It Is Taught Tanya Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Daily Teachings from the Tanya by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (AKA “The Alter Rebbe”)In loving memory of Avraham Yitzchok ben Binyamin HaCohen Z”L
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In today's episode we discuss how intellectually generated love and fear of G-d is associated with Creation (and not Emanation) and how the Laws of the Torah descend down to this world.
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss: The Rebbe's answer to his questions on the Accusation of the Nations.
Are we really robbers? Occupiers of a land that is not our own? What is this accusation based on?
In this short series of episodes, we'll be discussing the deeper spiritual underpinnings of the nations of the world accusations against the Jews of being "occupiers" of the Land of Israel and of stealing the land.
Does their claim have any basis? How should we as Jews address these allegations?
What is the true root of the Jewish connection to the Land of Israel?
These and other questions will be addressed.
Based on a Sicha of the Rebbe on the first Rashi of Parshas Breishis, Given in the year 5726 (1965).
Studied in the merit of a swift victory for the IDF in the current war and protecting the IDF soldiers and all Jewish lives within the land of Israel and throughout the world, as well as the speedy return of all of the hostages.
Written essays to accompany the audio podcast:
https://saredecom.wordpress.com/2023/11/13/why-is-the-whole-world-against-us-2/
https://saredecom.wordpress.com/2023/11/06/why-is-the-whole-world-against-us/
The Rebbe on how learning Torah can help fight a war: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsADqkXyALk
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In today's episode we discuss the Alter Rebbe's answer to the question as to how doing positive mitzvos can bring light into the world of Atzilus if the light in the world of Atzilus has already been rectified and the objects we perform mitzvos with have not.
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss how performing mitzvos is essential as the purpose of the world is to draw down light into vessels and not the ascension of the light.
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss: The Rebbe's answer to his questions on Rashi's questions.
In this short series of episodes, we'll be discussing the deeper spiritual underpinnings of the nations of the world accusations against the Jews of being "occupiers" of the Land of Israel and of stealing the land.
Does their claim have any basis? How should we as Jews address these allegations?
What is the true root of the Jewish connection to the Land of Israel?
These and other questions will be addressed.
Based on a Sicha of the Rebbe on the first Rashi of Parshas Breishis, Given in the year 5726 (1965).
Studied in the merit of a swift victory for the IDF in the current war and protecting the IDF soldiers and all Jewish lives within the land of Israel and throughout the world, as well as the speedy return of all of the hostages.
Written essays to accompany the audio podcast:
https://saredecom.wordpress.com/2023/11/13/why-is-the-whole-world-against-us-2/
https://saredecom.wordpress.com/2023/11/06/why-is-the-whole-world-against-us/
The Rebbe on how learning Torah can help fight a war: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsADqkXyALk
Music by Shoshannah.
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In today's episode we discuss:
1) The Rebbe's questions on the accusations of the nations and
2)The Rebbe's questions on our answer to the nations.
In this short series of episodes, we'll be discussing the deeper spiritual underpinnings of the nations of the world accusations against the Jews of being "occupiers" of the Land of Israel and of stealing the land.
Does their claim have any basis? How should we as Jews address these allegations?
What is the true root of the Jewish connection to the Land of Israel?
These and other questions will be addressed.
Based on a Sicha of the Rebbe on the first Rashi of Parshas Breishis, Given in the year 5726 (1965).
Studied in the merit of a swift victory for the IDF in the current war and protecting the IDF soldiers and all Jewish lives within the land of Israel and throughout the world, as well as the speedy return of all of the hostages.
Written essays to accompany the audio podcast:
https://saredecom.wordpress.com/2023/11/13/why-is-the-whole-world-against-us-2/
https://saredecom.wordpress.com/2023/11/06/why-is-the-whole-world-against-us/
The Rebbe on how learning Torah can help fight a war: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsADqkXyALk
Music by Shoshannah.
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In today's episode we discuss a few other reasons as to why performing physical mitzvos are essential and have an advantage over connecting to G-d out of Love and Fear.
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we
Read the first Rashi in its entirety and discuss:
1) The Rebbe's questions on Rashi's question
2)The Rebbe's questions on Rashi's answer.
In this short series of episodes, we'll be discussing the deeper spiritual underpinnings of the nations of the world accusations against the Jews of being "occupiers" of the Land of Israel and of stealing the land.
Does their claim have any basis? How should we as Jews address these allegations?
What is the true root of the Jewish connection to the Land of Israel?
These and other questions will be addressed.
Based on a Sicha of the Rebbe on the first Rashi of Parshas Breishis, Given in the year 5726 (1965).
Studied in the merit of a swift victory for the IDF in the current war and protecting the IDF soldiers and all Jewish lives within the land of Israel and throughout the world, as well as the speedy return of all of the hostages.
Written essays to accompany the audio podcast:
https://saredecom.wordpress.com/2023/11/13/why-is-the-whole-world-against-us-2/
https://saredecom.wordpress.com/2023/11/06/why-is-the-whole-world-against-us/
The Rebbe on how learning Torah can help fight a war: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsADqkXyALk
Music by Shoshannah.
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In today's episode we discuss how learning about the laws of the Torah can connect us to G-d's Essence (Mehus) just as performing them can, which is not the case with learning about Divinity, which while important and required as well, only connects us with G-d's Existence (Metzius).
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss how mitzva performance is unique in its ability to connect us with G-d's Essence and not just His Existence.
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss the limitations of Torah study and prayer in so far of that they connect a person with the existence of G-d but not His Essence.
Kuntres Acharon, middle of Essay 4.
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In this short series of episodes, we'll be discussing the deeper spiritual underpinnings of the nations of the world accusations against the Jews of being "occupiers" of the Land of Israel and of stealing the land.
Does their claim have any basis? How should we as Jews address these allegations?
What is the true root of the Jewish connection to the Land of Israel?
These and other questions will be addressed.
Based on a Sicha of the Rebbe on the first Rashi of Parshas Breishis, Given in the year 5726 (1965).
Studied in the merit of a swift victory for the IDF in the current war and protecting the IDF soldiers and all Jewish lives within the land of Israel and throughout the world, as well as the speedy return of all of the hostages.
Written essays to accompany the audio podcast:
https://saredecom.wordpress.com/2023/11/13/why-is-the-whole-world-against-us-2/
https://saredecom.wordpress.com/2023/11/06/why-is-the-whole-world-against-us/
The Rebbe on how learning Torah can help fight a war: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsADqkXyALk
Music by Shoshannah.
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In today's episode we discuss the spiritual source of the Mitzvos and resolve a seeming contradiction between the Eitz Chaim and the Zohar in this regards.
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss why the effects our prayer and Torah study have is different on high depending on the quality of our intentions.
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 3.
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In today's episode we discuss the unique power that prayer has to change the world in a way that Torah and Mitzvos cannot.
Kuntres Acharon, Beginning of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss the relativity of what is meant by spiritual ascension as it applies to the results from our actions and intentions and compare the lower levels of intent in both Torah learning and prayer in terms of where they ascend to.
Kuntres Acharon, End of Essay 3.
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In today's episode we discuss the effects our prayer and Torah study have on high depending on our intentions or lack thereof.
Kuntres Acharon, Beginning of Essay 3.
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In today's episode we discuss why physical mitzvos are necessary to affect the supernal union of Male and Female.
Kuntres Acharon, Essay 2.
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In today's episode we explore the spiritual effects of thought/intention and speech in regards to Torah learning as well as when both are present.
Kuntrus Acharon, Essay 1.
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In today's episode we discuss two different types of Tzedaka giving - one being "feminine" and one being "masculine" - and the different spiritual effects that each has.
Iggeres HaKodesh Epistle 32.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Shechina is likened to the heart which transmits its vitality all of the created worlds via the souls of the Jewish people, which are likened to the limbs in relation to the Shechina.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Epistle 31.
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In today's episode we discuss how a person should not diminish the frequency with which they are habituated to giving Tzedaka, nor the amount they are habituated to give.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Epistle 30.
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In today's episode we discuss why the Oral Torah is referred to as "Mother", the study of which, in particular the laws contained therein, reveals the level of "Crown", which surrounds and is higher than the Written Torah, which is referred to as "Father"
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 29.
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In today's episode we discuss how doing the practical mitzvos garb the soul with light from Lower Gan Eden, while attaching proper intention to the mitzvos while performing them, allows the soul to ascend to Higher Gan Eden.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 29.
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In today's episode we discuss how the mitzvos can be likened to hollow pillars that elevate our souls to G-d's Attribute of Keter Above.
Iggeres Hakodesh, Middle of Epistle 29.
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In today's episode we discuss the connection between Pleasure and Desire and how this relates to the Light of G-d that vests souls when we do Mitzvos.
Iggeres Hakodesh, Middle of Epistle 29.
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In today's episode we discuss how the mitzvos serve as garments for us to be able to access G-d's Light without ceasing to exist.
Iggeres HaKodesh Beginning of Epistle 29.
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In today's episode we explore the second part of the letter of condolence the Alter Rebbe wrote to Rabbi Levi Yitchak of Berditchov.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 28.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Tzaddik's continues to illuminate his followers after he passes away, even from the higher Neshama level.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 27.
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In today's episode we discuss the first part of a letter of condolence which the Alter Rebbe wrote to Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditzchov after the passing of his son R' Meir.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 28.
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In today's episode we discuss how the impression the Tzaddik makes during their life through their Faith, Awe and Love remains after they pass away and is accessible to their students in a more essential way than it was during their life.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 27.
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In today's episode we discuss how the life of a Tzaddik is never physical but rather is oriented towards Faith, Awe and Love (of G-d).
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 27.
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In today's episode we discuss the second half of the letter of consolation the Alter Rebbe wrote to his Chassidim after the passing of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 27.
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In today's episode we begin discussing a letter of consolation the Alter Rebbe wrote to his followers after the passing of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 27.
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In today's episode we discuss what our focus will be in the Messianic Era when all of the fallen sparks have been redeemed.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 26.
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In today's episode we discuss how every Jew has the obligation to come up with new Torah insights ("chidushim") and what this accomplishes.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 26.
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In today's episode we discuss how questions stem from klipos and how the study of gemara serves to redeem these klipos from exile.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 26.
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In today's episode we discuss how the debate format in Talmudic study, serves to extract the sparks of Supernal Wisdom from their entrapment in exile.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 26.
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In today's episode we discuss how while all aspects of the Torah are sourced in Malchus of Atzilus but get vested within the lower worlds.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 26.
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In today's episode we discuss what the "Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil" means spiritually speaking, if it's not the study of Jewish Law.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 26.
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In today's episode we discuss how the laws of the Torah will still be relevant in the Messianic Era.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 26.
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In today's episode we discuss a citation from the Zohar concerning the Messianic Era and discuss how Jewish law must also be termed the "Tree of Life" (and not the "Tree of Good and Bad" as one might initially think upon reading the cited excerpt.).
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 26.
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In today's episode we discuss the conclusion of the Alter Rebbe's answer to the opponents of the teaching of the Ba'al Shem Tov regarding the Schechina being vested within idolators.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 25.
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In today's episode we discuss the Alter Rebbe's advice on what to do if someone distracts you during your prayers or learning.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 25.
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In today's episode we discuss how the bad overpowers the good in exile.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 25.
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In today's Tanya we learn why it is important to speak the words out loud when praying or learning Torah.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epsistle 25.
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In today's episode we address how it is that G-d's Speech, which is One and Unified, radiates through the four general worlds.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 25.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's radiance flows down to our world in an exiled state.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 25.
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In today's episode we discuss the Kabbalistic understanding of G-d's "Speech".
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 25.
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In today's episode we discuss the Alter Rebbe's commentary on a teaching of the Ba'al Shem Tov as to why anger is likened to idolatry.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 25.
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In today's episode we discuss the Alter Rebbe's review of the teaching of the perpetuality of ex nihilo creation according to the Alter Rebbe.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 25.
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In today's episode we discuss how one should not discuss personal affairs during times of communal prayers and how one must make themselves appear as if they are standing in front of a king while praying.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 24.
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In today's episode we discuss the Alter Rebbe's value for the practice of learning Ein Yaakov as well as practical Mitzvos in groups of (at least) 10 Jews on weekdays between Mincha and Ma'ariv prayers and to learn the halachos of Shabbos specifically with a congregation of 10 (or more) Jews on Shabbos at Mincha time. We also learn about how a person should not separate themselves from the congregation during this learning time.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 23.
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In this episode we discuss what is meant by the reward that is granted to an individual who studies Torah on their own and contrast this with how the Shechina is drawn down when ten Jews gather together and hovers above them, as it is too intense and infinite a radiance to be vested within their souls while the souls are limited by physical bodies.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 23.
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In today's episode we discuss how upset the Alter Rebbe was when people would speak about frivolous matters before or after praying in synagogue.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 23.
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In today's episode we discuss the special power ten Jews gathered together have to draw down the Divine Presence (the Schina).
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 23.
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In today's episode we discuss the importance of not judging others even in one's heart.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 22.
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In today's episode the Alter Rebbe pleads with his Chassidim to pray to G-d in a stubborn manner that is above intellect.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 22.
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In today's episode we discuss how to accept physical hardships with joy.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 22.
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In today's episode we discuss the power of giving Tzedaka on a regular basis (in contract to giving once as a lump sum).
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 21.
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In today's episode we discuss that while concerns for physical matters stems from a good place, a person should be careful not to get too caught up in the natural tendency of caring about physicality for its own sake as well as why and how we should accept physical suffering rather than try to avoid it.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 22.
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In today's Tanya we discuss the beginning of a letter in which the Alter Rebbe rebukes his Chassidim for coming to him with worldly concerns.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 22.
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In today's episode we discuss how we should hasten to preform the mitzvos, especially the mitzva of Tzedaka. And that if we made a pledge to give a certain amount annually, that it should be given out in increments throughout the year rather than all at once towards the end of the year.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Iggeres 21.
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In today's episode we discuss how the power of Ex Nihilo is most manifest in the physical earth.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we discuss the concept of Or Chozer (Reflective Light) and how it applies to our physical world being the most powerful.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we discuss how the lower worlds of Bi'YA contain the power to create their various entities and address the question of how a Transcendent G-d can create a finite world.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Mitzvos have a higher source than the Torah.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we discuss how the main power of Ex Nihilo comes from Malchus of Atzilus.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we discuss spiritual aspects within the world of Atzilus which do not have the capacity to create Ex Nihilo.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 20
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In today's episode we discuss the spiritual mechanisms behind ex nihilo creation.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we discuss the why only Ex Nihilo (in contrast to Cause and Effect creation) is called Creation (i.e Briya).
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we begin a discuss as to how it is possible that G-d is One with both His Lights and Vessels.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we discuss the meaning of the Thought Speech and Action of Letters.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 19.
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In today's episode we discuss the difference between "seeing" and "hearing" spiritually speaking and how this relates to the prophets vs. the Kabbalists.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 19.
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In today's episode we discuss the external and internal aspects of G-d's attribute of Chochma and why Moshe Rabeinu was a good conduit for transmitting the Torah.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 19.
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In today's episode we bring up the question as to how it is that the Arizal was able to write about inner levels of sephiros and worlds which were above Moshe Rabeinu's ability to understand or experience, if Moshe was the greatest prophet that ever lived.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 19.
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In today's episode we discuss the second type of Love of G-d which is innate, albeit latent, within all Jews.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 18.
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In today's episode we discuss the first of two levels of Love of G-d, called Aha'av B'Ta'anugim.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 18.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Righteous will only truly be able to rest and experience G-d's Infinite Light in the time of the Resurrection.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 17.
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In today's episode we discuss how Tzaddikim will experience a greater revelation of G-dliness in the Future Era in the time of the Resurrection vs the revelation they experience in Gan Eden.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 17.
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In today's episode we discuss how giving charity reaps "fruit" in this world and "principal" for the world to come and what this means.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 17.
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In today's episode we discuss different reasons why a person should still give charity even if they are just as impoverished as the one they are giving to.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 16.
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In today's episode we discuss why even a poor person is not exempt from giving charity.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 16.
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In today's episode we discuss how the emotions of the G-dly soul stem from the intellectual attributes of the G-dly soul.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 15.
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In this episode we discuss how the emotive and intellectual attributes previously discussed are merely metaphors for the attributes of the G-dly Soul.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 15.
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In today's episode, we discuss the first six emotive attributes as they manifest within a person and how these emotive attributes are external manifestations of two internal emotive attributes, all of which are sourced in and correlate in quality with the three intellectual attributes.
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 15.
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In today's episode we discuss how Avraham's attribute of Chessed in relation to the Supernal Attribute of Chessed can be likened to the relationship between the ashes of a burnt piece of wood to the wood or tree itself.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 15.
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In today's episode we begin a discussion in which we come to understand how we can come to understand G-d (somewhat) through studying the spiritual make up of Man.
Iggeres HaKodesh, beginning of Epistle 15.
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In today's episode we discuss what is meant by the teaching that the eyes of G-d are always on the Land of Israel.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 14.
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In today's episode we begin discussing a letter the Alter Rebbe wrote to his Chassidim, asking him to be just as passionate about giving to a fund that was established to raise money for the land of Israel as they were when the fund was first established.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 14.
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In today's episode we discuss how there is a great Chessed which is latent within all Jews (Rav Chessed) and how G-d should thus act towards us in a way of Rav Chessed as well.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 13.
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In today's episode we discuss how all Jews embody both Chessed and Gevurah. It's just a question of what is overt vs what is latent.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 13.
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In today's episode we discuss how some Jewish souls are rooted in Chessed and some are rooted in Gevurah.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 13.
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In today's episode we discuss how the "Service/Work" of Tzedaka produces a stronger effect than the "Act" of Tzedaka.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 12.
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In today's episode we begin to explore the difference between the Act of Tzedaka vs. the Work or Service of Tzedaka.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 12.
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In today's episode we discuss how we can stimulate the affection of Peace on High and Below through engaging in the Act of Tzedaka as well as how we can get a taste of the revelation of G-dliness that will occur in the Future, by connecting with G-d during certain auspicious times such as prayer or giving Tzedaka.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 12.
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Today's episode is dedicated in loving memory to my maternal grandfather Avraham Yitzchok ben Binyamin HaKohen Z"L (the entire It is Taught podcast is dedicated to him as well).
In today's episode we introduce the question of what the difference is between the Act of Tzedaka vs the Service of Tzedaka, based on a verse from Yeshayahu and how Hashem makes peace between the attributes of Chessed and Gevurah through the attribute of Tiferes/Rachamim. This attribute is associated with His 4 letter Name (Havaya/the Tetragrammaton).
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 12.
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In today's episode we discuss how not seeing everything as being good is a form of heresy and how training ourselves to see everything as good makes it revealed as such.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 11.
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In today's episode we discuss how everything we experience in our lives is really good and coming from G-d's Chessed, even if we don't perceive it as such. Our purpose is to shift our perspective and try to recognize the hidden goodness in all things.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Epistle 11.
FYI this is the gif I reference i the beginning of the episode: https://media.giphy.com/media/tKX6FNU9UGwF2/giphy.gif
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In today's episode we discuss how through giving Tzedaka in an abundant and unmeasured way, we invoke the unlimited Chessed of G-d from a place higher than the worlds (i.e Rav Chessed).
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 10.
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In today's episode we discuss why we should not stick to the limitations given for giving tzedakah.
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 10.
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In today's episode we discuss how while all mitzvos, including the mitzva of Tzedaka has specific limitations and measurements to it, if a person veers even slightly from the Torah path, they should give over and above the set limitation given for Tzedaka in order to rectify the diminishment in light flow their actions caused, and this will stimulate an influx of even greater light sourced from above all the worlds.
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 10.
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In today's episode we discuss how the positive commandments are rooted in Hashem's Chessed, but as vested within Gevurah, as is seen by virtue of their measurements and limitations.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Begnning of Epistle 10.
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In today's episode we discuss how and why all of the Torah commandments have specific measurements to them.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 10.
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In today's episode we discuss how the main focus of our generation, which is the generation of the "footsteps of Moshiach", is to give Tzedaka. This is in contrast to previous generations whose emphasis was more on Torah study.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 9.
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In today's episode the Alter Rebbe reminds us of our true purpose on Earth, which is to emulate G-d by giving Tzedaka and doing acts of Chessed for His Sake.
Iggeres HaKodesh beginning of Epistle 9.
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In today's episode we discuss how giving Tzedaka is likened to gardening and the spiritual response that it elicits.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 8.
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In today's episode we discuss the miraculous nature of plant growth and how the power that makes a plant grow is vested in the earth, not in the seed.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 8.
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In today's episode we discuss the disproportionate response that our giving of Tzedaka elicits on High.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Iggeres 8.
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In today's episode we discuss how every Jew has a unique purpose to their life, involving having a special connection to certain mitzvos. This purpose is beyond rhyme or reason, originating in G-d's Thought.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 7.
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In today's episode we discuss a deeper reasoning behind why we have the habit of giving Tzedka before praying.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 8.
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In today's episode we discuss how Yaakov our forefather took over from the original Adam as being the collective soul of all Jews.
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Radiance is divided into 613 general parts which are further subdivided infinitely. We also discuss how these rays correspond to the 613 mitzvos as well as the 613 parts of a person's soul.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 7.
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In today's episode we begin a discussion regarding the understanding of references made to our "portion" and "lot" within G-d, when we know that G-d is Indivisible.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how giving Tzedaka can connect a person to the True Truth.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 6.
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In today's episode we begin a discussion as to why giving Tzedaka rewards a person with Truth (Emes). We discuss our forefather Yaakov and how he is associated with Compassion and how we can arouse Compassion on High for having compassion on our G-dly souls which are exiled in our bodies and this physical world.
Iggeres HaKodesh Beginning of Epistle 6.
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In today's episode we discuss the deeper meaning behind the phrase "behibaram" which is used in Chumash in describing Creation and how In today's episode we discuss how ever since the creation of Man, it is required of us to elicit G-d's Chessed to give power for the descent of His Chochma into the Malchus (Speech) which sustains our world.
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 5.
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In today's episode we discuss two categories of Jew 1) Those who's primary focus is in Torah study and 2)Those who's primary focus is in acts of Chessed and Tzedaka.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 5.
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In today's episode we discuss how our world receives G-d's letters of speech in an external manner, which is referred to as the "body" or "matter" of the letters, AKA G-d's breath, as we could not handle the more inward "form" in a manifest way.
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 5.
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In today's episode we discuss the role Bina plays in having the hidden Chochma become manifest in more revealed Malchus (Speech).
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 5.
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In today's episode we discuss the difference between the more internal form vs. the more external matter (or body) of the Hebrew letters, and how the letter Hei is the source of the body of the letters.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 5.
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In today's episode we begin a discussion surrounding how we can "make" G-d's name through giving Tzedaka by way of exploring the connection between Speech (Malchus) and Chochma.
Iggeres HaKodes, Beginning of Epistle 5.
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In today's episode we discuss how giving tzedaka redeems and uplifts the inner heart and soul. This reunification of the soul with G-d is peace (Shalom).
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 4.
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In today's episode we discuss how and why giving Tzedaka can serve as an impetus to accessing serving G-d from the inner recesses of the heart.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 4.
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In today's episode we discuss the connection between the mitzvah of circumcision and the two layers/dimensions of the heart.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 4.
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In today's episode we discuss the two dimensions of the heart and how these relate to our service of G-d.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 4.
Article referenced in the episode ("Riding the Moral Elephant: A Review of Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind" by Kyle Roberts )
https://cct.biola.edu/riding-moral-elephant-review-jonathan-haidts-righteous-mind/
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In today's episode we discuss what role the "Helmet of Salvation" plays in the imagery of the Coat of Arms in terms of the drawing down of the Or HaSovev into our world as a result of our giving of Tzedaka.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 3.
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In today's episode we discuss why the mitzvah of Tzedaka (charity) is likened to a coat of arms.
Iggeres HaKodesh Beginning of Epistle 3
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In today's episode we explore a letter written by the Alter Rebbe to his Chassidim after his having been released from prison in Petersberg. The main message is for them to become increasingly humble the more kindness the experience from G-d and to be humble of spirit before the Alter Rebbe's opponents who led to his being imprisoned.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Epistle 2.
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In today's Tanya we discuss the Alter Rebbe's plea to his Chassidim to only appoint leaders to congregational weekday morning prayers from amongst men who have the luxury to pray slowly and with intention (for a minimum of 1.5 hours). We also discuss how on Shabbos and Yom Tov, businessmen are not exempt from this as well. We discuss how seriously the Alter Rebbe felt about this to the extent that he said that he would send spies to check on congregations and would distance anyone he caught not adhering to this slow praying from his classes.
Iggeres HaKodesh end of Epistle One.
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In today's episode we discuss the concept of spiritual "loins", which is Faith in G-d (Emunah). How to strengthen our faith through learning Torah and meditating upon G-d, which will seep into the rest of our spiritual bodies/limbs, which translates into having Love and Fear of G-d.
We also discuss how it is the PELVIS and not the stomach which is the main aspect of the anatomical core and how this translates spiritually.
Iggeres HaKodesh Epistle 1, Part 1.
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In today's episode we discuss how learning the Oral Torah strengthens a person's faith in G-d.
As part of this discussion, I lead the listeners through a short "Mountain Pose" meditation to experience the relationship between the Crown and the Core (Pelvis) both physically and spiritually.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 1.
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In today's episode we discuss how to experience joy in worldly suffering in recognition of how it saves us from much greater suffering in Geheinom. We also discuss how our positive actions in this world similarly create a disproportionate spiritual effect.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Chapter 12
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In today's episode we discuss how keeping your past sins in the back of your mind at all times can make you happy.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of Chapter 11.
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In today's episode we discuss G-d's unique ability to forgive an infinite amount of times.
Iggeres HaTeshuva middle of Chapter 11.
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In today's episode we discuss how it is possible to harbor two opposing emotions of humility/contriteness and joy at the same time in praying to G-d.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 11.
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In today's episode we discuss how Teshuva Ta'ta is a necessary prerequisite for Teshuva Ila'ah and how Shabbos is connected with Teshuva Ila'ah.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of Chapter 10.
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In today's episode we discuss how Teshuva I'laya comes about not directly through Man's effort, but rather through G-d effecting it from Above to Below. However Man still needs to work to rise from level to level.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 10.
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In today's episode we discuss how Bina gives birth to emotions (middos) and how this relates to Teshuva I'laya'a in terms of the higher Hei and the Vav. I.e how and why studying Torah is the path to Teshuva I'laya.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Chapter 9.
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In today's episode we discuss what is involved in the higher level of Tehuva (Teshuva Ila'ah).
Iggeres HaTeshuva, End of Chapter 8.
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In today's episode we discuss how one can arouse the 13 Attributes of Mercy to reset the letters of one's soul so that one's sins no longer detach a person from G-d.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 8.
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In today's episode we discuss how even minor transgressions can have a cumulative effect of being on par with the most severe transgressions.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of Chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how the path to a broken heart, which is necessary for doing Teshuva, is taking an honest accounting of one's actions and realizing their ramifications.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Middle of chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss the two general aspects involved in lower Teshuva, namely 1)Compassion and 2)Subjugation.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how we have a choice as to which channel we receive our vitality from and how Teshuva can restore a more direct flow from our source.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of chapter 6.
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In today's episode we discuss how while in the past, when we were on a higher level, we received our physical vitality in a more direct manner exclusively from our G-dly souls, nowadays, with the exile of the Schina (due to our actions), the vitality of transgressors flows via the zodiac, which is sourced in Klipas Noga.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, beginning of chapter 6.
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In today's episode we discuss how the 613 Mitzvos can be thought of a rope with 613 strands, which ultimately is G-d's Breath which is the vitality of the G-dly Soul.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Chapter 5.
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In today's episode we discuss the deeper meaning behind man being created in the image of G-d by virtue of the soul mirroring the Tetragrammaton.
Iggeres HaTeshuva end of chapter 4.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Tetragrammaton contains all of the 10 sephiros within it.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Middle of Chapter 4.
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In today's episode we discuss the difference between blowing (i.e. exhaling strongly) vs. speaking and how this relates to G-d's creation of Man.
Iggeres HaTeshuva middle of chapter 4.
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In today's episode we begin a discussion of coming to a more in depth understanding of what Teshuva is and introduce some related questions in this regard.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of chapter 4.
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In today's episode we discuss how one should give extra charity as a way of redeeming the outstanding proscribed fasts (according to the more stringent opinions).
Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of Chapter 3.
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In today's episode we discuss how charity can serve as a substitute for fasting nowadays due to our generation not being as physically robust as generations in the past.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, middle of Chapter 3.
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In today's episode we discuss the deeper meaning behind why the sages settled upon the measure of having a sinner fast 3x the prescribed number of fasts for whatever sin they committed.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 3.
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In today's episode we discuss what the role of fasting and inflicting suffering upon oneself might have if these are not part of the mitzvah of Teshuva.
Iggeres HaTeshuva Chapter 2.
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In today's episode we discuss what is involved in the mitzvah of Teshuva and how fasting is not part of this, despite what many think.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of Chapter 1.
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In today's episode we discuss a teaching in masechet Yoma about the three types of atonement necessary in the cases of three different types of transgressions.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 1.
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In today's episode we discuss how moonlight can be used as a good analogy to help us understand how lower creations receive their vitality from the more loftier creations which radiate the 10 utterances of creation in a more direct way.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, end of chapter 12.
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In today's episode we discuss why it is that we call the building blocks through which G-d creates the world "letters" even though G-d's Speech is far above and the source of our wisdom and intellects.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah end of Chapter 11.
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In today's episode we discuss how every individual creation receives its vitality from a particular combination, transposition or substitution of the 22 letters contained within the 10 utterances of creation.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, beginning of chapter 12.
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In today's episode we discuss the meaning and purpose of "letters of thought" and "letters of speech".
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Beginning of Chapter 11.
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In today's Tanya we discuss how the seven days of the week come into being from G-d's Attributes.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, end of Chapter 10
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In today's episode we discuss how the allegory of the sun and sunlight we use to understand the unity of G-d with His Attributes, is a useful allegory for us, however we must know that it is only an allegory.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of Chapter 10.
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In today's episode we discuss how the fact that G-d is united with His Attributes is just as incomprehensible as G-d Himself is.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, end of Chapter 9.
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In today's episode we discuss how it is illogical to say that G-d is incomprehensible to us.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of chapter 9.
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In today's episode we discuss the attribute of Chochma and how it manifests within a person's and how all of the other attributes and soul garments stem out from it.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'HaEmunah, End of Chapter 8.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Chochma (Wisdom, which is the highest attribute for us) can be likened to our Asiya (Action, the lowest attribute).
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Beginning of Chapter 9.
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In today's episode we begin a discussion concerning how G-d's Attributes, as we reference them during prayer etc... are not the same as our own.'
Sha'ar HaYichud VeHaemuna Chapter 8.
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In today's episode we discuss the process by which G-d constricts the original 10 Utterances of Creation in order to create everything and how the numerical value of a created being (i.e the gematria of its name), is the most diminished manifestation of its G-dly vitality.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, end of chapter 7.
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In today's episode, we explore the two aspects of G-d's Light known as: Sovev Kol Almin and Memalei Kol Almin.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of chapter 7.
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In today's episode, we address the mistake that some scholars make in interpreting the Tzimtzum as described by the AriZal literally and we discuss how G-d remains unaffected by the changes in the world, unlike the soul which is affected by the happenings of the body.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'HaEmunah, Middle of Chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Knowledge is different than human knowledge and how we are incapable of understanding G-d's Knowledge.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Middle of Chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss the origin of time and space.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'HaEmunah, middle of chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d is very much present within Space and Time through His attribute of Malchus.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss G-d's Name of Adnus.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Beginning of Chapter 7.
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This episode has been generously sponsored by Chavi Kelemer in loving memory of Yehuda Ben Dov Ber whose joy of teaching Torah inspired many others. May this learning give his neshama an aliyah.
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In today's episode we discuss how the parable of the soul in relation to the body is not a good parallel to understanding G-d's relationship with His Creations.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah end of Chapter 6.
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In today's episode we discuss how we can understand how the inclusion of all of the middos within one another is due to them being sourced in the same place, namely the One G-d.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of chapter 6.
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In today's episode we discuss G-d's Name Elokim.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Beginning of Chpater 6.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Attributes of Chessed and Gevurah are sourced in the same place, however this is beyond the human intellect, no matter how lofty, to comprehend.
Sha'ar Hayichud V'Haemunah, Chapter 5.
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In today's episode we introduce the concept of Tzimtzum; G-d's ability to constrict and conceal Himself so that created beings won't be nullified in their source. We discuss how it is just as beyond our comprehension to understand this attribute of contraction within G-d as it is for us to understand G-d's expansiveness.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of Chapter 4.
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In today's episode we discuss the origin of G-d's attribute of Constraint.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, end of chapter 4.
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In today's episode we begin to discuss the idea of how just as the sun needs a protective shield for us to be able to handle its rays, so does G-d's Name of Havaya need a protective shield for us to be able to experience Him in a way that we can handle.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Beginning of Chapter 4.
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In today's episode we discuss the sun in relation to its sunlight as an analogy to understand G-d in relation to His Creation and then bring up a challenge to this analogy.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of Chapter 3.
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In today's episode we discuss how dependent creation is on G-d's Speech to sustain it.
Sha'ar HaYichud Ve'Haemunah, Beginning of Chapter 3
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99.9999999% of Your Body Is Empty Space
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In today's episode we discuss the difference between how G-d creates vs. how humans create.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemuna, Beginning of Chapter 2.
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In today's episode, we discuss how those things which are not explicitly mentioned in the Ten Utterances of Creation still come from the letters of those Utternaces.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, End of Chapter 1.
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In today's Tanya we discuss the type of Love which Moshe Rabeinu wished to instill in every Jew.
Middle of Chinuch Katan.
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In today's episode we discuss the deeper meaning behind the verse from Mishlei, “For a tzaddik may fall seven times, yet rises again.” (Mishlei, 24:16) and how this relates to the idea of "educating a child according to his ways etc"..
End of Chinuch Katan.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Ten Utterances through which G-d created the world are the fundamental building blocks of all of creation.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemuna, Beginning of Chapter 1
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In today's episode we begin to discuss Chinuch Katan, which is the introduction to the section of the tanya known as Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah. The section deals with understanding what it means to "educate a child according to his youth such that even when he ages it won't depart from him".
Beginning of Chinuch Katan.
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In today's episode we discuss how performing mitzvos is likened to a candle.
Likkutei Amarim, end of chapter 53.
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In today's episode we discuss what happened to the Shechina after the First Temple was destroyed, both in the times of the Second Temple, as well as in our times now that the Second Temple has been destroyed as well.
Likkutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 53.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Tablets upon which were engraved the Ten Commandments revealed the Shechina in a much stronger way than any other physical creation.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 53.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Shechina descends from world to world, focusing on it's descent from the world of Atzilus into the world of Briyah.
Likkutei Amarim, end of chapter 52.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Schina descends from Malchus of Briya all the way down into our world.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 52.
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In today's episode, we discuss how the Shechina is too intense for the worlds to handle without garments and how G-d's Will and Wisdom as vested in Torah serve as garments for the Shechina.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 52.
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In today's episode we discuss the Shechina and its parallel to the human brain in relation to the organs of the body.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 52.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's essence is hidden equally within the supernal worlds is it is in the lower worlds, how G-d's light, as manifest by a vital flow, is revealed in different degrees through different worlds and how G-d's Light is most concealed here in our physical world.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 51.
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In today's episode we discuss how the brain is the main dwelling place of the soul and the source through which the rest of the body receives it's vitality.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 51.
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In today's episode we to discuss the soul is equally present throughout the body and is not made up of composite parts as one might think.
Likkutei Amarim beginning of Chapter 51.
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In today's episode we discuss how we can be motivated to keep Torah and Mitzvos if we are tapped into the type of love towards G-d which makes us want to expire in our Source.
Likkutei Amarim, end of chapter 50.
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In today's episode we discuss another type of love of G-d which is unique in that it stems from the Left side and is related to the Levites.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 50
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In today's episode we discuss how deep meditation upon everything we've learned in this chapter so far should lead to a person wanting to connect with G-d with an aspect of a kiss, and we talk about what this means. We also discuss how the power of speaking words of Torah out loud and how this is essential for fulfilling our purpose on Earth.
Likkutei Amarim, end of chapter 49.
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In today's episode we discuss the connection the two blessings we recite before the Shema have with the Shema prayer.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 49.
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In today's episode we discuss the three general Tzimtzumim and how this relates to our service of G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of chapter 49.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Thought literally encompasses the entire Earth and also what is meant by G-d being the Knowledge, the Knower and the Known.
Likkutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 48.
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In today's episode we further explore the nature of G-d's Light of Sovev Kol Almin.
Likkutei Amarim, middle of chapter 48.
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In today's episode we discuss the concept of infinitude and how this relates to G-d's Light.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 48.
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In today's episode we discuss how unnatural it is that our world, and all other worlds exist in a finite manner when we come from an Infinite Light which emanates out of an Infinite G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 48.
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In today's episode we discuss the deeper meaning behind the daily obligation of every individual to see his or herself as if he or she left Egypt.
Likkutei Amarim, Chapter 47.
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In today's Tanya we discuss the deeper meaning of the citation from Tehillim "I am a beast before you."
Likkutei Amarim, end of chapter 46.
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In today's episode we describe how our relationship with G-d through our performance of His mitzvos can be likened to a union between a bride and a groom.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 46.
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In today's episode we discuss the Infinitude of G-d's legion.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 46.
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In today's episode we introduce a straightforward and accessible way for every Jew to access their hidden Love of G-d, namely by tapping into the idea that recognizing someone's love for you will arouse your love for that person in kind.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 46.
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In today's episode we discuss how Compassion can serve as an alternative gateway to service of G-d for its own sake (aside from love and fear).
Likkutei Amarim Chapter 45.
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In today's episode we discuss the deeper meaning behind the story told in the Torah about Yaakov kissing Rochel upon meeting her.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 45.
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In today's episode we discuss the advantage of a love of G-d which a person has to work for over those loves which are innate.
Likkkutei Amarim, end of chapter 44.
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In today's episode we discuss how we should use our minds to reveal the 2 types of innate loves of G-d (which also encompass within them fear) through intellectual meditation, which will translate into a strong and passionate love of G-d (Re'uta D'Liba).
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 44.
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In today's episode we learn why we shouldn't be concerned as to whether our love of G-d is authentic.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 44
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In today's episode we discuss how a son loves his father more than he loves himself. G-d is our collective Father. So we all innately embody this type of love towards Him. This Love becomes revealed when we habitually speak and think about G-d as our Father.
Likkutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 44.
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In today's episode we discuss how all Jews have an innate love of G-d which is illustrated in our desire to be alive.
Likkutei Amarim, beginning of chapter 44.
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In today's episode we discuss how in extenuating circumstances, love (of G-d) can actually precede fear (of G-d) though this ins't the usual way.
Likkutei Amarim, end of Chapter 43.
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In today's episode we discuss the two levels of Ahava (i.e Love of G-d).
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 43.
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In today's episode we discuss the two levels of Yirah (i.e fear/awe of G-d) and how they are connected to Chochma (Wisdom).
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 43.
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In today's episode we discuss how we can recognize G-ds Greatness by observing His garments, namely the heavenly bodies and the world around us. We also discuss how in addition to developing an intellectually based fear of G-d, we need to also cultivate and practice accepting the yoke of Heaven in a more simple and subservient way.
Likkutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 42.
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In today's episode we discuss how spending a part of your day meditating upon G-d's Greatness, this can infuse the entirety of your day with a baseline level of fear of G-d (Yirah Ta'ta).
Likktei Amarim middle of Chapter 42.
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In today's Tanya we discuss how G-d senses the goings on in the world (Sees, Hears etc) if he does not have a body. We also discuss the limits of the anthropomorphic thinking.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 42.
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In today's episode we discuss the twofold exertion necessary for a Jew to uncover their innate power to connect their Da'as to G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 42.
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In today's episode we discuss how we can all develop at the very least a lower level of Fear of G-d through cultivating our Knowledge (Da'as) of Him with the help of Moshe Rabbeinu, our faithful shepherd who nourishes us by virtue of being a collective soul and also through the sparks of his soul which get passed down into the wise people of each generation.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 42.
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In today's episode we discuss how one can cultivate focus towards their service of G-d throughout the day.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 41.
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In today's episode we discuss how one should cultivate the intention of uniting his or her soul with the source of all Jewish souls whilst performing Torah and Mitzvos.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 41.
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In today's episode we discuss how a person should not worry too much if they haven't obtained what they feel to be a sincere yearning for the unification of the collectivity of souls with their source in G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 41.
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In today's episode we discuss how ultimately every Jewish person's true desire is to unite his soul with G-d's light, which is its source as it has been gifted to him or her by G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 41.
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In today's episode we discuss how we should at the very least cultivate a sense of shame of man which will prevent us from doing something which is against the will of G-d. We also introduce the idea of how it is important to also awaken at the very least our innate love of G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 41.
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In today's episode we discuss what one should meditate upon when performing the mitzvos of Tfillin and Tzitzis as well as how being motivated by love is not sufficient to render one's Torah and Mitzvos "service".
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 41.
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In today's episode we discuss how while the G-d fills all the worlds equally, the different levels of worlds experience G-d's illumination differently in two distinctive ways. We also discuss how learning Torah without any particular intention affects this illumination in our world.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 40.
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In today's episode we discuss how and why Fear/Awe of G-d is a prerequisite for serving G-d out of Love.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 41.
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In today's episode we discuss how love and fear must be attached to service.
Likkutei Amarim end of chapter 40.
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In today's episode we discuss how a bird can serve as an analogy for understanding the role intention plays in our service of G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 40.
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In today's episode we discuss the spiritual effects of learning Torah without any particular intention, vs having ulterior (i.e. selfish) motives while learning Torah.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 40.
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In today's episode we discuss how one can retroactively elevate past un-ideal intentions one had while serving G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 39.
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In today's episode we discuss how serving G-d must be infused with Love and Fear of Him in order to be considered true service.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 39.
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In today's episode, we discuss the world of Atzilus.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 39.
Today's Tanya is dedicated in loving memory to my uncle of blessed memory Yaakov Daniel ben Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen who's yahrzeit is today,
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In today's episode we learn about how intention (either emotionally based or intellectually based) is necessary for one's service to ascend.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 39.
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In today's episode we discuss which levels of which souls ascend to which spiritual worlds in accordance with their service.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 39.
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In today's episode we discuss why angels are called animals (Chayos and Behemos) and we contrast these angels with the souls of Tzaddikim.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 39.
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In today's episode we discuss how there are two categories of intentionality in serving G-d which can be likened to the level of the Human vs. the Animal.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 38.
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In today's episode we discuss how Mitzvos and the Intention one has when doing them can be divided into four categories paralleling the four orders of created beings.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 38.
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Intention can be compared to the difference between the life force which is manifest in animals and humans vs plants and inanimate creations.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 38.
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In today's episode we discuss how the body and soul of every physical object both originate from the same concealment of G-d's Light. They way they express this light however, differs.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 38.
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In today's episode we discuss why it is imperative to say the words out loud while praying and how having proper intention adds.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 38.
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In today's episode we discuss the deeper meaning behind why reading/studying Torah is called "Kriyas HaTorah".
Likkutei Amarim, end of Chapter 37.
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In today's episode, we discuss when to prioritize learning Torah vs. when to prioritize Mitzvos.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 37.
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In today's episode we discuss what is meant by the teaching of the sages that Torah study outweighs all other mitzvos.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 37.
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In today's episode we discuss why the mitzvah of Tzedaka is held in such high regard.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 37.
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In today's episode we discuss how the G-dly soul does not need any rectification and how it did not come down to this world for its own sake.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 37.
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In today's episode we discuss how when each Jew is engaged in their purpose on earth, this creates a collective energy that transforms the world in accordance with G-d's Plan.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 37.
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In today's episode we discuss how the vitality of all physical objects which a Jew uses to perform mitzvos get elevated in the process.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 37.
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In today's episode we discuss the idea of how the reward for doing a mitzvah is the mitzvah itself.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 37.
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In today's episode we discuss how Torah serves as a type of "dew" that allowed us to experience G-d on Mount Sinai, will resurrect the dead, and can "revive" a person who studies it nowadays.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 36.
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In today's episode we begin a discussion into how our physical world is the purpose of all of Creation and how Torah is necessary for this actualization.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 36.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Shechina rests upon a person's body while they are involved in doing a Mitzvah and the effect this has on the body and animal soul.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 35.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Animal Soul serves as an intermediary between the G-dly Soul and the body to bring holiness into the world through mitzvos.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 35.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Shechina can only dwell in something that is totally nullified to G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 35.
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In today's episode, we discuss how Mitzvos are more unified with G-d than Love of G-d,
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 35.
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In today's episode we begin to discuss the purpose of a Beinoni's life, in light of the fact that their internal battle is perpetual.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 35.
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In today's episode we discuss how giving one fifth of one's income to charity elevates the rest of their income as well.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 34.
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In today's episode we discuss the evolution of how G-dliness came to be contained in our world, from the forefathers, to the prophets, to building of the Mishkan following the receiving of the Torah, to the study of Jewish Law (Halacha) in our times.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 34.
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In today's episode how our Emunah (faith) in G-d's Unity can make us extra happy in recognizing that it makes G-d Happy as it transforms the darkness of the world to light.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 33.
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In today's episode we discuss how another reason for us to rejoice is in recognizing the inheritance we received from our forefathers, namely our Emunah (faith) in the unity of G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 33.
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In today's episode we discuss how to reconcile the idea that we are supposed to love every Jew with the teaching in the gemara that there are times when we must hate a Jew who we witness sinning.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 32.
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In today's episode we discuss another method that the Alter Rebbe gives for being joyous - namely to meditate on the omnipresent nature of G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 33.
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In today's episode we discuss how everything we've been discussing about seeing the body in a negative light and shifting our focus to the G-dly soul can help us fulfill the commandment of loving our fellow Jew. We also discuss why it is that Hillel the Elder taught that this mitzvah is "the entire Torah".
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 32.
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In today's episode we discuss how a person can increase their joy when they shift their focus on to how G-d created their body and animal soul and with the purpose of elevating these through Torah and Mitzvos.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 31.
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In today's episode we describe the great joy that a person should feel when they redeem the G-dly soul from exile through Torah and Mitzvos, as well as how the animal soul and body still stay steeped within the klipos at least until the time of the complete redemption.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 31.
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In today's episode we discuss how the bitterness one experiences after becoming angry at how far they are from G-d can be transformed into joy by focusing on having compassion on their exiled G-dly Soul.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 31.
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In today's episode we discuss how to avoid falling into a sadness/depression as a result of the techniques the Alter Rebbe had provided in chapters 29 and 30 to overcome a feeling of blockage in their heart in one's service of G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 31.
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In today's episode we discuss the precept from Pirkei Avos to be "lowly of spirit before every man" and how every person needs to focus on exerting themselves in their own personal service of G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 30.
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In today's episode we discuss how our service of G-d should be such that we are in a state of "battle" with our body and animal soul.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 30.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Sitra Achra is substance-less which is why it disintegrates when the light of holiness is illuminated. We also discuss how this illumination from the G-dly soul can be stimulated when our animal souls are shot down/shaken up.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 29.
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In today's episode we discuss how the more we meditate and learn about the falsehood and evil of our negative impulses, the more we can dispel their hold on us and the eyes of the G-dly soul can better perceive the truth.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 29.
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In today's episode we discuss how doing a spiritual accounting of one's past deeds and dreams as a way of humbling themselves with the goal of opening their heart to serve G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 29.
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In today's episode we discuss how the fact that a Beinoni always has the capacity to desire things that are not for the sake of G-d, makes his essential "self" i.e animal soul worse than an animal.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 29.
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In today's episode we explore the advice the Alter Rebbe gives for those who experience a "blocked heart" when it comes to their service of G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 29.
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In today's episode we discuss why we tend to let inappropriate thoughts during prayer and Torah study distract us, and what to do about it.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 28.
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In today's episode we discuss how to deal with inappropriate thoughts which arise during prayer or Torah study.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 28.
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In today's episode we discuss the great spiritual effects delaying our gratification even for permissible things has.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 27.
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In today's episode we discuss the special pleasure that the service of the Beinonim bring to G-d in their struggle with their impulses, and how it compares to the pleasure G-d gets from the service of Tzaddikim.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 27.
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In today's episode we discuss why a person should not dwell on inappropriate thoughts when they arise in their mind but rather push them aside.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 27.
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In today's episode we discuss how to overcoming sadness regarding spiritual matters (i.e. feeling sad about the sins we have committed).
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 26.
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In today's episode we discuss how a person can alleviate feelings of sadness and worry regarding worldly matters.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 26.
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In today's episode, we discuss why sadness is such a detrimental trait that has no value in its own right, unless it is used to lead to greater happiness.
Related video: The Swamp of Sadness (from the Neverending Story movie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsKu3Jh5IAs&t=0s
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 26.
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In today's episode we discuss why asking G-d to forgive us 3x per day in the Shmonei Esrei prayer (in the blessing Shlach Lanu) does not mean that we sin and have in mind that we'll repent later (which is not allowed). And we also discuss why it is essential for us to assert our willingness to sacrifice our lives for G-d every day even if we won't practically be faced with such a test in actuality.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 25.
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In today's episode, we discuss how the same logic which makes refraining from transgressing G-d's prohibitions very accessible to every Jew, can be applied to exerting oneself in regards to performing the positive commandments.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 25.
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In today's episode we discuss how the fact that a Jew is willing to sacrifice their life rather than renounce G-d's unity in an overt way, should motivate a person to not want to ever do even the smallest thing which is against the will of G-d, as even the most minor transgression separates a person from G-d's Unity. And the pain of withstanding temptation is surely easier and less painful to endure than the pain of death which a Jew would willingly suffer rather than renounce G-d's Unity overtly.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 25.
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In today's episode we discuss how the different exceptions and punishments for various transgressions are not reflections of their varying severities, and how any transgression brings a person's G-dly soul down into the realm of the Sitra Achra and Klipos.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 24.
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In today's episode we discuss the idea of how it is that when a person does something which is against the will of G-d, it is because a spirit of folly enters into them.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 24.
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In today's episode we discuss how when a person engages in something which is prohibited by G-d, their animal souls and its garments become degraded below the source of these prohibitions (i.e the Sitra Achra and Klipos).
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 24
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In today's episode we discuss how learning Torah connects us to G-d in a more intimate way than doing Mitzvos, which make us into a chariot for G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 23.
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In today's episode, we discuss how being involved in Torah study leads to a great awe of G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, end of Chapter 23.
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In today's episode we discuss how it is that when we perform G-d's Commandments, we become vehicles for G-d's Supernal Will.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 23
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In today's episode we discuss the roots of idolatry.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 22.
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In today's episode we discuss how those creations which oppose G-d receive their vitality from Him.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 22
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In today's episode, we discuss how G-d's Speech is unified with Him even after He Speaks the worlds into being, in the way that the letters of our speech and thoughts are unified with our minds and hearts before we think or speak.
Likkutei Amarim, end of Chapter 21.
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In today's episode we discuss in what ways G-d's "Speech" is similar and different to our speech.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 21.
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In today's episode we discuss G-d's Uniqueness in the sense of how He doesn't change as a result of His Creations and also how His Creations are totally and utterly dependent upon Him for their existence.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 20.
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In today's episode we discuss how we can understand how G-d remains unchanged by His creations and how they are considered as if naught and nothing in comparison to Him by looking at a parable of human speech, thought and desire.
Likkutei Amarim, end of Chapter 20.
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In today's episode we discuss how this aspect of Chochma within a Jewish soul is always present, albeit dormant within a wayward Jew, which is what gives him or her the strength to not renounce their faith in G-d even in speech or action when faced with a life or death challenge to this.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 19.
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In today's episode we discuss how the attribute of Chochma, from where the innate yearning for self abnegation comes from, is associated with Holiness, and how the orientation towards independent selfhood is associated and stems from the opposite place.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 19.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Jewish soul is likened to a candle that wants to revert back to it's source.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 19.
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In today's episode we discuss why it is the faculty of Chochma specifically which serves as a conduit to draw down G-d's light into the soul.
Likkutei Amarim, end of Chapter 18.
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In today's episode we discuss the innate love of G-d that all Jews inherit from our forefathers.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 18.
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In today's episode we discuss how a Rasha can lose their ability to have their mind rule over their heart as a punishment for ongoing sinning. For such a person, the only way that they can return to serving G-d is through Teshuva which involves the breaking of their heart and the embitterment of their soul.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 17.
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In today's episode we discuss what the verse in Devarim 30:14 means by saying that that which is "in your heart, that you may do it." is very "near to you."
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 17.
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In today's episode we discuss how a person's Torah and Mitzvos can ascend to higher worlds even if they haven't succeeded in having their intellectually generated feelings of Love and Fear of G-d to manifest within their heart.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 16.
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In today's episode we discuss how a Beinoni can still serve G-d even if their meditation and learning about G-d doesn't arouse passionate feelings of Fear and Love of G-d in their hearts.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chpater 16.
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In today's episode we discuss what the ideal service of a Benoni is. I also talk about my experience running a 1/2 marathon to help illustrate the ideas.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 15.
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In today's episode we discuss what is meant by one who "serves G-d" and one "who serves Him not" as referenced in a verse from Malachi (3:18) “And you will return and see the difference between the righteous man and the wicked one, between he who serves G-d and he who serves Him not.”
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 15.
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In today's episode we explore why every soul is made to give an oath before birth to be a Tzaddik if this is not something which is attainable to all.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 14.
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In today's episode we discuss how the service of a Beinoni can still be considered to be a "Truthful Service" albeit not on the level of "Truth" as that of a Tzaddik's.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 13.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Beinoni is someone who isn't able to change their impulses, but rather is in complete control over them.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 14.
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In today's episode we discuss how it could be that someone who's entire aspiration is to study G-d's Torah and is filled with conscious love of G-d and is involved with Torah study and prayer day and night may still be a Beinoni and not a Tzaddik.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 13.
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In today's episode we discuss how it is that the Beneini is able to overcome their negative impulses at all times and also why it is that this doesn't mean that they attain the level of a Tzaddik and why they should always think of themselves "as if" they are a Rasha.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 13.
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In today's episode we discuss how the impression that remains after prayer of the innate hidden Fear and Love of G-d that the Beinoni has in their heart helps them overcome their temptations to sin.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 12.
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In today's episode we discuss why a Beinoni is not considered to be a Tzaddik if he never sins in Thought, Speech or Action.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 12.
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In today's episode we discuss how it is that the Beinoni doesn't actively sin in Thought Speech or Action in spite of their G-dly Soul not having sole rulership over their body.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 12.
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In today's episode we discuss how a Beinoni is solely ruled by G-dly garments, however their G-dly Attributes only gain full rulership over them during auspicious times like when they read Krias Shema or pray.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of chapter 12.
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In this episode we discuss the various categories of Reshaim (wicked people).
Likkutei Amarim, Chapter 11.
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In today's episode we discuss why Complete Tzaddikim are described as being "Bnei Aliya".
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 10.
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In today's episode we discuss the difference between a Complete vs and Incomplete Tzaddik and why each are called such.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 10.
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In today's episode we discuss the motivations of the G-dly Soul vs. the Animal Soul.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 9.
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In today's episode we discuss where the two souls of a Jew reside within their body.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 9.
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In today's episode we discuss the various forms of cleansing a person has to undergo after they pass away as a result of different types of negative speech.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 8.
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In today's episode we discuss the difference between eating non-kosher food even with holy intention, vs. eating kosher food but in a state of indulgence.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 8.
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In today's episode we discuss the spiritual effect of "wasting seed", how this can be rectified, and why it's not included as one of the forbidden sexual relationships according to the Torah, which are much more difficult to rectify.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss the difference between excessive indulgence in physicality in a permitted way, vs. indulging in a forbidden way, and the different means necessary for rectification in both instances.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss the second category of Klipos, namely Klipas Nogah.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how things which feel themselves to be separate than G-d receive their vitality.
Likkutei Amarim End of Chapter 6.
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In today's' episode we begin exploring the make up for the animal soul of a Jew and where it comes from.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 6.
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In today's episode we discuss why the mitzvah of knowing G-d through learning the laws of the Torah is considered to be food for the soul, in addition to serving as a garment for the soul as all of the other mitzvos do.
Likkutei Amarim, End of chapter 5.
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In today's episode we discuss how engaging in Torah and Mitzvos is how we can hug G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 4.
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In today's episode we discuss how we can grasp the Ungraspable G-d through His Intellect and Wisdom as they are clothed within Halacha (Torah Law).
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 5.
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In today's episode we discuss how the three garments of the G-dly soul are G-d's way of making His Will and Wisdom accessible to us (via the Torah and Mitzvos).
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 4.
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In today's episode we discuss the three garments of the G-dly soul.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 4.
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In today's episode we discuss how intellectual meditation can lead to feelings of fear and love of G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, End of Chapter 3.
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In today's episode we discuss the ten attributes of the soul.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 3.
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In today's episode we discuss the second soul of the Jew, namely the G-dly Soul.
Likkutei Amarim, Chapter 2.
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In today's episode we the gemara's 5 classifications of people and see how various sources seem to define them.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 1.
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In today's episode we introduce the idea of the two souls of a Jewish person and explore the traits which emerge from the Animal Soul.
Likkutei Amarim, end of Chapter 1.
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In today's episode we discuss the second part of the Alter Rebbe's Forward to the Tanya.
Likutei Amarim, end of Compiler's Foreword
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In today's episode we discuss two challenges which are present when attempting to replace a live teacher with the written word.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of the Compiler's Forward.
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In today's episode we discuss the title page and the approbations at the beginning of the Tanya.
Likutei Amarim, Title Page and Approbations
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How it all started...
Here's an intro to my podcast, which launched on November 23, 2021.
In this intro, I talk about why I started this podcast, and what to expect from it. Enjoy!
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In today's Tanya we discuss the importance of having a good leader for communal prayers, communal gemara study and proper Shabbos observance.
Kuntres Acharon, Essay 9.
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In today's episode we discuss why it is very important and in fact Torah mandated to take one's time in praying.
Kuntres Acharon, Essay 8.
Today's episode has been generously sponsored by Tziry Plotkin in honor of her birthday.
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In today's episode we discuss why King David was punished for referring to Torah as a song, and why his punishment befitted his mistake.
Kuntres Acharon, end of Essay 6.
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In today's episode we discuss what the Nachan Eitan (i.e Mighty Current) of the Future is and how we can get a taste of its revelation now.
Kuntres Acharon, Essay 7.
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In today's episode we discuss why it is that King David likened the laws of the Torah to song.
Kuntres Acharon, Beginning of Essay 6.
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In today's episode we discuss what spiritual effects learning about impractical and entirely theoretical Torah prohibitions has.
Kuntres Acharon, Essay 5.
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In today's episode we discuss what Torah study accomplishes spiritually and physically.
Kuntres Acharon, End of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss how it is that the laws of the Torah attach us to G-dliness in a more essential way than our Love and Fear of G-d can when it seems like the spiritual origin of Love and Fear is higher than the mitzvos.
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Laws of the Torah descend down to this world.
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss how intellectually generated love and fear of G-d is associated with Creation (and not Emanation).
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss the Alter Rebbe's answer to the question as to how doing positive mitzvos can bring light into the world of Atzilus if the light in the world of Atzilus has already been rectified and the objects we perform mitzvos with have not.
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss how performing mitzvos is essential as the purpose of the world is to draw down light into vessels and not the ascension of the light.
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss a few other reasons as to why performing physical mitzvos are essential and have an advantage over connecting to G-d out of Love and Fear.
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss how learning about the laws of the Torah can connect us to G-d's Essence (Mehus) just as performing them can, which is not the case with learning about Divinity, which while important and required as well, only connects us with G-d's Existence (Metzius).
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss how mitzva performance is unique in its ability to connect us with G-d's Essence and not just His Existence.
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss the limitations of Torah study and prayer in so far of that they connect a person with the existence of G-d but not His Essence.
Kuntres Acharon, middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss the unique power that prayer has to change the world in a way that Torah and Mitzvos cannot.
Kuntres Acharon, Beginning of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we discuss the spiritual source of the Mitzvos and resolve a seeming contradiction between the Eitz Chaim and the Zohar in this regards.
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 4.
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In today's episode we compare the lower levels of intent in both Torah learning and prayer in terms of where they ascend to.
Kuntres Acharon, End of Essay 3.
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In today's episode we discuss the relativity of what is meant by spiritual ascension as it applies to the results from our actions and intentions.
Kuntres Acharon, Middle of Essay 3.
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In today's episode we discuss the effects our prayer and Torah study have on high depending on our intentions or lack therof.
Kuntres Acharon, Beginning of Essay 3.
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In today's episode we discuss why physical mitzvos are necessary to affect the supernal union of Male and Female.
Kuntres Acharon, Essay 2
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In today's episode we explore the spiritual effects of thought/intention and speech in regards to Torah learning as well as when both are present.
Kuntrus Acharon, Essay 1.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Shechina is likened to the heart which transmits its vitality all of the created worlds via the souls of the Jewish people, which are likened to the limbs in relation to the Shechina.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Epistle 31.
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In today's episode we discuss two different types of Tzedaka giving - one being "feminine" and one being "masculine" - and the different spiritual effects that each has.
Iggeres HaKodesh Epistle 32.
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In today's episode we discuss how a person should not diminish the frequency with which they are habituated to giving Tzedaka, nor the amount they are habituated to give.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Epistle 30.
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In today's episode we discuss why the Oral Torah is referred to as "Mother", the study of which, in particular the laws contained therein, reveals the level of "Crown", which surrounds and is higher than the Written Torah, which is referred to as "Father"
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 29.
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In today's episode we discuss how doing the practical mitzvos garb the soul with light from Lower Gan Eden, while attaching proper intention to the mitzvos while performing them, allows the soul to ascend to Higher Gan Eden.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 29.
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In today's episode we discuss how the mitzvos can be likened to hollow pillars that elevate our souls to G-d's Attribute of Keter Above.
Iggeres Hakodesh, Middle of Epistle 29.
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In today's episode we discuss the connection between Pleasure and Desire and how this relates to the Light of G-d that vests souls when we do Mitzvos.
Iggeres Hakodesh, Middle of Epistle 29.
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In today's episode we discuss how the mitzvos serve as garments for us to be able to access G-d's Light without ceasing to exist.
Iggeres HaKodeshm Beginning of Epistle 29.
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In today's episode we explore the second part of the letter of condolence the Alter Rebbe wrote to Rabbi Levi Yitchak of Berditchov.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 28.
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In today's episode we discuss the first part of a letter of condolence which the Alter Rebbe wrote to Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditzchov after the passing of his son R' Meir.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 28.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Tzaddik's continues to illuminate his followers after he passes away, even from the higher Neshama level.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 27.
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In today's episode we discuss how the impression the Tzaddik makes during their life through their Faith, Awe and Love remains after they pass away and is accessible to their students in a more essential way than it was during their life.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 27.
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In today's episode we discuss how the life of a Tzaddik is never physical but rather is oriented towards Faith, Awe and Love (of G-d).
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 27
In today's episode we discuss the second half of the letter of consolation the Alter Rebbe wrote to his Chassidim after the passing of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 27.
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In today's episode we begin discussing a letter of consolation the Alter Rebbe wrote to his followers after the passing of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 27.
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In today's episode we discuss what our focus will be in the Messianic Era when all of the fallen sparks have been redeemed.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 26.
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In today's episode we discuss how every Jew has the obligation to come up with new Torah insights ("chidushim") and what this accomplishes.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 26.
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In today's episode we discuss how the debate format in Talmudic study, serves to extract the sparks of Supernal Wisdom from their entrapment in exile.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 26.
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In today's episode we discuss what the "Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil" means spiritually speaking, if it's not the study of Jewish Law.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 26.
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In today's episode we discuss how the laws of the Torah will still be relevant in the Messianic Era.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 26.
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In today's episode we discuss how Jewish law must also be termed the "Tree of Life" (and not the "Tree Knowledge of Good and Bad").
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 26.
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In today's episode we discuss the conclusion of the Alter Rebbe's answer to the opponents of the teaching of the Ba'al Shem Tov regarding the Schechina being vested within idolators.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 25.
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In today's episode we discuss a citation from the Zohar concerning the Messianic Era.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 26.
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In today's episode we discuss the Alter Rebbe's advice on what to do if someone distracts you during your prayers or learning.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 25.
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In today's episode we discuss how the bad overpowers the good in exile.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 25.
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In today's Tanya we learn why it is important to speak the words out loud when praying or learning Torah.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epsistle 25.
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In today's episode we address how it is that G-d's Speech, which is One and Unified, radiates through the four general worlds.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 25.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's radiance flows down to our world in an exiled state.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 25.
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In today's episode we discuss the Kabbalistic understanding of G-d's "Speech".
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 25.
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In today's episode we discuss the Alter Rebbe's review of the teaching of the perpetuality of ex nihilo creation according to the Alter Rebbe.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 25.
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In today's episode we discuss the Alter Rebbe's commentary on a teaching of the Ba'al Shem Tov as to why anger is likened to idolatry.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 25.
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In today's episode we discuss how one must make themselves appear as if they are standing in front of a king while praying.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 24.
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In today's episode we discuss the importance of learning the halachos of Shabbos specifically with a congregation of 10 (or more) Jews on Shabbos at Mincha time. We also learn about how a person should not separate themselves from the congregation during this learning time.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 23.
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In today's episode we discuss how one should not discuss personal affairs during times of communal prayers.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 24.
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In today's episode we discuss the Alter Rebbe's value for the practice of learning Ein Yaakov as well as practical Mitzvos in groups of (at least) 10 Jews on weekdays between Mincha and Ma'ariv prayers.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 23.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Shechina that is drawn down when ten Jews gather together hovers above them, as it is too intense and infinite a radiance to be vested within their souls while the souls are limited by physical bodies.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 23.
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In today's episode we discuss how upset the Alter Rebbe was when people would speak about frivolous matters before or after praying in synagogue.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 23.
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In this episode we discuss what is meant by the reward that is granted to an individual who studies Torah on their own.
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 23.
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In today's episode we discuss the special power ten Jews gathered together have to draw down the Divine Presence (the Schina).
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 23.
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In today's episode we discuss how to pray and also about how we should be humble before every person.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 22.
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In today's episode, we discuss why and how we should accept physical suffering rather than try to avoid it.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 22.
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In today's episode we discuss that while concerns for physical matters stems from a good place, a person should be careful not to get too caught up in the natural tendency of caring about physicality for its own sake.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 22.
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In today's Tanya we discuss the beginning of a letter in which the Alter Rebbe rebukes his Chassidim for coming to him with worldly concerns.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 22.
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In today's episode we discuss the power of giving Tzedaka on a regular basis (in contract to giving once as a lump sum).
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 21.
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In today's episode we discuss how we should hasten to preform the mitzvos, especially the mitzva of Tzedaka. And that if we made a pledge to give a certain amount annually, that it should be given out in increments throughout the year rather than all at once towards the end of the year.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Iggeres 21.
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In today's episode we discuss the concept of Or Chozer (Reflective Light) and how it applies to our physical world being the most powerful.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we continue to discuss the unique power within the earth which is a semblance of Ex Nihilo.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we discuss how the power of Ex Nihilo is most manifest in the physical earth.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we discuss the question of how a Transcendent G-d can create a finite world.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we discuss how the lower worlds of Bi'YA contain the power to create their various entities.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Mitzvos have a higher source than the Torah.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we discuss how the main power of Ex Nihilo comes from Malchus of Atzilus.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we discuss spiritual aspects within the world of Atzilus which do not have the capacity to create Ex Nihilo.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 20
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In today's episode we discuss the origin of G-d's power of creation Ex Nihilo (in contrast to Cause and Effect creation).
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we begin a discuss as to how it is possible that G-d is One with both His Lights and Vessels.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 20.
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In today's episode we discuss the meaning of the Thought Speech and Action of Letters.
Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 19.
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In today's episode we discuss why Moshe Rabeinu was a good conduit for transmitting the Torah based on his ability to experience the external aspect of Supernal Chochma.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 19.
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In today's episode we discuss the external and internal aspects of G-d's attribute of Chochma.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 19.
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In today's episode we discuss the difference between "seeing" and "hearing" spiritually speaking and how this relates to the prophets vs. the Kabbalists.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 19.
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In today's episode we bring up the question as to how it is that the Arizal was able to write about inner levels of sephiros and worlds which were above Moshe Rabeinu's ability to understand or experience, if Moshe was the greatest prophet that ever lived.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 19.
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In today's episode we discuss the second type of Love of G-d which is innate, albeit latent, within all Jews.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 18.
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In today's episode we discuss the first of two levels of Love of G-d, called Aha'av B'Ta'anugim.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 18.
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In today's episode we discuss how Tzaddikim will experience a greater revelation of G-dliness in the Future Era in the time of the Resurrection vs the revelation they experience in Gan Eden.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 17.
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In today's episode we discuss different reasons why a person should still give charity even if they are just as impoverished as the one they are giving to.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 16.
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In today's episode we discuss how giving charity reaps "fruit" in this world and "principal" for the world to come and what this means.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 17.
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In today's episode we discuss why even a poor person is not exempt from giving charity.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 16.
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In this episode we discuss how the emotive and intellectual attributes previously discussed are merely metaphors for the attributes of the G-dly Soul.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 15.
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In today's episode we discuss how the seven emotive attributes are external manifestations of two internal emotive attributes, all of which are sourced in and correlate in quality with the three intellectual attributes.
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 15.
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In today's episode, we discuss the first six emotive attributes as they manifest within a person.
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 15.
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In today's episode we discuss how Avraham's attribute of Chessed in relation to the Supernal Attribute of Chessed can be likened to the relationship between the ashes of a burnt piece of wood to the wood or tree itself.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 15.
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In today's episode we discuss how a renewed and higher Light shines every year on Rosh Hashanah.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 14.
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In today's episode we begin a discussion in which we come to understand how we can come to understand G-d (somewhat) through studying the spiritual make up of Man.
Iggeres HaKodesh, beginning of Epistle 15.
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In today's episode we begin discussing a letter the Alter Rebbe wrote to his Chassidim, asking him to be just as passionate about giving to a fund that was established to raise money for the land of Israel as they were when the fund was first established.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 14.
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In today's episode we discuss how some Jewish souls are rooted in Chessed and some are rooted in Gevurah, however regardless, all Jews have Chessed, whether overt or covert, and this Chessed is by nature infinite for every Jew, which is something every Jew should tap into to arouse Hashem's Infinite Chessed (Rav Chessed).
Iggeres HaKodesh, Epistle 13.
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In today's episode we discuss how the "Service/Work" of Tzedaka produces a stronger effect than the "Act" of Tzedaka.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 12.
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In today's episode we begin to explore the difference between the Act of Tzedaka vs. the Work or Service of Tzedaka.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 12.
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In today's episode we discuss how we can get a taste of the revelation of G-dliness that will occur in the Future, by connecting with G-d during certain auspicious times such as prayer or giving Tzedaka.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 12.
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In today's episode we discuss how Hashem makes peace between the attributes of Chessed and Gevurah through the attribute of Tiferes/Rachamim. This attribute is associated with His 4 letter Name (Havaya/the Tetragrammaton).
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 12.
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In today's episode we discuss how we can stimulate the affection of Peace on High and Below through engaging in the Act of Tzedaka.
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 12.
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In today's episode we introduce the question of what the difference is between the Act of Tzedaka vs the Service of Tzedaka, based on a verse from Yeshayahu.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 12.
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In today's episode we discuss how everything we experience in our lives is really good and coming from G-d's Chessed, even if we don't perceive it as such. Our purpose is to shift our perspective and try to recognize the hidden goodness in all things and this will reveal it.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Epistle 11.
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In today's episode we discuss how through giving Tzedaka in an abundant and unmeasured way, we invoke the unlimited Chessed of G-d from a place higher than the worlds (i.e Rav Chessed).
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 10.
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In today's episode we discuss why we should not stick to the limitations given for giving tzedakah.
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 10.
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In today's episode we discuss how while all mitzvos, including the mitzva of Tzedaka has specific limitations and measurements to it, if a person veers even slightly from the Torah path, they should give over and above the set limitation given for Tzedaka in order to rectify the diminishment in light flow their actions caused, and this will stimulate an influx of even greater light sourced from above all the worlds.
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 10.
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In today's episode we discuss how the main focus of our generation, which is the generation of the "footsteps of Moshiach", is to give Tzedaka. This is in contrast to previous generations whose emphasis was more on Torah study.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 9.
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In today's episode we discuss how the positive commandments are rooted in Hashem's Chessed, but as vested within Gevurah, as is seen by virtue of their measurements and limitations.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Begnning of Epistle 10.
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In today's episode the Alter Rebbe reminds us of our true purpose on Earth, which is to emulate G-d by giving Tzedaka and doing acts of Chessed for His Sake.
Iggeres HaKodesh beginning of Epistle 9.
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In today's episode we discuss how giving Tzedaka can be likened to planting a seed in the ground which stimulates the earth to bring forth a plant or fruit bearing tree which is a disproportionate response.
Iggeres HaKodesh Epistle 8.
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In today's episode we discuss how every Jew has a unique purpose to their life, involving having a special connection to certain mitzvos. This purpose is beyond rhyme or reason, originating in G-d's Thought.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how Yaakov our forefather took over from the original Adam as being the collective soul of all Jews.
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Radiance is divided into 613 general parts which are further subdivided infinitely. We also discuss how these rays correspond to the 613 mitzvos as well as the 613 parts of a person's soul.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how giving Tzedaka can connect a person to the True Truth.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 6.
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In today's episode we begin a discussion regarding the understanding of references made to our "portion" and "lot" within G-d, when we know that G-d is Indivisible.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 7.
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In today's episode we begin a discussion as to why giving Tzedaka rewards a person with Truth (Emes). We discuss our forefather Yaakov and how he is associated with Compassion and how we can arouse Compassion on High for having compassion on our G-dly souls which are exiled in our bodies and this physical world.
Iggeres HaKodesh Beginning of Epistle 6.
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In today's episode we discuss how ever since the creation of Man, it is required of us to elicit G-d's Chessed to give power for the descent of His Chochma into the Malchus (Speech) which sustains our world. We elicit this Chessed by doing acts of tzedaka.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epsitle 5.
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In today's episode we discuss the deeper meaning behind the phrase "behibaram" which is used in Chumash in describing Creation.
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 5.
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In today's episode we discuss how our world receives G-d's letters of speech in an external manner, which is referred to as the "body" or "matter" of the letters, AKA G-d's breath, as we could not handle the more inward "form" in a manifest way.
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 5.
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In today's episode we introduce the question as to what makes our world different than the other worlds if all worlds are created through G-d's letters of speech.
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 5.
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In today's episode we discuss the difference between the form and the matter of the 22 Hebrew letters as well as the role Bina plays in having the hidden Chochma become manifest in more revealed Malchus (Speech).
Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 5.
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In today's episode we begin a discussion surrounding how we can "make" G-d's name through giving Tzedaka by way of exploring the connection between Speech (Malchus) and Chochma.
Iggeres HaKodes, Beginning of Epistle 5.
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In today's episode we discuss how giving tzedaka redeems and uplifts the inner heart and soul. This reunification of the soul with G-d is peace (Shalom).
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 4.
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In today's episode we discuss what it means to circumcise our hearts.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 4.
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In today's episode we discuss what role the "Helmet of Salvation" plays in the imagery of the Coat of Arms in terms of the drawing down of the Or HaSovev into our world as a result of our giving of Tzedaka.
Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 3.
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In today's episode we discuss why the mitzvah of Tzedaka (charity) is likened to a coat of arms.
Iggeres HaKodesh Beginning of Epistle 3
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In today's episode we explore a letter written by the Alter Rebbe to his Chassidim after his having been released from prison in Petersberg. The main message is for them to become increasingly humble the more kindness the experience from G-d and to be humble of spirit before the Alter Rebbe's opponents who led to his being imprisoned.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Epistle 2.
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In today's Tanya we discuss the Alter Rebbe's plea to his Chassidim to only appoint leaders to congregational weekday morning prayers from amongst men who have the luxury to pray slowly and with intention (for a minimum of 1.5 hours). We also discuss how on Shabbos and Yom Tov, businessmen are not exempt from this as well. We discuss how seriously the Alter Rebbe felt about this to the extent that he said that he would send spies to check on congregations and would distance anyone he caught not adhering to this slow praying from his classes.
Iggeres HaKodesh end of Epistle One.
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In today's episode we discuss how learning the Oral Torah strengthens a person's faith in G-d.
As part of this discussion, I lead the listeners through a short "Mountain Pose" meditation to experience the relationship between the Crown and the Core (Pelvis) both physically and spiritually.
Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 1.
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In today's episode we discuss the concept of spiritual "loins", which is Faith in G-d (Emunah). How to strengthen our faith through learning Torah and meditating upon G-d, which will seep into the rest of our spiritual bodies/limbs, which translates into having Love and Fear of G-d.
Iggeres HaKodesh Epistle 1, Part 1.
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In today's episode we discuss how to experience joy in worldly suffering in recognition of how it saves us from much greater suffering in Geheinom. We also discuss how our positive actions in this world similarly create a disproportionate spiritual effect.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Chapter 12
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In today's episode we discuss how keeping your past sins in the back of your mind at all times can make you happy.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of Chapter 11.
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In today's episode we discuss G-d's unique ability to forgive an infinite amount of times.
Iggeres HaTeshuva middle of Chapter 11.
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In today's episode we discuss how it is possible to harbor two opposing emotions of humility/contriteness and joy at the same time in praying to G-d.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 11.
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In today's episode we discuss how Teshuva I'laya comes about not directly through Man's effort, but rather through G-d effecting it from Above to Below. However Man still needs to work to rise from level to level.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 10.
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In today's episode we discuss how Teshuva Ta'ta is a necessary prerequisite for Teshuva Ila'ah and how Shabbos is connected with Teshuva Ila'ah.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of Chapter 10.
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In today's episode we discuss how Bina gives birth to emotions (middos) and how this relates to Teshuva I'laya'a in terms of the higher Hei and the Vav. I.e how and why studying Torah is the path to Teshuva I'laya.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Chapter 9.
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In today's episode we discuss the cleansing that occurs as a result of the lower level of Teshuva (Teshuva Ta'tah) as well as what is involved in the higher level of Tehuva (Teshuva Ila'ah).
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Chapter 8.
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In today's episode we discuss how even minor transgressions can have a cumulative effect of being on par with the most severe transgressions.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of Chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how the path to a broken heart, which is necessary for doing Teshuva, is taking an honest accounting of one's actions and realizing their ramifications.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Middle of chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss the two general aspects involved in lower Teshuva, namely 1)Compassion and 2)Subjugation.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how we have a choice as to which channel we receive our vitality from and how Teshuva can restore a more direct flow from our source.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of chapter 6.
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In today's episode we discuss how while in the past, when we were on a higher level, we received our physical vitality in a more direct manner exclusively from our G-dly souls, nowadays, with the exile of the Schina (due to our actions), the vitality of transgressors flows via the zodiac, which is sourced in Klipas Noga.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, beginning of chapter 6.
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In today's episode we discuss how the 613 Mitzvos can be thought of a rope with 613 strands, which ultimately is G-d's Breath which is the vitality of the G-dly Soul.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Chapter 5.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Tetragrammaton contains all of the 10 sephiros within it and how this gets mirrored in Man.
Iggeres HaTeshuva end of chapter 4.
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In today's episode we discuss the uniqueness of the creation of Man in terms of him having been initially created through G-d's breath, rather than speech, like other creations. We also discuss the relationship of each of these to G-d's two names of Elokim and Havaya.
Iggeres HaTeshuva middle of Chapter 4.
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In today's episode we discuss the difference between blowing (i.e. exhaling strongly) vs. speaking and how this relates to G-d's creation of Man.
Iggeres HaTeshuva middle of chapter 4.
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In today's episode we begin a discussion of coming to a more in depth understanding of what Teshuva is and introduce some related questions in this regard.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of chapter 4.
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In today's episode we discuss how one should give extra charity as a way of redeeming the outstanding proscribed fasts (according to the more stringent opinions).
Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of Chapter 3.
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In today's episode we discuss how ideally a person should undertake the prescribed number of fasts for various (especially more severe) sins they transgress at least once in their life, and how these fasts can be broken down across years to make it easier.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, middle of Chapter 3.
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In today's episode we discuss how charity can serve as a substitute for fasting nowadays due to our generation not being as physically robust as generations in the past.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, middle of Chapter 3.
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In today's episode we discuss the deeper meaning behind why the sages settled upon the measure of having a sinner fast 3x the prescribed number of fasts for whatever sin they committed.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 3.
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In today's episode we discuss what the role of fasting and inflicting suffering upon oneself might have if these are not part of the mitzvah of Teshuva.
Iggeres HaTeshuva Chapter 2.
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In today's episode we discuss what is involved in the mitzvah of Teshuva and how fasting is not part of this, despite what many think.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, end of Chapter 1.
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In today's episode we discuss a teaching in masechet Yoma about the three types of atonement necessary in the cases of three different types of transgressions.
Iggeres HaTeshuva, Beginning of Chapter 1.
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In today's episode we discuss how every individual creation receives its vitality from a particular combination, transposition or substitution of the 22 letters contained within the 10 utterances of creation.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, beginning of chapter 12.
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In today's episode we discuss how moonlight can be used as a good analogy to help us understand how lower creations receive their vitality from the more loftier creations which radiate the 10 utterances of creation in a more direct way.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, end of chapter 12.
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In today's episode we discuss why it is that we call the building blocks through which G-d creates the world "letters" even though G-d's Speech is far above and the source of our wisdom and intellects.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah end of Chapter 11.
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In today's episode we discuss the meaning and purpose of "letters of thought" and "letters of speech".
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Beginning of Chapter 11.
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In today's Tanya we discuss how the seven days of the week come into being from G-d's Attributes.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, end of Chapter 10
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In today's episode we discuss how the analogy of sunlight in relation to the sun, while far from perfect, is useful to us in terms of trying to understand G-d's Attributes in relation to Him.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of Chapter 10.
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In today's episode we discuss how the allegory of the sun and sunlight we use to understand the unity of G-d with His Attributes, is a useful allegory for us, however we must know that it is only an allegory.
Sha'ar HaYichud Vehaemuna beginning of chapter 10.
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In today's episode we discuss how the fact that G-d is united with His Attributes is just as incomprehensible as G-d Himself is.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, end of Chapter 9.
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In today's episode we discuss how it is illogical to say that G-d is incomprehensible to us.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of chapter 9.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Chochma (Wisdom, which is the highest attribute for us) can be likened to our Asiya (Action, the lowest attribute).
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Beginning of Chapter 9.
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In today's episode we begin a discussion concerning how G-d's Attributes, as we reference them during prayer etc... are not the same as our own.'
Sha'ar HaYichud VeHaemuna Chapter 8.
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In today's episode we discuss how the numerical value of a created being (i.e the gematria of its name), is the most diminished manifestation of its G-dly vitality.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, end of chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss the process by which G-d constricts the original 10 Utterances of Creation in order to create everything.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss the way G-d relates to His creations by way of Memalei Kol Almin.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d relates to the worlds in a manner of Sovev Kol Almin.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d remains unaffected by the changes in the world, unlike the soul which is affected by the happenings of the body.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'HaEmunah, Middle of Chapter 7.
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In today's episode, we address the mistake that some scholars make in interpreting the Tzimtzum as described by the AriZal literally.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of Chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Knowledge is different than human knowledge and how we are incapable of understanding G-d's Knowledge.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Middle of Chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d is very much present within Space and Time through His attribute of Malchus.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss the origin of time and space.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'HaEmunah, middle of chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss G-d's Name of Adnus.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Beginning of Chapter 7.
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In today's episode we discuss how we can understand how the inclusion of all of the middos within one another is due to them being sourced in the same place, namely the One G-d.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of chapter 6.
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In today's episode we discuss how the parable of the soul in relation to the body is not a good parallel to understanding G-d's relationship with His Creations.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah end of Chapter 6.
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In today's episode we discuss G-d's Name Elokim.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Beginning of Chpater 6
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Attributes of Chessed and Gevurah are sourced in the same place, however this is beyond the human intellect, no matter how lofty, to comprehend.
Sha'ar Hayichud V'Haemunah, Chapter 5
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In today's episode we discuss the origin of G-d's attribute of Constraint.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, end of chapter 4.
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In today's episode we introduce the concept of Tzimtzum; G-d's ability to constrict and conceal Himself so that created beings won't be nullified in their source. We discuss how it is just as beyond our comprehension to understand this attribute of contraction within G-d as it is for us to understand G-d's expansiveness.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of Chapter 4.
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In today's episode we begin to discuss the idea of how just as the sun needs a protective shield for us to be able to handle its rays, so does G-d's Name of Havaya need a protective shield for us to be able to experience Him in a way that we can handle.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, Beginning of Chapter 4
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In today's episode we bring up a challenge to seeing sun and sunlight as a parallel to understanding G-d's Speech in relation to His Creations.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, end of Chapter 3
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In today's episode we discuss the sun in relation to its sunlight as an analogy to understand G-d in relation to His Creation.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah, middle of Chapter 3
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In today's episode we discuss how dependent creation is on G-d's Speech to sustain it.
Sha'ar HaYichud Ve'Haemunah, Beginning of Chapter 3
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d Creates the world something from nothing at every moment through His Letters of Speech.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah end of Chapter 2
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In today's episode we discuss the difference between how G-d creates vs. how humans create.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemuna, Beginning of Chapter 2
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In today's episode we discuss how the Ten Utterances through which G-d created the world are the fundamental building blocks of all of creation.
Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemuna, Chapter 1
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In today's episode we discuss Chinuch Katan, which is the introduction to the section of the tanya known as Sha'ar HaYichud V'Haemunah. The section deals with understanding what it means to "educate a child according to his youth such that even when he ages it won't depart from him".
Chinuch Katan in its entirety.
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In today's episode we discuss how performing mitzvos is likened to a candle.
Likkutei Amarim, end of chapter 53.
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In today's episode we discuss what happened to the Shechina after the First Temple was destroyed, both in the times of the Second Temple, as well as in our times now that the Second Temple has been destroyed as well.
Likkutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 53
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In today's episode we discuss how the Tablets upon which were engraved the Ten Commandments revealed the Shechina in a much stronger way than any other physical creation.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 53.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Shechina descends from world to world.
Likkutei Amarim, end of chapter 52
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Will and Wisdom as vested in Torah serve as garments for the Shechina.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 52.
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In today's episode, we discuss how the Shechina is too intense for the worlds to handle without garments.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 52
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In today's episode we discuss the Shechina and its parallel to the human brain in relation to the organs of the body.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 52
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Light is most concealed here in our physical world.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 51
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's light, as manifest by a vital flow, is revealed in different degrees through different worlds
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 51
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's essence is hidden equally within the supernal worlds is it is in the lower worlds.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 51
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In today's episode we discuss how while the soul is equally present throughout the body, it is more revealed in a sense in the brain, from which the vitality of the entire body flows. And we begin to understand how this is an analogy for understanding G-d's presence in the world.
Likkutei Amarim beginning of Chapter 51.
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In today's episode we discuss how we can be motivated to keep Torah and Mitzvos if we are tapped into the type of love towards G-d which makes us want to expire in our Source.
Likkutei Amarim, end of chapter 50.
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In today's episode we discuss another type of love of G-d which is unique in that it stems from the Left side and is related to the Levites.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 50
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In today's episode we discuss the power of speaking words of Torah out loud and how this is essential for fulfilling our purpose on Earth.
Likkutei Amarim, end of Chapter 49.
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In today's episode we discuss how deep meditation. upon everything we've learned in this chapter so far should lead to a person wanting to connect with G-d with an aspect of a kiss, and we talk about what this means.
Likkutei Amarim, middle of chapter 49
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In today's episode we discuss the second blessing before the Shema and how it relates to the idea of Tzimtzum and our service of G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, middle of chapter 49
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In today's episode we discuss how the first blessing we say before the Shema prayer is meant to assist us in getting into the state of self abnegation described in yesterday's episode.
Likkutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 49
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In today's episode we discuss the three general Tzimtzumim and how this relates to our service of G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of chapter 49
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In today's episode, we discuss what is meant by G-d being the Knowledge, the Knower and the Known.
Likkutei Amarim, End of chapter 48
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Thought literally encompasses the entire Earth.
Likkutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 48.
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In today's episode we further explore the nature of G-d's Light of Sovev Kol Almin.
Likkutei Amarim, middle of chapter 48.
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In today's Tanya we discuss how G-d's Infinite Light Surrounds and Encompasses all worlds
Likkutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 48
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In today's episode we discuss the concept of infinitude.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 48
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In today's episode we discuss how unnatural it is that our world, and all other worlds exist in a finite manner when we come from an Infinite Light which emanates out of an Infinite G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 48
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In today's episode we discuss the deeper meaning behind the daily obligation of every individual to see his or herself as if he or she left Egypt.
Likkutei Amarim, Chapter 47
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In today's Tanya we discuss the deeper meaning of the citation from Tehillim "I am a beast before you."
Likkutei Amarim, end of chapter 46
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In today's episode we describe how our relationship with G-d through our performance of His mitzvos can be likened to a union between a bride and a groom.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 46
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In today's episode we discuss the deeper meaning behind the idea that G-d betrothes Himself to us through the positive commandments.
Likkutei Amarim, middle of chapter 46
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In today's episode we discuss how much more intensely would the recipient of love reflect back that love if the giver were a great king and the receiver a lowly bum.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 46
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In today's episode we discuss the Infinitude of G-d's legion.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 46
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In today's episode we introduce a straightforward and accessible way for every Jew to access their hidden Love of G-d, namely by tapping into the idea that recognizing someone's love for you will arouse your love for that person in kind.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 46
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In today's episode we discuss how Compassion can serve as an alternative gateway to service of G-d for its own sake (aside from love and fear).
Likkutei Amarim Chapter 45
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In today's episode we discuss the advantage of a love of G-d which a person has to work for over those loves which are innate.
Likkkutei Amarim, end of chapter 44
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In today's episode we discuss how we should use our minds to reveal the 2 types of innate loves of G-d (which also encompass within them fear) through intellectual meditation, which will translate into a strong and passionate love of G-d (Re'uta D'Liba).
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 44
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In today's episode we learn why we shouldn't be concerned as to whether our love of G-d is authentic.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 44
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In today's episode we discuss how a son loves his father more than he loves himself. G-d is our collective Father. So we all innately embody this type of love towards Him. This Love becomes revealed when we habitually speak and think about G-d as our Father.
Likkutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 44
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In today's episode we discuss how all Jews have an innate love of G-d which is illustrated in our desire to be alive.
Likkutei Amarim, beginning of chapter 44.
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In today's episode we discuss how in extenuating circumstances, love (of G-d) can actually precede fear (of G-d) though this ins't the usual way.
Likkutei Amarim, end of Chapter 43
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In today's episode we discuss the two levels of fear (of G-d) as well as the two levels of love (of G-d)
Likkutei Amarim, beginning of Chapter 43
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In today's episode, we discuss how in addition to developing an intellectually based fear of G-d, we need to also cultivate and practice accepting the yoke of Heaven in a more simple and subservient way.
Likkutei Amarim end of chapter 42
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In today's episode we discuss how we can recognize G-ds Greatness by observing His garments, namely the heavenly bodies and the world around us.
Likkutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 42
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In today's episode we discuss how spending a part of your day meditating upon G-d's Greatness, this can infuse the entirety of your day with a baseline level of fear of G-d (Yirah Ta'ta)
Likktei Amarim middle of Chapter 42
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In today's episode we discuss how all Jews have the power to connect their Da'as to G-d however a great and twofold exertion is necessary to uncover it due to our bodies obstructing the soul's light. We also discuss how the first level of exertion is to crush the body into submission by thinking thoughts of Teshuva.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 42
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In today's Tanya we discuss how G-d senses the goings on in the world (Sees, Hears etc) if he does not have a body. We also discuss the limits of the anthropomorphic thinking.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 42
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In today's episode we discuss the second type of exertion that is needed to uncover our innate Yirah (Fear/Awe) of G-d, namely the exertion of the soul.
Likkutei Amarim middle of Chapter 42
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In today's episode we discuss how we can all develop at the very least a lower level of Fear of G-d through cultivating our Knowledge (Da'as) of Him with the help of Moshe Rabbeinu, our faithful shepherd who nourishes us by virtue of being a collective soul and also through the sparks of his soul which get passed down into the wise people of each generation.
Likkutei Amarim, Beginning of Chapter 42
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In today's episode we discuss how we are meant to serve G-d truly selflessly, meaning to bring satisfaction to G-d (and not ourselves). We also discuss how every Jew is capable of this level of authentic selflessness due to our innate love of G-d. Yet we are also called upon to try to develop a deeper, more intellectually based Love of Him.
We also briefly discuss Carl Jung's book The Undiscovered Self.
Likkutei Amarim, end of Chapter 41.
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Note: This episode includes a Bonus Breathing Technique for Relaxation!
In addition, this episode discusses how we called upon to meditate throughout the day on trying to nullify ourselves by attuning ourselves to the changing vitalities which flow in and out of the world as the day goes by.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 41
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In today's episode we discuss how our ultimate purpose is to surrender ourselves to the collective source of our souls.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 41
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In today's episode we discuss how we should at the very least cultivate a sense of shame of man which will prevent us from doing something which is against the will of G-d. We also introduce the idea of how it is important to also awaken at the very least our innate love of G-d.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of Chapter 41
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In today's episode we discuss how Love (of G-d) without Awe is not considered the service of a servant.
Likkutei Amarim, Middle of chapter 41
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In today's episode we discuss the requirement to cultivate an awareness of G-d's rulership over us as King, particularly as it is related to the mitzvah of Tzitzis, and that even if this intention doesn't arouse an emotional sense of awe and fear within us, we should rest assured that our service is sincere, as the nature of a Jew is to not rebel against G-d and to see G-d as his or her King.
Middle of chapter 41
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In today's episode we begin to discuss how we should cultivate an awareness of the effects ones mitzvah's have upon their soul, with a special emphasis today on the mitzvah of Tefillin.
Middle of Chapter 41
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In today's episode we discuss how we should cultivate a sense of reverence/awe/fear of G-d as if we were standing in front of king.
Likkutei Amarim middle of Chapter 41.
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In today's episode we discuss how we are meant to serve G-d truly selflessly, meaning to bring satisfaction to G-d (and not ourselves). We also discuss how every Jew is capable of this level of authentic selflessness due to our innate love of G-d. Yet we are also called upon to try to develop a deeper, more intellectually based Love of Him.
We also briefly discuss Carl Jung's book The Undiscovered Self.
Likkutei Amarim, end of Chapter 41.
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In today's episode we discuss how spiritual service must begin with fear, not love.
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In today's episode we discuss how love and fear must be attached to service.
Likkutei Amarim end of chapter 40.
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In today's episode we discuss how the main part of the bird is its head and body, not its wings and how this relates to our spiritual service. We also discuss which aspect of Torah learning corresponds to which spiritual realm.
Likkutei Amarim Chapter 40, continued.
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In today's episode we discuss how a bird represents an angel, a world and our service of G-d.
Likkutei Amarim Chapter 40, continued.
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In today's Tanya, we discuss how our performance of Torah and Mitzvos effects a revelation of the fusion of G-d's attributes on High.
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In this episode we discuss what happens our Torah and Mitzvos depending upon the varying levels of intentions (or lack thereof) we have in performing them.
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In today's episode we discuss how one can retroactively elevate past un-ideal intentions one had while serving G-d.
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In today's episode we discuss how serving G-d must be infused with Love and Fear of Him in order to be considered true service.
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In today's episode we learn about how intention (either emotionally based or intellectually based) is necessary for one's service to ascend.
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In today's episode we discuss the world of Atzilus and describe which types of souls dwell there.
Middle of Chapter 39.
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In today's episode we discuss how certain souls have their permanent residence in Briya yet ascend to Atzilus during certain auspicious times.
Middle of Chapter 39.
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In today's episode discuss how the world of Atzlius is beyond intellect as G-d's Intellect is one with Him there.
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In today's episode we discuss why angels are referred to as animals as well as the realms in which angels and souls dwell.
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In today's episode we discuss how there are two categories of intentionality in serving G-d which can be likened to the level of the Human vs. the Animal.
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In today's episode we discuss how Mitzvos and the Intention one has when doing them can be divided into four categories paralleling the four orders of created beings.
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intention can be compared to the difference between the life force which is manifest in animals and humans vs plants and inanimate creations.
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In today's episode we discuss how every physical creation has both a body and a soul.
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In today's episode we discuss how the body and soul of every physical object both originate from the same concealment of G-d's Light. They way they express this light however, differs.
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In today's episode we discuss how a person needs to speak the words of prayer out loud to fulfill their obligation of praying.
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In today's episode we compare giving Charity to Learning Torah.
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In today's episode we discuss how the G-dly soul does not need any rectification and how it did not come down to this world for its own sake.
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In today's episode we discuss how every Jewish soul spark has a corresponding section of the world which is connected to and dependent upon this soul spark for its vitality.
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In today's episode we discuss how the fulfillment of G-d's purpose for creation is dependent upon Jewish people keeping His mitzvos.
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In today's episode we discuss how transforming the vitality of our Animal Souls can transform the vitality of the entire world.
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In today's episode we discuss how it is necessary for all Jewish souls to perform all of the 613 commandments to bring about G-d's ultimate plan for creation.
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In today's episode, we discuss how performing mitzvos elevates Klipas Noga which is the life force which vitalizes our blood.
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In today's episode we discuss how it is specifically the physical aspect of the mitzvahs which allows the life force within these physical objects to be elevated and nullified within G-dliness.
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In today's episode, we discuss how the reward for every Mitzvah we do is in the revelation of G-d's light which results.
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In today's episode we discuss how our sins caused us to lose the clear revelation of G-d in the world, which will only be regained in the Future Era.
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In today's episode, we discuss how Torah is the dew which will resurrect the dead in the Future Era.
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In today's episode, we discuss the idea of how Torah is what gives us the strength to be able to withstand G-d's light in the future to come.
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In today's episode we introduce the idea that our world is the purpose of the entirety of G-d's creation.
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In today's Tanya we discuss why G-d created the world.
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In today's episode, we discuss how the Animal Soul serves as an intermediary between the G-dly soul and the body to draw down the Shechina via the performance of the Mitzvos.
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In today's Tanya we begin to answer the question regarding how a Beinoni should view the purpose of his or her life by addressing the Zohar's interpretation of the verse, "A wise man's eyes are in their head."
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In today's episode we bring up the question of what is the point of the Benoni's life if they never win their battle against their animal soul?
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I today's episode we discuss how we are meant to simultaneously feel lowliness and joy and how this is possible.
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In today's episode, we discuss how giving one fifth of yourincome to charity can elevate all of the money you make, and how charity is likened to sacrifices.
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In today's episode we discuss how since the the destruction of the Temple, the Divine Indwelling (the Shechina) rests within Jewish Law (Halacha).
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In today's episode we discuss how the prophets (beginning with our forefathers and culminated with Moshe were totally nullified to G-d and how we all experienced a taste of this nullification at Mount Sinai. We were unable to handle this level of self nullification however, which is why G-d immediately followed the giving of the Torah by commanding us to build a Sanctuary to contain His Divine Indwelling.
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In today's episode we discuss how cultivating our belief in G-d can bring us joy on multiple levels and uncover the G-dliness of the world.
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In today's tanya we discuss how even for those people we might feel justified in hating, we must also feel love for, and arouse compassion for, which will nullify the hatred and bring about the love.
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In today's episode we discuss how we are called upon to love and try to draw near those who are not on par with our spiritual standings and are far from G-d and His Torah.
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In today's episode we discuss that there are certain necessary stipulations before hating someone you witness sinning.
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In today's episode, we discuss why Hillel the Elder described the commandment to Love Your Fellow Jew as encompassing the entirety of the Torah.
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In today's episode we discuss how only way to attain unconditional love of your fellow Jew is by devaluing physicality and focusing on the shared spiritual origins of all Jews.
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In today's episode, we discuss how if one practices everything we've learned so far about seeing one's body in a degraded way, this will lead to a joy of the soul which is a straight and easy gateway to loving one's fellow Jew.
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In today's episode, we discuss how to overcome a sense of despondency that might overtake a person as a result of meditating upon how far they are from G-d and how to in fact use this awareness to get closer to Him.
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In today's Tanya we discuss how a person who learns Torah and strives to be close to G-d should hold themselves to a higher standard than the more "simple folk".
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In today's episode we discuss how struggling and pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zones should be applied in regards to self restraint as well.
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In today's episode, we discuss how we need to constantly check in with ourselves to make sure that we are actively pushing ourselves beyond our comfort zones in serving G-d, and how a way to motivate us to do so is to think about other people who might be fighting much stronger internal battles than we do.
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In today's episode we discuss how a person's natural inclinations and circumstances are not excuses for a person's wrongdoings and one who sins is still considered to be a Rasha regardless of what circumstances or temptations led them down that path as we were all created with the innate ability to have our mind rule over our hearts.
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In today's episode we discuss how we should all be perpetually engaged in internal battles, actively working on crushing our bodies and animal souls when serving G-d, particularly before and during prayer.
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In today's episode we discuss how we should never see ourselves as better than anyone else, regardless of who they are, as we don't know their struggle.
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In this episode we discuss:
- How a person's dreams can be another indication that their spiritual standing isn't ideal
- How meditating upon one's low spiritual stance can lead to a humility that can instigate hatred and towards their animal soul which conceals G-dly reality.
- How and why subduing the animal soul in such a manner will cause the light of their G-dly soul to naturally shine through
- An example of this in the story of the spies in scripture which illustrates how all Jews are "believers" and "children of believers" and how
- Even the Sitra Achra doesn't have doubts regarding belief in G-d, as illustrated by the story of the harlot in the Zohar.
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In today's episode we discuss how one who cannot think of any severe transgression from their youth that might be causing their current emotional blockage in relation to G-d, should examine all of their past Thoughts, Speeches and Actions and take an accounting of how many of them had a G-dly intention behind them and how many did not.
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In today's episode we discuss how when a person feels an emotional blockage in their spiritual service, this might be originating from past transgressions, even if they have been repented for.
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In today's episode we discuss how the desires and natural impulses of a Beinoni make him or her lower than impure animals.
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In today's episode we illustrate what it means that the identity of Tzaddikim is their G-dly Soul, and how that contrasts with Beinonim who's identity is their Animal Soul.
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In this episode, we discuss how a person is really their animal soul and the implications of this.
I also bash the lyrics to songs from the movies The Greatest Showman and Frozen which celebrate "being yourself". <:-)
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In today's episode we discuss how the coarseness of the heart can be likened to a wooden beam that needs to be splintered in order to catch fire.
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In today's episode we discuss how to deal with distracting thoughts that come up while you learn Torah or during prayer.
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In today's episode we discuss how when we sanctify ourselves a little bit down here, this causes us to be sanctified greatly from on high.
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In today's episode we talk about the virtue of delayed gratification even when it comes to permissible activities.
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In today's episode we discuss two types of spiritual "delicacies" which G-d receives satisfaction from.
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In today's episode I discuss how the root of sadness over having inappropriate thoughts is pride and not knowing your place.
I also talk about my take on the current culture of virtue signaling and why its self indulgent and destructive!
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In today's episode we discuss the powerful cosmic effects that occur when we push away negative thoughts. We also talk about how this battle is perpetual and our life's purpose as well as the common phenomena of "arrival fallacy" whereby people tend to feel empty after accomplishing a big goal.
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In today's episode we discuss why a person should rejoice when they have inappropriate thoughts.
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In today's episode we discuss the detrimental effects of sadness and how to overcome sadness about worldly as well as spiritual matters.
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In today's episode we discuss how implanting our recognition of our willingness to sacrifices our lives for G-d is essential to our daily service.
Related video: The Swamp of Sadness (from the Neverending Story movie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsKu3Jh5IAs
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In today's episode we discuss how the unity with G-d and His Will which we reveal when we are involved with Torah study or doing a mitzvah is eternal Above, however Below it is not, due to the reality of time down here.
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In today's episode we describe how overcoming our inclination towards lethargy and coolness in regards to our service of G-d is far lighter than the suffering of death which every Jew would subject themselves to rather than be separated from Him for even an instant. And when we succeed in overcoming our inclinations in such a way, we reveal G-d's Unity and Supernal Will within ourselves not only momentarily, but rather eternally.
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In today's episode we discuss how a Jew is willing to sacrifice their life rather than commit idolatry even though such a sin is temporary in nature and can be repented for.
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In this episode we discuss how the inner willingness of every jew to give up his or her life rather than commit idolatry can also give them the power to overcome any lethargy that might stand in the way of their putting in the work needed to serve G-d with complete effort through Torah study, prayer or with monetary affairs.
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In today's episode we discuss how the fact that a Jew is willing to sacrifice their life rather than renounce G-d's unity in an overt way, should motivate a person to not want to ever do even the smallest thing which is against the will of G-d, as even the most minor transgression separates a person from G-d's Unity. And the pain of withstanding temptation is surely easier and less painful to endure than the pain of death which a Jew would willingly suffer rather than renounce G-d's Unity overtly.
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In today's episode we discuss how a human who transgresses the will of G-d brings themselves down to a level lower than animals and all of the forces of impurity since the forces of evil and impurity are merely acting as G-d created them and don't renounce His existence completely, while this is not the case for man.
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In today's episode we discuss how being involved with Torah study can lead to a great awe of G-d.
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In today's episode we discuss how thinking about and discussing Torah unites us with G-d's Will and Wisdom in a unique way which even higher beings are incapable of.
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In today's episode we discuss how when we think about Torah and/or speak words of Torah, the internal garments of Thought and Speech of the G-dly soul are not just chariots for the Supernal Will, but actually become totally unified with the Supernal Will.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-'d's commandments can be thought of a body to a soul in relation to His Supernal Will.
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In today's episode we discuss how the outer garment of a person's G-dly soul (i.e Action) as well as their body becomes a garment and vehicle for G-d's Supernal Will when they do mitzvos.
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In today's episode we discuss how the 248 positive commandments are G-d's limbs and how our performance of them is what brings His vitality into the worlds.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d grants vitality and existence to certain things in a "backhanded" manner. We also discuss which types of things fall into this category.
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In today's episode we discuss how from G-d's perspective, His Revelation and Concealment are one and the same.
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In today's episode we discuss how G-d's Expressed Speech is unified with Him the way our preverbal cognition and internal speech is unified with us.
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In today's episode we discuss why our speech can be a useful metaphor to understanding G-d's speech, though they are not ultimately comparable.
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In today's episode we discuss how everything depends totally upon G-d's speech for its existence and vitality and we can understand how this works through examining human speech.
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In today's episode we discuss the three stages of desire, beginning with the preverbal stage.
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In today's episode we begin to discuss the unique consistency of G-d.
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In this episode we discuss how every Jew, regardless of how righteous or wicked they are, possess an innate love of G-d which will manifest in their willingness to sacrifice their lives to sanctify G-d's name if brought to test.
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In today's episode we discuss why it is the faculty of Chochma specifically which serves as a conduit to draw down G-d's light into the soul.
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In this episode we discussed the unbroken chain every Jew inherits in the merit of the selflessness of our forefathers.
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In this episode we learn how serving G-d out of love and fear is VERY near to every Jew, regardless of intellectual capacity, as such love (which encompasses fear as well) was passed down to us as an inheritance from our forefathers.
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In today's episode we begin to explore how a wicked person can return to G-d through the breaking of their heart which in turn breaks the impurity which blocks them from Him.
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In this episode we discuss how the entire purpose of man is to rule over his or her heart such that it leads him or her to serve G-d in action. We also learn about those people who do not have control over their hearts at all but rather their hearts control them.
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In today's episode we discuss define what type of love of G-d is "very close to", i.e. easily accessible to a Beinoni.
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In this episode we discuss how a person's Mitzvos can be elevated even if they have not successfully aroused a sense of revealed love and fear of G-d in their heart.
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In today's episode we discuss what the ideal service of a Benoni is. I also talk about my experience running a 1/2 marathon to help illustrate the ideas.
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In today's episode we discuss two levels of Benonim - one who serves G-d and one who doesn't and we focus on what it means to be a Benoni yet not actively "serve G-d".
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In this episode we discuss the difference between "one who serves G-d" vs. a "servant of G-d".
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In today's episode we discuss how the only way to exert control over one's emotional impulses is through the Love of Pleasures, which is a gift granted to only a select few.
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In today's episode we explore why every soul is made to give an oath before birth to be a Tzaddik if this is not something which is attainable to all.
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In today's episode we discuss how the level of a Beinoni is attainable to and expected of every person and discuss how one can get there.
Based on the beginning of Chapter 14 of Likkutei Amarim.
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In this episode we discuss how the internal battle between the good and bad impulses are perpetual in the Beinoni as well as the nature of true service.
Based on Chapter 13 of Likkutei Amarim
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In today's episode we explore how the conflicting urges within a Beinoni act as judges or lawyers, but the final arbitrator is G-d who is biased towards one of them.
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In today's episode we discuss how it is that the Beinoni is able to exert control over their Animal Soul and hold themselves back from any level of sin.
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In this episode we describe how the good only rules over the bad when it comes to the garments of the Beinoni's soul, but not within the soul itself.
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In this episode we discuss how the Beinoni is able to subdue the Animal Soul despite the G-dly Soul not being the sole ruler of the Beinoni's body.
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In today's episode we discuss how the G-dly Soul does not have complete dominion at all times over the Animal Soul in a Beinoni.
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In this episode we begin to explore what it means to be a Beinoni (Intermediate Person).
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In this episode we discuss the various categories of Reshaim (wicked people).
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In this episode we discuss another reason why Complete Tzaddikim are referred to as "Children of Ascent" and how the two reasons for this term are interconnected.
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In this episode we discuss how there are a multitude of different levels within the category of Incomplete Tzaddikim and how there are many such people in every generation, however Complete Tzaddikim by contrast, are very rare.
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In this episode we begin to discuss the difference between an Incomplete vs a Complete Tzaddik (Righteous Person) with a focus on the Complete Tzaddik.
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In today's episode we discuss how the Animal and G-dly soul are at war within the body and what the G-dly Soul's ultimate desire for rulership looks like.
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In this episode we discuss in more detail what would happen were the G-dly soul to prevail over the Animal soul within a person's body.
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In this episode we discuss the residences of the Animal and G-dly souls within the body.
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In today's episode, we discuss the spiritual ramifications when a person: eats non kosher food (even unintentionally), eats kosher food with less than ideal intention, engages in idle chatter, slander or gossip, is neglectful in Torah study or studies idolatrous philosophies.
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In this episode we talk about what happens when a man wastes seed and how this can be rectified.
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In today's episode we talk about what happens when a person engages in permissible activities but with a self indulgent intent, as well as what happens when a person engages in forbidden activities, and how the klipos in each instance can be subsequently elevated.
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In this episode, we talk about the second category of Klipos, namely Klipas Nogah and describe different things that are sourced in it as well as how it serves as an intermediary between unholiness and holiness and can go either way.
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In this episode we discuss how it is that evil prevails in our world, and explore the first of two categories of Klipos (Shells).
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In this episode we talk about how any speech or thought that doesn't express the will of G-d or that isn't directed towards serving G-d is sourced in the Sitra Achra (i.e other side), as G-d can only dwell within something which is nullified to Him.
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In today's episode we begin to discuss how the 10 energies and garments of the G-dly Soul have a negative counterpart in the Animal Soul.
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In this episode we talk about the uniqueness of the intellect and what makes the study of Torah greater than all other mitzvos.
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In today's episode we explain souls can connect with G-d in our world in an essential way that is outside of the scope of souls in the world to come. We also talk about how when we perform G-d's Will, it is like G-d is hugging us.
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In today's episode we talk about why Torah is likened to water and also explain how a person becomes encompassed in G-d's Light when they do His Will.
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In this episode we discuss how the garments of the soul stem from a higher place than the soul itself, namely the Torah, which is the Wisdom and Will of G-d. Although G-d is essentially unfathomable, He constricted Himself into the 613 commandments and the letters of the Torah to make Himself accessible to the human mind.
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In this episode we discuss which parts of the G-dly soul gets vested in which type of soul garment as well as how Love and Fear lie at the roots of all of the Torah's commandments.
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In today's episode we outline the three garments of the G-dly soul, namely Thought, Speech and Action.
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In today's episode we discuss how the intellectual aspects of the G-dly soul give birth to emotions directed towards G-d and introduce the third intellectual aspect (Da'as), which facilitates this process.
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In this episode we explore the general map of the soul, explaining how it is made up of 10 parts, which are subdivided into 3 intellectual and 7 emotive, corresponding to the 10 Supernal energies (Sephiros).
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In this episode we explore the 2nd soul of a Jew, namely the G-dly soul. We talk about its origins, various soul levels and the influence of one's parents upon their child's soul in the moment of conception.
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In this episode, we discuss the make up the Jewish soul, focusing on the origin and components of Animal Soul and how it gets expressed in various character traits.
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In this episode, we list 5 moral classifications of people given by the Gemara and bring up a lot of questions regarding their definitions with a special focus on the classification of the Intermediate Man.
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In this episode, we continue to learn the Alter Rebbe's forward, in which he explains what prompted him to put his counsels into the writings compiled as the Tanya.
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In this episode we look at the conclusion of the Alter Rebbe's forward in which he explains why the Tanya got published in its current format and issues a warning against reprinting it without permission.
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In this episode, we begin reviewing the Alter Rebbe's forward to the Tanya, in which he presents various challenges that one might present in having this book replace guidance from a live mentor.
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In this episode, I review the approbations given by the Alter Rebbe's three sons upon the reprinting of the Tanya with the addition of Iggeres HaKodesh and Kuntrus Achron in the year 1814 (5574)
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In this episode I talk about when and why the Tanya was published, what it is based on and who it is meant for.
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Here's an intro to my upcoming podcast, officially launching on Nov 23, 2021.
In this intro, I talk about why I started this podcast and what to expect from it. Enjoy!
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Teaser for my upcoming podcast "It Is Taught". It Is Taught will be a podcast featuring daily teachings from the Tanya by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (AKA “The Alter Rebbe”)In loving memory of my maternal grandfather Avraham Yitzchok ben Binyamin HaCohen Z”L
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