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Letter Tzadi - ‫צ‬

righteous TZADDIK ‫צ ִּדיק‬
person

FOOD AS NOURISHMENT FOR THE SOUL

As a word, tzadik means "the righteous person", of whom it is said: The
righteous eats to satisfy his soul.

The Kabbalah bases much of its teaching on the image of a tree: the outgrowth
of the sefirot from God's undifferentiated infinity is referred to as the Tree of
Life. It explains that our real roots are in Heaven. A person, who is like a tree of
the field, can grow and rise toward the Heavens, and then offer his or her fruit,
shade, or support to others by connecting with the Divine nature of his or her
soul, either through a particular facet of the Torah, a specific emanation of
Divinity, or a righteous person who illuminates from above.

-‫ ְו ִאם‬,‫ ָש ָנה ִיָּו ֵלד‬-‫ ַהּ ְל ֶבן ֵמ ָאה‬,‫ ַו ִי ְצ ָחק; ַוי ֹא ֶמר ְב ִלבֹו‬,‫ ָפ ָניו‬-‫ַו ִי ֹפל ַא ְב ָר ָהם ַעל‬
.‫ ִת ְש ִעים ָש ָנה ֵת ֵלד‬-‫ ֲה ַבת‬,‫ָש ָרה‬

Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart: 'Shall a
child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is
ninety years old, bear?' (Gen 17,17)

‫ ִי ְצ ָחק‬,‫ ְשמֹו‬-‫ ְו ָק ָרא ָת ֶאת‬,‫ ֲא ָבל ָש ָרה ִא ְש ְתָך ֹי ֶל ֶדת ְלָך ֵבן‬,‫ַוי ֹא ֶמר ֱאֹל ִהים‬

And God said: 'Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt
call his name Isaac (Gen 17, 19)

Isaac - ‫ִיצ ָחק‬

Will laugh ‫יצחק‬

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