Fundamentals of Kabbalah and Chassidut - Ma'aseh Bereishit - The Workings of Creation - Part 5

Please Join Our Live Classes @ https://thetrugmans.com/events-ohr-chadash/ More @ https://thetrugmans.com This class in our ongoing series on Ma'aseh Bereishit, we focus on the talmudic tractate of Chagigah which contains the most concentrated traditions regarding the account of creation. Many fascinating ideas come from these talmudic discussions including the nature of the light created on the first day and the elevated stature of Adam and his diminishment after the sin of eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction: Ma'aseh Bereishit & Tractate Chagigah 2:20 The Mishna’s Warning: Four Forbidden Inquiries 4:18 Interpreting "Above, Below, Before, & After" 6:36 The Limits of Human Comprehension 9:22 Faith and Honor for the Creator 12:12 Adam HaRishon: Reaching from Earth to Heaven 15:58 The Diminishment of Adam After the Sin 18:00 Adam as a Microcosm of the Universe 20:56 Garments of Light vs. Garments of Skin 22:50 Measuring the Cosmic Adam 28:00 The Ten Things Created on the First Day 32:06 The Hidden Light (Or HaGanuz) 37:12 Where is the Hidden Light Now? (Torah, Shabbat, & Hanukkah) 41:20 Conclusion: Yud Tet Kislev & Announcements