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Klalus

כללות

The general and collective expression (klalus)

The general, undivided form of a thing, holding its particulars (pratim) as one. It is revealed first, like the soul’s life in the head, and particular life spreads from it to each part.

The word בכללות can also just mean “in general, broadly” (וזה נמשך בר״ה בכללות), and כללות ענין X “the matter of X in general”. It is the term when set against פרטי/פרטיות. Not the same as התכללות (inter-inclusion of attributes in each other).

Where it’s explained

  1. Likkutei Torah, Rosh Hashanah 1, ¶2The head holds the revelation of the soul’s general life; from it particular life spreads to each limb by its nature. So Rosh Hashanah renews the general life of the whole year, and each month a particular life.שכמו שיש בנפש ראש ומוחין שבו גילוי כללות החיות וממנו נתפשט ונמשך באברים חיות פרטי לכל אבר לפי מזגו ותכונתו
  2. Likkutei Torah, Nitzavim 4, ¶4In the soul’s essence all particular divisions of life are included in concealment; their first emergence is the revelation of klalus, which then divides into festivals, seasons, months, days and moments.אשר בעצמות הנפש כל פרטי התחלקות החיות כלולים בהעלם וראשית יציאתן מההעלם אל הגילוי הוא ע״י שנמשך תחלה גילוי כללות החיות
  3. Likkutei Torah, Shelach 1, ¶3Klalus against pratus: the chamber of Chesed is in its klalus Chesed, while its particulars are Chochmah of Chesed, Chesed of Chesed and the rest, as a circle or a house contains all within it.וההיכל הוא בחינת כולל שכולל כל הפרטיות שבתוכו כמו היכל החסד כללותו הוא חסד והפרטיות שבתוכו הוא חכמה שבחסד חסד שבחסד
  4. Likkutei Torah, Chukas 1, ¶8Every mitzvah joins fire and water (heart and brain) in a particular way; the red heifer is the klalus of that union, like joining the brain and heart themselves rather than a single limb.אמנם שם הוא בחינה פרטית, אבל במצות פרה אדומה הוא כללות יחוד זה
  5. Torah Ohr, Terumah 1, ¶3The mochin are a person’s general life, from which light reaches each limb; likewise above, the general light of Ein Sof is enclothed in Chochmah and through it in all nine sefiros.נמצא המוחין הם כללות החיות של האדם כך הוא עד״מ למעלה שגילוי כללות האור מא״ס ב״ה נמשך ומתלבש בחכמה

Main sources

Likkutei Torah, Rosh Hashanah 1, ¶2Likkutei Torah, Nitzavim 4, ¶4Likkutei Torah, Rosh Hashanah 4, ¶1Likkutei Torah, Shelach 1, ¶3Torah Ohr, Terumah 1, ¶3

Where it appears

In 6 paragraphs of 6 maamarim (only where it is the subject: the word is common in its plain sense).

  • Likkutei Torah, Nitzavim 4 ¶4
  • Likkutei Torah, Rosh Hashanah 1 ¶2
  • Likkutei Torah, Rosh Hashanah 4 ¶1
  • Likkutei Torah, Chukas 1 ¶8
  • Torah Ohr, Terumah 1 ¶3
  • Likkutei Torah, Shelach 1 ¶3

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