Kabbalah, <\/span>for nothing
\n <\/span>can <\/span>be\n <\/div>\n
separated from <\/span>God: all
\n <\/span>things <\/span>are rather <\/span>forms in
\n <\/span>which\n <\/div>\n
He reveals <\/span>Himself\u2026\u201d\n <\/div>\n
a<\/div>\n
*a<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Jewish Encyclopedia Online, http:\/\/www<\/span>.jewishencyclopedia.com\/<\/span><\/div>\n
view<\/span>.jsp?artid=18&letter=B
\n (accessed October 5, 2009)\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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BASIC IDEAS <\/span>OF <\/span>HASIDISM\n <\/div>\n
Creator and Universe<\/div>\n
<\/span>\u201c\u2018The <\/span>hasidic <\/span>leader <\/span>R. <\/span>Menahem <\/span>Mendel <\/span>of <\/span>Lubavich\n <\/div>\n
observes <\/span>(Derekh <\/span>Mitzvotekha<\/span> <\/span>(1911), <\/span>123) <\/span>that <\/span>the <\/span><\/div>\n
disciples <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Ba\u2019al <\/span>Shem <\/span>T<\/span>ov gave <\/span>the <\/span>\u201cvery <\/span>profound\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
turn <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>doctrine <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>oneness <\/span>of <\/span>God <\/span>so <\/span>that <\/span>it\n <\/div>\n
means <\/span>not <\/span>alone <\/span>that <\/span>He <\/span>is <\/span>unique, <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>medieval\n <\/div>\n
thinkers said, <\/span>but that
\n He <\/span>is all that <\/span>is:\u2026there <\/span>is
\n no <\/span>other\n <\/div>\n
existence whatsoever apart <\/span>from His existence, blessed\n <\/div>\n
be <\/span>He. <\/span>This <\/span>is <\/span>true <\/span>uni\ue0c4cation\u2026just <\/span>as <\/span>there
\n <\/span>was <\/span>no<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
existence <\/span>apart <\/span>from <\/span>Him <\/span>befor<\/span>e <\/span>the <\/span>world <\/span>was <\/span>created\n <\/div>\n
so it <\/span>is even <\/span>now<\/span>.\u201d \u2026as <\/span>a corollary of
\n <\/span>hasidic pantheism\n <\/div>\n
(more correctly<\/span>,
\n panentheism)\u2026\u2019\u201d\n <\/div>\n
b<\/div>\n
(author\u2019<\/span>s <\/span>note: <\/span>there are no extant <\/span>writings
\n <\/span>of the <\/span>Besht)\n <\/div>\n
*b<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
As noted <\/span>in
\n Encyclopaedia <\/span>Judaica on <\/span>Baal Shem <\/span>T<\/span>ov {1997} [CD-ROM]<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n
Author\u2019<\/span>s editorial <\/span>comment <\/span>\/ <\/span>perspective on
\n <\/span>the\n <\/div>\n
classic and <\/span>historic
\n <\/span>\u2018dispute\u2019 <\/span>between <\/span>Lurianism
\n and\n <\/div>\n
Hasidism on <\/span>the <\/span>subject:\n <\/div>\n
As the <\/span>gemorah <\/span>might <\/span>say<\/span>,\n <\/div>\n
\u201cEylu v-aylu divre\u2019 Elokim Chayim\u201d<\/div>\n
i.e. Both <\/span>(exegesis)
\n <\/span>positions <\/span>stand <\/span>valid<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
side-by-side eter<\/span>nally\n <\/div>\n
and, indeed, <\/span>in <\/span>this <\/span>case, <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
both philosophical propositions:<\/div>\n
The Lurianic<\/div>\n
***<\/div>\n
[The universe as EMANA<\/span>TION
\n from God] \u2013\n <\/div>\n
and the Hasidic position <\/span>\n <\/div>\n
[The universe <\/span>as <\/span>MANIFEST<\/span>A<\/span>TION <\/span>of <\/span>God]\n <\/div>\n
Both tether <\/span>differ<\/span>ent <\/span>(intertwined) <\/span>aspects of
\n <\/span>the\n <\/div>\n
proposed Quest <\/span>for
\n Potential\n <\/div>\n
\u221e<\/div>\n
paradigm.<\/div>\n
*<\/div>\n
***Lurianic is <\/span>a <\/span>thrust of <\/span>Kabbalistic<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
Meaning, philosophical <\/span>thrust
\n <\/span>#1 <\/span>does <\/span>not exclude\n <\/div>\n
philosophical thrust <\/span>#2,
\n <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>r<\/span>espective <\/span>theological <\/span>\/<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
philosophical camps <\/span>supposed;
\n <\/span>On <\/span>the <\/span>contrary<\/span>, <\/span>BOTH\n <\/div>\n
philosophical thrusts <\/span>must
\n <\/span>be <\/span>true <\/span>side-by-side in
\n <\/span>order<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
to explicate <\/span>and <\/span>outline <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>in even <\/span>the <\/span>most <\/span>general<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
terms \u2013 <\/span>the <\/span>contours <\/span>of <\/span>an all-embracing
\n <\/span>metaphysics.\n <\/div>\n
*<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

APPENDIX F1:* Hasidic v. Kabbalistic BAAL SHEM TOV (founder of Hasidism) (b. 1698, Sara, Ukraine; d. 1760, Medzhybizh, Ukraine) (\u201cThe Besht\u201d) \u201cThe foundation-stone of Hasidism as laid by Besht is a strongly marked pantheistic conception of God. He declared the whole universe, mind and matter, to be a manifestation of the Divine Being; that this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=253"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":261,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253\/revisions\/261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}