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#Chanukah is #spiritually drawing from above downward to illuminate the darkness; this is higher than the idea of haalaah, drawing from below to upward.
This is why Chanukah candles are lit after the sun sets, while the candles of the Beis Hamikdash were lit while it was still day.

While dealing with darkness is lower than dealing with light,
in terms of the service itself, hamshachah, illuminating the darkness, is higher.

Torah Or, Chanukah Maamarim
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A #Chassidic teaching of the Baal Shem Tov

"You shall love your neighbor as yourself," (Vayikra 19:18), is a reflection of the mitzvah, "You shall love the Lord, your God." For when one loves another Jew, one loves the Holy One. For [the soul of] a Jew is a "portion of God Above," and when one loves a fellow Jew, one loves his innermost essence. Thus, one loves the Holy One as well - HaYom Yom 78

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Pesach Sommer offers thoughts on balancing an appreciation for academic knowledge with the importance of experiencing faith:

Experiencing #chassidus through #seforim and the academy

https://pesachsheini.blogspot.com/2018/04/mati-vlo-mati-experiencing-chassidus.html

Chassidus by Reb Yosef Rosenfeld -

The Laughter of Isaac is:
#Zohar: reserved for the future

R' Tzadok: absurdity

Baal Shem Tov: sweetening harshness

R. Nachman: beyond understanding

Sfas Emes: redemptive

Gra: disclosure of secrets

R. YI Chaver: the same as R. Akiva

Rashbi: laughing at death

Izhbitz: Impossible

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Where can English speakers go to learn directly from the great Hasidic Jewish masters?

https://merrimackvalleyhavurah.wordpress.com/2022/05/30/works-of-the-hasidic-masters-in-english/

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