17 Facts About Chabad philosophy

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Chabad Hasidic philosophy focuses on religious concepts such as God, the soul, and the meaning of the Jewish commandments.

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Chabad philosophy argues that man is neither static nor passive nor dependent on others to connect to God.

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Chabad philosophy often contrasted itself with other schools of Hasidism.

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Shneur Zalman, on the other hand, taught that the emotions must be led by the mind, and thus the focus of Chabad philosophy thought was to be Torah study and prayer rather than esotericism and song.

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Central position in Chabad philosophy is the notion that the ultimate service of God can be achieved through contemplation and other cognitive processes, rather than through emotions.

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Chabad philosophy provides a conceptual approach to understanding God and other spiritual matters, maintaining that contemplating such topics constitutes.

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Chabad philosophy incorporated the teachings of Kabbalah as a means to deal with one's daily life and psyche.

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Chabad philosophy emphasized that mysticism without Talmudic study was worthless — even dangerous.

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Chabad philosophy provided a metaphor: when a is fulfilled an angel is created.

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In Chabad philosophy thought, the study of Kabbalah is seen, in some instances, not only as an act of religious study, but as a way to fulfill other Jewish commandments.

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In Chabad philosophy thought, charity is seen not only as a physical act of giving, but as a conduit for spiritual enlightenment.

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Chabad philosophy proposed that it was possible to unite the mundane aspects of the world with the aspect of godliness in the world.

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Chabad philosophy felt that the world was not a contradiction to the word of God, and it was to be embraced rather than shunned.

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14.

Since its inception, Chabad philosophy have used the radio, and later television, satellite feeds, and the Internet to spread its message.

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In Chabad philosophy, is seen as the antithesis to, a denial of the reality that God "fills the heavens and the earth" and that there is none besides him.

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Chabad philosophy explains that just like the of a soul is that soul's quintessential point, the same is true with, which is a revelation of godliness that transcends all limitations.

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In Chabad philosophy thought, the Rebbe is not an intermediary between the Hasid and God.

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