Editing Shneur Zalman of Liadi (section)

=== Philosophy: Chabad ===
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As a Talmudist, Shneur Zalman endeavored to place Kabbalah and Hasidism on a [[Rationality|rational]] basis. In his seminal work, ''[[Tanya (Judaism)|Tanya]]'', he defines his approach as "{{Script/Hebrew|מוח שולט על הלב}}" ("mind ruling over the heart/emotions"). He chose the name "''Chabad''" for this philosophy—the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] [[acronym]] for the intellectual attributes (''[[Sephirot|sefirot]]'') ''[[Chokmah|'''Ch'''ochma]]'' ("wisdom"), ''[[Binah (Kabbalah)|'''B'''ina]]'' ("understanding"), and ''[[Da'at (Kabbalah)|'''D'''a'at]]'' ("knowledge”). According to Shneur Zalman, a man is neither a static nor a passive entity. He is a dynamic being who must work to develop his potential talent and perfect himself.<ref>''The World of Hassidism'', H. Rabinowicz p.74, Hartmore House 1970</ref>

Both in his works and in his sermons he "indicated an intelligent and not a blind faith",<ref name="ReferenceA"/> and assumed an intellectual accessibility of the mystical teachings of the [[Kabbalah]]. This intellectual basis differentiates Chabad from other forms of Hasidism - in this context referred to as "''Chagas''"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chabadlibrary.org/books/default.aspx?furl=%2Fmaharyatz%2Fsichos%2F706-10%2F7%2F6%2F363 |title=Reference of Rebbe Rayatz to Chassidei "''Chagas''" |publisher=Chabadlibrary.org |access-date=2012-01-13 |archive-date=2012-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205101557/http://www.chabadlibrary.org/books/default.aspx?furl=%2Fmaharyatz%2Fsichos%2F706-10%2F7%2F6%2F363 |url-status=dead }}</ref>—the "emotional" attributes (''sefirot'') of ''[[Chesed (Kabbalah)|'''Ch'''esed]]'' ("kindness"), ''[[Gevurah (Kabbalah)|'''G'''evurah]]'' ("power"), and ''[[Tiferet (Kabbalah)|'''T'''iferes]]'' ("beauty").{{fact|date=March 2021}}

In [[Likkutei Sichos]] talks, the 7th Rebbe equates the Hasidic Rebbes followed in Chabad with different [[Sephirot]] divine manifestations: the Baal Shem Tov with [[Keter]] infinite faith, Shneur Zalman with Chokhmah (wisdom), the 2nd Chabad Rebbe with [[Binah (Kabbalah)|Binah]] (understanding), etc.{{fact|date=March 2021}}