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In Judaism, yetzer hara (Hebrew: יֵצֶר הַרַע , romanized: yēṣer haraʿ ) is a term for humankind's congenital inclination to do evil.The term is drawn from the phrase "the inclination of the heart of man is evil" (Biblical Hebrew: יֵצֶר לֵב הָאָדָם רַע, romanized: yetzer lev-ha-adam ra), which occurs twice at the beginning of the Torah (Genesis 6:5 and ...
Judaism affirms that people are born with both a yetzer ha-tov (יצר הטוב), an inclination or impulse to do good, and with a yetzer hara (יצר הרע), an inclination or impulse to do evil. These phrases reflect the concept that "within each person, there are opposing natures continually in conflict" and are referenced many times in the ...
Many sources speak of both a yetzer hatov ("good inclination") and a yetzer hara ("evil inclination") in the human soul. [16] The yetzer hatov is conceptualized in different sources as a tendency towards goodness, productivity, or concern for others, while the yetzer hara is conceptualized as a tendency towards evil, selfishness, or base or ...
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יצר הטוב, יצה״ט (yetzer hatov) - the good inclination. See also יצ״ט; יֵצֶר הָרַע, יצה״ר (yetzer hara) - the evil inclination; יברכם צורנו וישמרם, יצ״ו (yevarcheim tzureinu veyishmereim) - may [God] our Stronghold bless them and protect them; יֵצֶר טוֹב, יצ״ט (yetzer tov) - good ...
Judaism teaches that humans are born with free will, and morally neutral, with both a yetzer hatov, (literally, "the good inclination", in some views, [which?] a tendency towards goodness, in others [which?], a tendency towards having a productive life and a tendency to be concerned with others) and a yetzer hara, (literally "the evil ...
In kabbalah, the divine soul (נפש האלקית ; nefesh ha'elokit) is the source of good inclination, or yetzer tov, and Godly desires.. The divine soul is composed of the ten sefirot from the side of holiness, and garbs itself with three garments of holiness, namely Godly thought, speech and action associated with the 613 commandments of the Torah.
In kabbalah, the animal soul (נפש הבהמית ; nefesh habehamit) is one of the two souls of a Jew. It is the soul that gives life to the physical body, as stated in Tanya, and is the source of animalistic desires as well as innate Jewish characteristics such as kindness and compassion.