THE CONCEPT OF TZADIK POWER IN THE DOCTRINE OF THE HASIDIC PRAYER
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The article suggests that the variety of concepts of the Hasidic liturgical service is comprised of three main types: the contemplation of the letters of liturgical texts, meditation of the essences of divine pleroma and the practice of traditional exoteric prayer. Each of them represents a profound elaboration of the doctrine of Tzadik’s exceptional abilities to affect the higher worlds and provide people with the divine goodness. In the first case it is emphasized that only the righteous devotees can completely eliminate their own individuality and merge with the Creator. Therefore obedience to the Tzadik is a fundamental principle of the wellbeing of the faithful community. In the second case, the Hasidic leader appears before us in the image of the savior of the inhabitants of the heavenly world. He restores harmony of the Sefirot kingdom. It is impossible to relieve the suffering bride Shekinah from the torment of exile and ensure her return to the heavenly fiancé without his help. This representation is a decisive factor in justifying Tzadik’s power over the community. In the third case, the universe is described as a divine realm. The head of the Hasidim acts as an attendant to its master. In this situation his relationship with the Almighty is similar to the relationship of the ordinary Hasidim with their Tzadik. The believers regularly visit their leaders in order to ask them about the fulfillment of their desires. Righteous leaders transmit these requests to the master of the world, and He resolves all of their problems. According to the study, all three discussed types of the synagogue service have equal value and complement each other. All three are equally important for proving the comprehensive power of the Tzadikim.
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Hasidic Prayer, Power, Tzadik
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