Great Ones of Elevation (גְּדוֹלֵי מַעֲלָה)
Great Ones of Elevation (גְּדוֹלֵי מַעֲלָה)

Great Ones of Elevation

People of a high rank. Very important people.

("And the second category... and it is a cursed category, because it breaks out against great ones of elevation... and if they were accustomed in their souls to wisdoms... it would become clear to them whether the 'wise' are truly wise or not" - Maimonides / Commentary on the Mishnah, Introduction to Chapter 'Chelek', 3, 308, and likewise: "Whoever truly knows the Land of Israel's taste, he can discern in another whether there was a righteous person at the head of the year or not, and whether that righteous person is great in elevation or small" - Rabbi Nachman of Breslov / Likutei Moharan - Tennina, Torah M')

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גְּדוֹלֵי מַעֲלָה

Definition (Hebrew)

אֲנָשִׁים בְּדַרְגָּה גְּבוֹהָה. אֲנָשִׁים חֲשׁוּבִים מְאוֹד.

("וְהַכַּת הַשְּׁנִיָּה...וְהִיא כַּת אֲרוּרָה, לְפִי שֶׁהִיא מִתְפָּרֶצֶת כְּלַפֵּי אֲנָשִׁים גְּדוֹלֵי הַמַּעֲלָה...וְלוּ הָיוּ מַרְגִּילִים נַפְשָׁם בַּחָכְמוֹת...הָיָה מִתְבָּרֵר לָהֶם הַאִם הַ"חכמים"חכמים הֵם,אִם לֹא"- הָרַמְבָּ"ם/ פֵּרוּשׁ הַמִּשְׁנָה, הַקְדָּמָה לְפָרֵק "חֵלֶק", ג, 308, וְכֵן:"מִי שֶׁיּוֹדֵעַ מֵאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל,שֶׁטַּעַם בֶּאֱמֶת טַעַם אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, הוּא יָכוֹל לְהַכִּיר בְּאַחֵר, אִם הָיָה אֵצֶל צַדִּיק עַל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה אִם לָאו, וְאִם אוֹתוֹ צַדִּיק הוּא גָּדוֹל בְּמַעֲלָה אוֹ קָטָן"- ר' נַחְמָן מִבְּרֶסְלָב/ לִקּוּטֵי מוהר"ן- תְּנִינָא, תּוֹרָה מ')

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