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Maharal – Chapter 3: Mishna 5: Part 4

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Maharal – Chapter 3: Mishna 5: Part 3

Chapter 3: Mishna 5: Part 3 Adam, as the beginning of all humanity, represents all men. (The beginning of something embodies within it the totality of that thing, a principle taught a number of times in the Maharal. Therefore, if we want to understand the essence of a concept, we look for the first time…