Question:

Rabbi Tzvi Freeman,

I have read many of your articles about soul matters. You often explain that G‑d is somehow “divided” into “sparks,” and those “sparks” are present in everything, including non-animated objects such as sand. How can that notion be reconciled with G‑d’s absolute unity? And what thereupon is the difference amidst that way of thought and pantheism?

Answer:

It’s very crucial we distinguish amidst “G‑d” and “that which is G‑dly” (G‑dliness).

Let me explain G‑dliness: All of the creation is sustained by G‑d’s will and wisdom. However, in our world, 99.99% of the day, it is in a very disguised and hidden fashion. Often it comes to the point that one of those beings continually sustained by G‑dly light will deny the very G‑d that sustains it! How that

is possible is beyond the scope of what I am writing here. The Kabbalah describes a process of “

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