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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 7 Kislev - Three thinking's; Mussar, Chakirah and Chassidus
Description: הפטורה: וְעַמִי - תַּלְמֵי שָׂדַי. וַיִּבְרַח יַעֲקֹב - וּבְאִשָּׁה שָׁמָר. וּבְנָבִיא הֶעֱלָה - וּבְנָבִיא נִשְׁמָרThe haftarah begins with Ve’ami until talmei sadai, and continues [with the following two verses] until uvenavi nishmar (Hoshea 11:7-12:14).שָׁלֹשׁ חָכְמוֹת הֵןThere are three schools of thought:חָכְמַת בִּטּוּל הַחוֹמֶר, עַל יְדֵי הוֹרָאַת שִׁקּוּץ וְתִעוּב כָּל עִנְיָנִים הַגּוּפְנִיִּים וְהַחוּמְרִיִּים (a) The school of thought that negates [preoccupation with] materiality by pointing out the disgusting and abhorrent nature of all bodily and material things.חָכְמַת הַמּוּסָרThis is the approach of Mussar.חָכְמַת הֲכָּרַת מַעֲלַת הַצּוּרָה וְהָרוּחָנִי בְּמִדּוֹת וּבְמוּשְׂכָּלוֹת וְהוֹרָאַת אוֹפַנֵּי הַקֵּרוּב אֲלֵיהֶם (b) The school of thought that recognizes the greatness of the spiritual essence of the emotions and the intellect and indicates how one can draw close to [this kind of awareness]. חָכְמַת הַחֲקִירָהThis is the approach of Chakirah.חָכְמַת הַגְבָּרַת הַצּוּרָה עַל הַחוֹמֶר(c) The school of thought that makes Form dominate Matter,הוֹרָאָה בְּמַעֲלַת חוֹמֶר מְזוּכָּךְ demonstrating (i) the unique quality of Matter when it is refi...