{"id":14848,"date":"2026-01-12T16:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kabbalah.info\/?post_type=book&#038;p=14848"},"modified":"2026-01-12T16:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:03:12","slug":"two-degrees","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/two-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"900. Two Degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is Hanukkah? This means that we must ask like the four questions: wise, wicked, innocent, and one who does not know how to ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a dispute concerning the Hanukkah candle: One said it was permitted to use its light, and one said it is forbidden. He said to him, \u201cThese are two degrees. One is revelation of love from the side of His goodness, meaning that by this he can praise and glorify His name, and one said it is forbidden, meaning from the side of pure air, which is only from the discernment that He is great and ruling, regarded as covered&nbsp;<em>Hassadim<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is an allegory about a poor man who was happy with the king\u2019s gift, who made miracles for him above nature. By nature, he is poor in knowledge and sick in the mind, and the Creator bestows upon him His light, meaning that he delights with the King\u2019s gift. This is the main thing for him, that he is serving the King, and this is all the pleasure he receives, meaning that his sole purpose is that He is great and ruling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the meaning of \u201c\u2018If they say to me, \u2018What is His name?\u2019 What will I tell them?\u2019 And God said to Moses, \u2018I will be [Hebrew:&nbsp;<em>EKYEH<\/em>] that which I will be. Thus shall you tell the children of Israel: \u2018<em>EKYEH<\/em>&nbsp;sent me to you.\u2019\u2019\u201d RASHI interpreted \u201cI will be with you in this trouble, and I will be with you in the enslavement in the rest of the kingships.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is written in&nbsp;<em>Berachot<\/em>&nbsp;(p 9): \u201cHe said before him, \u2018Master of the world, why am I reminding them of another trouble? They have enough with this trouble.\u2019 He said to him, \u2018Well said,\u2019 etc., and since then, such was the view of the Creator when He said, \u2018I will be that which I will be.\u2019 He said it only to Moses, and not that he would tell this to Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that it is the degree of Moses, meaning that he is regarded as covered&nbsp;<em>Hassadim<\/em>, which is considered \u201cThe eye has not seen,\u201d meaning covered&nbsp;<em>Hassadim<\/em>, \u201ca God besides You,\u201d meaning that all his work is in the discernment of great and ruling, and he needs no reward but God, as this is his entire vitality, that he is serving the Creator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI will be that which I will be.\u201d I created the world with the quality of goodness, I lead it, and I renew it, as was said, \u201cThe Lord is good to all, the Lord is good as a stronghold in the day of trouble, the Lord does good to the good.\u201d Another thing: \u201cI will be that which I will be.\u201d I created the world with the quality of faith, and with the quality of faith am I destined to renew it. Lord, you are my God, I will exalt You, I will thank Your name for You have done wonders; counsels from afar rears into faith, a God of faith and there is no iniquity, and His faith and mercy are with Him\u201d (<em>Otiot de Rabbi Akiva<\/em>, in Item 5).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Hanukkah? 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