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Today we begin to explore a message in Lamentations. How can we, physical, measured humans, access Infinite Divine kindness?
Today we begin to explain a verse from Lamentations that thanks the Creator for the Creator's kindness, "ki lo samnu", which never ends.
Grammatically, 'never ends' should be written "lo SaMu", there seems to be an extra 'nun' in there.
This is going to add a tremendous depth to what we understand from this verse.
The zohar teaches that there are two types of kindness; there's a worldly kindness which is measured, and there's an immeasurable kindness.
We find this duality also in the Torah. It says "miyemino", the right side, kindness, "eish", is 'fire' which is aloof and strict.
This dichotomy is because this is what the Torah is;
On the one hand it's an unconcentrated kindness from the Creator that we can't handle - When G-d gave us the Torah our souls left our bodies.
However, this infinite Torah is given to us in strict, measured, ways - how much matzo we have to eat, what time shabbat starts, which our bodies can handle.
249 29 Tanya Chitas Elul 1 ~ m271 24 Menachem Av 30
Tanya book 4, Essay 10, pt1
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