A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “The Blessings created by doing Mitzvot” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 30 The Talmud says that one that goes to shul regularly & one day does not show up Hashem inquires where were you. The Talmud quotes from the prophet Isiah מִ֤י בָכֶם֙ יְרֵ֣א יְהוָ֔ה שֹׁמֵ֖עַ בְּק֣וֹל עַבְדּ֑וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ הָלַ֣ךְ חֲשֵׁכִ֗ים וְאֵ֥ין נֹ֙גַהּ֙ ל֔וֹ יִבְטַח֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה וְיִשָּׁעֵ֖ן בֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃ Who among you reveres the LORD And heeds the voice of His servant?— Though he walk in darkness And have no light, Let him trust in the name of the LORD And rely upon his God. The Talmud says even when it’s dark we need to have trust in Hashem show up to shul. The Alter Rebbe says this applies to all Mitzvot & especially Charity which is compared to all Mitzvot. Even though you did not make your charity a life long commitment nevertheless if you gave in the past to support Isreal they are in real need & in exile Israel & מלחות are called סוכת דוד הנופלת. We need to establish & elevate that there should be the union of אחד באחד which is 1) uniting Jew with another Jew. 2) Uniting מלכות with ז״א which is also called uniting קודשה בריך הוא with the שכינה. The more quantitative times you give charity the more times you create the union of אחד באחד. As the Talmud says כל פרוטה ופרוטה מצטרפת לחשבון גדול what is the חשבון גדול as the Zohar says אימתי גדול הוי׳ כשהוא בעיר אלקינו a city of חשבון which is referring to מלכות drawing down the infinite light into Malchus. The purpose is to create a אתערותא דלתתא that will draw down a אתערותא דלעילא when we practice חיים, חן וחסד by giving charity with a good will & סבר פנים יפות we cause יאר ה׳ פניו which draws down חן וחסד & good will from the infinite source of life which Hashem’s greatness we can’t imagine into מלכותך מלכות כל עולמים as Malchus is the revealed world the worlds that have quantitative limits. This is the definition of חשבון גדול which is accomplished thru charity that brings peace as the verse in Yeshaya says והיה מעשה הצדקה שלום. As Peace is what unites & unifies two polar opposites which is 1) all the way in heaven the infinite light 2) down below Malchus which depends into בריאה, יצירה ועשיה in its limited & finite existence. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to Warren Kahminsky for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/k6SG_ha3HsY Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev