The roots of everything are the original ten statements of Hashem when He created the world. These are not perceptible now, in our current state, but will be perceived in the future.

Everything in this world is rooted in the upper realms. They, in turn, are rooted in the realms above them, reaching back to the highest worlds which are composed of the four-letter name of Hashem.

Everything in this world is rooted in the upper realms. They, in turn, are rooted in the realms above them, reaching back to the highest worlds which are composed of the four-letter name of Hashem.

We discuss further the difference between these two names.

We continue our discussion of the concept of idolatry and the roots of the mistake, including the worship of a man as an idol.

We continue our discussion of the concept of idolatry and the roots of the mistake.

We explore the two aspects as they are expressed in the two different names that are mainly used in the Torah to refer to God. We also begin a discussion of the concept of idolatry and the roots of the mistake.

We can and should utilize the concept of Hashem's absolute unity in our prayers and in the recitation of Shema.

We are forbidden to think about the reality of Hashem's Oneness from His perspective, but we are permitted and obligated to understand that the concept exists.

Although the tzimtzum is the concealment of Hashem's essential Unity that fills all of creation, we perceive the hiddenness differently in different places.