A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Charity creates vessels for the infinite light at the resurrection of the dead” "Siyum Haditch Ukraine" Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 32 The Alter Rebbe quotes from Vezot Habracha Moshe Rabeinu Blessing to the tribe of Levi ברך ה׳ חילם ופעל ידם ירצה the Talmud says this is a blessing for their service in the temple in אבות דרב נתן it says that there is one thing in exile that accomplishes the same as sacrifices in the temple & that is צדקה וגמילות חסדים. The Alter Rebbe blesses those that inspire others to give charity & those give charity that their good deeds should be elevated לפני ה׳ תמיד as well as they should continue to give & give more as that’s a true sign of strength when you give more than you want as it says in ethics of our fathers איזהו גבור הכובש את יצרו. Those that inspire others in a certain sense is greater than those that give. For those that are the givers the Alter Rebbe quotes from the prophet Yeshaya צדקתו עמדת לעד the feminine expression of עמדת as your being inspired by others to give so you’re a מקבל nevertheless it says לעד as when you give charity from a place of חסד ואהבה the good energy stays until the resurrection of the dead & then the infinite light of סובב כל עלמין is revealed in this world. In order for this infinite light of סובב כל עלמין to find expression in this world it needs a proper vessel just like the body is a proper vessel for the soul. Or as the prophet Jeremiah says הלוא כה דברי כאש just like Fire only gives of light when it’s grounded with a wick that’s consumed by the Fire same thing in order for the infinite light to shine it needs a vessel that is totally nullified in the infinite light. The vessel for the infinite light is חסד ונדיבת הלב to help & give those that are in need as the Zohar states clearly וכמה גופין תקינת לון how many bodies have you created to receive the light ואתקריאו בתקונא דא חסד דרועא ימינא the Zohar says that Chesed is the right hand in other words the right strong vessel as the right is the main part so Chesed is what creates the vessels. As we say in our prayers on Rosh Hashanah לבושו צדקה that צדקה is the garment to bring in the infinite light of Hashem. As the Talmud says אין הצדקה משתלמת אלא לפי חסד שבה & the prophet says זרעו לכם לצדקה קצרו לפי חסד that the reward of צדקה is based on the חסד ונדיבת הלב that goes with the צדקה Why is צדקה called זריעה and the reward קצירה? Just like you cut what was planted & hidden in the ground till it was revealed. So to the צדקה & חסד that we do in exile is revealed at the resurrection when the infinite light is revealed in the world. This union is even greater than the union of the lights & vessels of אצילות of which is says איהו וגרמהי חד if in reference to the light of Atzilut the vessels are nullified how much more so are the vessels of צדקה nullified to the infinite light of סובב כל עלמין that are much greater than the light of אצילות. This is why צדקה is written in the feminine (besides the reason as the person is being inspired by others to give so he is a receiver of the others inspiration) as צדקתו עמדת לעד as the צדקה creates the vessel for the infinite light of Hashem at the time of the resurrection of the dead. There is a higher level of tzedaka as it says in psalms צדק לפניו יהלך the masculine energy which is kindness which is awakened by the person himself thru meditation in Shema to Love Hashem, to Cleave to Hashem, to have self sacrifice as you say אחד & by בכל מאדך in a literal sense as you love Hashem, with mesiras Nefesh your awakened to give charity. וכמים הפנים אל פנים כן לב האדם העליון וכו or as אתערותא דלתתא creates a אתערותא דלעילא so when you are inspired on your own you draw down the essence of the אור הסובב that’s why it’s called צדק לשון זכר however when some one else inspires you it’s feminine energy & you only draw down a ray of the light of אור הסובב. Hence the verse in psalms says צדק לפניו יהלך as צדק that’s self inspired draws down the פנים the essence of the infinite light from higher than אצילות down to this world. Hashem should be kind to those that give huge charity, as well as to those that want to give more however don’t have, the Alter Rebbe blesses them with all goodness. 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/M43PTREw1XA Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev