The Ultimate Quiz on Hiskashrus and the Role of a Nossi in Chassidus

The Role of a Nossi: Understanding the Concept of Hiskashrus

• Chassidus introduces a revolutionary way of understanding a concept that already exists in Nigleh.

• The concept of Hiskashrus is found in the Gemara, which emphasizes the importance of Moshe as the intermediary between Hashem and the Yidden.

• Each generation has a tzaddik who is the expression of Moshe in his own generation and is charged with being the "‫עומד בין ה’ וביניכם‬."

• The role of a tzaddik is not only to teach Torah but also to care for the needs of the Yidden and concerns himself with their well-being.

• Tanya Perek 2 explains the concept of a tzaddik of the generation and the nature of the tzaddik's connection to the Jewish people.

• Every Jewish soul is literally a piece of Hashem Himself -‫חלק אלקה ממעל ממש‬.

• There are myriads of different gradations of neshamos, rank upon rank, without end.

• The neshamos of the Avos and of Moshe Rabbenu are by far superior to the neshamos of our own generations.

• Similarly, within each generation, we find the same disparity among neshamos.

• Nevertheless, the root of every Nefesh, Ruach, and Neshamah, from the highest of all ranks to the lowest, all are derived, as it were, from the Supreme Mind (of Hashem) which is Chochmah Ila‘ah (Supernal Wisdom).

• The Neshama stems from Chochma Ilaa which is the highest level in Atzilus.

• The child's entire body is derived from a single drop that originated in his father's brain. It is easy to understand how the brain originates from the father's brain.The Connection Between Limbs, Neshamos, and Tzaddikim

• The physical differences between body parts occur during the embryo's development in the mother's womb.

• All the limbs of a child are rooted in the same source.

• Limbs remain connected to their source, the father's brain, even after formation.

• Neshamos are also derived from a single source, Chochmah Ila'ah.

• The soul passes through the Seder Hishtalshelus, producing various levels of neshamos.

• All neshamos must receive their nourishment from the Tzaddikim of the generation.

• Through attachment to Tzaddikim, even lesser neshamos retain their connection to Chochmah Ila'ah.

• Connecting to a Torah scholar is deemed as connecting to the Shechinah (Divine Presence).

• Nefesh, Ruach, and Neshamah of the ignorant are drawn from the Nefesh, Ruach, and Neshamah of the righteous and the sages.

• Those who oppose the Tzaddikim still receive energy from the hind-part of the Nefesh, Ruach, and Neshamah of the Torah sages.

• Spiritual life and nurture flow only where there is a desire to nurture and give life.

• Attachment to Tzaddikim is essential for the sustenance and vitality of all neshamos.The Importance of the Rebbe in Connecting to Hashem

• Nurture from "the hind-part" is like giving to an enemy with reluctance.

• Spiritual energy given unwillingly is described as coming from "the hind-part" of the giver.

• Even those who rebel against the sages receive some measure of spiritual nourishment from them.

• Every soul must be bound up with its root and source.

• The level of nurture received from the "hind-part" of the neshamos of the sages.

• The Rebbe is essential to the connection to Hashem.

• The Rebbe is the head of the Jewish "body."

• The Rebbe is the essential channel for connecting to Hashem.

• Just as a limb must receive vitality from the head, the Rebbe is the essential channel for connecting to Hashem.

• The Rebbe is the source of spiritual nourishment.

• The level of spiritual nourishment depends on the connection to the Rebbe.

• The Rebbe's role is to connect every soul to its root and source.