חסידות אויף דברים 11:16

Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov taught: The verse states,¹²⁴Isaiah 55:8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, and not your ways are My ways.” The explanation is as follows: The moment a person separates himself from HaShem, blessed is He, he immediately is worshiping idolatry. There is no middle ground in this, and this is the meaning of the verse,¹²⁵Deuteronomy 11:16 “You turn aside, and serve other gods.”