Time in Chassidism is the constant change of a predictable variation of a higher form that controls everything in the universe. The essence of universe itself is indecisive of its being. The continuity of time is the ultimate proof of the existence of a higher form.
For Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch (the “Tzemach Tzedek”, 1789-1866), time connects the outer space and the soul. It is not the meaning of being but rather the process of existence. In Chassidism, there are two conflicting processes needed for something to exist. First, the entity must be provided by its Creator. Second, the individual must be separated from the others. In this sense, the concept of creation needs Ratzo v’shov because it is the mediator between of the “Creator” and the “created being”.
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