The Four Worlds
One who contributes from his wealth for the purpose of writing or publishing a sefer of a Tzaddik –
Behold, at any given time, and in any corner of the world, that a person studies from this sefer, the Tzaddik [on high] evokes merit on behalf of the donor through whom the sefer was disseminated.
—The Rebbe, Igrot Kodesh, vol 2
The Four Worlds
by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
The esoteric doctrines of Kabbalah and Chasidus are replete with discussion of various mystical worlds—spiritual realms that exist beyond the finite shadow cast of our own reality.
But what, exactly are spiritual "worlds"? Do these ethereal realms conform to any of that parameters that define physical matter, be it spatial or otherwise? If not, in what way do they differ from one another?
These are the issues address in this profound letter, written by the sixth Rebbe of chabad- Lubavitch, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn.
Using a carefully crafted, methodical approach, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak defines the composition of spiritual matter, offering us a rare and treasured glimpse inside the mystical four worlds.