הַנְשָׁמָה חֵלֶק אֱלֹהַּ מִמַּעַל

ביטוי (אנגלית)

The soul is a part of God from above.

הגדרה (אנגלית)

The soul is a spiritual thing and its source is God.

("And how is God from above, and my portion from on high?" - Job 2:11, and so: "The Lord is my portion, said my soul; therefore I will desire him" - Lamentations 3:24, and so: "If even the soul were to be God from above, it would give glory to its Father in heaven, and by the hands of the steadfastness which it has with him, it would be granted length of days" - All My Precious Names 2:11, And so: "For every one of Israel is a part of God from above, and the essence of God is in the heart...it is a gift without end" - R. Nachman of Breslau/ Likutei Moharan, Torah 49, 4, and so: "And the soul, a part of God from above, flew to the heights, to stand in judgment before the house, the law of the high places" - Y.L. Peretz/ Shlosh Matannot, 29, And so: "As I heard from our elders in the house of the Midrash, that the soul of man is a part of God from above, and man follows it, climbing and descending empty from height to height" - Mendel's Library/ Benjamin's Third Journeys, 6, Moch, And so: "Among the published statements is that every soul has a part of God from above, that every soul is carved "From the throne of glory" - H. Baer/ To the place where the spirit goes, 122)