Daily Tanya Sunday 30th Menachem Av Igeres Hakodesh 9: The Essential Role of Charity in the Era Before Redemption

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The Centrality of Charity in Our Times

Charity is emphasized as the primary spiritual work in the current era, especially as we approach the time of redemption. The sages taught that Israel will be redeemed only through acts of charity.

The Shift from Study to Action

While in earlier times Torah study was the central form of divine service and produced great scholars, in our era—characterized by decline—practical deeds, particularly charity, play the key role.

The Spiritual Impact of Good Deeds

Through charitable action, one brings spiritual light into the world, especially to those who lack their own resources. Opening one’s heart and hand subdues the negative inclination within and transforms darkness into divine light.

Redemption and Divine Presence

Those who act with generosity merit seeing the return of the Divine Presence to Zion, fulfilling the vision of “eye to eye” revelation at the time of redemption.

About The Author

Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein is a 6th generation descendent of the famous Chief Rabbi of Izhmir, Rav Yehoshua Avraham Krispin, who authored a number of Sefarim, and was a colleague of Rav Chaim Falagi, and father in-law of the Pesach Hadvir. He currently lives with his wife Shayna, and twelve children K”H, in Tzfas, Israel. Rabbi Goldstein received Semicha from Rabbi Schneur Zalman Labkowski of the Tomchei Temimim headquarters in 2005 and served as a chaplain in the Lotar/Kalatz and K9 unit of the IDF from years 2005-2008. He is also a certified Shochet, and has performed Hashgacha work in slaughterhouses. Rabbi Goldstein is the director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, the world’s leading web-based Halacha database, and is the director of the Home Study Semicha Program, a self-study web-based Semicha program. He is a prolific author of over 50 Sefarim studied by a wide range of readers throughout the world, which is used regularly in Semicha programs around the globe. He is a world renowned Posek, answering questions to a web-based market, and serves as a local Posek, Rav, and Lecturer, in the Tzemach Tzedek community Shul in Tzefas, Israel. His many classes can be heard both from his website, Vimeo and YouTube channel. Students can join live to classes given in the Tzemach Tzedek Shul, through the “בית חבד צפת Chabad Tsfat” YouTube channel.

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