Does God Really Have Hands? The Shocking Truth Behind this Controversy, Kabbalah & Chassidut скачать в хорошем качестве

Does God Really Have Hands? The Shocking Truth Behind this Controversy, Kabbalah & Chassidut

In this powerful video, Rabbi Yitzchak Botton defends Rabbi Manis Friedman a world renowned Chabad Rabbi & YouTube's most popular rabbi, against false accusations by Rabbi Yaron Reuven and Rabbi Ephraim Kachlon regarding the controversial claim that “God has a real hand — we have the fake one.” Drawing from Rambam, Zohar, Kabbalah, Chassidic philosophy, Rabbi Botton reveals the authentic Jewish understanding of Divine anthropomorphism — how verses like “God’s hand,” “God’s eyes,” and “God’s speech” are not metaphors of fantasy but revelations of profound spiritual truth. This video uncovers the mystical structure of creation, the reality of Atzilut, and the distinction between God’s Essence and His Divine attributes, exposing the true meaning of being “created in God’s image.” Perfect for seekers of Kabbalistic truth interviews from J-TV: The Global Jewish Channel comment on this video by Rabbi Yitzchak Bottopn on the Rabbi Manis Friedman controversy and the Youtube personality Rabbi Yaron Reuven: Q&A: The Shocking Truth About God’s Image, Kabbalah & Chassidut, R' Manis Friedman's Right 1. The Controversy: Misunderstanding God’s Hand Rabbi Yitzchak Botton responds to the public criticism of Rabbi Manis Friedman, accused of heresy for saying that “God’s hand is real.” Rabbi Botton clarifies that Friedman’s words are grounded in authentic Torah and Kabbalah, not heresy. The misunderstanding arises when people read anthropomorphic verses literally — as if the Torah attributes physical form to God. Main ideas: • Defense of Rabbi Manis Friedman • Accusations by Yaron Reuven & Ephraim Kachlon • Misinterpretation of anthropomorphic verses • Clarification: “Real” ≠ physical 📜 2. Rambam’s Warning and Kabbalah’s Deeper View The Rambam taught that all physical descriptions of God are mashal — metaphors. Yet, he did not deny their truth. He warned against materializing God, not against acknowledging the reality they point to. Kabbalah and Chassidus reveal that these descriptions refer to Divine Sefirot — spiritual forces that are real, living manifestations of godliness. Main ideas: • Rambam’s teaching: no physicality in God • The danger of materialism in faith • Kabbalistic reconciliation with Rambam • Anthropomorphic terms describe spiritual reality, not metaphorical fiction 🌌 3. The World of Atzilut: Where Divine Attributes Are Real In Atzilut, God’s attributes — Chesed (Kindness), Gevurah (Strength) — are fully Divine and united with His essence. “God’s right hand” means Divine Kindness, and “God’s left hand” means Divine Severity. These are not symbols but real godly energies. Rabbi Botton shows how calling these “real” aligns perfectly with both Zohar and Chassidic thought. Main ideas: • Atzilut as the realm of Divine reality • The right hand = Chesed; left hand = Gevurah • Anthropomorphic truth as Kabbalistic structure • Divine reality surpassing physical reality 🕯️ 4. The Essence Beyond Form — What the Rambam Meant When the Rambam denied God having a hand, he spoke about Hashem’s Essence — Ein Sof, beyond all emanation or form. The hand of God exists in the emanated Divine reality, not in His infinite essence. Rabbi Botton reconciles philosophy and mysticism: both are true in their context. Main ideas: • Distinction between God’s Essence and emanations • Ein Sof has no attributes • Kabbalah and Rambam harmonized 🧬 5. The Image of Man: Reflection of the Divine Blueprint Being “created in God’s image” means we mirror the spiritual configuration of the Divine system — the Adam Kadmon, not physical form. Our bodies echo spiritual archetypes: head, arms, heart, and speech — each symbolizing an aspect of Divine expression. Main ideas: • “Image of God” means spiritual pattern • Adam Kadmon as Divine archetype • Human body reflects heavenly form 🪆 6. The Parable of the Doll — Who Is the Mashal? Rabbi Botton shares a simple but profound analogy: a child’s doll looks like it has an arm but it’s not real. Likewise, our physical arm is not the “real” arm — it only resembles the Divine one. The Divine arm is real; ours is the imitation. The Torah speaks in the language of man, but every word is literally true on a higher level. Main ideas: • The “doll parable” — our imitation of Divine form • Human features mirror Divine realities • Torah’s language is literal on a spiritual level ✨ 7. The Takeaway: The Torah Is Always True Every word in the Torah is absolute truth. When it says God “spoke” or “reached out His hand,” it describes spiritual realities that are more real than our physical world. The Torah uses our language not to simplify truth — but to bridge heaven and earth. Main ideas: • Divine speech as creative power • Every Torah word is true, not symbolic • The real vs. imitation paradigm #rabbimanisfriedman #rabbiyitzchakbotton #kabbalah #judaism #Philosophy #Wisdom #Zohar #chassidut #Mysticism #Rambam #Chassidus #Jewish #Faithl #truth h #heresy #zohar #Jewish #bible #education