tzimtzum
The tzimtzum or tsimtsum () is a term used in Lurianic Kabbalah to explain Isaac Luria's doctrine that God began the process of creation by limiting the Ohr Ein Sof (infinite light) of the Godhead in order to allow for a conceptual space in which the Four Worlds, or finite realms, could exist. This primordial initial contraction, forming a "vacant space" () into which new creative light could beam, is denoted by general reference to the tzimtzum. In Kabbalistic interpretation, tzimtzum gives rise to the paradox of simultaneous divine presence and absence within the vacuum and resultant Creatio
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Tzimtzum em hebraico צמצום; romaniz.: ṣimṣūm (tb. Tsimtsum e Zimzum; lit. contração) refere-se à noção cabalística Luriânica primal da Criação do mundo por Deus; nesse primeiro ato criativo Ele contraiu Sua luz infinita (Ohr Ein Sof) gerando um espaço vazio (halal - חלל) onde pudesse vir a existir Todas as coisas, pois sem esse ato, o Tzimtzum, não haveria espaço dentro do Sem Limites (Ein Sof).
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