What is Chassidus?

 

Chassidus is fire!

 

What is fire? fire has two components; it is bright and hence causes everything around it to be illuminated by its light; and it is vibrant, it is hot, it is dancing with energy, it is alive.

 

What is Judaism without Chassidus? it is like a body without a soul, like a dead corpse, it has no vitality, no life and nor does it cast a glow to illuminate the worshiper, rather like a person burdened under his heavy yoke he merely does motions forgetting that it states Vichay Bohen, Judaism must be enjoyable, life infusing and in fact life expressing.