Tanya Perek 36

What do רז "ל say is the purpose of the creation of the world?

• to make a home for Him in the lower world

• to attain a high level of Torah scholarship

• to earn a great reward in גן עדן

Translate:

תַכְלִית בְּרִיאַת עוֹלָם הַזֶׁה

• Purpose of creation of this world

• Intellect and emotions

• This world is just an antechamber to enter into the World to Come

Translate:

דִירָה בַּתַחְתוֹנִים

• Home in the lower world

• Home in the higher world

• Always serve Hashem with joy

What terms can we not use regarding Hashem?

• Higher and lower

• Desire and wisdom

• Intellect and emotions

What existed before the world was created?

• Just Hashem

• Nothing

• Angels

• Stars

What exists for Hashem now that the world was created?

• Just Hashem

• Nothing

• the whole universe

• Stars

What is הִשְתַלְשְלוּת הָעוֹלָמוֹת ?

• Chain of worlds, each one with more concealment than the previous

• the three different levels of Kelipa that are found only in this world

• the process of elevating the world through doing Torah and Mitzvos

To whom is there a change in reality after the world is created?

• the creations

• Hashem

• No one

In what way is our world the “lowest”?

• it has the most concealment of Hashem

• it is the smallest planet in this solar system

• it faces the dangers of climate change

What is our world full of?

• Kelipos which deny Hashem

• Malochim and spiritual beings

• the revealed light of Hashem