Daily Tanya Chapter 33 Part 3: Believing that Hashem is everywhere helps to subjugate the side of evil (Monday, 13th Adar)

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13th Adar

  • Rejoicing in G-d’s satisfaction: In addition, one is to doubly rejoice over the great joy and satisfaction that one gives G-d with this belief. This great satisfaction of G-d is due to the destruction of the evil forces, as will be explained next.

 

9.      The concealment of G-d affected by the Kelipos, and the pleasure it gives Hashem when He sees their downfall:

  • Subduing evil and turning darkness to light: The reason this faith gives G-d such satisfaction is because through believing this, one literarily subdues the side of evil and transforms darkness into light.
  • The effect of the Kelipos: The evil in this world conceals and darkens the light of G-d that is found with it.
  • Until when will this happen: This concealment will continue until the end of days, when G-d will finally remove the spirit of impurity from the land and allow every person to see His light.
  • The Kelipos of the Diaspora: In the Diaspora, the Kelipos are especially strong, as the air of the Diaspora is impure and is filled with the side of evil.
  • The joy of G-d in their downfall: Now, there is no greater joy before G-d like the light and joy experienced from the light that comes from overturning the darkness. [Hence, a Jew should also rejoice in the fact that he has given great joy to G-d by destroying the side of evil with his faith and belief.]

 

3.      The meaning of the verse Yismach Yisrael Beosav:

  • The above is the meaning of the verse which states that “Israel should rejoice in its maker,” as the verse is coming to say that every person who is of Jewish lineage should rejoice in the joy of G-d who in turn rejoices in His dwelling within the lower physical world which is filled with evil and is referred to as a public domain and as mountains of separation.

4.      Turning the world from a public domain for Kelipos, to a private domain for G-d:

  • Through the above faith in G-d’s unity, we bring G-d to dwell here below, and we turn the world from being a public domain with mountains of separateness from G-d, into a world of light which is a private domain for G-d.

Concept

Description

Rejoicing in G-d’s satisfaction

Doubly rejoice over the great joy and satisfaction given to G-d with this belief

Destruction of evil forces

G-d’s satisfaction is due to the destruction of evil forces

Concealment of G-d by Kelipos

The evil in this world conceals and darkens the light of G-d

Pleasure to Hashem in downfall of Kelipos

Subduing evil and turning darkness to light gives G-d satisfaction

Effect of Kelipos

Kelipos conceal and darken G-d’s light

Duration of concealment

Concealment continues until the end of days, when G-d removes impurity

Kelipos in Diaspora

Kelipos are especially strong in Diaspora, air is impure and filled with evil

Joy of G-d in downfall of Kelipos

No greater joy before G-d than the light and joy from overturning darkness

Yismach Yisrael Beosav

Israel should rejoice in its maker; every person of Jewish lineage should rejoice in G-d’s joy

Turning public domain to private domain

Faith in G-d’s unity brings G-d to dwell below, turns world from public domain for Kelipos to private domain for G-d

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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