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A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “The Magical 24 Hour Silent Meditation” Tanya Last Essays Number 9 SIYUM HATANYA IN FORT MYERS FLORIDA Based on the verse הוכח תוכיח את עמיתך the Talmud says even 100 times. The Alter Rebbe is pleading for us to have pity on our souls in 3 areas. 1. Prayer. Prayer is the service of the Heart to G-D. Prayer should be done. All together. One word at a time. No dreaming. No talking. The problem is not having a proper person to lead the service. The solution to chose people that are capable of leading the service. Either by lottery or majority approval. The requirements are. Saying each word. Medium pace. Loud voice. The community should gather around & pray with the same requirements. This Prayer practice will take away any & all struggles that we have. G-D should purify our hearts to serve him in Truth. Torah Study. To divide the study of the whole Talmud every year within each community. If it’s a big community to finish it multiple times. If it’s a small community to unite with other communities. All those that study the Talmud should recite every week psalm 119 as it has 8 verses per each letter of the alphabet. Fasting. When one sins. The way to cleanse yourself is via fasting. The amounts of fasts are listed in אגרת התשובה chapter 3. Substitute for fasting - Shabbas. Since we don’t have the strength to fast we can can use the advise from the Talmud כל השומר שבת כהלכתו מוחלין לו על כל עוונותיו״ “Whoever observes Shabbas according to its laws are forgiven for all their sins” The Talmud says specifically “כהלכתו Jewish Law” so we need to learn all the Halachot of Shabbas. To know what’s forbidden & to know how to prepare before Shabbas to avoid any desecration of Shabbas. “24 Hour Silent Meditation” Not to speak any unnecessary words on Shabbas G-D forbid. As it’s known to those that study the hidden teachings. That every mitzvah has פנימיות וחיצוניות the spiritual & the physical component in each mitzvah. The חיצוניות of Shabbas is just like Hashem rested so we rest from any physical work. The פנימיות of Shabbas is meditation in prayer & Torah study to cleave to Hashem. As the verse says שבת לה׳ אלקיך that we rest in a way that our soul gets deeply reconnected to Hashem our G-D. Specifically this is the פנימיות of the positive Mitzvah of זכור את יום השבת by meditation in Prayer & Torah study. The פנימיות of the Mitzvah of שמור את יום השבת is resting from speaking on Shabbas just like Hashem rested from speaking on Shabbas the ten utterances that we’re said the 6 days of creation. The חיצוניות is no physical work the פנימיות is no speech. The Alter Rebbe finishes off with a quote from King Solomon’s ecclesiastes that says זה לעומת זה that both sides are equal namely that The not speaking creates the same rest & spiritual elevation as does the meditation in Prayer & Torah study. Interesting the verse speaks about when life is great we are to be grateful & when life is challenging we’re to look & contemplate as both are from the same loving G-D hence the power of silence. Mazal Tov !!! A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to Warren Kahminsky for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/aVEJp4jrHCM Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Praying leisurely with meditation will develop a revealed Love for Hashem” Tanya Last Essays Number 8 The Alter Rebbe says that he’s not happy to hear that they don’t allow the chazan that prays leisurely to lead the prayer service. Praying leisurely creates life & long life. If the שליח ציבור prays leisurely he creates life & long life for the whole community. As the Talmud says that there are 3 things that create long life & one praying leisurely. If your in a rush it’s better for the chazan to pray slowly to grant everyone a long life even though you will have to leave early & miss קדושה וברכו. Since you need to leave early your considered a אונס and would exempt & the chazan can have you in mind in his prayers and it would be as if you fully participated in the service. As the Talmud tells us of the community out in the fields that cant make it synagogue that the big synagogue exempts them thru their prayers. In the times of the Mishna & Talmud when the main avoda was learning Torah they prayed leisurely. Now before Moshiach arrival Rabbi Chaim Vital says our main Avodah is Prayer how much more so do we need to pray leisurely. Praying leisurely is actually a biblical obligation for those that know how to meditate each according to their abilities the time that it takes to create Awe & love in his or her heart for Hashem. The meditation takes place during פסוקי דזמרה & the 2 blessing before Shema יוצר ואהבת עולם as we praise Hashem so that when we say the verse ואהבת in Shema the love that is concealed should be felt in a revealed way as that is the Mitzvah of ואהבת בכל לבבך as that is the source that inspires all the other 248 positive Mitzvot as the Rambam writes that in order to fulfill all Mitzvot with truth one needs to feel true Love for Hashem. The biblical commandment of ואהבת that is the biblical commandment to pray leisurely & with meditation, to awaken & reveal the hidden love for Hashem. As you can’t command to love so the Magid of Mezritch explains that the commandment is on the meditation. שמע ישראל we need to meditate that ה אלקינו ה אחד than we are assured that we will love Hashem. On the inner love that we all have for Hashem there is no need for a commandment as we love Hashem in that level. The commandment is to reveal it in the G-Dly soul, as well to reveal it in the natural soul where there it did not even exist in a concealed way. When we reveal the love for Hashem to the natural soul that operates our life we elevate the sparks as the purpose of prayer is to elevate the sparks thru the avodah of אתהפכא or אתכפי of the נפש החיונית to the נפש אלקית. As the blood is the soul & the life of the person, the Blood gets renewed everyday by the food & drink that we consume, we are also effected by our clothing & house that we live in. So when we use it for the נפש אלקית וקדושה that is the בירור הניצוצות that happens when our love for Hashem is revealed during Prayer. Therefore it is important to pray leisurely & meditate to bring out the love for Hashem. However in previous generations that had high level souls they were able to create that level of level of level by praying without the leisure pace & meditation. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to Warren Kahminsky for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/cTCT9vkeS6w Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “The powerful impact of Charity to draw down Love & Humility to the essence of your Heart” Tanya Last Essays Number 7 The Alter Rebbe quotes from the prophet Amos וצדקה כנחל איתן that charity will be revealed with great strength like the strong stream that flows with great strength. The Alter Rebbe explains the mystical insight to the verse נחל is a reference to the flow & איתן is a reference to חכמה. There are 3 interpretations to איתן they are תוקף, קשה ויושן which are all found in the חכמה of the נשמה of every Jew as the letter Yud is a Dot with a Point on top & on bottom which is a נקודה בהיכלא that from the Dot-the humility of Chochma it is drawn in to The chamber of Bina which is than drawn into the essence of the heart so that the essence of the heart gets to experience the Humilty & Love of the total nullification of Chochma. Chochma is called תרין ריעין דלא מתפרשין as you need Chochma for the world to continue to exist. The four letters that make up the word איתן are all a reference to the future so איתן that has all 4 letters is a reference to a future revelation when Moshiach will be revealed as then the infinite light & the oneness of Hashem into the essence of our heart. Thru drawing down the נחל איתן a reference to חכמה עילאה that will light up the essence of our hearts. The depths of our hearts will be nullified in the oneness of Hashem. By taking off the ערלת הלב מתאוות גשמיות As the חכמה will light up the Heart. The alter Rebbe says this experience that humility & love of חכמה should shine in our essence of our hearts is possible during exile as well. By awakening רחמים רבים העליונים on the fact that the spark of Hashem is in Galus because as long as חכמה עילאה is not revealed & felt in the Heart The spark is in exile as it can’t express it’s true powers in a revealed way. Thru the רחמים רבים it goes out from exile & it shines in the essence of the heart till it wants to cleave & unite with Hashem. As the verse in the Prophet ישעי׳ says ליעקב אשר פדה את אברהם the simple meaning is that the reason why Abraham was saved from the furnace so that Yaakov can be born in the future. The spiritual meaning is that when what Abraham represents Love & Kindness is concealed we need Yaakov that represents Rachamim compassion to reveal the love & kindness that’s concealed. The Alter Rebbe brings from the Zohar that אתערותא דלתתא אתערותא דלעילא that when we awaken with in us רחמים רבים which is the attributes of רחמנים וגומלי חסדים to help materially with Gold & Silver the charity causes the flow of the pure intellect of love & humility into the essence of our hearts. The Alter Rebbe quotes from Job that says כי עור בעד עור וכל אשר לאיש יתן בעד נפשו that when it comes to saving the G-Dly Soul you should be willing to do anything in other words to give with out limit so that your life should be filled with the life of the infinite light. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to Warren Kahminsky for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/BkPEh5iKieg Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Halacha of Torah is much higher than anything we can imagine” Tanya Last Essays Number 6 In last chapter we learned that Mitzvot & Halacha of Torah Draws down G-Dly light as well as elevation of the holy sparks. This chapter the Alter Rebbe teaches us that Halacha of Torah is so high in relation to the world as the world does not exist. When King David recaptured the Ark from the philishtim he carried it on a wagon as he forgot the Torah requirement of בכתף ישאו the reason why he forgot as he called the Halachas of Torah זמירות. Why was he punished for calling the Torah זמירות ? What is the connection to forgetting how to cary the ark as the appropriate punishment? The Alter Rebbe quotes the Talmud that says דוד זמירות קרית להו כו & we know he was punished for that. Why? The Zohar says שבחא דאורייתא ורננה that Torah is praise to HaShem. What is the praise to HaShem when you say something is forbidden or permissible? In psalms king David says מה גדלו מעשיך ה׳ מאד עמקו מחשבותיך seemingly Thought comes before action how come it says מעשיך before מחשבותיך? The Alter Rebbe explains that thru the גדלו מעשיך we know the מאד עמקו מחשבותיך. As we see that all the worlds higher & lower are dependent on the minute detail of the fulfillment of the Mitzvot. For example: A sacrifice when done correctly creates a high level union that all the worlds receive its life from. If not done correctly so the worlds are not elevated. When we put on kosher Tefilin the intellect of ז״א ומלכות דאצילות is revealed as a source of life for the worlds. If it’s not kosher so the intellect disappears. The same applies to all the negative precepts that it affects all the worlds. This is the meaning of מה גדלו מעשיך ה׳ when you think about all the worlds that are totally nullified to a minute detail of the Torah & The Torah is the depth of מחשבה עליונה וחכמתו יתברך so you see the infinite power of עמקו מחשבותיך. In other words thru the worlds that are dependent on the Torah that is dependent on the depth of the thought of HaShem we see the real power of HaShem. Just like our hair comes from our intellect. As the Zohar says that Halachas are like the hair that comes from the intellect. This is the reason for king David’s rejoicing as he was so happy with his Torah study in the midst of all his challenges. As he felt that the whole world & everything taking place in it has no value in comparison to one point of Torah study. For this he was punished. As this idea that the whole world is nullified by one nuance in Torah this Torah only comes from חיצוניות of the עומק המחשב of HaShem. As the Arizal says נובלות חכמה שלמעלה תורה. However the פנימיות שבעומק of the מחשבה עליונה which is the פנימיות התורה is unified with the infinite light that is totally one with the infinite light. In reference to the infinite light all the worlds are like nothing as if they don’t exist. As HaShem has not changed from before to after creation. Therefore even for פנימיות התורה which is unified with the infinite light there is no room to praise HaShem based on the worlds as the worlds have no value. The פנימיות התורה is not for humans to rejoice rather it’s for HaShem to rejoice as HaShem is the only one that understands it & knows it’s place & value as he’s one with the Torah. As it’s concealed from humans as the verse says ופני לא יראו as the arizal explains this to mean פנימיות התורה. And as the verse says in proverbs ואהי אצלו שעשועים that it’s for HaShem an enjoyment. This level of פנימיות is the source of the Neshamot as the verse says ואהיה אצלו אמון & the Medrash says to read it אומן like a child being fed from the פנימיות. The level of חיצוניות is what gives life force to the world. As the Torah has פנים ואחור says והיא כתובה פנים ואחור. Since king David praised חיצוניות of Torah that’s connected to the world therefore he was punished with שכחה as that comes from אחוריים as in פנימיות

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Halacha of Torah is much higher than anything we can imagine” Tanya Last Essays Number 6 In last chapter we learned that Mitzvot & Halacha of Torah Draws down G-Dly light as well as elevation of the holy sparks. This chapter the Alter Rebbe teaches us that Halacha of Torah is so high in relation to the world as the world does not exist. When King David recaptured the Ark from the philishtim he carried it on a wagon as he forgot the Torah requirement of בכתף ישאו the reason why he forgot as he called the Halachas of Torah זמירות. Why was he punished for calling the Torah זמירות ? What is the connection to forgetting how to cary the ark as the appropriate punishment? The Alter Rebbe quotes the Talmud that says דוד זמירות קרית להו כו & we know he was punished for that. Why? The Zohar says שבחא דאורייתא ורננה that Torah is praise to HaShem. What is the praise to HaShem when you say something is forbidden or permissible? In psalms king David says מה גדלו מעשיך ה׳ מאד עמקו מחשבותיך seemingly Thought comes before action how come it says מעשיך before מחשבותיך? The Alter Rebbe explains that thru the גדלו מעשיך we know the מאד עמקו מחשבותיך. As we see that all the worlds higher & lower are dependent on the minute detail of the fulfillment of the Mitzvot. For example: A sacrifice when done correctly creates a high level union that all the worlds receive its life from. If not done correctly so the worlds are not elevated. When we put on kosher Tefilin the intellect of ז״א ומלכות דאצילות is revealed as a source of life for the worlds. If it’s not kosher so the intellect disappears. The same applies to all the negative precepts that it affects all the worlds. This is the meaning of מה גדלו מעשיך ה׳ when you think about all the worlds that are totally nullified to a minute detail of the Torah & The Torah is the depth of מחשבה עליונה וחכמתו יתברך so you see the infinite power of עמקו מחשבותיך. In other words thru the worlds that are dependent on the Torah that is dependent on the depth of the thought of HaShem we see the real power of HaShem. Just like our hair comes from our intellect. As the Zohar says that Halachas are like the hair that comes from the intellect. This is the reason for king David’s rejoicing as he was so happy with his Torah study in the midst of all his challenges. As he felt that the whole world & everything taking place in it has no value in comparison to one point of Torah study. For this he was punished. As this idea that the whole world is nullified by one nuance in Torah this Torah only comes from חיצוניות of the עומק המחשב of HaShem. As the Arizal says נובלות חכמה שלמעלה תורה. However the פנימיות שבעומק of the מחשבה עליונה which is the פנימיות התורה is unified with the infinite light that is totally one with the infinite light. In reference to the infinite light all the worlds are like nothing as if they don’t exist. As HaShem has not changed from before to after creation. Therefore even for פנימיות התורה which is unified with the infinite light there is no room to praise HaShem based on the worlds as the worlds have no value. The פנימיות התורה is not for humans to rejoice rather it’s for HaShem to rejoice as HaShem is the only one that understands it & knows it’s place & value as he’s one with the Torah. As it’s concealed from humans as the verse says ופני לא יראו as the arizal explains this to mean פנימיות התורה. And as the verse says in proverbs ואהי אצלו שעשועים that it’s for HaShem an enjoyment. This level of פנימיות is the source of the Neshamot as the verse says ואהיה אצלו אמון & the Medrash says to read it אומן like a child being fed from the פנימיות. The level of חיצוניות is what gives life force to the world. As the Torah has פנים ואחור says והיא כתובה פנים ואחור. Since king David praised חיצוניות of Torah that’s connected to the world therefore he was punished with שכחה as that comes from אחוריים as in פנימיות

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Why is it crucial to Study all of Jewish Law before you pass away” Tanya Last Essays Number 5 The Alter Rebbe is going to explain the reason why by studying Jewish Law even of Law that might not apply or perhaps never even happen we are elevating the holy sparks of תהו. The Alter Rebbe explains that anything that is forbidden according to the Torah even a small sin receives its life force from the קליפות other wise it would not exist. Even If the prohibition never happened the source for it’s possibility exists in the world of the kelipot. Even sins that never happened or never will happen is still rooted in חכמה עילאה that was all given to Moshe Rabeinu at Mount Sinai as the Talmud says שכל תלמיד ותיק עתיד לחדש was given to Moshe Rabeinu at Sinai as well as all the hypothetical questions of Rabbi Yermiya as well as the hypothetical questions of a sleeve over the first born as the Torah that is from חכמה עילאה has with in it אין סוף as the Zohar says אבא יסד ברתא from חכמה עילאה it goes in to Malchus & Torah is פה a reference to Malchut & from there it goes into בי״ע. The kelipot receive their life force from the אחורים of the ten holy Sefirot, specifically from the garments of the ten Sefirot of בי״ע more specific from the garments of יצירה & עשיה. When you learn Halacha with Speach & thought the Kelipot are separated from the Kedusha. How come the Torah itself did not separate the Kelipah out? The Alter rebbe brings the Talmud Nedarim page 81 side 1 that the reason the Torah is not handed over automatically as they have not made the blessing before they studied. The mystical interpretation is: Beracha means to draw down a reference to drawing down the infinite light into the Torah. When we study Torah we draw down the infinite light into the torah & that has the power to elevate the sparks of the subject we are learning about even if what we are learning did not or will not exist. The drawing down happens when your דיוקן העליון your image above studies what your studying down here in its source בנוקבא דזעיר אנפין דבי״ע. This is the reason why every נפש רוח ונשמה has to study all 613 commandments in thought speech & action on the level of פשט רמז דרוש וסוד to elevate all 288 sparks if we don’t accomplish our mission we need to come back in another גלגול to complete the task. When moshiach arrives & we will have finished the elevation of the holy sparks so the main study of Torah will be in the positive commandments to elevate the נפש רוח ונשמה higher & higher to the infinite light. We will also study the Torah of the 365 negative commandments in the source which is גבורות דקדושה to sweeten them with the חסדים of the 248 positive commandments to unify them together. Hence the Torah is everlasting in general & even specifically all the Mitzvot even those that might not apply as they are all part of the one Torah & have a place in the ה גבורות דקדושה like they 365 negative precepts as they are the blood that gives life force to the vessels of זעיר אנפין. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to Warren Kahminsky for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/ATb5JtR2l-8 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “The Power of Prayer to Heal & the powerful connection with G-D thru Mitzvot” Tanya Last Essays Number 4 In פרי עץ חיים it says that today the main transformation of the holy sparks that are dispersed in קליפת נוגה is thru תפלה. The Alter Rebbe will explain why this is so & not thru תורה or מצוות. Hashem set a certain amount of infinite light that is revealed in אצילות when we study Torah or do Mitzvot we add light in the world of Atzilut. Thru Torah study we add light to the intellect of Atzilut when we do Mitzvot we add light to the external midot of Atzilut that are drawn down to Torah & Mitzvot in this world however the light does not penetrate in the world itself. However thru Prayer the light of Atzilut comes down in this world to affect real change where if a person is sick they can be healed or to bring down real tangible blessings. Which does not happen thru Torah study or Mitzvot for even the change of an item when dedicated to a mitzvah is a human accomplishment not divine as in prayer. The reason why prayer is so powerful as when one prays בכל מאדך that creates feminine waters that reaches the powerful name of ס״ג that is the source of the רפ״ח lights of תהו that draws down a בלי גבול energy. Hence תפלה is called חי שעה the literal meaning as we pray for transient items the spiritual meaning is that שעה is a reference to the sefira of Malchut that draws down the light to lowest worlds. תורה is called חיי עולם as עולם is a reference to ז״א of אצילות as the Torah creates more light in אצילות. Hence we see the power of prayer as prayer has the power to elevate the holy sparks of תהו to the highest level of the name ס״ג until the infinite light. Especially today when when our souls are not on such a high level we need prayer to do the transformation. If there is a mitzvah to do & no one else can do it we may stop studying Torah or Praying to do the mitzvah as thru Mitzvot we transform the holy sparks & this is the purpose of creation. When you learn Kabbalah you only connect to the מציאות. Nevertheless it is a huge mitzvah as the verse says in Devarim וידעת היום and in Divrei Hayamim דע את אלקי אביך that we need to know & meditate on the spiritual structure & flow as that will bring us to ועבדהו בלב שלם as it says in Devarim ויצונו ה לעשות את כל החוקים האלה ליראה את ה׳ אלקינו since the purpose is to have Yirat Hashem & studying Kabbalah & chasidus will bring us to Yirat Hashem. Now this is only one mitzvah. However in order to transform the world we need to study & observe all the Mitzvot. Another reason why Mitzvot are so powerful as Mitzvot receive their energy from the name ס״ג the filler of hashem name with ו of the פנימיות of אדם קדמון which is associated with תהו & we receive our energy from the name מ״ה the filler of hashem name with א of the מצח of אדם קדמון Which is associated with תיקון hence we that are from מ”ה need to eat from דומם צומח וחי as they are from ס”ג. Another reason why Mitzvot are so powerful is meditation & inspiration cause you to be elevated for a short while & Mitzvot draw down the external light into this world that causes the internal world to be elevated hence moshe Rabeinu prayed 515 prayers to enter the land of Israel that he can draw down the light into the world. How does the physical item that we are using to do the mitzvah have the power to draw down such a great light. Just like when we plant the seed just acts as מין נוקבין to awaken the כח הצומח in the ground the same is when we do a mitzvah or study about the mitzvah the physical item awakens the שם ס״ג to draw down the light to this world. Even with the 365 negative Mitzvot or positive Mitzvot that don’t necessarily apply when one studies these Mitzvot you still draw down the same level of חכמה עילאה into this world. As in reference to love & awe there is a real concealment. However with the halachot there is no real concealment of the חכמה עילאה. The

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “The Power of Prayer to Heal & the powerful connection with G-D thru Mitzvot” Tanya Last Essays Number 4 In פרי עץ חיים it says that today the main transformation of the holy sparks that are dispersed in קליפת נוגה is thru תפלה. The Alter Rebbe will explain why this is so & not thru תורה or מצוות. Hashem set a certain amount of infinite light that is revealed in אצילות when we study Torah or do Mitzvot we add light in the world of Atzilut. Thru Torah study we add light to the intellect of Atzilut when we do Mitzvot we add light to the external midot of Atzilut that are drawn down to Torah & Mitzvot in this world however the light does not penetrate in the world itself. However thru Prayer the light of Atzilut comes down in this world to affect real change where if a person is sick they can be healed or to bring down real tangible blessings. Which does not happen thru Torah study or Mitzvot for even the change of an item when dedicated to a mitzvah is a human accomplishment not divine as in prayer. The reason why prayer is so powerful as when one prays בכל מאדך that creates feminine waters that reaches the powerful name of ס״ג that is the source of the רפ״ח lights of תהו that draws down a בלי גבול energy. Hence תפלה is called חי שעה the literal meaning as we pray for transient items the spiritual meaning is that שעה is a reference to the sefira of Malchut that draws down the light to lowest worlds. תורה is called חיי עולם as עולם is a reference to ז״א of אצילות as the Torah creates more light in אצילות. Hence we see the power of prayer as prayer has the power to elevate the holy sparks of תהו to the highest level of the name ס״ג until the infinite light. Especially today when when our souls are not on such a high level we need prayer to do the transformation. If there is a mitzvah to do & no one else can do it we may stop studying Torah or Praying to do the mitzvah as thru Mitzvot we transform the holy sparks & this is the purpose of creation. When you learn Kabbalah you only connect to the מציאות. Nevertheless it is a huge mitzvah as the verse says in Devarim וידעת היום and in Divrei Hayamim דע את אלקי אביך that we need to know & meditate on the spiritual structure & flow as that will bring us to ועבדהו בלב שלם as it says in Devarim ויצונו ה לעשות את כל החוקים האלה ליראה את ה׳ אלקינו since the purpose is to have Yirat Hashem & studying Kabbalah & chasidus will bring us to Yirat Hashem. Now this is only one mitzvah. However in order to transform the world we need to study & observe all the Mitzvot. Another reason why Mitzvot are so powerful as Mitzvot receive their energy from the name ס״ג the filler of hashem name with ו of the פנימיות of אדם קדמון which is associated with תהו & we receive our energy from the name מ״ה the filler of hashem name with א of the מצח of אדם קדמון Which is associated with תיקון hence we that are from מ”ה need to eat from דומם צומח וחי as they are from ס”ג. Another reason why Mitzvot are so powerful is meditation & inspiration cause you to be elevated for a short while & Mitzvot draw down the external light into this world that causes the internal world to be elevated hence moshe Rabeinu prayed 515 prayers to enter the land of Israel that he can draw down the light into the world. How does the physical item that we are using to do the mitzvah have the power to draw down such a great light. Just like when we plant the seed just acts as מין נוקבין to awaken the כח הצומח in the ground the same is when we do a mitzvah or study about the mitzvah the physical item awakens the שם ס״ג to draw down the light to this world. Even with the 365 negative Mitzvot or positive Mitzvot that don’t necessarily apply when one studies these Mitzvot you still draw down the same level of חכמה עילאה into this world. As in reference to love & awe there is a real concealment. However with the halachot there is no real concealment of the חכמה עילאה. The

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “The most impactful Prayers & Torah study” Tanya Last Essays Number 3 In chapter 39 & 40 of the first section of Tanya we learnt that when one prays or studies Torah his soul is elevated. The elevation depends on the כוונה of אהבת ה׳ ויראת ה׳. If the love & Awe is based on intellect than the soul is elevated to the world of Beriyah the world of intellect, if the the love & Awe is natural as all Jews naturally love Hashem than they are elevated to the world Yetzira the world of emotions. If one studies Torah with out the love & Awe for Hashem than it’s elevated to the external Worlds & creates angels in the world of Yetzira. When one prays with out love & Awe it is not elevated to the world of Yetzira. The question is why is Torah & tefilah equal when done with love & Awe, however when done with our there is a distinction as Torah is still elevated & prayer is not elevated rather actually descends lower. The Alter Rebbe explains. When one learns Torah you have to use your mind otherwise it’s not called learning so even when your lacking the revealed love & Awe the natural love & Awe exists so that the Torah is elevated to the world of Yetzira. When one learns Torah for ulterior motives Honor or money than the Torah is not elevated. When one does not have love & Awe in prayer even though that itself does not downgrade the prayer however the strange thoughts enter & that does downgrade the prayer. Nevertheless one can recite those prayers again & have the right feeling of love & Awe that will elevate all the past prayers done with out love & Awe. So even though Torah has an advantage over prayer in that neutral Torah is elevated & neutral prayer is not. Prayer has an advantage as downgraded prayer for negative thoughts can be elevated by praying the same prayer with holy thoughts Torah can not be elevated with such a simple task. Torah can still be elevated once downgraded by doing Teshuva hence a person should always learn Torah even for the wrong reasons as we can repent & elevate the Torah. The Alter Rebbe clarifies two different pieces of Zohar that talk about the elevation of prayer with out love & Awe where in one place it says it’s elevated to מלכות דעשיה & in another place it says can’t be elevated the Alter Rebbe explains that it can’t be elevated to ז״א however all agree it is elevated to מלכות the issue is that מלכות can’t effect change or blessings as it has to go higher to draw down blessings. The Alter Rebbe clarifies another place in the Zohar where it says that prayer with out love & Awe is elevated to as high as ז״א דבריאה the Alter clarifies that even sins are elevated to those high levels buy unfortunately they are elevated & create a Blemish not a desirable elevation. The Alter Rebbe gives an example where when does a mitzvah he receives garments for his soul from גן עדן התחתון דעולם העשיה & in another place it says היכל ב׳ דעולם הבריאה as the elevation to a higher level is not necessarily the same quality of an elevation. Prayer with strange thoughts is higher than Torah for selfish reasons. As prayer with strange thoughts is elevated to מלכות דעשיה however the Torah study is not elevated at all. Torah study neutral in other words no love & Awe on the other hand no selfish thoughts just plain study of Torah since every Jew has a natural love for Hashem is not worse than the pure & innocent Torah study of children that is totally elevated (with a child even if he is studying for reward or punishment it’s elevated as a child is pure). The Zohar says that the angels take the Torah study of the children till Atzilut. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to Warren Kahminsky for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/K4JxdTRMM04 Brought to you...

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Mitzvot creates & protects the Holy Union of Male & Female” Tanya Last Essays Number 2 The Alter Rebbe quotes from עץ חיים that the face to face Union of Male & Female ז״א ומלכות only takes place by fulfilling physical Mitzvot. As before Adam was created the Union was back to back so that the kelipot won’t leach on to them. The reason is that by fulfillment of physical Mitzvot we create the union on high. The reason why specifically physical Mitzvot as the Zohar explains that to create the union on high we need to elevate מ״ן דנוק׳ דז״א the feminine water of the feminine of the small face which is action in other words Mitzvot. Mitzvot have the power to cut & trim all the kelipot that leach onto the union & elevate the good with in the physical to its source to the holiness of Atzilut which has been transformed. This that Adam was able to transform thru prayer (which is seemingly not a physical Mitzvah) as prayer done properly with articulation of speech is considered action as it’s from the נפש החיונית of the body which it’s source Is from Noga. The transformation of Asiyah are elevated to Yetzira wth the permutation of the name Ban from there to Beriah & Atzilut as explained in the Zohar. Hence we understand why meditation on its own does not accomplish anything as you need the elevation of the feminine waters of Noga to draw down a great light to create the union of זעיר אנפין ונוקבא as ז״א would rather receive from its mother “Bina” & not draw down however when we do Mitzvot that draws down huge energy ז״א is ready to continue sharing the light. The Alter Rebbe shares from the Zohar that there are some special people that can thru meditation alone draw down this powerful energy that normally only happens by Physical Mitzvot or Saying the words of prayer the reason is as their Soul נר״ן create the feminine waters מ״ן by their self sacrifice for Torah & when they say Tachnun and recite the words אליך ה׳ נפשי אשא however most people need to do the actual Mitzvot to create the face to face union of ז״א ומלכות that causes G-D to be revealed in this world. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to Warren Kahminsky for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/WZufBteBBvg Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz ״Studying Torah with Love & Awe draws down the greatest light to this world” Tanya Last Essays Number 1 The Alter Rebbe starts by saying to to look deeply into the first section of Tanya chapter 40. There the Alter Rebbe explains that by Studying Torah & Doing Mitzvot we create a oneness with Hashem & by adding Love & Awe we take the Torah & Mitzvot out of this world & we bring that oneness to the infinite light of Hashem. On one hand love & Awe on its own don’t accomplish much as you need Torah & Mitzvot to create the Union, however on the other hand when its connected to Torah & Mitzvot it brings it to the highest places. Like the analogy of the Bird where the main part is the head & body & it’s kosher with out wings on the other hand it can’t fly with out wings. The Alter Rebbe begins with the question: How by reading stories in the Torah are you connected with חכמה עילאה? When you learn Torah so as your comprehending the Torah your connected to the intellect of Hashem, when your learning the Halacha your connected to the will of Hashem, even though the stories have deep mystical insights for example וישק יעקב לרחל which is seemingly a simple story however it’s a reference of huge levels of רחמים coming down to כנסת ישראל however most people don’t know the mystical insights. The Alter Rebbe quotes from the Zohar that when one studies Torah down here the דיוקן האדם העליון למעלה studies Torah as well so even though when studying the stories we are not connected to the חכמה עילאה thru the stories we are nevertheless connected via the source of our soul that is studying on high & the source is connected with חכמה עילאה. This connection that the source of the soul is connected to חכמה עילאה applies as well when one just thinks words of Torah. However when one uses his speech to study Torah if he’s totally nullified to Hashem than he’s elevated to the world of Atzilut. If one uses his intellect to inspire his emotions than he’s elevated to the world of Beriah. If one just uses his natural emotions of love & Awe than he’s elevated to the world of Yetzirah. If one just reads the words than he’s elevated to the 10 sefirot of of Asiyah as you pierce thru from this physical world to the spiritual world of Asiyah. However thru meditation with out saying the words the only way your connected to חכמה עילאה is with your source of your soul on high that is studying simultaneously with you. The Alter Rebbe poses a question as we know the Zohar says that the meditation does not create any effect even for good things how come we just said that it does have an effect thru your soul on high? The Alter Rebbe explains that meditation does create the soul on high to create light & energy however it stays on high. When one uses his speech to study or action to do Mitzvot than the light & energy goes on high & draws down the light & energy back in this world. Therefore you have not fulfilled your obligation of your soul coming down to this world to bring light into the physical. In order for the Torah & Mitzvot to be elevated one has to have Awe & Love. The Alter Rebbe asks that we learnt that saying the words does get elevated even with out love & Awe. The Alter Rebbe explains with out love & Awe the elevation is only to external levels not the internal levels like the Sefirot or in the soul of אדם העליון even in the internal level of עשיה as the Zohar says with out love & Awe it can’t rise to the level of קדם ה׳ however with love & awe it’s elevated to the internal sefirot to be קדם ה׳. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to Warren Kahminsky for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/zfp6pbb_YKk Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs:

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Charity creates vessels for the infinite light at the resurrection of the dead” "Siyum Haditch Ukraine" Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 32 The Alter Rebbe quotes from Vezot Habracha Moshe Rabeinu Blessing to the tribe of Levi ברך ה׳ חילם ופעל ידם ירצה the Talmud says this is a blessing for their service in the temple in אבות דרב נתן it says that there is one thing in exile that accomplishes the same as sacrifices in the temple & that is צדקה וגמילות חסדים. The Alter Rebbe blesses those that inspire others to give charity & those give charity that their good deeds should be elevated לפני ה׳ תמיד as well as they should continue to give & give more as that’s a true sign of strength when you give more than you want as it says in ethics of our fathers איזהו גבור הכובש את יצרו. Those that inspire others in a certain sense is greater than those that give. For those that are the givers the Alter Rebbe quotes from the prophet Yeshaya צדקתו עמדת לעד the feminine expression of עמדת as your being inspired by others to give so you’re a מקבל nevertheless it says לעד as when you give charity from a place of חסד ואהבה the good energy stays until the resurrection of the dead & then the infinite light of סובב כל עלמין is revealed in this world. In order for this infinite light of סובב כל עלמין to find expression in this world it needs a proper vessel just like the body is a proper vessel for the soul. Or as the prophet Jeremiah says הלוא כה דברי כאש just like Fire only gives of light when it’s grounded with a wick that’s consumed by the Fire same thing in order for the infinite light to shine it needs a vessel that is totally nullified in the infinite light. The vessel for the infinite light is חסד ונדיבת הלב to help & give those that are in need as the Zohar states clearly וכמה גופין תקינת לון how many bodies have you created to receive the light ואתקריאו בתקונא דא חסד דרועא ימינא the Zohar says that Chesed is the right hand in other words the right strong vessel as the right is the main part so Chesed is what creates the vessels. As we say in our prayers on Rosh Hashanah לבושו צדקה that צדקה is the garment to bring in the infinite light of Hashem. As the Talmud says אין הצדקה משתלמת אלא לפי חסד שבה & the prophet says זרעו לכם לצדקה קצרו לפי חסד that the reward of צדקה is based on the חסד ונדיבת הלב that goes with the צדקה Why is צדקה called זריעה and the reward קצירה? Just like you cut what was planted & hidden in the ground till it was revealed. So to the צדקה & חסד that we do in exile is revealed at the resurrection when the infinite light is revealed in the world. This union is even greater than the union of the lights & vessels of אצילות of which is says איהו וגרמהי חד if in reference to the light of Atzilut the vessels are nullified how much more so are the vessels of צדקה nullified to the infinite light of סובב כל עלמין that are much greater than the light of אצילות. This is why צדקה is written in the feminine (besides the reason as the person is being inspired by others to give so he is a receiver of the others inspiration) as צדקתו עמדת לעד as the צדקה creates the vessel for the infinite light of Hashem at the time of the resurrection of the dead. There is a higher level of tzedaka as it says in psalms צדק לפניו יהלך the masculine energy which is kindness which is awakened by the person himself thru meditation in Shema to Love Hashem, to Cleave to Hashem, to have self sacrifice as you say אחד & by בכל מאדך in a literal sense as you love Hashem, with mesiras Nefesh your awakened to give charity. וכמים הפנים אל פנים כן לב האדם העליון וכו or as אתערותא דלתתא creates a אתערותא דלעילא so when you are inspired on your own you draw down the essence of the אור הסובב that’s why it’s called צדק לשון זכר however when some one else inspires you it’s feminine energy & you only draw down a ray of the light of אור הסובב. Hence the verse in psalms says צדק לפניו יהלך as צדק...

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Charity creates vessels for the infinite light at the resurrection of the dead” "Siyum Haditch Ukraine" Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 32 The Alter Rebbe quotes from Vezot Habracha Moshe Rabeinu Blessing to the tribe of Levi ברך ה׳ חילם ופעל ידם ירצה the Talmud says this is a blessing for their service in the temple in אבות דרב נתן it says that there is one thing in exile that accomplishes the same as sacrifices in the temple & that is צדקה וגמילות חסדים. The Alter Rebbe blesses those that inspire others to give charity & those give charity that their good deeds should be elevated לפני ה׳ תמיד as well as they should continue to give & give more as that’s a true sign of strength when you give more than you want as it says in ethics of our fathers איזהו גבור הכובש את יצרו. Those that inspire others in a certain sense is greater than those that give. For those that are the givers the Alter Rebbe quotes from the prophet Yeshaya צדקתו עמדת לעד the feminine expression of עמדת as your being inspired by others to give so you’re a מקבל nevertheless it says לעד as when you give charity from a place of חסד ואהבה the good energy stays until the resurrection of the dead & then the infinite light of סובב כל עלמין is revealed in this world. In order for this infinite light of סובב כל עלמין to find expression in this world it needs a proper vessel just like the body is a proper vessel for the soul. Or as the prophet Jeremiah says הלוא כה דברי כאש just like Fire only gives of light when it’s grounded with a wick that’s consumed by the Fire same thing in order for the infinite light to shine it needs a vessel that is totally nullified in the infinite light. The vessel for the infinite light is חסד ונדיבת הלב to help & give those that are in need as the Zohar states clearly וכמה גופין תקינת לון how many bodies have you created to receive the light ואתקריאו בתקונא דא חסד דרועא ימינא the Zohar says that Chesed is the right hand in other words the right strong vessel as the right is the main part so Chesed is what creates the vessels. As we say in our prayers on Rosh Hashanah לבושו צדקה that צדקה is the garment to bring in the infinite light of Hashem. As the Talmud says אין הצדקה משתלמת אלא לפי חסד שבה & the prophet says זרעו לכם לצדקה קצרו לפי חסד that the reward of צדקה is based on the חסד ונדיבת הלב that goes with the צדקה Why is צדקה called זריעה and the reward קצירה? Just like you cut what was planted & hidden in the ground till it was revealed. So to the צדקה & חסד that we do in exile is revealed at the resurrection when the infinite light is revealed in the world. This union is even greater than the union of the lights & vessels of אצילות of which is says איהו וגרמהי חד if in reference to the light of Atzilut the vessels are nullified how much more so are the vessels of צדקה nullified to the infinite light of סובב כל עלמין that are much greater than the light of אצילות. This is why צדקה is written in the feminine (besides the reason as the person is being inspired by others to give so he is a receiver of the others inspiration) as צדקתו עמדת לעד as the צדקה creates the vessel for the infinite light of Hashem at the time of the resurrection of the dead. There is a higher level of tzedaka as it says in psalms צדק לפניו יהלך the masculine energy which is kindness which is awakened by the person himself thru meditation in Shema to Love Hashem, to Cleave to Hashem, to have self sacrifice as you say אחד & by בכל מאדך in a literal sense as you love Hashem, with mesiras Nefesh your awakened to give charity. וכמים הפנים אל פנים כן לב האדם העליון וכו or as אתערותא דלתתא creates a אתערותא דלעילא so when you are inspired on your own you draw down the essence of the אור הסובב that’s why it’s called צדק לשון זכר however when some one else inspires you it’s feminine energy & you only draw down a ray of the light of אור הסובב. Hence the verse in psalms says צדק לפניו יהלך as צדק...

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Love & Unity will create the greatest Blessings” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 31 The Alter Rebbe quotes from the Zohar that the Shechina is Sick in exile. For example: when the body is not well, the reason being is the flow of energy of the blood of the soul that flows from the heart to & thru all the limbs & back to the heart when there is an obstruction & blockage in the flow the person becomes ill G-D should protect us. Hashem the Shechina is called Heart as the verse says in psalms וצור לבבי & the souls are called limbs, the Shechina resides in the worlds of of Beriyah, Yetzira & Asiyah however it first goes to Neshamot of Yisroel as Neshamot we’re created from Hashem’s מחשבה which is higher than the world which is created from דיבור as it says in the midrash that Hashem consulted with נשמות ישראל before creating the world. The Zohar explains any flow of energy from on high to down below the energy flows both ways as it says in Sefer Yetzira נעוץ תחילתן בסופן וסופן בתחילתן or as the Arizal says אור ישר ואור חוזר or as the verse in Yechezkal says והחיות רצוא ושוב so as the Shechina is the heart & Neshamot are the limbs to teach us that when the souls are united & unified than the flow flows seamlessly to connect us to the infinite light to cleave to Hashem as the verse says אתם נצבים היום כולכם לפני ה׳ אלקיכם when we are כולכם United than we are לפני even higher than ה׳ אלקיכם. This is the reason the Talmud says that the destruction of the second temple, the Jews going into exile, the concealment of the Shechina is due to the sin of hatred & not getting along G-D forbid hence the Shechina is called sick in Galus as the energy is not flowing. Hence the plural term סומך נופלים ורופא חולים as the plural is a reference to the limbs referring to the Neshamot that are not getting along. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to Warren Kahminsky for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/CfgIgpEUd7k Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

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

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Jewish Law will connect you to the Ratzon / Will of G-D” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 29 Shlomo Hamelech in משלי says אשת חיל עטרת בעלה on a spiritual level אשת חיל a reference to הלכות of תורה שבעל פה is the crown of בעלה a reference to תורה שבכתב. The Talmud quotes the Mishna in Avot that says ודאשתמש בתגא חלף & explains those that use one that learns Jewish Law which are considered the Crown of Torah. The תנא דבי אליהו says whoever studies Jewish Law is guaranteed a place in the world to come. The question is why is Jewish Law called Crowns, why this great reward as a place in the world to come that you won’t receive by studying other areas in Torah. Also in the Talmud that one that the learns a chapter of Mishna a day fulfills their obligation why again specifically Mishna. The Arizal says that every person needs to fulfill all 613 commandments in thought speech & action to create garments for the soul other wise the soul will be reincarnated many times till the soul receives all its garments. Besides Mitzvot that apply to a king & the king does it on every ones behalf. The Zohar explains the reason for these garments: since the Nefesh, Ruach & Neshama are creations so they can’t receive the infinite light, even with all tzimzumim it can’t handle anything from the infinite light, the only way they can receive is when the garment is created from the infinite light so this garment is 1) “created” from the infinite light 2) created from the “infinite light” this unique blend is Mitzvot that can create a garment for the soul as example looking at the sun thru sunglasses & like the cloud acted as a garment for Moshe Rabeinu to receive the great light at mount Sinai as explained in the Zohar. There is a very special light which is reserved for righteous people in the future which is called נעם ה׳ וצחצחות which is a deep yearning for להתענג על ה׳ as well the 400 worlds of כיסופין as referenced in the Torah as ארבע מאות שקל כסף so this garment receives its life force from a external part of these high levels. As for example we have deep תענוג for certain things for example coming up with a new brainstorming idea so the external part of this huge pleasure will be the רצון the will which will be a will that’s enjoyable as it’s source is in Tanug. The same applies to the infinite light that רצון is the external part of Tanug which is נועם ה׳ וצחצחות ועלמין דכסופין. Even though by hashem it’s all one tanug & Ratzon etc. however for us to comprehend we break it down to different levels. As we see when we comprehend a great idea it makes us really happy as happiness is higher than intellect. Hence the Zohar says that בינה is called עוה״ב as it’s the revelation of חכמה עם תענוג as Torah comes from חכמה as well as Torah & Hashem are one. The מקובלים call רצון - כתר עליון which have 620 strands of light. For example when you have huge beams from floor to ceiling. So כתר is extremely high higher than חכמה it’s like a Crown over חכמה this high level resides in the 613 commandments as well as the 7 rabbinic commandments which are all Action oriented Mitzvot the verbal Mitzvot are considered action even the thought Mitzvot were given to us physical human beings. A soul with out a body has no commandments. So the Mitzvot are beams that go from the Ratzon Haelyon down to this physical world & create garments for the souls performing the Mitzvot as well as the soul in this world bonding with the infinite G-D first to רצון than than to נועם ה׳ וצחצחות higher than כתר. The 7 rabbinic Mitzvot are part of the 613 Mitzvot to create the 613 garments for every part of of our body. The Alter Rebbe quotes the Zohar that states clearly that when we do Mitzvot draws down the light from כתר עליון which is נעם ה׳. Even though the Zohar says that Mitzvot draw from גן עדן התחתון & Kavana & feeling draw from גן עדן העליון nevertheless the kavana & feeling are associated to a physical...

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Jewish Law will connect you to the Ratzon / Will of G-D” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 29 Shlomo Hamelech in משלי says אשת חיל עטרת בעלה on a spiritual level אשת חיל a reference to הלכות of תורה שבעל פה is the crown of בעלה a reference to תורה שבכתב. The Talmud quotes the Mishna in Avot that says ודאשתמש בתגא חלף & explains those that use one that learns Jewish Law which are considered the Crown of Torah. The תנא דבי אליהו says whoever studies Jewish Law is guaranteed a place in the world to come. The question is why is Jewish Law called Crowns, why this great reward as a place in the world to come that you won’t receive by studying other areas in Torah. Also in the Talmud that one that the learns a chapter of Mishna a day fulfills their obligation why again specifically Mishna. The Arizal says that every person needs to fulfill all 613 commandments in thought speech & action to create garments for the soul other wise the soul will be reincarnated many times till the soul receives all its garments. Besides Mitzvot that apply to a king & the king does it on every ones behalf. The Zohar explains the reason for these garments: since the Nefesh, Ruach & Neshama are creations so they can’t receive the infinite light, even with all tzimzumim it can’t handle anything from the infinite light, the only way they can receive is when the garment is created from the infinite light so this garment is 1) “created” from the infinite light 2) created from the “infinite light” this unique blend is Mitzvot that can create a garment for the soul as example looking at the sun thru sunglasses & like the cloud acted as a garment for Moshe Rabeinu to receive the great light at mount Sinai as explained in the Zohar. There is a very special light which is reserved for righteous people in the future which is called נעם ה׳ וצחצחות which is a deep yearning for להתענג על ה׳ as well the 400 worlds of כיסופין as referenced in the Torah as ארבע מאות שקל כסף so this garment receives its life force from a external part of these high levels. As for example we have deep תענוג for certain things for example coming up with a new brainstorming idea so the external part of this huge pleasure will be the רצון the will which will be a will that’s enjoyable as it’s source is in Tanug. The same applies to the infinite light that רצון is the external part of Tanug which is נועם ה׳ וצחצחות ועלמין דכסופין. Even though by hashem it’s all one tanug & Ratzon etc. however for us to comprehend we break it down to different levels. As we see when we comprehend a great idea it makes us really happy as happiness is higher than intellect. Hence the Zohar says that בינה is called עוה״ב as it’s the revelation of חכמה עם תענוג as Torah comes from חכמה as well as Torah & Hashem are one. The מקובלים call רצון - כתר עליון which have 620 strands of light. For example when you have huge beams from floor to ceiling. So כתר is extremely high higher than חכמה it’s like a Crown over חכמה this high level resides in the 613 commandments as well as the 7 rabbinic commandments which are all Action oriented Mitzvot the verbal Mitzvot are considered action even the thought Mitzvot were given to us physical human beings. A soul with out a body has no commandments. So the Mitzvot are beams that go from the Ratzon Haelyon down to this physical world & create garments for the souls performing the Mitzvot as well as the soul in this world bonding with the infinite G-D first to רצון than than to נועם ה׳ וצחצחות higher than כתר. The 7 rabbinic Mitzvot are part of the 613 Mitzvot to create the 613 garments for every part of of our body. The Alter Rebbe quotes the Zohar that states clearly that when we do Mitzvot draws down the light from כתר עליון which is נעם ה׳. Even though the Zohar says that Mitzvot draw from גן עדן התחתון & Kavana & feeling draw from גן עדן העליון nevertheless the kavana & feeling are associated to a physical...

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “The huge impact that a Tzadik has on this world after his passing” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 28 This is a letter of Comfort from the Alter Rebbe to his Mechutan Reb Levi Yitzchok of Berditchov on the passing of his son Reb Meir. In the Torah the Parsha that records Miriam’s death is right next to the laws of the purification of the Red Heifer. The Talmud says that this teaches us that just like the Red Heifer atones for sins so does the death of righteous people atone for sins. The Alter Rebbe asks why is it specifically next to the laws of the red Heifer that is performed outside the temple & not next to the laws of a regular sacrifice that’s brought on the Alter that is dedicated for atonement. The Alter Rebbe quotes from the Zohar & the Ari Zal the spiritual significance of sacrifices brought on the altar: A sacrifice is an elevation of מ״נ the feminine’s water of the animal soul of Noga to its source which is the 4 animals of the chariot that varies the throne, that causes a decent of מ״ד masculine waters from אדם שעל הכסא שנקרא מלכא וז״א in other words it only draws a internal energy into this world. However when they burn the Red Heifer & place in the עץ ארז ואזוב ומים חיים אל האפר that is called קידוש מי חטאת which is קדש העליון that is called טלא דבדולחא an expression mentioned in the Torah in relation to the Mana the Zohar says this level is חכמה עילאה ומוחא סתימאה דאריך אנפין hence the Zohar says many times בחכמה אתברירו as it has the power to transform חשוכא לנהורא which is called עולם התיקון as מוחא סתימאה דא״א elevates תהו & the broken vessels that fell into בי״ע hence it has the power to purify even the impurity’s of death the highest level of impurity. It is know that Chochma draws energy from the eighth Mazal of the 13 attributes of Mercy namely נוצר חסד now נוצר has the same letters as רצון when a Tzadik passes away it is a עת רצון that is revealed & shines in a revealed way from on high to down below for those Tzadikim that served Hashem with love & self sacrifice when they said Shema in the evening & morning so they elevated מ״נ to או״א. As well as when they studied Torah as that comes from Chochma. This causes a decent of מ״ד from the level of נוצר חסד this shines in a revealed way when they pass away. As it’s known what ever we do while we’re alive that remains concealed when you pass away it is revealed. When this level of נוצר חסד is revealed in this world when the Tzadik passes away there shines חסד ה׳ thru out the worlds for those that are in awe of the Tzadik & it affects salvation for all to atone for the generations sins even intentional sins which are from the 3 impure kelipot as the Mazal of נוצר of intellect of Arich Anpin is the source of transformation from the dark to light to create real Tikun. However sacrifices on the altar only atone for accidental sin hence the connection between the passing of Miriam near the laws of the Red Heifer hence the Yalkut says מי חטאת as water represents drawing down from קודש העליון till חכמה סתימאה the source of all transformation. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to Warren Kahminsky for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/tgr_8zVXjjM Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class & Pre Gimmul Tamuz Farbrengen By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Our Relationship with the Rebbe is now even Stronger” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 27 & Pre Gimmul Tamuz Farbrengen: “What is a Rebbe?" “Can anyone be a Chosid?" “How can one live a Spiritual Life?" “The Secret to How Chabad is growing so stromg since Gimmul Tamuz?" Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 27: “Our Relationship with the Rebbe is now even Stronger” The Alter Rebbe comforts the chasidim after the passing of Reb Mendel of Vitebsk (Horodak) as they received spiritually Torah Teachings & guidance in serving Hashem thru Prayer as well as materialistic success thru Blessings & advise. Based on a Saying of the Sages that after a Tzadik dies it is said דשבק חיים לכל חי that the Tzadik leaves over “Life” to all those that are alive. “Life” is a “Life” of Faith, Awe & Love (The essence of Chesed) The Tzadik leaves that “Life” of Faith, Awe & Love to those that are A) מקושר connected to the Tzadik B) Have a אהבה רבה ואהבת עולם a overflowing Love & everlasting love for the Tzadik C) התקשרות אמת ואהבת אמת A True connection & A true love as that will create an automatic response as the rule of כמים הפנים אל פנים the face you show in the mirror that is exactly what you automatically receive back. The Alter Rebbe quotes the Zohar that says דצדיקא דאתפטר אשתכח בכולהו עלמין יתיר מבחיוהי when a Tzadik passes away he is found in ALL WORLDS, MORE THAN WHEN HE WAS ALIVE. Meaning even in this Materialistic physical world the Tzadik is present even greater than before with the light of the Tzadik that shines down from השדה אשר ברכו ה׳ referring the Garden of Eden which is from Malchus of Atzilut that has with in it ז״א דאצילות we receive both spiritual blessings as well as physical & material blessings as the Zohar states דצדיקא מגנין על עלמא that the Tzadik protects the world & protects even more after they pass away & if they would not pray for this world the world would cease to exist & Whoever is closer to the Tzadik receives the blessings first. The Alter Rebbe will now explain these deep Kabbalah concepts: The Zohar said: דצדיקא דאתפטר אשתכח בכולהו עלמין יתיר מבחיוהי We understand why the Tzadik is found more in the higher worlds as he goes there However why is the Tzadik more present in this world? The Alter Rebbe explains this based on the teaching of our sages דשבק חיים לכל חי that the life of a Tzadik is not materialistic rather it is spiritual which is Faith, Awe & love these 3 spiritual components exist in every world according to its level. Hence: when the Tzadik was physically alive in this world so the Faith, Awe & love they existed in a physical space which is the נפש in the body so the students only received a ray of these attributes thru the Tzadik Speech & holy thoughts. Therefore our sages teach us that it takes 40 years to have full comprehension of our teacher. However once the Tzadik passes away so the נפש stays in the grave & the רוח goes to גן עדן so the Faith, Awe & love rise to a spiritual world so anyone that is מקושר connected to the Tzadik can receive from the essence of the attributes of the Tzadik. As we see when Yaakov received the blessings from his father he walked in with the energy of גן עדן as גן עדן can be drawn down to this world. Now that we are connected to the Ruach of the Tzadik we receive the essence of the Tzadik’s Faith, Awe & love. As the Tzadik elevated we receive from the Neshama of the Tzadik. Even though the Tzadik is constantly in a state of elevation the Kedusha never leaves its original place & the students can connect now in this world to the essence of the רוח of the Tzadik based on our התקשרות connection & closeness to the Tzadik when he was alive or after he passes away with Great Love as the only way to draw down any spirituality is with great love. There is another powerful light that shines to the Students of the Tzadik that can not be internalized as it’s to strong so it...

A New Tanya class & Pre Gimmul Tamuz Farbrengen By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Our Relationship with the Rebbe is now even Stronger” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 27 & Pre Gimmul Tamuz Farbrengen: “What is a Rebbe?" “Can anyone be a Chosid?" “How can one live a Spiritual Life?" “The Secret to How Chabad is growing so stromg since Gimmul Tamuz?" Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 27: “Our Relationship with the Rebbe is now even Stronger” The Alter Rebbe comforts the chasidim after the passing of Reb Mendel of Vitebsk (Horodak) as they received spiritually Torah Teachings & guidance in serving Hashem thru Prayer as well as materialistic success thru Blessings & advise. Based on a Saying of the Sages that after a Tzadik dies it is said דשבק חיים לכל חי that the Tzadik leaves over “Life” to all those that are alive. “Life” is a “Life” of Faith, Awe & Love (The essence of Chesed) The Tzadik leaves that “Life” of Faith, Awe & Love to those that are A) מקושר connected to the Tzadik B) Have a אהבה רבה ואהבת עולם a overflowing Love & everlasting love for the Tzadik C) התקשרות אמת ואהבת אמת A True connection & A true love as that will create an automatic response as the rule of כמים הפנים אל פנים the face you show in the mirror that is exactly what you automatically receive back. The Alter Rebbe quotes the Zohar that says דצדיקא דאתפטר אשתכח בכולהו עלמין יתיר מבחיוהי when a Tzadik passes away he is found in ALL WORLDS, MORE THAN WHEN HE WAS ALIVE. Meaning even in this Materialistic physical world the Tzadik is present even greater than before with the light of the Tzadik that shines down from השדה אשר ברכו ה׳ referring the Garden of Eden which is from Malchus of Atzilut that has with in it ז״א דאצילות we receive both spiritual blessings as well as physical & material blessings as the Zohar states דצדיקא מגנין על עלמא that the Tzadik protects the world & protects even more after they pass away & if they would not pray for this world the world would cease to exist & Whoever is closer to the Tzadik receives the blessings first. The Alter Rebbe will now explain these deep Kabbalah concepts: The Zohar said: דצדיקא דאתפטר אשתכח בכולהו עלמין יתיר מבחיוהי We understand why the Tzadik is found more in the higher worlds as he goes there However why is the Tzadik more present in this world? The Alter Rebbe explains this based on the teaching of our sages דשבק חיים לכל חי that the life of a Tzadik is not materialistic rather it is spiritual which is Faith, Awe & love these 3 spiritual components exist in every world according to its level. Hence: when the Tzadik was physically alive in this world so the Faith, Awe & love they existed in a physical space which is the נפש in the body so the students only received a ray of these attributes thru the Tzadik Speech & holy thoughts. Therefore our sages teach us that it takes 40 years to have full comprehension of our teacher. However once the Tzadik passes away so the נפש stays in the grave & the רוח goes to גן עדן so the Faith, Awe & love rise to a spiritual world so anyone that is מקושר connected to the Tzadik can receive from the essence of the attributes of the Tzadik. As we see when Yaakov received the blessings from his father he walked in with the energy of גן עדן as גן עדן can be drawn down to this world. Now that we are connected to the Ruach of the Tzadik we receive the essence of the Tzadik’s Faith, Awe & love. As the Tzadik elevated we receive from the Neshama of the Tzadik. Even though the Tzadik is constantly in a state of elevation the Kedusha never leaves its original place & the students can connect now in this world to the essence of the רוח of the Tzadik based on our התקשרות connection & closeness to the Tzadik when he was alive or after he passes away with Great Love as the only way to draw down any spirituality is with great love. There is another powerful light that shines to the Students of the Tzadik that can not be internalized as it’s to strong so it...

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Torah is the Tree of Life” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 26 The Alter Rebbe quotes from the Zohar that says והמשכילים יזהירו כזהר הרקיע that those that that study Zohar which is from Bina of Atzilut they will go out from exile with רחמים as they are cleaving to עץ החיים which is all full of life, however those that study the revealed part of Torah since it deals with kosher & non kosher, pure & impure which comes from עץ הדעת טוב ורע will have the test of good & evil hence those that study zohar are called משכילים. When the world will be governed by עץ החיים every one will receive from that energy even simple people, when the world will be governed by עץ הדעת טוב ורע everyone will be governed by that energy even holy people. It seems from the Zohar for those that lack understanding that the study of kosher & non kosher, purity & impurity is from the tree of good & bad. How can that be? 1) as we now Torah is called tree of life. Not only Zohar that has only been revealed lately. 2) how can say that some one that studies Torah does not have to stop for prayer if Torah is not from the tree of life. As we see the Rashbi in the cave learnt the revealed part of Torah consistently. Also since the temple was the destroyed Hashem is found in all the laws of the Torah. 3) when Moshiach comes we will need to know all the Halacha how to conduct our Torah life & as the Talmud says when Moshiach comes certain Halacha will be clarified. Even though we will all have what we need when Moshiach comes we will still be studying Torah. The Alter Rebbe explains. That the item that is kosher or not kosher or pure or impure is from the tree of good & evil which is kelipa noga, the idea of forbidden means it’s tied to kelipa & it needs elevation by have proper intention or doing a mitzvah with that energy, on Shabbas it’s easier to elevate as everything is on a higher level on Shabbas hence on Shabbas it’s a mitzvah to eat meat & drink wine. If the item is totally forbidden it can’t be elevated unless it was Pikuach Nefesh. However the study of the Oral Torah Mishna, Beraisa & Talmud that discus the laws of kosher & non kosher, purity & impurity are all from Malchus of Atzilut where the infinite light of Hashem is revealed so the Torah is from the tree of life. The Torah is all from Atzilut: Mikra is in ז״א דאצילות, Mishna, Talmud & Kabbalah Malchus Of Atzilut however they travel down Mikra to Asiya, Mishna to Yetzirah, Talmud to Beriah. When Malchus of Atzilut goes down into kelipa noga to elevate the 288 sparks that are there from the breaking of the vessels than Malchus of Atzilut are called the tree of knowledge of good & evil which is גלות השכינה than we need to elevate the sparks by studying Torah with our Chochma in depth the study elevates as the Ari zeal explains. We see the great accomplishment of studying Torah specifically in this world that we pull out the holy sparks stuck in the clutches of the kelipot that can not be accomplished in heaven. As we are in a body that is משכא דחויא the skin of the snake which the skin represents kelipa noga & we weaken it by breaking our desires for pleasure & practicing restrain. Hence from heaven they come to listen to our Torah ideas that are revolutionary this practice completes our souls mission in this world hence the Talmud says that Hashem says “Whoever studies Torah Hashem says you have redeemed me & my children from The Kelipa of the world” After we elevate all the sparks & the Shechina leaves Kelipot Noga there won’t be any bad mixed with the good so we won’t be anymore transforming rather we will be מיחד יחודים we will be creating greater unity by studying Chassidus & Kabbalah thereby drawing down greater spiritual lights our Mitzvot will be on a much higher level. However the Erev Rav they do not merit to see the light will need to study the revealed part of the Torah to subdue the kelipot. They will also need to know the...

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Torah is the Tree of Life” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 26 The Alter Rebbe quotes from the Zohar that says והמשכילים יזהירו כזהר הרקיע that those that that study Zohar which is from Bina of Atzilut they will go out from exile with רחמים as they are cleaving to עץ החיים which is all full of life, however those that study the revealed part of Torah since it deals with kosher & non kosher, pure & impure which comes from עץ הדעת טוב ורע will have the test of good & evil hence those that study zohar are called משכילים. When the world will be governed by עץ החיים every one will receive from that energy even simple people, when the world will be governed by עץ הדעת טוב ורע everyone will be governed by that energy even holy people. It seems from the Zohar for those that lack understanding that the study of kosher & non kosher, purity & impurity is from the tree of good & bad. How can that be? 1) as we now Torah is called tree of life. Not only Zohar that has only been revealed lately. 2) how can say that some one that studies Torah does not have to stop for prayer if Torah is not from the tree of life. As we see the Rashbi in the cave learnt the revealed part of Torah consistently. Also since the temple was the destroyed Hashem is found in all the laws of the Torah. 3) when Moshiach comes we will need to know all the Halacha how to conduct our Torah life & as the Talmud says when Moshiach comes certain Halacha will be clarified. Even though we will all have what we need when Moshiach comes we will still be studying Torah. The Alter Rebbe explains. That the item that is kosher or not kosher or pure or impure is from the tree of good & evil which is kelipa noga, the idea of forbidden means it’s tied to kelipa & it needs elevation by have proper intention or doing a mitzvah with that energy, on Shabbas it’s easier to elevate as everything is on a higher level on Shabbas hence on Shabbas it’s a mitzvah to eat meat & drink wine. If the item is totally forbidden it can’t be elevated unless it was Pikuach Nefesh. However the study of the Oral Torah Mishna, Beraisa & Talmud that discus the laws of kosher & non kosher, purity & impurity are all from Malchus of Atzilut where the infinite light of Hashem is revealed so the Torah is from the tree of life. The Torah is all from Atzilut: Mikra is in ז״א דאצילות, Mishna, Talmud & Kabbalah Malchus Of Atzilut however they travel down Mikra to Asiya, Mishna to Yetzirah, Talmud to Beriah. When Malchus of Atzilut goes down into kelipa noga to elevate the 288 sparks that are there from the breaking of the vessels than Malchus of Atzilut are called the tree of knowledge of good & evil which is גלות השכינה than we need to elevate the sparks by studying Torah with our Chochma in depth the study elevates as the Ari zeal explains. We see the great accomplishment of studying Torah specifically in this world that we pull out the holy sparks stuck in the clutches of the kelipot that can not be accomplished in heaven. As we are in a body that is משכא דחויא the skin of the snake which the skin represents kelipa noga & we weaken it by breaking our desires for pleasure & practicing restrain. Hence from heaven they come to listen to our Torah ideas that are revolutionary this practice completes our souls mission in this world hence the Talmud says that Hashem says “Whoever studies Torah Hashem says you have redeemed me & my children from The Kelipa of the world” After we elevate all the sparks & the Shechina leaves Kelipot Noga there won’t be any bad mixed with the good so we won’t be anymore transforming rather we will be מיחד יחודים we will be creating greater unity by studying Chassidus & Kabbalah thereby drawing down greater spiritual lights our Mitzvot will be on a much higher level. However the Erev Rav they do not merit to see the light will need to study the revealed part of the Torah to subdue the kelipot. They will also need to know the...

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Torah is the Tree of Life” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 26 The Alter Rebbe quotes from the Zohar that says והמשכילים יזהירו כזהר הרקיע that those that that study Zohar which is from Bina of Atzilut they will go out from exile with רחמים as they are cleaving to עץ החיים which is all full of life, however those that study the revealed part of Torah since it deals with kosher & non kosher, pure & impure which comes from עץ הדעת טוב ורע will have the test of good & evil hence those that study zohar are called משכילים. When the world will be governed by עץ החיים every one will receive from that energy even simple people, when the world will be governed by עץ הדעת טוב ורע everyone will be governed by that energy even holy people. It seems from the Zohar for those that lack understanding that the study of kosher & non kosher, purity & impurity is from the tree of good & bad. How can that be? 1) as we now Torah is called tree of life. Not only Zohar that has only been revealed lately. 2) how can say that some one that studies Torah does not have to stop for prayer if Torah is not from the tree of life. As we see the Rashbi in the cave learnt the revealed part of Torah consistently. Also since the temple was the destroyed Hashem is found in all the laws of the Torah. 3) when Moshiach comes we will need to know all the Halacha how to conduct our Torah life & as the Talmud says when Moshiach comes certain Halacha will be clarified. Even though we will all have what we need when Moshiach comes we will still be studying Torah. The Alter Rebbe explains. That the item that is kosher or not kosher or pure or impure is from the tree of good & evil which is kelipa noga, the idea of forbidden means it’s tied to kelipa & it needs elevation by have proper intention or doing a mitzvah with that energy, on Shabbas it’s easier to elevate as everything is on a higher level on Shabbas hence on Shabbas it’s a mitzvah to eat meat & drink wine. If the item is totally forbidden it can’t be elevated unless it was Pikuach Nefesh. However the study of the Oral Torah Mishna, Beraisa & Talmud that discus the laws of kosher & non kosher, purity & impurity are all from Malchus of Atzilut where the infinite light of Hashem is revealed so the Torah is from the tree of life. The Torah is all from Atzilut: Mikra is in ז״א דאצילות, Mishna, Talmud & Kabbalah Malchus Of Atzilut however they travel down Mikra to Asiya, Mishna to Yetzirah, Talmud to Beriah. When Malchus of Atzilut goes down into kelipa noga to elevate the 288 sparks that are there from the breaking of the vessels than Malchus of Atzilut are called the tree of knowledge of good & evil which is גלות השכינה than we need to elevate the sparks by studying Torah with our Chochma in depth the study elevates as the Ari zeal explains. We see the great accomplishment of studying Torah specifically in this world that we pull out the holy sparks stuck in the clutches of the kelipot that can not be accomplished in heaven. As we are in a body that is משכא דחויא the skin of the snake which the skin represents kelipa noga & we weaken it by breaking our desires for pleasure & practicing restrain. Hence from heaven they come to listen to our Torah ideas that are revolutionary this practice completes our souls mission in this world hence the Talmud says that Hashem says “Whoever studies Torah Hashem says you have redeemed me & my children from The Kelipa of the world” After we elevate all the sparks & the Shechina leaves Kelipot Noga there won’t be any bad mixed with the good so we won’t be anymore transforming rather we will be מיחד יחודים we will be creating greater unity by studying Chassidus & Kabbalah thereby drawing down greater spiritual lights our Mitzvot will be on a much higher level. However the Erev Rav they do not merit to see the light will need to study the revealed part of the Torah to subdue the kelipot. They will also need to know the...

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “A easy way to live a Angry free life” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 25 The Alter Rebbe will explain a teaching of the Bal Shem Tov that states that the reason why one should not be upset if one is being disturbed while concentrating in prayer as hashem is the one that is allowing his speech to reside in the person distracting him. There was big opposition to this idea that Hashem would be involved in any destructive behavior. The Alter Rebbe quoted The Zohar & Rambam that state “Whoever gets angry is as if they are worshipping idols” The reason is as if you hade faith that everything is from Hashem you would not get angry. The person doing the damage is responsible for their destructive behaviors. However the person receiving the negative behavior is destined from Hashem for it to happen to them. As the person that is hurting him or her is doing it with G-D driven energy. As King David when he was cursed by שמעי he said that obviously Hashem wanted him cursed even there is no indication that he was instructed by Hashem. David’s reason was that if Hashem did not give him the power how can he talk. The Bal Shem Tov explains the verse in psalms לעולם ה׳ דברך נצב בשמים that the words that Hashem used to create the heavens are continually give the heaven life force other wise it would cease to exist. Unlike the philosophers who believe that Hashem created the world & walked away. As that would work in a creation of Yesh to Yesh not Ayin to Yesh which is much greater miracle than splitting the sea so Hashem needs to constantly feed it energy other wise it would not be. This energy is needed on all levels even the lowest level of Domem. The Alter Rebbe explains based on those that know חן the hidden secrets of the Torah the this דבר ה that is keeping the world alive is also called שכינה as well as אמא תתאה and מטרוניתא & the mekubalim call it Malchus as the verse says in Koehlet דבר מלך שלטון as hashem rules with speech. This ruling of Malchus is on many levels. Malchus of Atzilut gives life force to the high level humble souls of Atzilut like Moshe that the Zohar says the Shechina spoke thru Moshe. Malchus of Beria is the דבר ה that gives life to the souls of Beriah. Same with Malchus of Yetzirah Malchus of Asiyah gives life force to everything in this world even the earth & the water beneath the earth. The lands outside Israel the energy goes from Malchus of Atzilut to the officers in charge of the 70 nations & it hovers over it from there the energy goes into the nations, the impure animals (the pure animal receive from kelipat noga) so the energy in them are in exile as they call themselves G-D hence its pure idolatry until the messiah comes & Hashem purifies the world until then it’s called גלות השכינה as it’s divine energy that is dwelling in the lowest levels. The original sin of the עץ הדעת only the low & external (אחוריים) of hashem went into exile however now that we are in Galut so the פנימיות the internal part of hashem is with us in exile as the Talmud says גלו לאדום שכינה עמהם. Our soul is made of 10 sefirot even though it’s all from hashem. Our intellect חבד mirrors the intellect above אב ואם. Our emotional אהבה ויראה sefirot mirrors the emotional זעיר אנפין sefirot above. Our speech mirrors mirrors the speech above which is called מלכות ושכינה. So when we talk words of Torah we awaken the the speech on high which is the Shechina hence we rule that Shema, grace after meals & Torah needs to be articulated & we can not just think it. The souls of idolaters also have 10 sefirot that receive their life force from 10 impure crowns it’s explained in the Zohar based on the verse in kohelet אשר שלט האדם באדם לרע לו that the reason the nations of the world rule over us is that we can elevate the sparks of holiness that exist in Kelipot. Nevertheless the energy that are in kelipot are external (אחוריים) of holiness hence their pleasures & success. However...

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “A easy way to live a Angry free life” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 25 The Alter Rebbe will explain a teaching of the Bal Shem Tov that states that the reason why one should not be upset if one is being disturbed while concentrating in prayer as hashem is the one that is allowing his speech to reside in the person distracting him. There was big opposition to this idea that Hashem would be involved in any destructive behavior. The Alter Rebbe quoted The Zohar & Rambam that state “Whoever gets angry is as if they are worshipping idols” The reason is as if you hade faith that everything is from Hashem you would not get angry. The person doing the damage is responsible for their destructive behaviors. However the person receiving the negative behavior is destined from Hashem for it to happen to them. As the person that is hurting him or her is doing it with G-D driven energy. As King David when he was cursed by שמעי he said that obviously Hashem wanted him cursed even there is no indication that he was instructed by Hashem. David’s reason was that if Hashem did not give him the power how can he talk. The Bal Shem Tov explains the verse in psalms לעולם ה׳ דברך נצב בשמים that the words that Hashem used to create the heavens are continually give the heaven life force other wise it would cease to exist. Unlike the philosophers who believe that Hashem created the world & walked away. As that would work in a creation of Yesh to Yesh not Ayin to Yesh which is much greater miracle than splitting the sea so Hashem needs to constantly feed it energy other wise it would not be. This energy is needed on all levels even the lowest level of Domem. The Alter Rebbe explains based on those that know חן the hidden secrets of the Torah the this דבר ה that is keeping the world alive is also called שכינה as well as אמא תתאה and מטרוניתא & the mekubalim call it Malchus as the verse says in Koehlet דבר מלך שלטון as hashem rules with speech. This ruling of Malchus is on many levels. Malchus of Atzilut gives life force to the high level humble souls of Atzilut like Moshe that the Zohar says the Shechina spoke thru Moshe. Malchus of Beria is the דבר ה that gives life to the souls of Beriah. Same with Malchus of Yetzirah Malchus of Asiyah gives life force to everything in this world even the earth & the water beneath the earth. The lands outside Israel the energy goes from Malchus of Atzilut to the officers in charge of the 70 nations & it hovers over it from there the energy goes into the nations, the impure animals (the pure animal receive from kelipat noga) so the energy in them are in exile as they call themselves G-D hence its pure idolatry until the messiah comes & Hashem purifies the world until then it’s called גלות השכינה as it’s divine energy that is dwelling in the lowest levels. The original sin of the עץ הדעת only the low & external (אחוריים) of hashem went into exile however now that we are in Galut so the פנימיות the internal part of hashem is with us in exile as the Talmud says גלו לאדום שכינה עמהם. Our soul is made of 10 sefirot even though it’s all from hashem. Our intellect חבד mirrors the intellect above אב ואם. Our emotional אהבה ויראה sefirot mirrors the emotional זעיר אנפין sefirot above. Our speech mirrors mirrors the speech above which is called מלכות ושכינה. So when we talk words of Torah we awaken the the speech on high which is the Shechina hence we rule that Shema, grace after meals & Torah needs to be articulated & we can not just think it. The souls of idolaters also have 10 sefirot that receive their life force from 10 impure crowns it’s explained in the Zohar based on the verse in kohelet אשר שלט האדם באדם לרע לו that the reason the nations of the world rule over us is that we can elevate the sparks of holiness that exist in Kelipot. Nevertheless the energy that are in kelipot are external (אחוריים) of holiness hence their pleasures & success. However...

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “To Cherish the time when G-D is available” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 24 As friends we need to do what G-D wants & not do what the evil inclination wants. Prayer time is considered an עת רצון when Hashem unites with the Shechina that is with us in exile. During Prayer we should meditate on the greatness of G-D & allow that meditation to penetrate our hearts so that our hearts will be on fire for Hashem. Forsure one should not talk idle talk as we never should do that. Even business or any other necessary talk should not be done during prayer as A) It shows everyone how foolish we are that we don’t realize the great revelation that is taking place. B) we become a impure chariot to the kelipa called כסיל העליון as the Arizal explains that at the time of prayers it’s a huge עת רצון on high as well as here below. C) you are actually endangering your self as your showing a sign of rebellion which carries a huge punishment. Hence the Talmud says that the time of prayer you need to imagine your standing in front of G-D the king of the world. The Zohar explains that creates the greatest unity & if not than your creating disunity. The Alter Rebbe places a decree that we should not talk anything during prayer from the beginning to the end in all 3 daily prayer service. If one does so intentionally he should 3 people to forgive him & repent. Hashem knows those that are sincere & will respect the prayer time & be quiet will be blessed. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to Warren Kahminsky for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/ChzX-1vW7ac Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “The key to draw down the greatest blessings” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 23 In pirkei avot chapter 3 Mishna 6 it says עשרה שיושבין ועוסקין בתורה שכינה שרויה ביניהם the high level of Shechina is internalized in the person. The whole reason we were created was to elevate ourselves. This gives us the opportunity for the greatest elevation. We learn this from the verse that says ונקדשתי בתוך בני ישראל & the verse הבדלו מתוך העדה הזאת that 1) you need 10 people to bring in high level of Kedusha 2) than you bring from the level of Makif the greatest blessings. Less that 10 people can receive a reward however the infinite light being internalized is only by 10 people learning Torah. A reward is finite energy that we can receive however the Makif energy remains above us. This energy we can only receive after 120 When the soul leaves our body & only thanks to the Chesed of Hashem that were able to internalize this powerful energy. Angles don’t have the vessel to receive this high level of power. Hence the importance every time 10 Jews meet to schedule time to study Torah & not G-D forbid to sit 10 people & have idle talk as that will cause the shechina to disappear the Zohar says one of the main reasons for us being in exile is that we push away the shechina. The Alter Rebbe pleads with us that between the afternoon & evening service we should study The inner dimension of the Torah the stories of the Torah as all the secrets of the Torah are there & it provides atonement for our sins, to also study Jewish law, on Shabbas to study the laws of Shabbas, as we need to know how to observe Shabbas properly, to be careful not to leave the group of ten people. The Alter Rebbe gives a blessing to all that will follow this directive that they will be blessed with secure dwellings & will be be helped in all our needs. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to Warren Kahminsky for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/WqU2juUSU98 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Hashem Loves Us & Everything In Our Life is Great” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 22 If we have physical & material struggles the only one that you turn to are Prophets not Torah Scholars. Torah Scholars you turn to to help you to understand Torah. If you believe a certain Torah Scholar is a prophet than sure you can reach out to them. The reason why we consider reaching out for help in our struggles as our self love blinds us from seeing & remembering that G-D runs the world & these struggles are directly from Hashem as the verse in proverbs chapter 3 verse 12 states clearly that those that Hashem loves he rebukes. Hashem loves us & gives us the best from a place of Will & joy unlike the nations of the world that Hashem gives for them to survive so it’s in appropriate to look elsewhere to intercede with the love that Hashem is giving us on the contrary we should accept what ever Hashem gives with pure love. How should we view struggles & challenges? To look for areas in our life that need refinement & view the struggles as a signal from hashem that it’s time to refine those areas & actually thank Hashem for the loving & friendly reminder. When we actually accept our struggles with love hashem will send us pure & revealed goodness & all the judgments will fade away. In the spirit of self refinement the Alter Rebbe approaches 2 more issues. 1. On the importance of prayer to pray sincerely as sincere prayer has the ability to bring about forgiveness as forgiveness is above intellect as intellect demands retribution & since brings about true forgiveness. 2. To have true love for one another & not be judgmental of anyone & on the contrary to be humbled of spirit towards others. To realize that we are one & not gossip as that as severe of a sin as idolatry, forbidden relationships & bloodshed. The Alter Rebbe cautions us besides not speaking negative about others not even to think negatively & on the contrary to think positive of others as thought is more powerful than speech. Hashem should bless us all with the blessing of Peace. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to Warren Kahminsky for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/s8xwGLa4d4k Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “3 reasons to contribute weekly or monthly rather than annually” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 21 The Alter begins by calling those that contribute to charity אוהבי שמו a beautiful title for those that contribute as they are demonstrating their love for Hashem. The Alter Rebbe makes the request to divide up their annual pledges to weekly or monthly contributions based on 3 reasons. 1. The Power of זריזות doing things quickly especially Mitzvot is huge. As we see that Avraham Avinu the greatest component of the Akeida was that Avraham did it “Quickly זריזות & by himself as the self sacrifice others have done that & here hashem actually came to him. The reason why Avraham did it quickly was to show others his Joy & Pleasure in fulfilling the will of Hashem. Especially with charity as we have the benefits in this world as it protects us from any pain & suffering & even death G-D forbid. Especially since we are judged every day we want to have Mitzvot recorded every day. 2) There is a difference between מעשה הצדקה & עבודת הצדקה where masah is about giving once where Avodah is multiple giving each & every time you give & especially when it’s difficult you refine your Nefesh. 3) On a spiritual level every time you give charity to some one that does not have you cause the infinite light of Hashem to be drawn in to מלכות דאצילות as Malchus has nothing & it needs light from Ein Sof as well as the infinite light to descend in to this world & specifically into the Shechina that is in Galut as we continue giving we drawn dawn more light until we release the schechina from total Galut with the coming of moshiach. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/L4hiK6oRFto Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “A exciting new perspective to Mitzvot as they are created from the infinite light of Hashem” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 20 The Zohar says the “איהו וחיהו חד איהו וגרמיהו חד” The Ten Sefirot of atzilut the light & vessels are all G-Dly unlike in בי״ע the question is how can the infinite light be one with the vessels as the vessels are finite? The Alter Rebbe explains that the vessels unite with the infinite light to create יש מאין they are one in terms of the Partnership. Unlike the process of עילה ועלול where each sefira causes the next one & is nullified to the higher level as in the Sun & it’s ray that even with all the tzimzumim it will never be disconnected. Only in the process of יש מאין can you have some thing called ״בריאה״ From Hashem’s perspective the יש is totally Batul as כולה קמיה כלא חשיב. From our perspective the יש is totally independent & disconnected for 2 reasons. 1) as we don’t comprehend Hashem so we call it אין 2) as it does not exist in our reality just like in a rock there is no intellect. The beginning of the process of the יש that is disconnected are from the vessels of the ten Sefirot of Briya, Yetzira & Asiya & the light of Nefesh & Ruach. They are created from the Neshama of the 10 Sefirot of Briya, Yetzira & Asiyah which are G-Dly which comes from the 30 (as each of the 10 Sefirot is made up of 3 beginning, middle & end) vessels of Malchus of Atzilut. In Atzilut there is the יש הנאצל (not the יש הנברא) which are the היכלות that are עיגולים also the bodies of the angels that are not humbled like in the עילה ועלול process as they are like יש מאין of the world of אצילות. The souls of the angels that were created from זווג הנשיקין & the human souls that were born from the זווג דזעיר אנפין ונוקבא דאצילות are not יש rather are אלוקות however thru the tzimtzum & Kav they exist in a finite reality. Since they are so holy there soul would leave their body if they were to sin as they can’t handle it nevertheless these angels & souls can’t create something from nothing. Something from nothing is only from the Ein Sof & thru that the vessels of atzilut have the shape of Midot that gives the creation limits & the feeling of its own identity & specifically thru Malchus. Malchus of Atzilut is the start of the creation of the יש in עתיק דבריאה which is Tanug the essence of Ratzon as Malchus is only on a disconnected entity namely יש as Malchus is called the revealed world as here Hashem’s revelation as here is revealed Hashem power to create something from nothing. This is the concept of נעוץ תחילתן בסופן where keser the highest level is connected to Malchus as Malchus is the one that has the Ein Sof power to create something from nothing it takes the infinite light of Hashem that comes thru the higher Sefirot & brings it into the next world as a independent entity. Mitzvot in its source is from אריך אנפין & Torah is from Chochma in the world Torah is from the ו of Hashem name six Midot & Mitzvot are from the last ה of Hashem name as what it’s in a higher source comes down to the lowest. There is a major Tzimzum between Atzilut & Beriya nevertheless the Kav pierces thru that allows the Ein Sof to penetrate after atzilut. There are levels of the revelation of the Kav. igulim where it is all equal. Yashar where there is a straight line that has different levels of energy. 1) הארה not etzem however the same mahus 2) Than there is a הארה דהארה of the Kav this is metzius 3) a הארה דהארה דהארה this is the way it’s in the metzius of the nivra But specifically in the lowest level is where you see the infinite part of Hashem as we see specifically the earth can produce close to Yesh Meayin as it has been created so. As we see it produces & grows & many types of tastes. As when it hits the lowest it created a אור חוזר the seeds rot & it keeps on growing every year as the Ein Sof power is in the greatest יש. That’s why in the levels of...

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “A exciting new perspective to Mitzvot as they are created from the infinite light of Hashem” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 20 The Zohar says the “איהו וחיהו חד איהו וגרמיהו חד” The Ten Sefirot of atzilut the light & vessels are all G-Dly unlike in בי״ע the question is how can the infinite light be one with the vessels as the vessels are finite? The Alter Rebbe explains that the vessels unite with the infinite light to create יש מאין they are one in terms of the Partnership. Unlike the process of עילה ועלול where each sefira causes the next one & is nullified to the higher level as in the Sun & it’s ray that even with all the tzimzumim it will never be disconnected. Only in the process of יש מאין can you have some thing called ״בריאה״ From Hashem’s perspective the יש is totally Batul as כולה קמיה כלא חשיב. From our perspective the יש is totally independent & disconnected for 2 reasons. 1) as we don’t comprehend Hashem so we call it אין 2) as it does not exist in our reality just like in a rock there is no intellect. The beginning of the process of the יש that is disconnected are from the vessels of the ten Sefirot of Briya, Yetzira & Asiya & the light of Nefesh & Ruach. They are created from the Neshama of the 10 Sefirot of Briya, Yetzira & Asiyah which are G-Dly which comes from the 30 (as each of the 10 Sefirot is made up of 3 beginning, middle & end) vessels of Malchus of Atzilut. In Atzilut there is the יש הנאצל (not the יש הנברא) which are the היכלות that are עיגולים also the bodies of the angels that are not humbled like in the עילה ועלול process as they are like יש מאין of the world of אצילות. The souls of the angels that were created from זווג הנשיקין & the human souls that were born from the זווג דזעיר אנפין ונוקבא דאצילות are not יש rather are אלוקות however thru the tzimtzum & Kav they exist in a finite reality. Since they are so holy there soul would leave their body if they were to sin as they can’t handle it nevertheless these angels & souls can’t create something from nothing. Something from nothing is only from the Ein Sof & thru that the vessels of atzilut have the shape of Midot that gives the creation limits & the feeling of its own identity & specifically thru Malchus. Malchus of Atzilut is the start of the creation of the יש in עתיק דבריאה which is Tanug the essence of Ratzon as Malchus is only on a disconnected entity namely יש as Malchus is called the revealed world as here Hashem’s revelation as here is revealed Hashem power to create something from nothing. This is the concept of נעוץ תחילתן בסופן where keser the highest level is connected to Malchus as Malchus is the one that has the Ein Sof power to create something from nothing it takes the infinite light of Hashem that comes thru the higher Sefirot & brings it into the next world as a independent entity. Mitzvot in its source is from אריך אנפין & Torah is from Chochma in the world Torah is from the ו of Hashem name six Midot & Mitzvot are from the last ה of Hashem name as what it’s in a higher source comes down to the lowest. There is a major Tzimzum between Atzilut & Beriya nevertheless the Kav pierces thru that allows the Ein Sof to penetrate after atzilut. There are levels of the revelation of the Kav. igulim where it is all equal. Yashar where there is a straight line that has different levels of energy. 1) הארה not etzem however the same mahus 2) Than there is a הארה דהארה of the Kav this is metzius 3) a הארה דהארה דהארה this is the way it’s in the metzius of the nivra But specifically in the lowest level is where you see the infinite part of Hashem as we see specifically the earth can produce close to Yesh Meayin as it has been created so. As we see it produces & grows & many types of tastes. As when it hits the lowest it created a אור חוזר the seeds rot & it keeps on growing every year as the Ein Sof power is in the greatest יש. That’s why in the levels of...

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “A exciting new perspective to Mitzvot as they are created from the infinite light of Hashem” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 20 The Zohar says the “איהו וחיהו חד איהו וגרמיהו חד” The Ten Sefirot of atzilut the light & vessels are all G-Dly unlike in בי״ע the question is how can the infinite light be one with the vessels as the vessels are finite? The Alter Rebbe explains that the vessels unite with the infinite light to create יש מאין they are one in terms of the Partnership. Unlike the process of עילה ועלול where each sefira causes the next one & is nullified to the higher level as in the Sun & it’s ray that even with all the tzimzumim it will never be disconnected. Only in the process of יש מאין can you have some thing called ״בריאה״ From Hashem’s perspective the יש is totally Batul as כולה קמיה כלא חשיב. From our perspective the יש is totally independent & disconnected for 2 reasons. 1) as we don’t comprehend Hashem so we call it אין 2) as it does not exist in our reality just like in a rock there is no intellect. The beginning of the process of the יש that is disconnected are from the vessels of the ten Sefirot of Briya, Yetzira & Asiya & the light of Nefesh & Ruach. They are created from the Neshama of the 10 Sefirot of Briya, Yetzira & Asiyah which are G-Dly which comes from the 30 (as each of the 10 Sefirot is made up of 3 beginning, middle & end) vessels of Malchus of Atzilut. In Atzilut there is the יש הנאצל (not the יש הנברא) which are the היכלות that are עיגולים also the bodies of the angels that are not humbled like in the עילה ועלול process as they are like יש מאין of the world of אצילות. The souls of the angels that were created from זווג הנשיקין & the human souls that were born from the זווג דזעיר אנפין ונוקבא דאצילות are not יש rather are אלוקות however thru the tzimtzum & Kav they exist in a finite reality. Since they are so holy there soul would leave their body if they were to sin as they can’t handle it nevertheless these angels & souls can’t create something from nothing. Something from nothing is only from the Ein Sof & thru that the vessels of atzilut have the shape of Midot that gives the creation limits & the feeling of its own identity & specifically thru Malchus. Malchus of Atzilut is the start of the creation of the יש in עתיק דבריאה which is Tanug the essence of Ratzon as Malchus is only on a disconnected entity namely יש as Malchus is called the revealed world as here Hashem’s revelation as here is revealed Hashem power to create something from nothing. This is the concept of נעוץ תחילתן בסופן where keser the highest level is connected to Malchus as Malchus is the one that has the Ein Sof power to create something from nothing it takes the infinite light of Hashem that comes thru the higher Sefirot & brings it into the next world as a independent entity. Mitzvot in its source is from אריך אנפין & Torah is from Chochma in the world Torah is from the ו of Hashem name six Midot & Mitzvot are from the last ה of Hashem name as what it’s in a higher source comes down to the lowest. There is a major Tzimzum between Atzilut & Beriya nevertheless the Kav pierces thru that allows the Ein Sof to penetrate after atzilut. There are levels of the revelation of the Kav. igulim where it is all equal. Yashar where there is a straight line that has different levels of energy. 1) הארה not etzem however the same mahus 2) Than there is a הארה דהארה of the Kav this is metzius 3) a הארה דהארה דהארה this is the way it’s in the metzius of the nivra But specifically in the lowest level is where you see the infinite part of Hashem as we see specifically the earth can produce close to Yesh Meayin as it has been created so. As we see it produces & grows & many types of tastes. As when it hits the lowest it created a אור חוזר the seeds rot & it keeps on growing every year as the Ein Sof power is in the greatest יש. That’s why in the levels of...

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Torah is the conduit to connect the physical to the infinite light.” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 19 Based on the verse in Psalms עוטה אור כשלמה the Alter Rebbe explains that Torah has the component of Infinite Light & Finite world hence the Torah can connect the two opposite forces. The Arizal writes that Moshe Rabeinu did not comprehend the essence of the high level of Chochma namely אבא דאצילות rather he comprehend the external aspect of Chochma which goes into Bina which goes into the 7 Sefirot namely the small face as its limited from those Midot is the source of the rules in the Torah till it manifest in the 4 lowest Sefirot of נהי״ם which is called נובלות חכמה as the Torah states וראית את אחורי ופני לא יראו. The question is Moshe was the greatest prophet how is it that the Arizal taught deep teachings even higher than Chochma & Keter of Atzilut? The Arizal & the Rashbi meditated with Chochma & Daas with Chochma & Daas you can have a finite understanding of even great levels as they are comprehend what they can comprehend. Moshe Rabeinu saw G-Dliness full revelation the most that Moshe can handle in full revelation is from the level of נהי״ם that’s comes from the 7 Midot, from Bina from external Chochma that is revealed to their intellect. However the Zohar says the Torah actually is sourced in the highest level of Chochma. What we comprehend is from external Chochma what we don’t comprehend is from internal Chochma as the קרי & כתיב the קרי is what we can comprehend & the כתיב is from beyond comprehension. To clarify: חיצוניות of a Sefira is that allows the Sefira expand & reach lower levels. פנימיות of a Sefira is the part which is united with its source. As we see with our neshama that it manifests itself away from its source 5 levels from intellect to emotions to thought to speech to action. Moshe Rabeinu that comprehended the highest level of external Chochma had the ability to bring it down all the way to the physical level of physical Mitzvot hence the term נובלות חכמה as it falls from the highest to the lowest as we know the main purpose of Torah is the physical Mitzvot. The whole purpose of study is to do Mitzvot. As the Arizal taught us that every person will have to be reincarnated till he completes all 613 commandments. The Alter gives an example as we know there is energy that created from Action, Speech & Thought. In thought there is 3 levels of energy source Thought, Speech or action. When one talks & does not think where does the energy come from so the person must have thought of this before as the energy has to come from some where as we see that all energy comes from the higher world from the level of נהי״ם. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/5cnv9h_UIb0 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “2 Levels of Love for G-D” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 18 The Alter Rebbe begins with a verse in Songs of Songs מה יפית ומה נעמת אהבה בתענוגים the verse is saying how great is אהבה בתענוגים so there are 2 levels of Ahava & this level is so sweet & beautiful. Ahava בתענוגים is: A עונג נפלא, שמחה רבה ועצומה, שמחת הנפש, כלות הנפש, בטעמה כי טוב ה׳, ונעים נעימות עריבות להפליא, מעין עולם הבא ממש שנהנים וכו, This level is so high that not every one can reach it only שמחו צדיקים בה׳ it’s the level that the Zohar says כהנא ברעותה דלבה that they receive as a gift that a human can not attain we receive it as a gift after we reach the level of יראת ה׳ Regarding יראה that we need to work on based on your level of your soul once you reached a high level of Yirah this high level of Ahava comes as a gift. Lower level of Ahava is where the soul desires & wants to cleave to Hashem that is good for the soul & does not want to be disconnected or feel far away from Hashem. This level of love every one has at times it’s hidden even in wicked people it exists hence the reason for guilt & remorse. Because it’s hidden the Kelipot can attack & we can at times do inappropriate things. Our avoda is to rid the kelipah from us from our body, thought, speech & action than we bring out the hidden love to a revealed state first in meditation as our thought of Hashem will cause us to have fire love for Hashem than to use our speech & action for Hashem to study & do Mitzvot to cleave to Hashem. When This level of love is revealed & active its called צמאה נפשי לה when your yearning for the water but not enjoying it yet. This yearning for Hashem we pray to Hashem that this yearning should be exclusively for Hashem & no stranger should hi Jack this yearning. Even though we can not transform our heart to exclusively yearn for hashem however we can control our thoughts speech & action to be exclusively for Hashem & we can use our yearning for things that we need to have to survive like food & drink & make that a holy experience by doing it for Hashem as the verse in proverbs says בכל דרכיך דעהו. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/WE39Zc8FFqw Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “The Huge reward for giving Charity & having Compassion” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 17 The Alter Rebbe quotes the well known Zohar that when one awakens in his heart the attributes of Chesed & Rachamim to help others we awaken Compassion from the source of compassion to provide us “the fruits in this world & the principle in the world to come” The Alter Rebbe explains the Zohar “The Fruit” is the flow of energy that travels down to this world to bring tangible blessings of Children, Life & Sustenance as well as the light for Gan Eden. “The Principal” The Alter Rebbe explains based on the verse in psalms “רחבה מצותך מאד״ meaning the the Mitzvah that Hashem creates & maintains this world & allows the infinite light of Hashem to penetrate this physical world when the dead will be resurrected thru us creating an awakening by our Chesed as the infinite light will be revealed to all the souls that will be reunited with their bodies & in that state the infinite light will be revealed. As the light that is revealed in gan eden is only from the level of Memaleh as the Talmud says with a Yud the world to come was created (reference to Gan eden) yud is high level of Chochma that level is revealed in our world as the verse in psalms says כלם בחכמה עשית any thing you learn in this world is revealed to you in gan eden. However when the dead will be resurrected the light that will be revealed will be from סובב in other words with out limits. This is the meaning of the Talmud statement that that after the resurrection there won’t be any food or drink just sitting with a crown on their heads as a crown is circular an image of sovev & also the term כתר which is a crown is a intermediary between the infinite & the finite & in the future the infinite will shine in this world. In the future the righteous people will say Kadosh what now is separate will then be revealed. This revelation will specifically be when the soul will reunite with with the body as A. נעוץ תחלתן בסופן דווקא B. סוף מעשה במחשבה תחלה before this happens you have to thru Gan Eden to comprehend the high level of Chochma which is based on Torah & that will revive you. Hence the verse רחבה מצותך מאד as the Mitzvot have the power to create very wide Chanel’s for the infinite light to travel thru at the resurrection that even though we gave a finite amount when Hashem gives its infinite. The beginning of the verse לכל תכלה ראיתי קץ is reference to gan eden that only a finite light will be revealed. So we are constantly climbing with no rest. Until we reach the resurrection & the infinite light will be revealed so we will be in the highest level & we will be able to truly rest. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/yNii4jR1zoI Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Give Charity even if you are struggling” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 16 The Alter Rebbe writes a letter to a financially struggling community that even though they are struggling & not able to support their families to the point that they are borrowing funds to live first the Alter Rebbe blesses them that G-D should have compassion for them however the Alter Rebbe still insists that they should give charity to those less fortunate than them specifically the Jews in Israel at that time. Why? If we won’t have compassion on them who will? As the verse says וחי אחיך עמך & the only time חייך קודמין is when it is 100 percent equal however when it’s not equal you have to take care of the one that has less. Even when it’s equal & the law is that you don’t have to give its best to give anyway. Why? A) As when you go by the rules you end up receiving what the rules have set for you (with no room for compassion & blessings) with the possibility of becoming a charity case. B) We all need compassion from heaven so we are compassionate we will receive compassion from Hashem. C) since we are human & sin as even saints sin & charity wipes away sins. Would we not give any amount for physical healing how much more so with spiritual healing. D) charity to the poor is a loan to G-D & Hashem pays back double in this world as it’s the only mitzvah that you receive reward in this world. E) a mitzvah that everyone participates & you don’t it’s noticed very strongly. F) Hashem & the Alter Rebbe provides huge blessings for help the less fortunate. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/xjrMKf5BvEw Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “A guided tour of the 10 Sefirot” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 15 The 10 Sefirot exists on multiple levels. In all the worlds, in us humans. The 10 Sefirot are a bridge between the infinite & the finite. The 10 Sefirot have two components the Light which are infinite & the vessels that are finite. Nevertheless the light & the vessels are one with the Ein Sof. As the Zohar says איהו וחיהו חד אינו וגרמיהו חד. In chapter 15 the Alter Rebbe gives us a tour of the Sefirot based on the Sefirot in us humans. As the verse says מבשרי אחזה אלוה just like the nefesh that is with in us the same way G-D thru the 10 Sefirot fills the world so if we explore our Nefesh the lowest level of the soul in this world of Asiyah we will have understanding of the 10 Sefirot on high. The Nefesh comes about thru the union of the 6 Midot & Malchus זו״נ & the intellect that gives birth to them the intellect is Chaya (Chochma) & Neshama (Bina) which comes from the vessels of זו״נ of אצילות that in there shines the infinite light of G-D so that we each are created from the 10 Sefirot that the infinite light shines into. Disclaimer: you can not compare the Sefirot in us to the Sefirot on high. Even though Abraham was totally humbled to G-D like a chariot to its passengers nevertheless Abraham said ואנכי עפר ואפר I am dust & ashes. As the Magid of Mezrich explained that to mean just like wood after it’s burnt so the Fire, Wind & Water ascend in the smoke what is left is the physical component of the original earth nevertheless you can not compare the wood to the ashes. Same is with the infinite Love & Chesed that Abraham had for G-D can not be compared to the Love & Chesed from on high. However it can be a glimpse & insight to the higher Sefirot. The ten Sefirot in our soul is the root of all our behaviors. Chesed is the energy that drives us to give & give with out limits. Gevurah is the energy that drives either not to give or give minimally. Rachamim is the energy that drives us to be compassionate for those that need compassion it is also know as Tiferet as it’s the balance between Chesed & Gevurah. Netzach & Hod work on refining the flow & how much to administer so that it is received well. Specifically Netzach will fight any obstacles that prevent the energy from flowing freely. Yesod is connection, when you teach with love & will, face to face, desire. Thru Das which is with desire & pleasure more & deeper intellect flow. These are the external Midot Chesed & Gevurah however the Internal Midot are Love & Awe when you connect with Love & awe that creates a internal deep connection. The source of these emotions are all based on the development of the Chabad חכמה בינה דעת the greater the Chabad & especially the Das that is how great the emotions both internal or external will be. This description of the 10 Sefirot so far were only a parable as it’s reference is to the נפש השכלית of the person that comes from קליפת נוגה that is a יש ומציאות & low level stuff. Now we explore the 10 Sefirot the way they are in the נפש העליונה האלוקית that the soul focus is G-D. Ahava & Chesed: As we love Hashem we want to follow in Hashems footsteps & practice Chesed the way Hashem practices Chesed. Yirah & Gevurah: To institute judgement for those that transgress G-Ds commandments. To use Gevurah to resist from sinning. As well as לקדש עצמו במותר לו since we have Yirah Hashem. Tiferet: To beautify all the Mitzvot, to praise Hashem thru meditation & verbal articulation. Netzach: to stand strong to serve & cleave To Hashem & not be allowed to let go of that strong passion. Hod: To acknowledge & be thankful that G- D created us & maintains us. Even though we don’t understand the greatness of G-D nevertheless we acknowledge G-D of how great G-D is. To be grateful & thankful for all the Good that G- D does for us. Yesod: To connect to G-D with Desire & pleasure. Malchus: to accept G-D with קבלת עול...

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “A guided tour of the 10 Sefirot” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 15 The 10 Sefirot exists on multiple levels. In all the worlds, in us humans. The 10 Sefirot are a bridge between the infinite & the finite. The 10 Sefirot have two components the Light which are infinite & the vessels that are finite. Nevertheless the light & the vessels are one with the Ein Sof. As the Zohar says איהו וחיהו חד אינו וגרמיהו חד. In chapter 15 the Alter Rebbe gives us a tour of the Sefirot based on the Sefirot in us humans. As the verse says מבשרי אחזה אלוה just like the nefesh that is with in us the same way G-D thru the 10 Sefirot fills the world so if we explore our Nefesh the lowest level of the soul in this world of Asiyah we will have understanding of the 10 Sefirot on high. The Nefesh comes about thru the union of the 6 Midot & Malchus זו״נ & the intellect that gives birth to them the intellect is Chaya (Chochma) & Neshama (Bina) which comes from the vessels of זו״נ of אצילות that in there shines the infinite light of G-D so that we each are created from the 10 Sefirot that the infinite light shines into. Disclaimer: you can not compare the Sefirot in us to the Sefirot on high. Even though Abraham was totally humbled to G-D like a chariot to its passengers nevertheless Abraham said ואנכי עפר ואפר I am dust & ashes. As the Magid of Mezrich explained that to mean just like wood after it’s burnt so the Fire, Wind & Water ascend in the smoke what is left is the physical component of the original earth nevertheless you can not compare the wood to the ashes. Same is with the infinite Love & Chesed that Abraham had for G-D can not be compared to the Love & Chesed from on high. However it can be a glimpse & insight to the higher Sefirot. The ten Sefirot in our soul is the root of all our behaviors. Chesed is the energy that drives us to give & give with out limits. Gevurah is the energy that drives either not to give or give minimally. Rachamim is the energy that drives us to be compassionate for those that need compassion it is also know as Tiferet as it’s the balance between Chesed & Gevurah. Netzach & Hod work on refining the flow & how much to administer so that it is received well. Specifically Netzach will fight any obstacles that prevent the energy from flowing freely. Yesod is connection, when you teach with love & will, face to face, desire. Thru Das which is with desire & pleasure more & deeper intellect flow. These are the external Midot Chesed & Gevurah however the Internal Midot are Love & Awe when you connect with Love & awe that creates a internal deep connection. The source of these emotions are all based on the development of the Chabad חכמה בינה דעת the greater the Chabad & especially the Das that is how great the emotions both internal or external will be. This description of the 10 Sefirot so far were only a parable as it’s reference is to the נפש השכלית of the person that comes from קליפת נוגה that is a יש ומציאות & low level stuff. Now we explore the 10 Sefirot the way they are in the נפש העליונה האלוקית that the soul focus is G-D. Ahava & Chesed: As we love Hashem we want to follow in Hashems footsteps & practice Chesed the way Hashem practices Chesed. Yirah & Gevurah: To institute judgement for those that transgress G-Ds commandments. To use Gevurah to resist from sinning. As well as לקדש עצמו במותר לו since we have Yirah Hashem. Tiferet: To beautify all the Mitzvot, to praise Hashem thru meditation & verbal articulation. Netzach: to stand strong to serve & cleave To Hashem & not be allowed to let go of that strong passion. Hod: To acknowledge & be thankful that G- D created us & maintains us. Even though we don’t understand the greatness of G-D nevertheless we acknowledge G-D of how great G-D is. To be grateful & thankful for all the Good that G- D does for us. Yesod: To connect to G-D with Desire & pleasure. Malchus: to accept G-D with קבלת עול...

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “The increasing flow of energy to Israel is dependent on our Charity to Israel” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 14 The Alter Rebbe set up Colel Chabad in Isreal 2 great Spiritual leaders Reb Mendel Horoduk & Reb Avraham Kalisk went with their students the Alter Rebbe would send funds to support them. Initially everyone was excited to support this great effort after time the excitement dwindled so the Alter Rebbe in the chapter inspires the chasidim to reawaken the old excitement by teaching the spiritual process of the energy flow to Israel. In Israel there shines a very powerful light called קודש העליון which is from חכמה דאצילות that intensifies every year. How do we know that the energy intensifies every year as the verse in Devarim 11, 12 says תמיד עיני ה׳ אלהיך בה מראשית השנה ועד אחרית השנה (now עיני is a reference of חכמה) the question is why does it say that Hashem is there forever? The Alter Rebbe bring a verse Proverbs 3, 19 ה׳ בחכמה יסד ארץ that the foundation of the upper world מלכות דאצילות as well as this world called ארץ חפץ or ארץ החיים stems from חכמה עילאה as the verse in kohelet 7, 12 says החכמה תחיה בעליה that that חכמה in fuses the higher world as well as the world of Israel with its energy. Since this high level of חכמה is connected to the אין סוף so as great as the light that shined the previous year the light can get stronger & stronger. Not only is it stronger it’s actually a whole new level that never existed before. Every Erev Rosh Hashana the energy disappears & goes back to its source in the infinite light. When the חודש מתכסה בו. When we blow the shofar we draw down the new high level of energy. That goes to חכמה than to מלכות. As King David says in psalms 36, 10 כי עמך מקור חיים באורך נראה אור. That the source of life is connected to you & thru that being revealed to us we can see the great light in this world. This process on some level happens every day as well in the morning prayer service that new spiritual lights are revealed to us totally different from the day before. Hence the verse says תמיד עיני ה as חכמה is associated with eyes as the wise people are called the eyes of the community as the Talmud teaches us that the Air of Israel makes you smart as חכמה of אין סוף is shining strong there. Hence from the beginning to the end of the year as every year the energy is concealed & a whole new level is revealed. As we see that the word מרשית is lacking a אלף as the light of Hashem is concealed & than it’s revealed even greater in to the upper ארץ of מלכות דאצילות & the lower ארץ ישראל. This revelation of Rosh Hashana happens thru our work, merit & repentance in the 10 days of Teshuva. So the great revelation is dependent on us doing our work. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 5:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/t5WFPy1YUhE Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “How can we receive everlasting Chesed from Hashem” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 13 In psalms King David says מה רב טובך אשר צפנת ליראיך פעלת לחוסים בך נגד בני אדם the verse refers to the reward of keeping Mitzvot so on one hand it says צפנת it’s hidden in the other hand it says נגד בני אדם it’s revealed which is it? The Alter Rebbe teaches us there are 2 types of people in the way they serve G-D Chesed or Gevura based on the source of their Soul either Right or Left. A soul who is rooted in the Left will serve G-D with 1) Tzimzum: will do the minimum requirements 2) concealment: will serve G-D secretly. A soul who is rooted in the right will serve G-D with 1) Chesed: expansion, plentiful, in attitude. 2) actual service of Chesed with out limits both in Mitzvot & Torah Study. The Alter Rebbe says even though people are either right or left nevertheless every person has to have a blend of the other side as well as we see in reference to Bais Shammai & Bais Hillel that even though they had strong right or left positions they did take the opposite positions at times as well. This is called התכללות המדות. As we say with Avraham even though he was predominantly Chesed nevertheless he was willing to do the Akeida & that’s when Hashem said now I know that your G-D fearing. Everyone serves G-D with Right & Left the question is what the revealed & what is the concealed service. Avraham’s revealed service was Chesed & his concealed service was Gevura. Yitzchok’s revealed service was Gevurah & concealed service was Chesed. King David says the Chesed of the person where the Chesed is concealed nevertheless at times will break out with unlimited Chesed & the Chesed of the person where the Chesed is revealed as in some one that has Bitachon as Bitachon is from the right namely Chesed are both great amounts of Chesed so King David asks Hashem that Hashem should reciprocate with רב חסד from אריך אנפין as when רב חסד is flowing from Hashem in that level there can not be any Din that would effect the רב חסד flow. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Sj5yywVgVfY Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Charity creates 1) Peace 2) Everlasting tranquility” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 12 The prophet Yeshaya says והיה מעשה הצדקה שלום ועבודת הצדקה השקט ובטח עד עולם to explain the difference between the action & Avoda of charity & the reward of peace & everlasting tranquility the Alter Rebbe quotes a verse from Job that says עושה שלום במרומיו referring to the two angels on high Michoel & Gabriel that each represents different qualities namely Chesed (water) & Gevurah (Fire) that don’t distinguish one another as Hashem makes peace between them. When the Infinite light is revealed the opposite Midot are humbled to their source where Gevura becomes Chesed ie it is sweetened thru the Midah of Compassion which is the Midah of Tiferet which is connected to the the infinite name of Yud Heh Vov Heh. We can inspire the infinite light to create that peace by; giving charity to the needy, as well by studying torah Lishma that creates in the higher realms of the two opposing angels as well as this world where due to the primordial sin of Adam there is a mix of Good & Bad in everything. The ultimate clean up where the evil will leave this world will be when the Mesiah comes however until then during Prayer & deep meditation moments when the G-Dly light is so strong we can experience pure good we merit the clarity at times of Prayer & meditation as a result of Studying Torah Lishma & Giving Charity. There are two types of charity. 1) our natural instinct to be charitable as we are called בת כהן we stem from the kohen Chesed is Maseh. 2) our Chesed that we work on ourselves to do more than we naturally want to give ie avoda. When we give charity from our natural instinct it creates peace in high & down here However the peace is only felt during prayer & than it wears off. However when we give charity that is work more than we want we practice iskafiya than the evil leaves & goes back to its source & we experience pure good all the time. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/D1NI7jk-3RI Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 11 “LIFE IS AMAZING” The Alter Rebbe begins by quoting 2 words of a Prophecy from the Angel Gabriel to the Prophet Daniel ״להשכילך בינה״ “to teach you understanding” it’s said in singular as its high level to attain however it’s in Tanya as we can all reach this level. If we want the Light of Hashem to dwell upon us we can Not Want A Materialistic Life, Children or Sustenance for its Own personal sake rather we should want them for G-Ds sake we should focus on Ratzon Hashem as it says in ethics of the fathers “Against your will your alive” The test to see if it’s about you or about Hashem is what happens when your lacking the basics how do you feel? How can we achieve this level of joy & freedom ? We achieve this by having faith that G-D creates & maintains the world every second. Then we meditate on this with our Binah & than we imagine with our Das this will lead us to the experience that G-D the source of life who is good & full of pleasure & the highest levels of עדן higher than the world to come than there is no room for bad or pain or suffering as it’s all good. The pitfall is when we use are limited Binah & something’s don’t make sense & we start imagining with Das so we create these negative images of bad, pain & suffering. The Reality is that the Truth is there is NO bad from Hashem it’s ALL good just at times we don’t comprehend the Greatness & the abundance of the Good as down here it has not been revealed as the story with Nachum Ish Gamzu with the sand that the sand was actually the greatest blessing even though it was not revealed at the moment. We need to strengthen our Emunah that Hashem is everywhere & put ourselves in front of Hashem this will turn anything negative into positive & life & this will give us strength & joy. So the Alter Rebbe teaches us that first a person should always Be Happy & Celebrate every moment with the faith that Hashem is giving us life & goodness every moment. If one is sad or is complaining that you have bad or suffering it’s a denying G-Ds existence hence there is no room for sadness in the world of Kabbalah. The person of faith there is not be concerned with any pain as in anything physical yes & no should be the same. What will hold you back from this realization is self love. Our test in this world is weather we are looking to follow Hashem or the Kelipot. The goal is to live our lives that מה׳ מצעדי גבר than we will be able to experience that “Life is Amazing” even though at times we can’t comprehend that. When we practice with our Emunah that life is Amazing we elevate the perceived Bad in to the high level good that is hidden. מה ששמעתי הוא שדוד של הרבי סבל הרבה מפטירת בנו בנעורתו והרבי הרש"ב הורה לו ללמוד פרק זה Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/-EuQTjPe4zQ Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “How can we receive G-Ds infinite Compassion & Kindness” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 10 The Alter Rebbe quotes from the Book of איכה Lamentations the verse חסדי ה’ כי לא תמנו וגו & asks why it does not say כי לא תמו as seemingly its a reference to G-Ds kindness. There is two types of Chesed One type חסד עולם Second type חסד עילאה / רב חסד Torah is Chesed / Gevurah & the Mitzvot are Gevurah, Aish & Tzimzum as we see in the specific amount of Mitzvot, the specific requirements of each mitzvah, physical items, even in spiritual mitzvah as Love & awe they are limited as to much love of Hashem we would not be able to handle. Even with charity that is one of the three pillars that the world stands on has a fixed amount hence the term חסד עולם the Chesed that fits in the world. We draw down G-Ds light when we do Mitzvot hence the blessing אשר קדשנו במצוותיו however when we miss out an opportunity to do a mitzvah so we’re lacking that G-Dly light the only way to regain that light is by drawing down a much higher light which is called חסד עילאה ורב חסד which is infinitely powerful that can fix errors & draw down new lights hence were a returning Person stands even a righteous man can’t stand. Even though the main aspect of Teshuva is remorse in your heart & that awakens very high light however to create tangible down to earth light one has to creat a אתערותא דלתתא in action bu giving charity with out limits as in רב חסד as Chesed is made up of 2 words ח”ס דלי״ת that is to be compassionate & kind to the poor & destitute. The same way Hashem is constantly pouring kindness to all of us that are poor & destitute compared to Hashem. Hence charity is more powerful than sacrifices. As charity is unlimited versus sacrifices. This one should not give more than 20 percent applies only if one has not sinned. Not when you need spiritual healing. This infinite Chesed is called חסדי ה׳ as Hashem is infinite so is his Chesed. The Alter explains that the prophet is saying since now we see that temple was destroyed so that shows we are not complete לא תמנו hence the reason we need to act in Chesed like Hashem חסדי ה once we do that we will draw down high level of רחמים & חסד as the prophet says כי לא כלו רחמיו This is the meaning of what chazal say אין ישראל נגאלין אלא בצדקה that we give even when or actually specifically when we don’t have to. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Peretz for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/4yi1r_73rgs Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “How to open your eyes & see G-D” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 9 Materialism is classified as הבל vanity unless it has a higher purpose. Our souls close our spiritual eyes when we engage in the coarse materialistic world. The Alter Rebbe encourages & inspires us to open our Souls Eyes to the the source of life in everything in this world. For example when we work & support our families we should not do that out of self love rather we should work & support our families as the verse says מי כעמך ישראל גוי אחד בארץ that even in ארציות we should see & experience the Oneness of Hashem. When we close our eyes by Shema & meditate that Hashem is in the seven heavens & earth & in all 4 corners of the world when we open our eyes after words we should still experience & see Hashem in everything. Just like Hashem is constantly performing acts of Chesed for us so to we need to be constantly performing acts of Chesed to all people. However we need to bear in mind that the Torah instructs us to practice Chesed first to our wife & Children. The Alter Rebbe states that the Avoda now before Moshiach arrival is Charity as the Rambam rules אין ישראל נגאלין אלא בצדקה even though in the past the Avoda was Torah Study however now that נפלה סוכת דוד as David was a chariot to Malchut of Atzilut so that fell down to the lowest level of Asiyah so the way to cleave to G-D & to transform darkness to light is in the world action namely Charity to help those that are in dire straits. When we win over our evil inclination to help we merit to SEE with our physical EYES G-DLINESS just like the way the EYE above sees G-DLINESS the Seeing of G-D is much greater than the connection thru intellect or understanding. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/rhZ7NThskts Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Let Go Of A Little & G-D Will Give You Huge Blessings” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 8 “Let Go Of A Little & G-D Will Give You Huge Blessings” In the blessings before Shema we say זורע צדקות מצמיח ישועות the Alter Rebbe asks why it uses the term זורע in reference to charity. The Talmud says that Rabbi Elazar would give money to the poor before his prayers. As the verse in psalms says אני בצדק אחזה פניך in order to see the פנימיות of the infinite of Hashem that should light up this dark world as the prophet says וה׳ יגיה חשכי during prayer is a Chesed of Hashem to reveal this infinite part of Hashem. As there is the Midah of Gevura not to reveal the infinite light, however when we creat a אתערותא דלתתא by providing Chesed it creates a אתערותא דלעילא as the Talmud says במדה שאדם מודד בה מודדים לו the question is why do we merit such a high level of Teshuva Ilah a revelation of אין סוף & not just a limited return of עולם הבא ? The Parable of planting. We take a seed & put in the ground, the seed rots & grain & trees grow. How does that work:? The power of growth is in the ground. The seed by allowing it self to give up its life creates an awakening for the ground to produce much better in quantity & quality of new produce. The Arizal describes process as העלאת מ״נ The same thing happens when we give charity the energy goes up to the level of כנסת ישראל, אימא תתאה & שכינה which has all sefirot included in them & the main sefira of Chesed from the highest levels then descends during prayer to brighten up our lives. This is the greatness of Hashem that he can brighten the higher worlds the same as the lower worlds. As it says in psalms זרח בחשך אור לישרים חנון ורחום צדיק when we act with חנון ורחום וצדיק Hashem causes Hashem to bring down the light in to the darkness of the world. Which creates a ישועה that is the transformation of darkness to light. So when we are זורע צדקה that causes מצמיח ישועה when we plant in כנסת ישראל, שכינה which is מלכות of all the worlds & especially in Eretz Yisroel that will cause the great revelation during prayers. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/xwDRW3aba1c Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “How to brighten our souls with a G-Dly light” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 7 “How to brighten our souls with a G-Dly light” In the early morning prayers we say אשרינו מה טוב חלקנו ומה נעים גורלנו referring to the two types of G- Dliness that shines in our souls. Does Hashem have parts? We will explain the term הקדוש ברוך הוא on one hand Hashem literally fills the world on the other hand Hashem is Kadosh above the world nevertheless Hashem is Baruch he is in the world. This infinite part of Hashem as he descended in the world thru many Tzimzumim until it’s broken down to 613 channels corresponding to the torah of 613 commandments & is humans with 613 limbs. More specifically It’s broken down Infinite strands of energy. When we study torah & observe mitzvot they light up our soul with the infinite light of Hashem. During prayer this light gets stronger & intensifies in our mind & heart. So חלקנו is reference to that specific illumination of one or many of the 613 strands of light in our soul. Even though we have to study all of torah & do all the Mitzvot even if we have to keep in returning until we are done nevertheless there are certain Mitzvot that we like better that will create a greater light or certain periods of history that certain specific Mitzvot are the call of the hour & we are more excited about them what causes that light to our soul that is a gift from Hashem & is above intellect & goes in the category of a Gorel. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/D8g6_bv_tCY Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz ״How to experience the greatest Love & Awe for G-D” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 6 The Alter Rebbe quotes from proverbs זורע צדקה שכר אמת That the reward for Tzedaka is Emes. The Alter Rebbe quotes the verse from prophet Micha תתן אמת ליעקב and shares the Zohar’s explanation that Hashem gives the attribute of Emes to Yaakov. The question the Alter Rebbe asks why does Hashem have to give Emes to Yaakov, does he not have that Mida? The Alter Rebbe explains that Yaakov Avoda is Rachmanus:, serving G-D thru Rachmanus that the infinite spark of Hashem is in Galus in the human body & all the materialistic desires, this world that was only created just from the letter ה compared to the infinite power of Hashem. There are two types of love & awe of Hashem. 1. Based on meditation of the greatness of Hashem & the way Hashem loves us. This is a lower level. 2. After we do our our meditation & develop the lower level Hashem gives us as a present the the higher level of love & awe of Hashem. This a way higher level. This is actually אמת as the seal of Hashem is truth. The way to achieve this high level of love & awe, is by awakening our רחמים for the spark of Hashem that is in Galus. When we have רחמנות we need to have Rachmanus באמת and since we are human how can we do it באמת so that it reaches the אמת of ה׳? When we have compassion for those that are less fortunate & give charity we cause Hashem to have רחמנות for us & Hashem Wakes us up & brings out our inner רחמים that is hidden to a revealed state like the verse says in reference to Tzedaka זורע like in planting we cause to reveal what’s hidden in the ground. Especially Tzedaka for Eretz Yisroel as it says in psalms ארץ מארץ תצמח that planting Tzedaka in the land of Israel we draw down Hashem’s blessings that we’re hidden as king David writes מה רב טובך אשר צפנת So the process is. Tzedaka first. & especially for israel. Hashem opens our Rachmanus & we have Rachmanus for the spark of Hashem in Galus We meditate on Hashem & the way he loves us. Hashem gives us as a gift the high level of love. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class. Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/d55oPfmgNKE Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “By giving Charity we create G-Ds Name” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 5 The prophet Samuel says ויעש דוד שם King David made Hashem’s name. The Zohar says King David made Hashem’s name by giving charity. The Alter Rebbe will explain how so. The Talmud explains based on the verse כי בי-ה ה׳ צור עולמים that this world was created with the letter ה & the world to come was created with the letter י’ The Zohar says that the world to come is called Bina since Bina is comprehension & in the world to come we comprehend infinite light of Hashem that it’s source is high level of Chochma hence the reason that the world to come is created from the Yud which resembles Chochma as the Zohar says נקדה בהיכלה the dot of Chochma in the chamber of Binah. The Alter Rebbe quotes the Zohar that says אבא יסד ברתא that Chochma is the source as well for Malchut & Dibur. The Alter Rebbe explains the connection with speech & Chochma that speech is not a function of physical movement or intellect rather its source is in רצון הנפש a very high level of Chochma. Based on this Zohar than even this world is seemingly created from the יוד the high level of Chochma. The Alter Rebbe explains that the פנימוית & צורה of the letters are from קדמות השכל & רצון הנפש however the חיצוניות & חומר of the letters are from are from the breath of the heart which starts with the letter ה׳ hence the reason that this world was created with the ה׳ The start of the process is in the first ה of Hashem name the actual creation comes from the second ה Only this physical world comes from the ה as all the higher worlds are able to receive a greater revelation. In Atzilut is the Yud Chochma total humility, in Beriah is the first Heh Binah a world of understanding, In Yetzirah is the Vov emotions love & Awe, in this world the second Heh the world of action with the gift of total acceptance. The external part of this world is from the External speech that’s why this world is a materialistic coarse world. Now the Alter Rebbe explains how we create Hashems name. For example a very wise person to teach a very simple idea is a huge צמצום same with the infinite Hashem to be מצמצם himself to one letter the ה to create this world is a major צמצום as the verse says בהבראם with a ה the world was created. Hashed did so out of pure Chesed as the same letters of the word of בהבראם is like באברהם that personified Chesed. Now that the world was created Chesed from Hashem comes once we start doing Chesed here that’s the reason why it’s not enough just to learn torah we need to do Chesed as Jeremiah says we should not brag with wisdom we should only brag with Chesed as Chesed draws done the light all the way in to the world. As the Ari Zal explains that when you learn torah you draw down energy to the world of Beriah, when you learn mishna & Halacha to Yetzirah, when you do Tzedaka & Gemilut Chesed you draw down the light to this world. When we do Chesed we evoke Hashem to do Chesed & constrict himself so that the powerful light can come to this world. Thru our Chesed we cause Hashem to send the light of the י into the ה causing the name of Hashem to be complete. For example when we are by ourselves we use our intellect & think however if we want to communicate with others we need to constrict ourselves to speech. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class. Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/xGYemMFAM0E Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “The way to connect to Hashem on the deepest levels & the method of clearing any obstacles blocking the connection” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 4 The Alter Rebbe quotes from the prophet ישעי׳ the verse that says ושביה בצדקה that צדקה has the power to redeem us. The Alter Rebbe quotes from Tehilim צדק לפניו יהלך the יהלך means that the צדקה is causing something else to go. What is that something else? The Alter Rebbe introduces the verse in psalms לך אמר לבי בקשו פני that we should search for our פנימיות הלב that is concealed. There is חיצוניות הלב as well as פנימיות הלב: The חיצוניות הלב which is a love of Fire for Hashem is born from בינה & דעת Meditation of the greatness & infinite power of Hashem & you feel that love. The פנימיות הלב is the dot in the depths of your heart that you can not achieve thru meditation (for example when something is so important to you you will say & do things that are beyond logic) its source is חכמה עליונה that in there is hidden אור ה״ ממש we all have that spark of Hashem with in us. Since we all have this spark of ה״ why don’t we all serve Hashem from the depths of our hearts? As the spark is in Exile & captivity which is called גלות השכינה ממש. The reason why the spark of ה׳ is in exile. The Alter Rebbe quotes the Talmud that says גלו לבבל שכינה עמהם when we act like בבל that means we use our פנימיות הלב for worldly pleasures than the שכינה is with us but in exile it’s like being uncircumcised. The way to reveal the פנימיות הלב is based on the verse ומלתם את ערלת לבבכם which means doing תשובה. There are course pleasures as well as finer pleasures that we engage the world that causes us a disconnect from Hashem hence you need both מילה & פריעה the מילה we are required to do by ourselves thru proper תשובה However to take away the finer worldly pleasures that Hashem will do as the verse says ומל ה׳ אלהיך את לבבך כו׳ so that we can love Hashem as Hashem alone is our life literally this is love from the depths of your heart. This is the definition of that משיח will come בהיסח הדעת higher than דעת which is חכמה & allow us to experience the עומקא דליבא connection. We do have an opportunity to experience this deep heart to heart connection with Hashem every day during prayers when we meditate that למען חייך that our life is Hashem that will create a personal redemption for us. In order to receive Hashem’s gift of פריעה that will allow the deep relationship to flourish again there has to be a אתערותא דלתתא that evokes the אתערותא דלעילא so we need to first take off the course blockage that’s not allowing the deep heart to heart connection. The way to remove the blockage is by giving charity as money is our life as we can buy life sustaining items as well as when we work we put our hearts & souls in to work to earn the money so now when you give charity with joy & gladness of heart you bring out the depths of your heart that was in exile in worldly pursuits as the word פריעה is like פריעת חוב that you return your debt ie the soul from captivity to Hashem that’s the connection to the verse ושביה בצדקה thru charity we redeem the שכינה that’s in Galus. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class. Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/JYMgf8MCt8o Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz "The powerful impact of Charity” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 3 The Alter Rebbe quotes from the prophet Yeshaya the verse וילבש צדקה כשריון וכובע ישועה בראשו & the Talmud that צדקה is like armor the more the pieces the greater the armor the same with צדקה the more we give the greater the protection. What’s the analogy teaching us? Tzedaka is greater than all the Mitzvot as creates a garment for the soul that derives its energy from the infinite light of Hashem the level of סובב as when your giving Tzedaka your doing the mitzvah of Hashem which comes from the level of רצון of Hashem. This powerful energy becomes a garment & a external wrap around the 10 sefirot of each world that the sefirot Normally only receive from the light of ממלא & אור פנימי when we do a mitzvah we draw סובב into ממלא as the יחוד of קוב״ה & the שכינה This energy creates a garment for the 3 levels of the soul נר״נ that it’s able thru these garment to connect to the infinite light. In this physical world this powerful energy can not reside only in the 10 sefirot for example Chesed is the right hand. So when we do צדקה & Hashem promises us that we will אוכל פירותיהם בעו״הז so there are נקבים that allow the energy flow from the infinite light to the 10 sefirot to receive חסד on the right side with long life, wealth & honor on the left side תפארת as well as the rest of the sefirot. In order that חיצונים should not draw energy from this powerful light & to protect us physically & spiritually so the powerful מקיף light comes down again & seals the hole that’s the definition of מצטרפת לחשבון גדול the great light that charity draws down into the 10 sefirot as the infinite name of Hashem is י is Chochma ה binah ו the 6 midos & ה Malchus. The infinite light as it merges into the Sefirot causes the energy to descend into this world, it starts its entry into the higher Sefirot as the verse says וכובע ישועה בראשו when it enters in the head you turn to welcome the powerful light of שע lights as the Zohar explains the 3 attributes of חבד x 100 & the 7 emotions x 10 the shines on our face this happens all thru giving charity. Today it’s on the fruit that enters when the messiah comes we will receive the principle reward. It’s all the way we beseech Hashem. Live Tanya Class at Chabad Thursday Evening at 6:30P.M. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org Rabbi@chabadswf.org A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class. Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/mysVwvTO4vw Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev