Heresy and Happiness

הנהו תרי מיני חד שמיה ששון וחד שמיה שמחה א"ל ששון לשמחה אנא עדיפנא מינך דכתיב (ישעיהו לה, י) ששון ושמחה ישיגו וגו' א"ל שמחה לששון אנא עדיפנא מינך דכתיב (אסתר ח, יז) שמחה וששון ליהודים א"ל ששון לשמחה חד יומא שבקוך ושויוך פרוונקא דכתיב (ישעיהו נה, יב) כי בשמחה תצאו א"ל שמחה לששון חד יומא שבקוך ומלו בך מיא דכתיב ושאבתם מים בששון א"ל ההוא מינא דשמיה ששון לר' אבהו עתידיתו דתמלו לי מים לעלמא דאתי דכתיב ושאבתם מים בששון א"ל אי הוה כתיב לששון כדקאמרת השתא דכתיב בששון משכיה דההוא גברא משוינן ליה גודא ומלינן ביה מיא:

Sukkah 48b:5-6

Apropos this verse, the Gemara relates: There were these two heretics, one named Sason and one named Simḥa. Sason said to Simḥa: I am superior to you, as it is written: “They shall obtain joy [sason] and happiness [simḥa], and sorrow and sighing shall flee” (Isaiah 35:10). The verse mentions joy first. Simḥa said to Sason, On the contrary, I am superior to you, as it is written: “There was happiness [simḥa] and joy [sason] for the Jews” (Esther 8:17). Sason said to Simḥa: One day they will dismiss you and render you a messenger [parvanka], as it is written: “For you shall go out with happiness [simḥa]” (Isaiah 55:12). Simḥa said to Sason: One day they will dismiss you and draw water with you, as it is written: “With joy [sason] you shall draw water.” The Gemara relates a similar incident: A certain heretic named Sason said to Rabbi Abbahu: You are all destined to draw water for me in the World-to-Come, as it is written: “With sason you shall draw water.” Rabbi Abbahu said to him: If it had been written: For sason, it would have been as you say; now that it is written: With sason, it means that the skin of that man, you, will be rendered a wineskin, and we will draw water with it.

שבת ל׳ ב:ג׳-ז׳

אמר רב יהודה בריה דרב שמואל בר שילת משמיה דרב בקשו חכמים לגנוז ספר קהלת מפני שדבריו סותרין זה את זה ומפני מה לא גנזוהו מפני שתחילתו דברי תורה וסופו דברי תורה תחילתו דברי תורה דכתיב מה יתרון לאדם בכל עמלו שיעמול תחת השמש ואמרי דבי רבי ינאי תחת השמש הוא דאין לו קודם שמש יש לו סופו דברי תורה דכתיב סוף דבר הכל נשמע את האלקים ירא ואת מצותיו שמור כי זה כל האדם מאי כי זה כל האדם אמר רבי (אליעזר) כל העולם כולו לא נברא אלא בשביל זה רבי אבא בר כהנא אמר שקול זה כנגד כל העולם כולו שמעון בן עזאי אומר ואמרי לה שמעון בן זומא אומר לא נברא כל העולם כולו אלא לצוות לזה ומאי דבריו סותרין זה את זה כתיב טוב כעס משחוק וכתיב לשחוק אמרתי מהלל כתיב ושבחתי אני את השמחה וכתיב ולשמחה מה זה עושה לא קשיא טוב כעס משחוק טוב כעס שכועס הקדוש ברוך הוא על הצדיקים בעולם הזה משחוק שמשחק הקדוש ברוך הוא על הרשעים בעולם הזה ולשחוק אמרתי מהלל זה שחוק שמשחק הקדוש ברוך הוא עם הצדיקים בעולם הבא ושבחתי אני את השמחה שמחה של מצוה ולשמחה מה זה עושה זו שמחה שאינה של מצוה ללמדך שאין שכינה שורה לא מתוך עצבות ולא מתוך עצלות ולא מתוך שחוק ולא מתוך קלות ראש ולא מתוך שיחה ולא מתוך דברים בטלים אלא מתוך דבר שמחה של מצוה שנאמר ועתה קחו לי מנגן והיה כנגן המנגן ותהי עליו יד ה׳ אמר רב יהודה וכן לדבר הלכה אמר רבא וכן לחלום טוב איני והאמר רב גידל אמר רב כל תלמיד חכם שיושב לפני רבו ואין שפתותיו נוטפות מר תכוינה שנאמר שפתותיו שושנים נוטפות מור עובר אל תקרי מור עובר אלא מר עובר אל תקרי שושנים אלא ששונים לא קשיא הא ברבה והא בתלמיד ואיבעית אימא הא והא ברבה ולא קשיא הא מקמי דלפתח הא לבתר דפתח כי הא דרבה מקמי דפתח להו לרבנן אמר מילתא דבדיחותא ובדחי רבנן לסוף יתיב באימתא ופתח בשמעתא ואף ספר משלי בקשו לגנוז שהיו דבריו סותרין זה את זה ומפני מה לא גנזוהו אמרי ספר קהלת לאו עיינינן ואשכחינן טעמא הכא נמי ליעיינן ומאי דבריו סותרים זה את זה כתיב אל תען כסיל כאולתו וכתיב ענה כסיל כאולתו לא קשיא הא בדברי תורה הא במילי דעלמא

Shabbat 30b:3-7

Since contradictions in Ecclesiastes were mentioned, the Gemara cites additional relevant sources. Rav Yehuda, son of Rav Shmuel bar Sheilat, said in the name of Rav: The Sages sought to suppress the book of Ecclesiastes and declare it apocryphal because its statements contradict each other and it is liable to confuse its readers. And why did they not suppress it? Because its beginning consists of matters of Torah and its end consists of matters of Torah. The ostensibly contradictory details are secondary to the essence of the book, which is Torah. The Gemara elaborates: Its beginning consists of matters of Torah, as it is written: “What profit has man of all his labor which he labors under the sun?” (Ecclesiastes 1:3), and the Sages of the school of Rabbi Yannai said: By inference: Under the sun is where man has no profit from his labor; however, before the sun, i.e., when engaged in the study of Torah, which preceded the sun, he does have profit. Its ending consists of matters of Torah, as it is written: “The end of the matter, all having been heard: Fear God, and keep His mitzvot; for this is the whole man” (Ecclesiastes 12:13). With regard to this verse, the Gemara asks: What is the meaning of the phrase: For this is the whole man? Rabbi Eliezer said: The entire world was only created for this person. Rabbi Abba bar Kahana said: This person is equivalent to the entire world. Shimon ben Azzai says and some say that Shimon ben Zoma says: The entire world was only created as companion to this man, so that he will not be alone. And to the essence of the matter, the Gemara asks: What is the meaning of: Its statements that contradict each other? It is written: “Vexation is better than laughter” (Ecclesiastes 7:3), and it is written: “I said of laughter: It is praiseworthy” (Ecclesiastes 2:2), which is understood to mean that laughter is commendable. Likewise in one verse it is written: “So I commended mirth” (Ecclesiastes 8:15), and in another verse it is written: “And of mirth: What does it accomplish?” (Ecclesiastes 2:2). The Gemara answers: This is not difficult, as the contradiction can be resolved. Vexation is better than laughter means: The vexation of the Holy One, Blessed be He, toward the righteous in this world is preferable to the laughter which the Holy One, Blessed be He, laughs with the wicked in this world by showering them with goodness. I said of laughter: It is praiseworthy, that is the laughter which the Holy One, Blessed be He, laughs with the righteous in the World-to-Come. Similarly, “So I commended mirth,” that is the joy of a mitzva. “And of mirth: What does it accomplish?” that is joy that is not the joy of a mitzva. The praise of joy mentioned here is to teach you that the Divine Presence rests upon an individual neither from an atmosphere of sadness, nor from an atmosphere of laziness, nor from an atmosphere of laughter, nor from an atmosphere of frivolity, nor from an atmosphere of idle conversation, nor from an atmosphere of idle chatter, but rather from an atmosphere imbued with the joy of a mitzva. As it was stated with regard to Elisha that after he became angry at the king of Israel, his prophetic spirit left him until he requested: “But now bring me a minstrel; and it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him” (II Kings 3:15). Rav Yehuda said: And, so too, one should be joyful before stating a matter of halakha. Rava said: And, so too, one should be joyful before going to sleep in order to have a good dream. The Gemara asks: Is that so, that one should introduce matters of halakha joyfully? Didn’t Rav Giddel say that Rav said: Any Torah scholar who sits before his teacher and his lips are not dripping with myrrh due to fear of his teacher, those lips shall be burnt, as it is stated: “His lips are as lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh [shoshanim notefot mor over]” (Song of Songs 5:13)? He interpreted homiletically: Do not read mor over, flowing myrrh; rather, read mar over, flowing bitterness. Likewise, do not read shoshanim, lilies; rather, read sheshonim, that are studying, meaning that lips that are studying Torah must be full of bitterness. The Gemara explains: This is not difficult, there is no contradiction here, as this, where it was taught that one should introduce matters of halakha joyfully, is referring to a rabbi, and that, where it was taught that one must be filled with bitterness, is referring to a student, who must listen to his teacher with trepidation. And if you wish, say instead that this and that are referring to a rabbi, and it is not difficult. This, where it was taught that he must be joyful, is before he begins teaching, whereas that, where it was taught that he must be filled with bitterness and trepidation, is after he already began teaching halakha. That explanation is like that which Rabba did. Before he began teaching halakha to the Sages, he would say something humorous and the Sages would be cheered. Ultimately, he sat in trepidation and began teaching the halakha. And, the Gemara continues, the Sages sought to suppress the book of Proverbs as well because its statements contradict each other. And why did they not suppress it? They said: In the case of the book of Ecclesiastes, didn’t we analyze it and find an explanation that its statements were not contradictory? Here too, let us analyze it. And what is the meaning of: Its statements contradict each other? On the one hand, it is written: “Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him” (Proverbs 26:4), and on the other hand, it is written: “Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes” (Proverbs 26:5). The Gemara resolves this apparent contradiction: This is not difficult, as this, where one should answer a fool, is referring to a case where the fool is making claims about Torah matters; whereas that, where one should not answer him, is referring to a case where the fool is making claims about mundane matters.

חגיגה י״ד ב:ח׳

ת"ר ארבעה נכנסו בפרדס ואלו הן בן עזאי ובן זומא אחר ורבי עקיבא אמר להם ר"ע כשאתם מגיעין אצל אבני שיש טהור אל תאמרו מים מים משום שנאמר (תהלים קא, ז) דובר שקרים לא יכון לנגד עיני

Chagigah 14b:8

§ The Sages taught: Four entered the orchard [pardes], i.e., dealt with the loftiest secrets of Torah, and they are as follows: Ben Azzai; and ben Zoma; Aḥer, the other, a name for Elisha ben Avuya; and Rabbi Akiva. Rabbi Akiva, the senior among them, said to them: When, upon your arrival in the upper worlds, you reach pure marble stones, do not say: Water, water, although they appear to be water, because it is stated: “He who speaks falsehood shall not be established before My eyes” (Psalms 101:7).

יונה ד׳:ה׳-י״א

(ה) וַיֵּצֵ֤א יוֹנָה֙ מִן־הָעִ֔יר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב מִקֶּ֣דֶם לָעִ֑יר וַיַּעַשׂ֩ ל֨וֹ שָׁ֜ם סֻכָּ֗ה וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב תַּחְתֶּ֙יהָ֙ בַּצֵּ֔ל עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִרְאֶ֔ה מַה־יִּהְיֶ֖ה בָּעִֽיר׃ (ו) וַיְמַ֣ן יְהוָֽה־אֱ֠לֹקִים קִיקָי֞וֹן וַיַּ֣עַל ׀ מֵעַ֣ל לְיוֹנָ֗ה לִֽהְי֥וֹת צֵל֙ עַל־רֹאשׁ֔וֹ לְהַצִּ֥יל ל֖וֹ מֵרָֽעָת֑וֹ וַיִּשְׂמַ֥ח יוֹנָ֛ה עַל־הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן שִׂמְחָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃ (ז) וַיְמַ֤ן הָֽאֱלֹקִים֙ תּוֹלַ֔עַת בַּעֲל֥וֹת הַשַּׁ֖חַר לַֽמָּחֳרָ֑ת וַתַּ֥ךְ אֶת־הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן וַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃ (ח) וַיְהִ֣י ׀ כִּזְרֹ֣חַ הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ וַיְמַ֨ן אֱלֹקִ֜ים ר֤וּחַ קָדִים֙ חֲרִישִׁ֔ית וַתַּ֥ךְ הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ יוֹנָ֖ה וַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ף וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ֙ לָמ֔וּת וַיֹּ֕אמֶר ט֥וֹב מוֹתִ֖י מֵחַיָּֽי׃ (ט) וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹקִים֙ אֶל־יוֹנָ֔ה הַהֵיטֵ֥ב חָרָֽה־לְךָ֖ עַל־הַקִּֽיקָי֑וֹן וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֵיטֵ֥ב חָֽרָה־לִ֖י עַד־מָֽוֶת׃ (י) וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ה' אַתָּ֥ה חַ֙סְתָּ֙ עַל־הַקִּ֣יקָי֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־עָמַ֥לְתָּ בּ֖וֹ וְלֹ֣א גִדַּלְתּ֑וֹ שֶׁבִּן־לַ֥יְלָה הָיָ֖ה וּבִן־לַ֥יְלָה אָבָֽד׃ (יא) וַֽאֲנִי֙ לֹ֣א אָח֔וּס עַל־נִינְוֵ֖ה הָעִ֣יר הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֶשׁ־בָּ֡הּ הַרְבֵּה֩ מִֽשְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה רִבּ֜וֹ אָדָ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־יָדַע֙ בֵּין־יְמִינ֣וֹ לִשְׂמֹאל֔וֹ וּבְהֵמָ֖ה רַבָּֽה׃

Jonah 4:5-11

(5) Now Jonah had left the city and found a place east of the city. He made a booth there and sat under it in the shade, until he should see what happened to the city. (6) The LORD God provided a ricinus plant, which grew up over Jonah, to provide shade for his head and save him from discomfort. Jonah was very happy about the plant. (7) But the next day at dawn God provided a worm, which attacked the plant so that it withered. (8) And when the sun rose, God provided a sultry east wind; the sun beat down on Jonah’s head, and he became faint. He begged for death, saying, “I would rather die than live.” (9) Then God said to Jonah, “Are you so deeply grieved about the plant?” “Yes,” he replied, “so deeply that I want to die.” (10) Then the LORD said: “You cared about the plant, which you did not work for and which you did not grow, which appeared overnight and perished overnight. (11) And should not I care about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not yet know their right hand from their left, and many beasts as well!”

משנה יומא ו׳:ה׳-ו׳

(ה) עַל כָּל סֻכָּה וְסֻכָּה אוֹמְרִים לוֹ, הֲרֵי מָזוֹן וַהֲרֵי מַיִם. וּמְלַוִּין אוֹתוֹ מִסֻּכָּה לְסֻכָּה, חוּץ מֵאַחֲרוֹנָה שֶׁבָּהֶן, שֶׁאֵינוֹ מַגִּיעַ עִמּוֹ לַצּוּק, אֶלָּא עוֹמֵד מֵרָחוֹק וְרוֹאֶה אֶת מַעֲשָׂיו:

(ו) מֶה הָיָה עוֹשֶׂה, חוֹלֵק לָשׁוֹן שֶׁל זְהוֹרִית, חֶצְיוֹ קָשַׁר בַּסֶּלַע וְחֶצְיוֹ קָשַׁר בֵּין שְׁתֵּי קַרְנָיו, וּדְחָפוֹ לַאֲחוֹרָיו, וְהוּא מִתְגַּלְגֵּל וְיוֹרֵד, וְלֹא הָיָה מַגִּיעַ לַחֲצִי הָהָר עַד שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה אֵבָרִים אֵבָרִים. בָּא וְיָשַׁב לוֹ תַּחַת סֻכָּה אַחֲרוֹנָה עַד שֶׁתֶּחְשָׁךְ. וּמֵאֵימָתַי מְטַמֵּא בְגָדִים, מִשֶּׁיֵּצֵא חוּץ לְחוֹמַת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, מִשְּׁעַת דְּחִיָּתוֹ לַצּוּק:

Mishnah Yoma 6:5-6

(5) At every booth they would say to him: here is food and here is water. And they went with him from booth to booth, except the last one, who would not go with him up to Zuk, but rather stand from afar, and see what he was doing.

(6) What did he do? He divided the thread of crimson wool, and tied one half to the rock, the other half between its horns, and pushed it from behind, and it went rolling down and before it had reached half its way down hill it broken into limbs. He came back and sat down under the last booth until it grew dark. And from when are his clothes unclean? From the moment he has gone outside the walls of Jerusalem. Rabbi Shimon says: from the moment he pushes it into Zuk.

ליקוטי מוהר"ן ס״ד:ב׳:ו׳-ט׳

(ו) וּבֶאֱמֶת אִי אֶפְשָׁר לְיַשֵּׁב אֵלּוּ הַקֻּשְׁיוֹת, כִּי אֵלּוּ הַקֻּשְׁיוֹת שֶׁל אֶפִּיקוֹרְסוּת הַזֹּאת בָּאִים מֵחָלָל הַפָּנוּי, אֲשֶׁר שָׁם בְּתוֹךְ הֶחָלָל הַפָּנוּי אֵין שָׁם אֱלֹקוּת כִּבְיָכוֹל, וְעַל כֵּן אֵלּוּ הַקֻּשְׁיוֹת הַבָּאִים מִשָּׁם, מִבְּחִינַת חָלָל הַפָּנוּי, אִי אֶפְשָׁר בְּשׁוּם אֹפֶן לִמְצֹא לָהֶם תְּשׁוּבָה, הַיְנוּ לִמְצֹא שָׁם אֶת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, כִּי אִלּוּ הָיָה מוֹצֵא שָׁם גַּם כֵּן אֶת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, אִם־כֵּן לֹא הָיָה פָּנוּי, וְהָיָה הַכֹּל אֵין סוֹף כַּנַּ"ל.

(ז) וְעַל כֵּן עַל הָאֶפִּיקוֹרְסוּת הַזֹּאת נֶאֱמַר (משלי ב׳:י״ט): כָּל בָּאֶיהָ לֹא יְשׁוּבוּן; כִּי אֵין שׁוּם תְּשׁוּבָה עַל הָאֶפִּיקוֹרְסוּת הַזֹּאת, מֵאַחַר שֶׁבָּא מֵחָלָל הַפָּנוּי, שֶׁמִּשָּׁם צִמְצֵם אֱלֹקוּתוֹ כִּבְיָכוֹל.

(ח) רַק יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל־יְדֵי אֱמוּנָה עוֹבְרִים עַל כָּל הַחָכְמוֹת, וַאֲפִלּוּ עַל הָאֶפִּיקוֹרְסוּת הַזֹּאת הַבָּא מֵחָלָל הַפָּנוּי, כִּי הֵם מַאֲמִינִים בְּהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ בְּלִי שׁוּם חֲקִירָה וְחָכְמָה, רַק בֶּאֱמוּנָה שְׁלֵמָה.

(ט) כִּי הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ מְמַלֵּא כָּל עָלְמִין וְסוֹבֵב כָּל עָלְמִין, נִמְצָא שֶׁהוּא כִּבְיָכוֹל בְּתוֹךְ כָּל הָעוֹלָמוֹת וּסְבִיב כָּל הָעוֹלָמוֹת, וְצָרִיךְ לִהְיוֹת הֶפְרֵשׁ כִּבְיָכוֹל בֵּין הַמִּלּוּי וְהַסִּבּוּב, שֶׁאִם לָאו, אִם־כֵּן הַכֹּל אֶחָד, אַךְ עַל־יְדֵי בְּחִינַת הֶחָלָל הַפָּנוּי, שֶׁמִּשָּׁם צִמְצֵם אֱלֹקוּתוֹ, כִּבְיָכוֹל, וּבְתוֹכוֹ בָּרָא אֶת כָּל הַבְּרִיאָה.

Likutei Moharan 64:2:6-9

(6) In truth, it is impossible to answer these questions. This is because the questions [that arise] from this heresy stem from the Vacated Space in which, so to speak, there is no Godliness. There is therefore absolutely no way that one can find an answer for these questions that come from there, from the aspect of the Vacated Space—i.e., [no way to] find God there. For if God were found there as well, it would then not be vacated, and there would have been nothing but Ein Sof, as explained above.

(7) Therefore, of this heresy it is said (Proverbs 2:19): “None that go to her yeShUVun (return).” There is absolutely no teShUVah (answer) for this heresy since it stems from the Vacated Space, from which, so to speak, He contracted His Godliness.

(8) But through faith, the Jewish people prevail over all the wisdoms and even this heresy that stems from the Vacated Space. This is because they believe in God, without any philosophical enquiry and intellection, but only with perfect faith.

(9) For God “fills all worlds and encircles all worlds.” Thus we find that He is, so to speak, within all the worlds and round about all the worlds. Yet there has to be a separation, so to speak, between the filling and the encircling, for if not, then it is all one. That it is not, is due to the aspect of the Vacated Space, from which He contracted His Godliness, so to speak, and within which He created the entire creation.

ליקוטי מוהר"ן ס״ד:ה׳:א׳

(א) ה וְדַע, שֶׁעַל יְדֵי הַנִּגּוּן שֶׁל הַצַּדִּיק שֶׁהוּא בְּחִינַת מֹשֶׁה, הוּא מַעֲלֶה אֶת הַנְּשָׁמוֹת מִן הָאֶפִּיקוֹרְסוּת הַזֹּאת שֶׁל הֶחָלָל הַפָּנוּי שֶׁנָּפְלוּ לְשָׁם. כִּי דַּע, שֶׁכָּל חָכְמָה וְחָכְמָה שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם יֵשׁ לָהּ זֶמֶר וְנִגּוּן מְיֻחָד, שֶׁזֶּה הַזֶּמֶר מְיֻחָד לְחָכְמָה זוֹ, וּמִזֶּה הַזֶּמֶר נִמְשֶׁכֶת הַחָכְמָה הַזֹּאת. וְזֶה בְּחִינוֹת (תהלים מז): זַמְּרוּ מַשְׂכִּיל; שֶׁכָּל שֵׂכֶל וְחָכְמָה יֵשׁ לוֹ זֶמֶר וְנִגּוּן.

Likutei Moharan 64:5:1

(1) 5. Know, too, that by means of the melody of the tzaddik who is the aspect of Moshe, he elevates from the heresy of the Vacated Space the souls that fell into there. For know! each and every wisdom in the world has its particular song and melody. This song is particular to that wisdom, so that this wisdom is derived from that song. This is the aspect of “sing an intelligent song” (Psalms 47:8), since each intellect and wisdom has a song and melody.

ליקוטי מוהר"ן ס״ד:ה׳:י׳

(י) וְעַל כֵּן עַל יְדֵי נִגּוּן שֶׁל הַצַּדִּיק, שֶׁהוּא בְּחִינוֹת מֹשֶׁה כַּנַּ"ל, עַל יְדֵי זֶה עוֹלִים וְיוֹצְאִים כָּל הַנְּשָׁמוֹת שֶׁנָּפְלוּ בְּתוֹךְ הָאֶפִּיקוֹרְסוּת הַזּאֹת שֶׁל חָלָל הַפָּנוּי, כִּי נִגּוּנוֹ הוּא בִּבְחִינוֹת רֹאשׁ אֱמוּנָה, הַיְנוּ אֱמוּנָה הָעֶלְיוֹנָה עַל הַכֹּל, שֶׁעַל יְדֵי נִגּוּן וֶאֱמוּנָה זוֹ נִתְבַּטְּלִים כָּל הָאֶפִּיקוֹרְסוּת, וְנִכְלָלִים וְנִתְבַּטְּלִים כָּל הַנִּגּוּנִים בְּתוֹךְ הַנִּגּוּן הַזֶּה, שֶׁהוּא לְמַעְלָה מִן הַכֹּל, שֶׁמִּמֶּנּוּ נִמְשָׁכִים כָּל הַנִּגּוּנִים כַּנַּ"ל:

Likutei Moharan 64:5:10

(10) Therefore, by means of the melody of the tzaddik who is the aspect of Moshe, as explained above, all the souls that succumbed to this heresy of the Vacated Space ascend and emerge. This is because his melody is in the aspect of the summit of faith—i.e., the most exalted faith of all—since through this melody and faith all heresy is nullified. And all the melodies are encompassed and made null within this melody, which is the highest of all since all melodies are drawn from it, as explained above.