Clarifying Kabbalistic Jargon: God’s Highest Atzmus Is Closer Than We Think - Rabbi Yehoshua Simons

Episode 9 out 10 of the “Are We The Metaphor?” series. In this series we explore the deepest sources about what it means for Hashem to love, want, and even what it means that He has a hand. Now that we have laid out the philosophy, theology, Kabbalah and Chassidus of Hashem in episodes 1-8, let’s discuss a certain issue that comes up a lot in these Kabbalistic discussions of theology: we hear about Hashem’s Atzmus, and even that there is a highest level of Atzmus, about which none of this applies. Is this really correct? Let’s dedicate a short video to clarifying this issue and showing how even here, we find that Hashem is not distant at all, but as close as can be! By https://www.youtube.com/@RabbiYehoshuaSimons Full lecture in essay form, with all sources: https://bit.ly/HashemHandRSimons (leads to google drive link). A full book is being written on this (at time of publishing this episode, the final draft is complete and is undergoing review before publishing). Stay tuned, and subscribe to @RabbiYehoshuaSimons for updates on its release. Full playlist of Rabbi Simons’ videos, including the videos in this series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcmpd_l0Ylu6ZNdQiT… Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction 00:31 – All Theological Issues Resolved - Recap 01:54 – Be Mature: No, It’s Not “Just a Mashal” 02:29 – A Higher Level of Atzmus Still? Is This Correct? What Is It? 06:44 – Beyond Names - Just Like You 08:06 – He's "Beyond Relation", But That Doesn't Mean What You Think 11:54 – Closing Follow us: https://www.hidabroot.com https://www.youtube.com/@Hidabrootcom https://www.instagram.com/hidabroot_global https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbCYZjl1CYoa4ulQIK2q #TorahPhilosophy #JewishThought #Essence #Emunah #TorahLearning #JewishTheology #Hashem #Kabbalah