The leaders of Israel over the masses stem from the intellect of Adam's soul "In every generation there is a leader like Moses" The soul of the Tzadik is an inclusive, general soul of the community. In Kabbalah, gematria (numerical value) has significance, because Creation is formed through Divine "speech" as in Genesis 1. The gematria of Yesod (יסוד) is 80, 8 times 10, forming reduced value of 18 (חי Life), as a tzadik is called truly alive spiritually. 80 is the value of Klal (כלל), the "community", the extension of Kol (כל), the term in Kabbalah for the sephirah of Yesod. The "Tzadik of the generation" is a "general soul" (neshama klalit) of the generation, in which each individual soul is included. Hasidic thought focuses on this parallel, and its application for each person. Through the personal connection of each soul to the tzadik, their Yechidah soul-essence becomes revealed, through the revelation of the Yechidah of the Tzadik. Breslov Hasidut Rebbe Nachman of Breslov explained how only a true leader can awaken the most genuine Jewish faith: this leader is the Tzadik. Variants as first names Hebrew: Tzadik or Zadik Amharic, Tigrinya: Tsadik (ጻድቅ) or Tsadkan (ጻድቃን) Arabic: Sadiq, Sadeq (صَادِق) Persian: Sadegh or Sadeq Tzadik in Hasidism See also Gadol Gaon References Sources Frumer, Assaf. Kol Hanikra Bishmi (Hebrew) Lessons In Tanya Pevzner, Avraham. Al HaTzadikim'' (Hebrew). Kfar Chabad. 1991 External links Kuntres HaHishtatchus The classic Maamar explaining the significance of visiting the grave of a Tzaddik. (In English) chabad.org Maaneh Lashon An English rendition of the prayers to be said at the graveside of the righteous. Torah sources concerning Tzaddikim Connotations of the Kabbalistic sephirah Yesod-Foundation from inner.org Connotations of the inner dimension of Yesod: Emet-Truth from inner.org "The Soul of Life: The Complete Neffesh Ha-chayyim" (2012), Amazon, Religious honorifics Hasidic thought Jewish theology Jewish culture Kabbalah Orthodox rabbinic roles and titles Hebrew words and phrases in Jewish law Talmud concepts and terminology