Letter 15 Class 1 Tanya Lectures – Iggeres Hakodesh

This class introduces the 15th of the Alter Rebbe’s letters. This letter is truly a classic and addresses the question of what are the ten S’firos (Attributes of G-Dliness discussed in Kabala). In this class we did the Alter Rebbe’s own introduction. He explains the use of metaphor and allegory in explaining metaphysical ideas. Kabbala is certainly metaphysical and makes very good use of metaphor. In fact all of Kabbala is metaphor. He explains the risks of simplifying metaphor. We also introduced Kabbala. Kabbala can be summarized in one single word:G-Dliness. More specifically it is summarized in two ideas: 1. Ein Sof (The “Light”). 2. Adam HaElyon (The Anthropomorphic mystical (G-Dly)) image in whose image everything was made.