The letter Tzaddik stands upright like a tree, rooted and still reaching. In this class, taught between Yom Kippur and Sukkot, Rabbi Amichai Cohen opens the Kabbalah of the Tzaddik through the etrog, the fruit that stays on its tree through every season.
We look at the bent Tzaddik, who knows how to choose his battles and sometimes be smart rather than right, and the straight Tzaddik, the foundation of the world who carries blessing all the way down. We learn why Tzaddik is ninety and why at ninety we learn to bend, how tzedek becomes tzedakah, how tzar (constriction) holds tzur (the rock inside you) and tzohar (a window of light), and why the palm tree teaches that there is no retirement from your calling.
This class is part of our weekly Exploring Oneness series, The Mystery of the Hebrew Letters. Join the Light Warrior Circle for the full library and our live weekly classes: livekabbalah.com
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