Q&A: What Is the Problem with Non-Literal Tzimtzum?
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What Is the Problem with Non-Literal Tzimtzum?
Question
I would be glad if the Rabbi would explain the logical contradiction in the view that tzimtzum is not to be understood literally.
Answer
I explained this in the past. If there is no tzimtzum, then there is nothing besides the Holy One, blessed be He. So where are we—the ones thinking the claim that the tzimtzum is not literal?