Product Description
Nefesh HaTzimtzum provides the single most comprehensive and accessible presentation of the teachings and worldview of the Vilna Gaon's primary student, Rabbi Chaim Volozhin. It is focused around R. Chaim's magnum opus, Nefesh HaChaim , a work that has lain in almost total obscurity for nearly two centuries due to its deep Kabbalistic subject matter. Nefesh HaTzimtzum opens up the real depth of the ideas presented in Nefesh HaChaim together with all of R. Chaim's related writings, making them accessible to the public for the first time in any language. In addition to the complete English translation, Nefesh HaTzimtzum includes the full Hebrew text of Nefesh HaChaim and many other writings by R. Chaim, along with in-depth explanatory comments and appendices, an informative historical overview, and a full index. This companion volume to Nefesh HaTzimtzum Volume 1 presents a number of important concepts, including the concept of Tzitmzum , which together enable the true depth of Nefesh HaChaim to be understood.