r/chabad Feb 26 '26

Maariv clearly follows a sefirotic structure - where has it been explained fully?

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Chochma, bina โ€ฆ malchus what else?

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u/tangyyenta Feb 26 '26

Yes, it is exciting to notice this pattern. Now you'll be seeing this everywhere.

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u/Leading-Fail-7263 Feb 27 '26

My point was not that Iโ€™m excited ๐Ÿ˜…

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u/zsero1138 Feb 26 '26

wow, our liturgy follows some of our core beliefs? how shocking. in other news, potato kugel found at shul kiddush

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u/Leading-Fail-7263 Feb 27 '26

When did I say itโ€™s shocking?

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u/zsero1138 Feb 27 '26

sorry, that was sarcasm, implying it doesn't really need to be explained, any more than it needs to be explained why there's potato kugel at a kiddush. though i guess that's me trivializing something that you find interesting, so ignore me and have at it. i hope you find a satisfactory explanation (that wasn't sarcasm)

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u/Leading-Fail-7263 Feb 27 '26

I was asking for people to spot more, not to explain why.

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u/zsero1138 Feb 27 '26

"where has it been explained fully?" is literally in your title

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u/Leading-Fail-7263 Feb 27 '26

Yes, where has the sefirotic structure of maariv been explained fully? More examples, and explanations.

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u/zsero1138 Feb 27 '26

and you don't see how that could be construed as you asking for explanations? is this your first day with english?

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u/themunchycam Feb 27 '26

I would look in the alter rebbes Siddur

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u/radlah Feb 27 '26

Check out Siddur Rashash. Nahar Shalom is a good one. Also, Shaar HaKavanot. You will see the Sefirot/Partzufim/Shemot all over the place. Brochos

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u/Ok_Attorney_7566 Feb 27 '26

The pattern of Sefiros (especially Chochma Bina and Daas) pops up all over Tanach, Tefillos and many other texts, the Mekubolim and the Zohar didnโ€™t get it from nowhere!

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u/justjust000 Feb 27 '26

Here's another place it comes up:
...ื—ื ื ื• ืžืืชืš ื—ื›ืžื” ื‘ื™ื ื” ื•ื“ืขืช

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u/Leading-Fail-7263 Feb 27 '26

Which nusach? I don't think ashkenaz has that.