Time in the Teachings of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi

5. Study That Follows Prayer. ................................................................................. 192
 
5.1 Prayer as preparation for Torah study.
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5.2 Temporal prayer and eternal Torah.
 ..................................................................... 195
 
6. Setting time for Torah study in the context of Rashaz’s leadership. ...................... 201
 
7. Conclusions. ....................................................................................................... 204
 
C
HAPTER 
5 ......................................................................................................... 207
 
1. Reading Gender in Rashaz’s Writings .................................................................. 207
 
2. Female Imagery in Rashaz’s Teachings. ............................................................... 213
 
2.1 The fluidity of gender categories.
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3. The female in relation to time. ............................................................................ 222
 
3.1 “A help meet for him.”
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3.2 The female and the purifications of sparks.
 .......................................................... 229
 
3.1.1 Nocturnal purifications.
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4. Anticipation of redemption. ................................................................................ 237
 
4.1 The Sabbath.
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4.2 Circumcision.
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