Daily Tanya Wednesday 13th Kisleiv Kuntrus Achron 5: The Eternity and Purpose of All Torah Laws

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Kuntres Acharon, Essay 5

The Eternity and Purpose of All Torah Laws

  1. Why Study Laws That Never Occur?
  • Every prohibition—even those that never happened or will never happen—has a spiritual root in the chambers of kelipot (impure forces).
  • If it exists as a concept in Torah, it has a source of vitality; otherwise, it could not be mentioned.
  • Even hypothetical cases in the Talmud (e.g., R. Yirmiya’s questions) reflect extensions of Divine wisdom, which is infinite and clothed in every detail of Torah law.

  1. Torah Study as Refinement
  • Kelipot draw sustenance from the hinderpart of holiness, specifically from the garments of the sefirot in Beriah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah.
  • Studying Torah laws in thought and speech separates and refines these sparks, as stated in Tikkunei Zohar: “To separate the kelipot from holiness through Torah study.”
  • This refinement occurs by drawing Infinite Light into the supreme wisdom vested in the laws.

  1. Why Every Soul Must Engage All 613 Mitzvot
  • Each soul must fulfill all 613 mitzvot in thought, speech, and deed, including study of all details.
  • If incomplete, the soul reincarnates to finish its mission—covering Pshat, Remez, Drush, and Sod—to refine its portion of the 288 sparks that form the structure of man.

  1. In the Time to Come
  • After refinement is complete, Torah study will no longer aim to separate good from evil.
  • Its purpose will be elevation—raising the soul infinitely higher and sweetening the attributes of Severity through Kindness.
  • Even prohibitions will be studied to elevate their source in the holy attributes of Gevurah and unite them with Chesed.

  1. The Eternity of Torah
  • Every law, even the most detailed, is eternal because:
    • All prohibitions stem from the five holy attributes of Severity.
    • All positive commandments stem from the five attributes of Kindness.
  • Together, they form the Divine “blood” and “organs” of the vessels of Ze’ir Anpin.

Key Takeaway

Torah law is infinite and eternal. Every detail—even hypothetical—channels Divine wisdom and serves the cosmic purpose of refining sparks and elevating creation. Today, study and mitzvot separate good from evil; in the future, they will elevate and unify all attributes in pure holiness.

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.