חגיגה י ב. 4

Chagiga 12A - 4: The Name Shin-Dalet-Yud

1. Review of then things with which the world was created

2. The world at Creation was expanding until God shouted at it and it stood still

3. The name Shadai means that he told the world "Enough!"

4. Explanation of the metaphor of the two spools of warp thread

5. Finding the balance between Chesed and Din

6. The relationship between the word שם (name) and two names of God

7. Each person has this desire to expand infinitely within

8. The expansion was taking the world further from God to allow room for people to exist, but hiding God's presence

9. 9. For each person there is a limit to what he can do