Why God Chose to Create Everything from Nothing

Da'at Tevunot 16:1

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

Said the Intellect - The reason is simple, and it is dependent on the answer to another question, which is, why did the Creator blessed is He, want to create creations?

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