Daily Tanya Tuesday 18th Menachem Av Igeres Hakodesh 5 Part 4: Summary of the Role of Divine Letters, Souls, and Action

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Summary of the Role of Divine Letters, Souls, and Action

Types of Souls in Israel

  • There are two main types of souls: those of Torah scholars and those of righteous individuals active in charity and kindness.
  • Torah scholars primarily dedicate their time to studying Torah but also engage in acts of kindness.
  • Righteous individuals devote most of their time to charitable deeds and supporting others.

The Spiritual Influence of Torah Study

  • Torah study draws Divine light to the spiritual worlds of the souls and angels through the arrangement of Divine letters.
  • The oral Torah impacts the spiritual realms, channeling energy through the permutations of sacred speech.

 

The Unique Power of Action and Charity

  • Physical acts of charity and kindness are necessary to bring Divine light into the material world.
  • Such deeds support the Torah and allow its spiritual influence to manifest in the world of Action (Asiyah).
  • This is why charity is referred to as a “deed,” as its primary function is to bring peace and spiritual sustenance to earthly existence.

 

Symbolism in Speech and Divine Names

  • Acts of kindness and charity in this world awaken higher mercy, drawing light from the highest realms via Divine speech.
  • This parallels human speech, which is directed outward and represents a manifestation of inner thought and wisdom.

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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