Tanya by Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Last Essays Number 9 “The Magical 24 Hour Silent Meditation”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Last Essays Number 8 “Praying leisurely will create Love of G-D”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Last Essays Number 7 "Charity brings Love & Humility to the Heart"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Last Essays Number 6 “Torah is much higher than what we imagine”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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 there is no שכחה. Why did King David specifically forget the mitzvah of עבודת הקדש עליהם בכתף ישאו as tue purpose of carrying the Ark on the shoulders is to connect the shoulder which is in the אחוריים with to tie עבודת הקודש which is חכמה עילאה the level of פנים as from there comes the לוחות שבארון that are written from both sides as there was only פנים the idea is to connect the חיצוניות to the פנימיות. 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/Ey8H4vUzEqg Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Last Essays Number 6 “Torah is much higher than what we imagine”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Last Essays Number 5 “Why is it crucial to Study all Jewish Law”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Last Essays Number 4 “The Power of Prayer & The impact of Mitzvot”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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 חכמה עילאה stays חכמה עילאה even as it descends so that when you study your drawing down this great light of either the ה חסדים or ה׳ גבורות of אצילות. (However the חב״ד that is a source for inspiration descends & is thus concealed.) So the essence of Chabad goes in to Torah which is G-Dly & Torah goes into the Neshama which is G-Dly. When one learns & uses his own self that you create garments. However when you learn with humility your connected to the highest level & draw that down into this world. This was & is the Avoda to draw down G-Dliness to this world. However if your just trying to create elevation that’s not the intent as the intent is to Draw down. 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/nmjibPCrcqo Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Last Essays Number 4 “The Power of Prayer & The impact of Mitzvot”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Last Essays Number 3 “The most impactful Prayers & Torah study”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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 by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Last Essays Number 2 Mitzvot creates the Union of Male & Female

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Last Essays Number 1 ״Studying Torah with Love & Awe is the Best”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya Siyum Haditch Ukraine By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap 32 “Charity brings infinite light"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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 that’s self inspired draws down the פנים the essence of the infinite light from higher than אצילות down to this world. Hashem should be kind to those that give huge charity, as well as to those that want to give more however don’t have, the Alter Rebbe blesses them with all goodness. 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/M43PTREw1XA Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya Siyum Haditch Ukraine By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap 32 “Charity brings infinite light"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap 31 “Love & Unity will create the greatest Blessings”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap 30 “The Blessings created by doing Mitzvot”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap29 Jewish Law will connect you to the Ratzon/Will of G-D”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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 mitzvah of learning & learning is considered action דעקימת שפתיו הוי מעשה & you have to say the words to fulfill your obligation as well as by prayer. Even this that kavana & feeling reach גן עדן העליון is because that is the רצון העליון which is more revealed in kavana & feeling. This רצון העליון that is in the 613 commandments is מופלא ומכוסה טמיר ונעלם & it is only revealed in תורה שבל פה for example the mitzvah of Teffilin in the Torah it says וקשרתם וגו לטוטפות וגו there is no details what to tie, where between your eyes where on your hand in תורה שבעל פה you have all the details one box on the hand 4 compartments on the head 4 sections from the Torah it’s made from leather black 4 corners square where exactly to place on hand & head. ETC... 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/BI1fCmTueA0 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap29 Jewish Law will connect you to the Ratzon/Will of G-D”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap28 “The impact a Tzadik has on the world after his Death”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap27 “Our Relationship with the Rebbe is now even Stronger”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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 hovers over in a מקיף way. This happens when the Tzadik passes away so the רוח & the נשמה goes to its source that is called חקל תפוחין קדישין which is מלכות דאצילות & all the Torah & Mitzvot of his whole life connects to מלכות דאצילות that creates great spiritual energy & light & a ray of this light shines on all the students that were inspired by the Tzadik to serve Hashem via Torah study or Prayer. This ray of light enters the hearts of the students that awakens them to repent & do Mitzvot & all these Mitzvot that are inspired by this light are called גידולי גידולין as the light is a growth from the Tzadik Mitzvot & these Mitzvot are a growth from the ray that was produced by these Mitzvot. 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/QY2R-wOCgoA Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap27 “Our Relationship with the Rebbe is now even Stronger”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap 26 “Torah is the Tree of Life”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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 Halacha of what to do & not to do. Thru studying Chassidus & Kabbalah you can observe all the Mitzvot like Abraham they observed the whole Torah spirituality before it was given. In the times of the second temple they still Had to study all the revealed laws to elevate the sparks. This is why The Zohar call the Torah the tree of good & evil as it’s referring to the part of the Torah that is in kelipa noga that is our main avoda until Moshiach arrives. Then we will just work on oneness of Hashem as explained the Zohar. 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/yNJ9L8wpL8Q Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap 26 “Torah is the Tree of Life”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap 26 “Torah is the Tree of Life”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap 25 “A easy way to live a Angry free life”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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 we receive direct from hashem as the verse says יאר ה׳ פניו אליך. After this True presentation that Hashem is totally in charge there is no reason to be angry other wise that would be idolatry. To reach this level you tremendous spiritual strength. How do you get this strength? To meditate on the fact that Hashem went into the deepest Galus just that you can elevate the sparks by working harder on your concentration from the depths of your heart to the point that you don’t hear any noise. 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/gRIRAYpmHMM Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap 25 “A easy way to live a Angry free life”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap 24 “To Cherish the time when G-D is available”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap 23 “The key to draw down the greatest blessings”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap 22 “Hashem Loves Us & Everything In Our Life is Great”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 20 May 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap 21: 3 reasons to contribute monthly rather than annually

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap 20 “A exciting new perspective to Mitzvot"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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 דומם צומח חי & מדבר the higher one feeds off the lower one even our intellect only operates if we eat as the story in the Talmud where Rav Nachman only answered Rabah after he ate fatty meat. This is also the reason for the physical sacrifices in the temple to elevate the lower level. This is the reason why physical Mitzvot are so important as the verse says היום לעשותם or as the Mishna says יפה שעה אחת בתשובה ומעשים טובים בעולם הזה מכל חיי העולם הבא. 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/stivyAURTos Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap 20 “A exciting new perspective to Mitzvot"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap 20 “A exciting new perspective to Mitzvot"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap19 Torah is the conduit to connect to the infinite light.

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap18 “2 Levels of Love for G-D”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap17 The Huge reward for giving Charity & having Compassion

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap16 “Give Charity even if you are struggling”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap15 “A guided tour of the 10 Sefirot”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0400

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 & to serve G-D with Awe. The 7 emotional Sefirot come from Chabad so now the Alter Rebbe will explain the 3 intellectual Sefirot on the נפש אלקית level. Chochma: The source of intellect that comprehends G-D his intellect & emotions, that run the world. Bina: meditation, to comprehend one thing from another, to give birth to emotions & love & awe for G-D, at times low level awe & at times high level awe, at times low level love & at times high level love. Daas: התקשרות הנפש to bind & connect the soul from the intellect to the emotions so that the emotions continue to be inspired as if Das goes the emotions go to its concealed state this level is Das Tachton. Das Elyon takes the Powerful light of Chochma & keeps it alive in Binah so that Binah can continue to expand & develop the light of Chochma. 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/Lt-F_b4ZzXg Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap15 “A guided tour of the 10 Sefirot”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap14 “The flow of energy to Israel is dependent on us”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap13 “How can we receive everlasting Chesed from Hashem”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap12 “Charity creates 1) Peace 2) Everlasting tranquility”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap11 “LIFE IS AMAZING”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec4 Chap10 How can we receive G-Ds infinite Compassion & Kindness

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 4 Chap. 9 “How to open your eyes & see G-D”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 4 Chap. 8 “Let Go & G-D Will Give You Huge Blessings”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 4 Chap. 7 “How to brighten our souls with a G-Dly light”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 4 Chap. 6 ״How to experience the greatest Love & Awe for G-D"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 4 Chap. 5 “By giving Charity we create G-Ds Name”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 4 Chap. 4 The way to connect to Hashem on the deepest levels.

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 4 Chap. 3 "The powerful impact of Charity”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 29 May 2018 00:00:00 -0400

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

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 4 Chap. 2 “How should you treat some one that hurt you?

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Wed, 23 May 2018 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “How should you treat some one that hurt you? Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 2 The Alter Rebbe quotes Yaakov who says קטנתי מכל החסדים which means the more Chesed Hashem does for us the humbler we are supposed to be. As Chesed is the right hand & the right is the hugging side. Since we are receiving Chesed from Hashem we need to humble ourselves. As Chesed is humility so we need to be humbled & in front of Hashem were nothing. As Avraham said due to Hashem kindness I’m dust & ashes, Yaakov Felt the same as such Yaakov said קטנתי. By Yishmoel the greater the Chesed the greater the arrogance. As such the Alter Rebbe says since Hashem should us such tremendous kindness we need to be humble & G-D forbid say a word to those that caused us harm. And actually speaking softly defuses anger. The greatest accomplishment will be when the way we behave with humility is mirrored to others & they follow the humble path. “How should you treat some one that hurt you? Nicely & with the hope that they will start behaving nicely as well in return. 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/BJVlYPfyJBg Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 4 Chap. 1 “The Power of Torah & Prayer”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Sun, 13 May 2018 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “The Power of Torah & Prayer” Tanya Igeret Hakodesh Chapter 1 The Alter Rebbe begins with A Blessing & Thanksgiving for “Good” Good is the study of torah. (Finishing studying Talmud in the community) As torah fuels & elevates the soul. Torah Shebal Peh is Strength as it’s source is Binah which is inline with Gevurah. As king Soloman says in proverbs חגרה בעוז מתניה just like in a physical body the מתנים hold the body & lead it the same is true with the spiritual being that the מתנים which is the faith in the one G-D, infinite G-D, ממלא, סובב no place where Hashem is not, al the way high, all the way low, all 4 sides. This meditation that Hashem is everywhere in space is also time & soul. עולם שנה ונפש This faith (מתנים) allows one to meditate on the greatness of Hashem & nevertheless Hashem chose us to be close to & to be able to cleave to Hashem thru Teshuva & Mitzvot greater then the connection in the world to come as the world to come is only a ray & this world is Hashem itself. As king David says in psalms הודו על ארץ ושמים however וירן קרן לעמו we connect to Hashem essence. When we meditate how Hashem loves us we in turn develop. A. Intellectual love. B. Natural love of yearning. C. Love to become one with Hashem & not want to disconnect. A. Is Rosh B & C is Ahava & Yirah the right & left arm. The power that feeds the faith that then strengthens the Intellectual meditation as well as the love & awe of Hashem is: studying the Halacha of Torah Shebal Peh as this is the Ratzon Haelyon which is higher than Chochma like a crown on top of the head like אשת חיל עטרת בעלה & as the Talmud says כל השונה הלכות מובטח שהוא בן עולם הבא. This is the meaning of king Solomon חגרה בעוז מתניה that the עוז of torah strengthens the מתנים namely faith that feeds the intellectual meditation that creates intellectual love as well as emotional love & awe. The time for meditation is in the morning prayers as then the attributes of רחמים & רצון are very strong when one meditates during the morning prayers that will bring out the intellectual & emotional love & awe for Hashem. The Alter Rebbe encourages very strong to meditate during prayer up to the point where the love is bursting out of you as the verse says with your whole soul. The Alter Rebbe requests that the weekday prayer service should take one & half hours as such people that are running to work should not lead the service. On Shabbas business people can & should lead the service as they need to serve Hashem as well. The Alter Rebbe will send emissaries to see if one is meditating & will be rewarded. With good blessings & good is torah teachings & insights. 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/WY832hCWhZc Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 3 Chap. 12 “The greatest returns on your investments”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Fri, 04 May 2018 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “The greatest returns on your investments” Tanya Igeret Hatshuva Chapter 12 We learnt that a person has to be Happy all the time. Even if one sins? Yes as that you keep at a distance to humble you. More importantly as when you recall that you sinned that brings greater joy as Hashem is giving you an opportunity to settle all your wrong doings in this world at a fraction of the pain & suffering that you would have to endure in the world to come. In this chapter the Alter Rebbe explains why in this world it’s a fraction of the pain & suffering hence the huge joy from any challenges in your life. It’s a great favor for the sinner to be cleansed in this world. We don’t have the strength to do the appropriate fasts to avoid hell. The Ramban in his introduction to the book of Job states that Job suffering for 70 years does not compare to one hour of hell. Fire is one sixtieth of hell. Hashem created this world with Chesed so with me immediately minimal suffering we can avoid harsh judgments of the world to come. Parable. As the sun moves thousands of miles on high on earth it moves a handbreadth. On the positive side. When we bring a small sacrifice or do any mitzvah on this world it creates a huge elevation on high. As the Gemara explains in the verse והתקדישתם והייתם קדושים when we do our part in this world Hashem sanctifies us much more as the Berachot say אשר קדשנו במצוותיו when we do Mitzvot we draw down from the light of סובב The same applies to reward & punishment שכר מצוה מצוה when we do a mitzvah in this world we are receiving huge rewards in the world to come the same with punishment when we experience punishment in this world it’s saving us from huge punishment in the world to come so this is a reason to be extremely happy with any pain, challenge or suffering as we are paying a fraction of the price here. 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/n_Q2H2AMG64 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 3 Chap. 11 “The Beauty of mixed emotions”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Shar HaYichud Veemunah Chapter 11 “The Beauty of mixed emotions” In Chapter 10 the Alter Rebbe taught us that Prayer is High level Teshuva as such you need lower level of Teshuva (remorse) first however one needs to be happy when you pray & its hard to switch so quickly between such strong emotions so the Alter Rebbe explained that you do Teshuva Tatah the night before or Thursday night. In Chapter 11 the Alter Rebbe teaches us how you can have both emotions together based on a quote from the Zohar brought down in Chapter 34 of Tanya חדוה תקיעא בלבאי מסטרא דא וכו however that is referring to a Beinoni where there is a clear distinction between the G-Dly & Animal Soul however here since we are dealing with some one that sinned we need to add to the remorse a key element the we have Faith & Trust that Hashem will forgive us for our sins. The faith & trust we have is that Hashem is Kind, gracious, compassionate, forgiving תיכף ומיד with out any doubt that Hashem will forgive. We believe so strongly that Hashem will forgive as when we ask Hashem for forgiveness we make a blessing in Shemona Esrei with complete faith that Hashem is forgiving us. We say right after the blessing גאל ישראל if we would not sin right away we would be redeemed. We humans have an obligation to complete forgive even if some one caused you physical harm & you should be an אכזר not to forgive. Hence the limit of 3 times to ask for forgiveness. King David a man piece did not allow the גבעונים to join the Jewish people as they refused to forgive שאול for killing them. If we are supposed to forgive how much more so Hashem will forgive us. Hashem forgiveness is so great that as many times as we sin Hashem forgives as if it’s the first time. Hashem forgives once a year for all the big sins. Hashem forgives every day for all the positive commandments that we miss. Prayer atones for sins just like the sacrifices in times of the temple. This is not אחטא ואשוב as that applies only while your sining you rely on Teshuva here you have real תשובה remorse & your asking Hashem to forgive you there for the forgiveness is right away. If we are saying that Hashem forgives us than what is the meaning of וחטאתי נגדי תמיד since we are supposed to be happy. The idea is to keep you humble by remembering that you sinned. The reminder of the sin will allow you to experience great Joy as you will be very happy with everything & if things are going wrong you will be able to accept that with Simcha. This is also a great remedy not get angry or hold grudges. And as the Talmud teaches us. הנעלבים ואינן עולבין שומעים חרפתם ואינן משיבים עושים מאהבה ושמחים בייסורים the highest level they are HAPPY with suffering as they know they sinned & this is their atonement. And as the Talmud teaches us כל המעביר על מידותיו מעבירים לו על כל פשעיו. 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/cLzxDwnajbU Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 3 Chap. 10 - Prayer with meditation will take you very high!

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Prayer is key to personal transformation that will reach to a greater level of Teshuva Ilah Tanya Igeres Hatshuva Chapter 10 In Chapter 9 the Alter Rebbe explained that Teshuva Ilah is the Neshama cleaving to Hashem thru Torah & Mitzvot. In Chapter 10 the Alter Rebbe explains that although Teshuva Ilah thru Torah & Mitzvot are a very high level nevertheless they are a gift from above. However we were created with a mission to do personal transformation on the level of Teshuva Ilah & that happens thru the proper intention in Prayer. Specifically in prayer of Shema where we say ViAhavta we need to constantly grow in our Love for Hashem. When we study torah we need to make ourselves a vessel that we are studying Hashems Torah. When we do Mitzvot we want to draw down levels of Kadosh very high levels of holiness upon us. After Prayer we אליך ה׳ נפשי אשא to cleave our soul to Hashem. This happens via our meditation in Pesukei Dizimra & the Blessings before & after Shema. Thru the meditation one creates Love for Hashem that effects a transformation in Torah & Mitzvot as well. So Teshuva Ilah is Meditation in Prayer & the results it produces. In order to achieve Teshuva Ilah one needs Teshuva Tata first as the Mishna says אין עומדים להתפלל אלא מתוך כובד ראש we need to practice humility & compassion. On the other hand the Beraisa says אין עומדים להתפלל אלא מתוך שמחה. So the order is Teshuva Tatah, Simcha & than Teshuva Ilah. For those that it’s hard to switch from humility to joy so quickly, than you can do the humility at Tikun Chatzot & if you can’t do tikun everyday at least Thursday night as Shabbas has the same letters of Teshuva & it is the high level of Teshuva that needs the Thursday night preparations. Shabbas all worlds & souls are elevated & especially during Prayer on Shabbas. As the verse in Isaya says; מחיתי כעב פשעיך, שובה אלי כי גאלתיך after we do Low Teshuva We can return to Hashem with high Teshuva. 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/gnWc2gS12kw Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 3 Chap. 9 - How to create New Love?

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz How to create New Love? Tanya Igeres Hatshuva Chapter 9 In Chapter 8 the Alter Rebbe explained that Teshuva Ilah is after you repent for the sin than you Study Torah with love & awe that is high level of Teshuva. The question is that the Alter Rebbe explained in chapter 4 the Teshuva Ilah is returning the first Heh to its source & the first Heh is Binah not emotions of love & awe. The Alter Rebbe explains that when one studies Torah using his Bina & creates love & awe based on the meditation that is a by product of the First Heh & you elevate it back to its source. Binah. Meditation Creates A New Love & Awe. That is Teshuva Ilah. Example. To love G-D כי הוא חייך a reason as in האם רובצת על האפרוחים. The idea is to create a deep connection thru Studying Torah, Refinement of Character, thoughts of Torah, Speech of Torah & Action of Mitzvot. However when this is all done with Love it’s a much deeper connection. The greater the Yichud the greater the Teshuva love creates Yichud that creates Teshuva Ilah. The Alter Rebbr explains that since any defilement of the circumscion effects the brain so the way to atone for that is by studying Talmud. The Alter Rebbe quotes the Zohar that Studying Talmud has the power to atone for the death penalty & by doubling what you would Normal study is like creating a knot on something that broke before. The Alter Rebbe quotes proverbs that says בחסד ואמת יכפר עון that even though certain sins are not atoned thru sacrifice they are atoned via Torah & Chesed. 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/U2wYfPspY5o Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 3 Chap. 8 High Teshuva = Studying Torah with a passion

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Igeret Hatshuva Chapter 8 High Level of Teshuva = Studying Torah with a passion. In chapter 7 the Alter Rebbe explained that low level of Teshuva is meditation on the fact that our Neshama & the source of our Neshama is in exile when we sin. Once one does that meditation we can ask from the depths of our hearts for Hashem to erase our sins. As when the heart is full of compassion one awakens the 13 attributes of compassion which it’s source is רצון העליון that it’s source is the the point of the Yud which is more powerful than the the four letters of Hashem powerful name Yud-Heh-Vov-Heh. The 13 attributes cleanse even intentional sins. That cuts off energy to Kelipah & Sitra Achra & returns the Heh to its natural place connected to the other three letters. Step one it cleanse the dirt of the sin so there is no disconnect. Step two your able to cleave to Hashem up to the point of before Hashem created you in this world. Like סור מרע & עשה טוב. This is a complete תשובה. There are 4 levels. Sur Mera - last Heh - Malchut - Clean up. Aseh Tov - Vov - Midot - Mitzvot Bakesh Shalom - Heh - Binah - Torah Veradfehu - Yud - Ratzon - Bechal Derachcha Daayhu Than there is even higher level of Teshuva Ilah as the Zohar states to Study Torah with Awe & love. Which is the level of Binah Namely בן י״ה where intellect produces the emotions. This is the beauty of a Bal Teshuva that they can reach much higher with their love for 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/fYvqYn7J5l0 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 3 Chap. 7 - Tesuvah that will last forever.

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Igeret Hatshuva Chapter 7 Tesuvah that will last forever. The Alter Rebbe taught us until now. 1. That basic Teshuva is resolving not to Sin anymore. 2. That Teshuva is returning the ה that sunk into the Kelipot back to its source. In Chapter 7 the Alter Rebbe teaches us that in order for the Teshuva to last (שפת אמת תכון לעד) & that it should pure (ישר) one has to prepare one self for Teshuva. The way to prepare oneself: 1) To awaken deep compassion on the Neshama that is from the infinite name of Hashem that descend so low as the Kelipot & Sitra Achra for example when we have negative thoughts the Shechina is sitting in those limiting thoughts. The time for the meditation is at Tikun Chatzot until one feels the descent of the Shechina & one because bitter over this. 2) since one that sins & even a beinoni is ones animal soul & it has no intrinsic value so the way to humble the arrogance is by being a לב נשבר ונדכא to לבטש ולהכניע the animal soul. How does one come to לב נשבר ונדכא? 1) is the Fasting as king David did. 2) to be a מארי דחושבנא make a honest accounting as a “Owner” does. The Owner does not look for excuses. He needs to make sure the business succeeds. Same we need to make sure the Shechina is not in Galus. And that he sunk so low that he does not have the clarity to praise Hashem as the Pasuk says לא המתים יהללו ה׳. Even when one has not transgressed any big sins however many small sins creates the same disconnect. Certain sins are on the same level as big sins. Not giving charity is like idolatry. As the verse says השמר לך פן יהיה עם לבבך בליעל. Lashon Hara speaking derogatory is like all 3 גילוי עריות, שפיכת דמים & עבודה זרה Arrogance Even the punishment is not the same however the disconnect is the same. Bitul Torah is the greatest disconnect as the Talmud tells us that Hashem can overlook any sin but not Bitul Torah. As such one at Shema at night should accept upon himself the 4 death penalties of סקילה, שריפה, הרג וחנק as with the disconnect of each letter of Hashem Name one earns one of the 4 death penalties. If you miss Shema: affects the Yud / Sekilah If you miss Teffilin. Affects the Hey / Seraifa If you miss Tzizit. Affects Vov / Hereg If you miss Prayer. Affects the Hey / Chenek If you miss Torah. Affects them all. When one meditates on this one will achieve to be a לב נשבר that will allow to do true Teshuva. Remorse for the past & acceptance & committed for good for the future. 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/3-H4JpbrjsI Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 3 Chap. 6 Tesuvah = We have the power to take G-D out of exile

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Igeret Hatshuva Chapter 6 Tesuvah = We have the power to take G-D out of exile. In the times of the Temple we received our life force from the Name Yud Heh Vov Heh as such if someone sinned they disconnected from their source & would G-D Forbid Die. However now in Golus that the Shechina is in exile. As the verse says ובפשעיכם שולחה אמכם that the Shechina is in the Ten Sefirot of Noga so the sinner is able to receive life force from the ten sefirot of Noga like all animals as the verse says נמשל כבהמות נדמו. The Shechina goes even lower as the Zohar says that one sins in Action, Speech or thought he receives energy from the סטרא אחרא. We have freedom of choice where we want to receive our life force. Holiness or G-D forbid the opposite of holiness. ( Sitra Achra receives its life force thru Noga) When we chose to Sin we draw down the source of our energy the last ה of Hashems name into Sitra Achra as the verse says יעקב חבל נחלתו when you pull down on your part of the string you lower the other end automatically & since we draw it down we receive priority in the distribution of the energy. As such even though wicked people live a great life we don’t want it as it comes from the Shechina in Golus. When one does Teshuva one returns the Heh to its source this is the lower level of Teshuva returning the last Heh of Hashem Name hence the name Teshuvah Tashuv-H When we go out of Galus Hashem goes out of 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/2VdAI0-mr6g Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 3 Chap. 5 When we Sin we are not doing the will of Hashem

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Igeret Hatshuva Chapter 5 When we Sin we are going against the (רצון העליון) the will of Hashem & that will cut off the Source of our energy the top of the Yud. In Chapter 4 the Alter Rebbe explained that the Neshama comes from the infinite name of Hashem & as such we have the powerful 10 Kochot. However in order for us to exist in this material world we were created thru Dibur the external links part of Hashem. In Chapter 5 the Alter Rebbe teaches us that even the external Dibur נעשה אדם that we are created from we come from the internal part of that Dibur. As the 2 verses state 1) ויפח באפיו נשמת חיים ויהי האדם לנפש חיה and the 2) כי חלק ה׳ עמו יעקב חבל נחלתו so the Neshama that comes thru Dibur is from ויפח which is internal & חבל so they are connected as one. Essence of Neshama comes from essence of Hashem. External of Neshama comes from essence of the external of Hashem. When one sins you block the flow from Hashem to you like when one blows (ויפח) & there is something in the way it won’t penetrate the obstacle. You basically blocked the pathway of Hashem energy. Here is the big question Hashem is every where how can we block Hashem? The Alter Rebbe brings 5 sources to prove that Hashem is on every level. First הלא את השמים וארץ אני מלא that refers to the level of Ratzon the top of the yud of Hashem name. Second מלא כל הארץ כבודו that refers to the level of chochma the Yud of Hashem Name. Third לית אתר פנוי מיני that refers to Binah the Heh of Hashem name Fourth בשמים ממעל ועל הארץ מתחת אין עוד that refers to the Midot the Vov of Hashem Name. Fifth איהו ממלא כל עלמין that refers to Malchus the second Heh of Hashem name. When we Sin we are going against the (רצון העליון) the will of Hashem & that will cut off the Source of our energy the top of the Yud. As King David tells us in psalms chapter 135 verse 6 כל אשר עשה חפץ ה׳ עשה בשמים ובארץ that everything Hashem created is from חפץ that is Ratzon & when we go against the Ratzon Hashem we are blocking the divine energy. Hence the definition of כרת your cutting off the flow from Hashem & the person dies. As the verse says ונכרתה הנפש ההיא מלפני אני ה׳ we get cut off מלפני the essence of Hashem. When we transgress in smaller sins it creates small disconnections as there are 613 connections. Why does one live till 50 or 60 once you sin? As there is still a residual of Hashems energy that allows him to live with the help also of a מקיף energy that allows the residual to keep the sinner alive till age 50 or 60. The Alter Rebbe brings from the Zohar that in the times of the temple our energy was from Kedusha as such when one was disconnected they would die. Today we receive energy from non holy sources as well so even though our Neshama can be disconnected we can be physically alive (& revive G-Dly energy in a מקיף way) in other words the more refined & holy you need a constant connection the more physical & mundane you can survive longer. Example fresh food versus processed chemicals. 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/89T1tFO5NUI Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 3 Chap. 4 Teshuva - Is knowing who we are.

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Igeret Hatshuva Chapter 4 Teshuva - Is knowing who we are. Chapter 3 we spoke about Fasting & charity for atonement & to cleanse your soul. Chapter 4 the Alter Rebbe underscores that “Teshuva” is about returning to G-D in Truth & with a Whole Heart. Intro. The Zohar States Teshuva is Tashuv H low level & high level of Teshuva. The Zohar also says that Teshuva does not help for one that was not careful with the holiness of his circumcision & wasting his seed. Teshuva always helps!? Low level of Teshuva does not help you need high level of Teshuva. We find that even though Kares & Misah in the hands heaven is 50 or 60 years old & sometimes people died on the spot how come many that deserved death did not die? Who are we? The verse says: 1) כי חלק ה׳ עמו we come from the infinite name ה’ 2) ויפח באפיו נשמת חיים Hashem blow from his inner self into us (Angels come from the name Elokim & external part of G-D) We are connected to the Infinite name of & from the depths of G-D in order for this powerful soul to come into this world Hashem used a Dibbur of נעשה אדם בצלמינו that allowed the fusion of the high with the low energy. How are we like the infinite name of ה? Hashem has ten Sefirot. - We have ten Kochot. Hashem re ten Sefirot: As the Zohar says אנת הוא דאפיקת עשר תקונין וקרינן להון עשר ספירן לאנהגא בהון עלמין all the ten Sefirot come from the name י-ה-ו-ה Top of yud is Ratzon Yud - Chochma -Dot H - Binah Expansive & revelation in the concealed world of intellect. Vav- draw down to the revealed worlds & the 6 Sefirot H - Dibur Malchus We have ten Kochot: Also from the Neshama which is connected to the infinite name ה Yud - Chochma H - Depth & the concealed part of the heart. Vav. - the revealed part of the heart. That is the emotions of Love & Awe H. In reality Studying torah & doing Mitzvot with your voice & action. Vov- Speech H - action Meditation comes from torah, torah comes from Chochma which is the Yud of Hashems name. 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/Juu20R7ObL8 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 3 Chap. 3 - Charity Atones for Sins

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Igeret Hatshuva Chapter 3 Charity Atones for Sins Teshuva is resolving not to Sin. Fasting is not necessary for Teshuva it’s necessary to be Leratzon as sacrifices in times of the Bet Hamikdash How many fasts? 1 opinion as equal to the amount of sins. So if you sinned that requires 84 fasts you would need for example 10, 20 & continuously. Like a Sacrifice for a sin. 2nd opinion 1 fast like a Sacrifice of an Olah for omitting positive commandments. 3rd & accepted opinion is 3 times the amount of fasts needed for that sin. The reason? The Zohar says when one sins the first time it leaves a stain the second time it’s a stronger stain the third it spreads all over so there is power in 3 for good as well. Disclaimer. Fasting is only for very strong & healthy people. If you can’t fast & you fast your considered a sinner. Even though you have what to fast for. Your a double sinner if it will cause you not to be able to study torah. How do we create the Liratzon so the prophet Daniel says you can redeem your sins with charity which is a minimum of 18 x 3 gidulei polish & you can as much as you can. If you are able & want to you should fast the amount of fasts for the serious sins ones at least once they your life. You can do them in the winter & over a few years & the balance to equal 3 times you can do 2 half days per one whole day. Any additional you should redeem with charity. On the lighter sins & especially for not studying torah anger or lashon hara one should redeem with charity. Your charity bill might be huge? More than the 10 to 20 percent max so how can you give so much? Since your doing it to redeem your soul from fasting & pain it’s just like a physical illness that you would give what it takes with no limit. Therefore people today gives lots of charity as we are to weak to fast. as it says in Eicha Chasdei Hashem Ki Lo Tamnu since we are not complete we need G-Ds kindness & charity to heal us. 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/F45bhk5AGbk Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 3 Chap. 2 Teshuva out of Love

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Igeret Hatshuva Chapter 2 Chapter 1 stated that Teshuva is Azivat Hachet - a firm resolution not to sin with no need to fast. Fasting is so that it should be Liratzon & chaviv. Like a sacrifice you offer it to Hashem so when you fast your giving up yourself to Hashem. The approach is 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/V0S07h99iRw Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec 3 Chap. 1 Teshuva - Is creating a loving relationship with G-D

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Igeret HaTeshuva. Chapter 1 Teshuva - Is creating a loving relationship with G-D. Teshuva has great power as thru Teshuva we can reunite with Hashem even after we strayed. Teshuva is in two levels high & low level of Teshuva both ה of Hashem name reuniting with the י and ו that ה resembles Malchus & Binah both the feminist Sefirot as this section is connected to Even Haezer dealing with Nashim. Return the ה to its source. Low level & high level Teshuva high level Simcha. Hirhur Teshuva Your atoned. You can become a kosher witness right away. As your forgiven on the spot. Real Halacha Case. Mitzvah aseh draws down light & overrides a negative Mitzvah hence it’s more powerful When it comes to Teshuva for not doing a positive mitzvah. The light you can’t recreate however you can repent for the rebellion. When it comes to Teshuva for a negative mitzvah you can repent & with Yom Kippur you can clean the mess. The mitzvah of Teshuva is commitment not to sin. To turn to Hashem. (No need for fasting or suffering) When we turn to Hashem our of love HASHEM will send us challenges to clean up our mess. In every sin there is the soul & body. The soul gets fixed by turning to Hashem & the body gets fixed by the confessions. When it comes to a future decree there is place for fasting or if you are returning out of fear however it’s out of love than no need to fast. 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/iXUvp4MJY-Q Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz 2nd Sec Chap 12 The whole world is one with G-D

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya - Shar HaYichud VaHaemunah The whole world is one with G-D In chapter 11 the Alter Rebbe explained that everything comes from the Midot of Hashem than they are are created via the ten Mamarot. Since there are only 10 Mamarot how come there are so many different things in this world? Since there are so many different things how are they all one? Hashem created the world with the 22 letters. However there are. Tzirufin. The way the letters are intertwined. Chilufin. The way the letters are are interchangeable via At Bash. Temurot. The way the letters are represented via the numerical value. (Also the shape of the letters are important in the process) The letter that is first represents the dominant energy of the word. Pending on the level of the downgrade of the direct Mamar via the different levels of decent of the direct connection to source that will create from Medaber down to Domem. After all the concealments ultimately everything is all part of the Oneness of Hashem it’s all ONE. 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/g7EK5Xaor7g Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz 2nd Sec Chap 11 “G-D’s Language”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya - Shar HaYichud VaHaemunah Chapter 11 “G-D’s Language” The 10 Utterance are only 10 in relation to us not to Hashem as with the Sefirot. Every Midah has to go thru Thought before it can materialize. G-Ds Midot are expressed thru Mamarot utterances. The utterances is what reveals & focus the energy of the Midah. There are concealed & revealed worlds that are created from the Midot via Thought & or Speach. As low energy that Mamorot have they are still far greater than any Mida, Sechel or Ratzon that we have as the Mamor of Hashem actually created it all. This that we call it a mamor is only in relation to Hashem’s Sefirot. The mamorot all are derived from the different combinations of the 22 holy letters of the alphabet. The shape of letter is also part of the creation process. So our thoughts & speach reveals our souls essence. 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/-m0Dbow2Axw Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz 2nd Sec Chap 10 “A glimpse into the Oneness of G-D”

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya - Shar HaYichud VaHaemunah Chapter 10 “A glimpse into the Oneness of G-D” In chapter 9 the Alter Rebbe said you need faith as it’s beyond logic. Here the Alter Rebbe gives us a glimpse of the Oneness. Sefirot are called אור so that we can have a example of יחוד of G-D The אור in the שמש does not exist. The אור in the שמש as a מאור is מיוחד with its source. Same with the Sefirot they are מיוחד with its source even though it appears to have an identity here as the אור has here. The Sefirot even though there is a dominant Sefira at one time as in first day of creation חסד are all intertwined so its force is toned down & especially as it exists in this world it’s not as powerful hence the lack of the יחוד presence felt. 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/xsUouz5QyK0 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz 2nd Sec. Chap. 9 - Hashem is truly One

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya - Shar HaYichud VaHaemunah Chapter 9 Hashem is truly One Hashem is so one with everything that there is no levels. Even the highest level for us namely Chochma which is 5 huge levels higher than Asiya to Hashem Chochma is Like Asiyah as it says כולם בחכמה עשית. Hashem so far removed from Chochma greater than Chochma to Asiyah (we use that as an example as that’s our paradigm) that to even relate that two is ridiculous. This that Hashem is referenced to as Chochma, Rachum or Chesed as these attributes come from him he’s their source of existence. This that these attributes come from Hashem & at the same time Hashem is so far removed is known to the משכילים of Kabbalah that there are 3 צמצומים namely the Tzimzum in the אור א״ס & the Tzimzum of אדם קדמון & the Tzimzum of סוד הדיקנא that allows the the vessels of Chabad than you can talk about יודע and מדע of Hashem. However us simple people need to have אמונה שלימה complete faith that Hashem & all the attributes ie emotions, will, intellect, Essence is so high & the fact that it unites with the emotions is not comprehensible and the Zohar refers to the midot ie the Sefirot as רזא דמהימנותא which high level of faith above intellect. 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/JfO6nO-0_wk Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz 2nd Sec. Chap. 8 We can not comprehend the Oneness of G-D

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Shar HaYichud Veemunah Chapter 8 We can not comprehend the Oneness of G-D as we operate on a whole different level. The Rambam writes that G-Ds Essence & intellect is all one. The Alter Rebbe adds that this applies as well to his emotions, will & names. The Rambam writes that we can’t comprehend this Oneness as our first & highest form of connection/comprehension is via Chochma & Hashem is way higher. The Alter Rebbe explains the way we operate. Starting from: Chochma to Bina & Das than to the emotions ie based on the Das that is the extent of the emotions than to Thought from there to speech & than action. Each lower level energy is non comparable to the higher this applies to humans & all creations with highest level of energy is Chochma. 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/9L1E9DGVLw4 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz 2nd Sec. Chap. 7 ACHDUS HASHEM - THE ONENESS OF G-D

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Shar HaYichud Veemunah Chapter 7 Chapter 7 ACHDUS HASHEM - THE ONENESS OF G-D Part 1 Yichud Ilah & Tatah "Zohar" Shema Yisroel - Echad- Yichud Ilah Baruch Shem -Vaed- Yichud Tatah Chilufei Asvin - creates Yichud Tatah Tzimzum was that there can be the revelation of the midah of Malchus the name of Hashem for the midah is Adnus Adon Kol Haaretz that creates Time & Space. Shem Havya is the infinite part of G-D when Adnus recognizes Havaya that is Yichud Ilah When Havyah shines in Adnus that is Yichud tatah Malchus accomplishes that the world should not become nullified. Part 2 Ani Hashem lo shanisi As Hashem is Achdus Pashut as it's all Hashem. We can't comprehend this We can believe with faith in the oneness Part 3 Tzimzum not literally As to humans to create Tzimzum we need to diminish not so with Hashem. Hashem is everything & everywhere as the Zohar says "les asar punii menei not up high & not down below" "He can reach everything & we can't" Even though Hashem is every where he is not affected by anything. Hashem created many Tzimzum 10 utterances Exchange of letters Numerical value Example stone i.e. Domem is made up of Alef one name & ban another name 52 name of Hashem that gives it life. Main Point Achdus Hashem On one hand the worlds essence is butil to Hashem tzimzum not kipshuto On the other hand it has its own identity And is botul High level of bitul as infinite light Personal bitul as memale 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/0PlSoOhaulY Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz 2nd Sec. Chap. 6 "Everything from G-D is Kind"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Shar HaYichud Veemunah Chapter 6 "Everything from G-D is Kind" The name Elokim is: Gevurah & Tzimzum Same numerical value as HaTeva As it conceals the infinite light & it makes the world appear as it exists as part of nature. This Gevurah is also Chesed as thru Gevurah the world is created which is an act of Chesed. Since Hashem & his midos are one you can have intertwining of the midot. So it's all one. The Infinite name of Hashem, the restricted name, heaven & earth. It does not even go in the category of עוד another (as where the Body is called עוד) as the body was not created from the soul that gives it energy where is the world was created from Hashem. That is why the verse tell us וידעת היום וכו as not to think there is any other existence other than Hashem & everything is non existence compared to Hashem. The only thing is that Hashem thru the attribute of Gevurah & Tzimzum made it appear as if the world has an independent existence. However the tzimzum is only for us. But for Hashem it's all one as ה׳ הוא האלהים 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/WYoQR7OpkMo Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz 2nd Sec. Chap. 5 Studying Torah Connects you to the infinite light

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Shar HaYichud Veemunah Chapter 5 "Studying Torah Connects you to the infinite light." Based on the explanation at the end of chapter 4 that the concealment comes from the vessels (כלים) meaning that the vessels create we can understand why G-D had the thought to create with מדת הדין as that is a vehicle for light albeit a limited light. The revelation thru צדיקים & miracles & wonders are from the infinite light. As it says in Zohar in the side of holiness on high you have both Chesed & Gevurah. The reason why Moshe Rabeinu was still able to perform Mitzvot in this world as even though Moshe was a soul of Atzilut as Moshe descended to the world of Beriyah & manifested his revelation thru the lower Sefirot of Netzach, Hod & Yesod of Beriyah. The reason why In Gan Eden צדיקים are able to experience such powerful revelation from Chesed & Gevurah as there is a magical veil (רקיע) which is made up of the 22 letters of the Torah as the verse says in reference to Torah מימינו אש דת right & fire which is left both are able to coexist thru torah just like דעת is a mix of Chesed & gevurah. How can the reward for mitzvot be received as mitzvot don't have the special magic mix as torah? As mitzvah create only garments so they are not internalized as torah which becomes spiritual food that you internalize. 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/3nN4tFPk_s0 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec. 2 Chap. 4 "G-D's concealment allows us to exist"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Shar HaYichud Veemunah Chapter 4 "G-D's concealment allows us to think that we exist" The verse says שמש ומגן ה׳ אלה-ים so the there is. In the analogy: The Sun & the shield. In the spiritual reality the divine names of ה׳ & the name אלה-ים. The י is constantly being מהוה creating & the name אלהים is protecting the flow & revelation that we are able to see & feel the G-D ly light. In the praise of G-D there are the terms גדול & the term גבור. The meaning of גדול is: Chesed, expansion, creation something from nothing, free flowing of energy. Just like humans can't comprehend the way G-D creates something from nothing the same way we can not comprehend any of G-Ds attributes. The same way we can't comprehend how we are alive from G-Ds infinite light & at the same time G-D is concealed up to the point that we feel & think that we are an independent entity. In brackets the Alter Rebbe adds that the concealment is called Vessels (כלים) & the energy is called light (אור) the idea of a vessel versus a shield is that a shield blocks the light versus a vessel contains the light however in a finite capability. Vessels are concealments like letters that are limited, the root of the limits in letters are the 5 final letters of מנצפ״ך & the source of this limitation is בוצינא דקרדוניתא שהיא גבורא עילאה דעתיק יומין & the source of chesed is also of chesed of עתיק יומין as ultimately it all comes from the same place. 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/qJlq33FWHwc Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec. 2 Chap. 3 - Do we really exist?

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Shar HaYichud Veemunah Chapter 3 Do we really exist? Since G-D created us & maintains us so we really don't exist. The only real existence is G-D. For example. The light of the sun in its source it does not exist away from its source it exist. Same with us in our source we don't exist away from the source we seem to have a existence as the source is hidden. In the analogy the source of the sun is not in the world however by us G-D is in the world just G-D is concealed. So back to the question. How can we exist if G-D is here. The reason the Alter Rebbe ends the chapter with a question: such a question is a good one to constantly think about as it will lead to good places for example. Humility etc. 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/kG2UkcuAYoY Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Sec. 2 Chap. 2 - The key to Divine Providence & Miracles

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Shar HaYichud Veemunah Chapter 2 The key to believing in Divine Providence & Miracles. (This is the intellectual proof of Achdus Hashem that will lead us to Love & Awe of G-D) In order to believe in: Divine Providence Miracles You have to accept the fact that. In creation of something from something you don't need to hold on to the new creation. In creating some thing from nothing, the nothing has to constantly fuel the something so that it stays in existence. The proof: When Hashem split the sea the verse says שהוליך ה׳ ברוח קדים עזה כל הלילה ויבקעו המים ונצבו כמו נד וכחומה if the wind would stop the water would cave in. How much more do with creation of the world. Since: By the water the effect was just in the nature of the water not the essence however in creation of the world the דבר ה׳ creates the essence of the world & needs to be consistently supported to exist. That is the definition of ואתה all the letters from א to ת & the ה מוצואת הפה. The existence & life force of everything (נמצא & the מהות) is from G-D as such the utterance of G-D create & infuse life into everything thru the decent & internalization into the being via the G-Dly energy into this materialistic world. As when a prophet prophecies the G-Dly in energy becomes internalized into its intellect, thought & 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/E3pkMA1t87Y Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz - UNITY & ONENESS OF G-D IS KEY TO LOVE - Section 2 Class 1

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya: introduction to Shar HaYichud VeheEmunah (Chinuch Katan) Introduction to The Gate of Unity & Oneness of G-D UNITY & ONENESS OF G-D IS KEY TO A LOVING RELATIONSHIP WITH G-D There are Mitzvot we do as Chinuch, same with the mitzvah of Ahava & Yirah. Two levels of of Love. 1. The soul yearns to unite with its creator with joy & pleasure. This is the level of a Tzadik that receives this as a gift for transforming its body & studies lots of Torah & does many Mitzvot it merits a Soul on the level of Neshama. 2. Love thru meditation. A. In general G-D is our life so the way we love ourselves that's how we love G-D. B. Specifically. As great as G-D is G-D showed us tremendous love by reaching out us we will naturally love G-D back. This level is what Moshe tried to train us as outlined in Chumash in Parsha Ekev etc. On this level of love there can be a command from Hashem. As you grow & aim for the high level the lower level of meditation is deeper ingrained & there for you in your lows of the journey of life. As a primer to any love is pure faith in the oneness & unity of G-D. Hence this section of Tanya on the Unity & oneness of G-D & the first that should have been second will talk in depth about love. The 2 sections of Tanya in relation to G-Ds name. The first section Vov / Emotions the second Heh / Malchut the third heh / Binah & the fourth Yud / Kedusha 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/dXS3pVJqcFA Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 53 - How can you connect to the greatest infinite light?

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400

A New Tanya class By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 53 - How can you connect to the greatest infinite light? All worlds & creatures are created from Malchut of Atzilut. Torah is from Chochma of Atzilut. In the first temple the flow of energy was straight from the world of Beriyah In the second temple the flow of energy was straight from the world of Yetzirah Now G-Ds greatest energy is Halacha as it has in it the will & intellect of G-D by studying & observing Halacha we connect to the strongest light. The source of all Mitzvot is in Torah the Holy of Holies (Chabad) of Atzilut However we need transform our G-Dly soul via transforming our Animal Soul. A Tzadik transformes his emotions. A beinoni transformes his thought speech & action. As we transform we create G-Dly light. 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/H4E4QVKWXWM Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 52 - "The Path of how connect to G-D"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 29 May 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 52 By: Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz "The Path of how connect to G-D" In a human being the Soul main life force is in the brain & from there energy is distributed to the whole body. The world & creations receives its life force comes from the intellect that is Ratzon & Chabad sefirot thru Torah & Mitzvot. This source is called. עלמא דאתגליא, מטרוניתא, אימא תתאה & שכינה as it's the beginning of the revelation. The garment that creates the concealment is Torah & Mitzvot as Torah on one hand has the deepest Chochma & on the other hand it deals with materialistic reality. The process starts with. The holy of Holies of Atzilut that is Chabad to Malchut of Atzilut Then The holy of Holies of Beriyah that is Chabad to Malchut of Beriyah From there is created souls & angels of Beriyah as well as the Talmud i.e. The reason of the Halachot The Halacha are midot of Beriyah Chesed, Din & Rachamim i.e. Permissible, forbidden, kosher, non kosher, obliged or exempt. Then The holy of Holies of Yetzira that is Chabad to Malchut of Yetzira From there is created souls (רוח) & angels of Yetzira as well as the Mishna The source is all in Chabad of Atzilut. The revelation of Malchus of Atzilut is in all worlds. Then The holy of Holies of Asiyah that is Chabad to Malchut of Asiyah From there is created souls (נפש) & angels of Asiyah The flow is. The Shechina, Holy of Holies that is intellect, light & energy to the world & creations i.e. Souls & angels as everything comes from the 10 utterances which is the דבר ה׳ that is the שכינה. 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/HiCnM7skIUI Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 51 - "The Distribution Center For G-Dly Energy"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Wed, 17 May 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 51 By: Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz "The Distribution Center For G-Dly Energy" A in depth analysis of the ינוקא from the זהר mentioned in chapter 35 of Tanya that החכם עיניו בראשו. The great G-Dly energy in the Holy of Holies versus the G-Dly energy that fills the entire world. Iyov writes מבשרי אחזה אלוה as our נשמה gives life to our entire body nevertheless it dwells in the Brain & from there it send off personalized energy to all different parts of the body. "Even the heart receives from the brain hence the power of מוח שליט על הלב." So there is: The essence of the soul that is all over the same. There is the source of the soul that is in the brain. There is the soul the way it is personalized in all the limbs of the body. Same is in the world. The infinite power of G-D is concealed in all the worlds equally higher & lower. The חיות & אור is personalized to each world by the amount that is revealed or concealed via garments that created the level of revelation in each level. Even in the lowest level of revelation everything is connected to the infinite power of G-D. 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/kjAceZHRcEQ Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 50 - "Love of Fire"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 08 May 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 50 By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz "Love of Fire" One level of Love is the Love of yearning. Yearning to the creator & maintainer of this world. A higher level of Love is love of Fire thru meditation that nothing has any value in relationship to G-D you want to cleave to the ultimate truth & leave this materialistic world. In order to reach this high level one needs to have יראת חטא have complete סור מרע so that the sins won't hold you back. The Levites in the Temple thru their service had the love of fire but returned to reality if the world. When one is experiencing the Love of fire Torah & Mitzvot draws you back to this world as the mishna says על כרכך אתה חי thru Torah you create a dwelling place here for G-D. 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/t0z5O8ZIHF0 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 49 - A meditation to be in a loving relationship with G-D

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 49 By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz A meditation to be in a loving relationship with G-D G-D concealed his infinite light out of his love for us, so to we should restrict our desires for G-Ds unity. There are 3 general concealment between the three worlds of Beriyah, Yetzirah & Asiyah. The purpose of all concealment is. To create our physical bodies, to practice restraint, to transform darkness to light & to dedicate ourselves exclusively to G-D. Like מים הפנים אל פנים as good loves us so he diminished himself so to there should be nothing more important that to cleave to G-D. The purpose of שמע is that we serve G-D with all our heart with nothing in the way no other love as spouse & children, life or food to give it all up for our love of Hashem. The blessings before שמע the first blessing יוצר אור speaks of G-Ds greatness & the second אהבת עולם speaks of G-Ds great love for us that he left the upper realms & resides with us. The more we meditate on G-Ds love for us we will be able let go of what's holding us back & become one with G-D. The way we become one is thru והיו הדברים בם האלה על לבבך & ודברת by meditation & saying words of Torah. This called יחוד נשיקין A G-Dly Kiss meditation & verbal articulation of Torah. 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/PjugcuVqyTM Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 48 - G-D constricts himself for us, that is love

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 48 By: Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Hashem constricts himself so that we can live, that is real love. Hashem is infinite, Hashem constricted himself so that this world would be able to exist. One type of constriction is Hashem hiding & concealing his infinite power in a way that it is מקיף & סובב Like this world that G-D fills it all as it says הלא את השמים ואת בארץ אני מלא nevertheless Hashem is not revealed but sustains it in away of מקיף & סובב As when we meditate about some one or something our mind is wrapped around it but the thing or person is not physically in our mind. With G-D it say כי לא מחשבותי מחשבותיחם meaning that the person or thing is actually in G-Ds mind & that creates the thing but the infinite energy is concealed so that the finite person or thing can exist & not be consumed by the infinite power. 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/q_n2K34YHrk Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 47 - As we unify with G-D we leave our spiritual Egypt.

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 47 By: Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz As we unify with G-D we leave our spiritual Egypt. G-D taking us out of Egypt is G-Ds expression of his love for us. We are constantly in a spiritual Egypt namely our soul in our body. We can leave Egypt by unification with G-D thru Torah, ויקחו לי תרומה Mitzvot in general & specifically when we accept the yoke of heaven when we say Shema. Abraham worked in this we relationship we have it as a gift so the love from G-D is greater. ירושה ומתנה Our main effort has to be to "Want" once we want to be unified we will see automatic results. Even though Shema & the remembrance of going out of Egypt are 2 mitzvot the essence is one it's become unified with Hashem. Shema Meditation רוצה מקבל ממשיך - ה׳ אלוקינו ה' 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/2jYhS3dxjkY Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 46 - A easy path for a loving relationship with G-D

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 46 By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz A sure & easy path for a loving relationship with G-D. As the verse says כמים הפנים אל פנים כן לב האדם אל האדם the same works with Love & it becomes a natural reaction this works even stronger when if a great person reaches out to a simple person with hugs & kisses & even the persons heart is like a rock it will melt. This is our story: the infinite G-D, ממלא & סובב & infinite servants. Placed his presence in this world & chose the Jewish people to dwell amongst them & G-D himself took us out of Egypt & is unified with us via the kiss of Torah & the hug of the mitzvot. That is the definition of אשר קדשנו במצוותיו like marriage where you become one with G-D & the high level where G-D much higher that the limited world. In the verse והייתם לי קדושים וכו by doing mitzvah Hashem is our G-D so even if one is a ignoramus when they are doing a mitzvah you have to stand in their presence as even though the person might not feel G-D is still present. As the verse says אני בער ולא אדע בהמות הייתי עמך ואני תמיד עמך even though I don't feel it nevertheless Hashem is with you. This is why the negative precepts of the Torah apply to all equally as we all have the G-Dly light on us irrelevant weather we feel it. 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/J4wPK0Np1bI Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 45 - Compassion can arouse great love.

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 45 By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Love thru compassion. Compassion can arouse great love. Compassion that the G-Dly spark came down to this dark world & especially the darkness created by our sins. Yaakov who personified compassion brought down compassion of אצילות to take us out of exile & unite us with G-D on the level of נשיקין with G-D through Torah & חיבוק through Mitzvot & higher level of נשיקין through meditation in Torah. Through compassion you can reach אהבה רבה as it says Yaakov redeemed Abraham. 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/HaDInp4LcVM Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 44 - 2 meditations to experience your natural love for G-D

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 44 By: Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz 2 meditations that will bring out our natural love for G-D There are 2 types אהבה רבה & אהבת עולם & each have different levels that is is why אהבה ויראה are called הנסתרות based on ones individual דעת. There are 2 types of אהבה that is a fusion of the two עולם ורבה & we all have it equally as it's a inheritance from our for fathers. One is called נפשי אויתיך your my life therefore I love you & want to serve you through studying Torah even to awaken in middle of the night. The second is called in Zohar in רעיה מהימנה - כברא דאשתדל בתר אבוי ואימיה דרחים לון יתיר מגרמיה ונפשיה ורוחיה כו׳ even though its from the Zohar so it's a very high level? Nevertheless since it hidden with in us we can bring it out by verbally articulating that Hashem is our father & the source of our life & that will awaken our love for G-D. If you practice this verbal exercise it exercise it will become natural. Even if it's seems like it's fake the reality is that it's true do to the hidden love the exercise is just revealing the love that is מחשבה טובה הקב״ה מצרפה למעשה to make the Torah & mitzvah sore on high. Even if it's not felt in the heart if it's just in the thought it creates the same נחת רוח. These 2 levels are called טבע when they are in the mind, thought & external heart & then they connect with the 10 sefirot of יצירה When they are in the revealed heart it's called רעותה דלבא than they enter in the 10 sefirot of בריאה as it get revealed with דעת & intense meditation as it says in Zohar בינא לבא ובה הלב מבין Even though this is a higher level of love nevertheless one has meditate on the greatness of Hashem to have אהבת עולם to create a a fiery love for G-D that comes from intense yearning like the power of gold over silver as we created למען דעת ה׳ & as it says in Zohar the reason G-D created the world is בגין דישתמודעון ליה וכו׳ 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/FKUTBElTzMc Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 43 - The road to reach Great Awe & Overflowing Love.

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 43 By: Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz The road to reach Great Awe & Overflowing Love. There are 3 levels of Awe. Low level of Awe יראה תתאה there is קטנות & גדלות. Katnus is יראת חטא & Gadlus is from meditation of the greatness of Hashem nevertheless since it's the way ה׳ is connected to the world it's low level of יראה. Than there is חכמה in other words Torah & Mitzvot High level of Awe יראה עילאה is יראה בושת comes from חכמה as it says איזהו חכם הרואה את הנולד when you realize that all comes from ה׳ including our own existence. In love there are 2 levels. The higher level is אהבה רבה & the lower level is אהבת עולם. In אהבה רבה it's a love of delights, its automatic, it comes as a gift once your in awe of G-D as your one with Hashem. In אהבת עולם comes thru meditation of בינה of ממלא, סובב & כולא קמיה כלא חשיב so you want to connect to the source of the energy. Even though יראה goes before אהבה at times this lower level of אהבה will come before יראה as it comes from דעת that produces both אהבה & יראה however some יראה is mixed in. Even though this lower level of אהבה does not have the power to reach great heights however if you add תשובה you can reach oneness as the story with Reb Elazar Ben Durdaya. Normal procedure אהבה follows יראה as ואהבת is 2 X אור. 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/eXdN2cvP4Sg Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 42 - A Meditation to create Awe of G-D

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 42 By: Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowiicz A practical meditation to create an Awesome relationship with G-D. As learnt in chapter 41 יראה is crucial to have a great relationship with G-D. Torah states מה ה׳ שואל מעמך כי אם ליראה the Talmud ask that's not easy and response that for Moshe it's easy. The question is the Torah is referring to all Jews so how is it easy? There are 7 global leaders & each one infuses us with a unique ספירה Moshe infuses us with דעת in every generation there are leaders that teach us how to develop our דעת. The aspect of דעת is not knowledge rather it is to meditate deeply on the greatness of G-D with our מחשבה. Since our soul is in a physical body one needs to work hard to subdue the coarse energy of the body so that it does not block the refined light to shine brightly. Then one has to fire up his soul to meditate deeply on the greatness of G-D. Once one meditates: if your soul is refined you will start feeling awesome feelings for G-D. If you have a coarse soul you will have to work even harder. If you have sinned it will be even harder to spark the awesome feelings. Irrelevant of the difficulty יגעתי ומצאתי תאמין if you work hard you will succeed. The reason that we will succeed in having awesome feelings for G-D is since we all have hidden in the depths of our hearts treasures of awesome feelings for G-D as we meditate with דעת it brings those treasures to our thoughts that will translate to real practical behaviors of not wanting to disconnect from G-D & want to do all positive commandments. The practical meditation is that G-D is עין רואה ואוזן שומעת & actually deeper than that as G-D is really one with us, as well as G-D is צופה ומביט ובוחן כליותיו ולבו וכל מעשיו ודיבוריו וכו. So you will be filled with true יראה for the whole day & small thoughts of the full meditation will help you help with סור מרע ועשה טוב במחשבה דבור ומעשה as we look at the world & we see the garments of Hashem & we know that Hashem is the true force behind them we will be in awe. We can also see the way all the צבא השמים are humble to G-D that will cause us to be an awe. This meditation will also strengthen our אמונה for Hashem. We also will be able to experience קבלת עול מלכות שמים at times when we can't mediate & the קבלת עול will allow us to have the practical benefits of an awesome relationship with Hashem as well. 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/G1pF52C2Wx8 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 41 - Awe is key to a great relationship with G-D

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 41 By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Being in Awe of G-D is crucial to a great & complete relationship. 1 type of Awe: you don't want to rebel against G-D The deepest Awe is when it is felt in your heart. A lower level of Awe is when it clear in your mind & thought. By meditating how great G-D is & G-Ds presence is the only true existence & G-D chose each of us & there fore we are willing to "Serve" G-D with Awe. This meditation should be done before you study Torah or do a mitzvah. The meditation should will allow you to feel G-Dliness drawn upon you as you study Torah or do the Mitzvot in all 4 areas of your brain Chochma, Binah & the 2 aspects of Das both the chesed & gevura of Das even though it might not penetrate into your emotions it's considered a complete עבודה as your putting Hashem first at least in your mind. Whereas if you just have אהבה for Hashem your lacking עבודה. As the זהר says כהאי תורא דיהבין עליה עול בקדמיתא בגין לאפקא מיניה טב לעלמא in order to have קדושה you need קבלת עול. If your from the low lever of עשיה so you won't even feel it in your brain since you want to serve Hashem it is considered עבודה as יראה & עבודה are 2 separate Mitzvot the truth even though you don't feel it in your brain it is still considered יראה albeit a lower level one of fear of sin rather then the higher level one of shame. Just to serve Hashem with יראה is not enough one needs אהבה even if it's just in your head as that will allow you to cleave to Hashem. We also have to unify all souls by serving Hashem with a higher level of Love wanting the oneness of Hashem not the love that feels good thereby unifying קודשא בריך הוא & שכינתה even though we don't feel it however our natural love wants what is best to unite all with Hashem as we see that ultimately when our soul leaves our body the soul is united with G-D thru the words of Torah & Mitzvot. As we say every morning in אלקי נשמה we say ואתה עתיד ליטלה ממני so we are planning the oneness or in every blessing as we say ברוך אתה the idea is to be infused in the אתה & we meditate every hour of study as there is a different energy of the name הוי״ה by day & אדנ״י at night. The purpose of the meditation is to elevate the G-Dly spark to its source to make Hashem happy as Hashem as we return from being in captive & in prison. This is a true meditation as we naturally love G-D however we need to spend time to mediate so the intellectual love & Awe as well. 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/_xidvoNStCU Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 40 - The need for a Loving relationship with G-D

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 40 By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz The importance of have a Loving relationship with Hashem. Without Love & Awe your Torah & Mitzvot won't sore on high. Torah לשמה that means with אהבה & יראה connects to the 10 SEFIROT either of יצירה if it's inspired by the emotions or בריאה if it's inspired by intellect. Torah לא לשמה is in the WORLD of יצירה & with מצוות לא לשמה is in the world of עשי-ה. Torah לא לשמה ממש for any ulterior motive even to be a scholar stays in this materialistic WORLD which is full of קליפות. Even though it's Hashem's Torah so why does it not sore with out Kavana? There are 2 types of צמצומים for us. 1. More & less intensity. 2. More & less revelation. When we study Torah where G-D is revealed, since we are using the physical voice & speech so the intensity is very low. However when we add in the כוונה we create a high intensity of holiness that allows the Torah to connect to the 10 sefirot up to the world of אצילות & you can even sweeten the judgments thru chesed. Zohar refers to אהבה & יראה as the two wings of a bird of the world of יצירה. The head is the י of Hashem name the reason of the Mitzvot the body is the ו׳ of Hashem name the actual Mitzvot & the two wings are the 2 ה׳ of Hashem name the right chesed & the left the low level of יראה as the high level of יראה is higher than אהבה the the higher י׳ of Hashem name. Just like a bird the main thing is the body however the wings takes it to its destination so to the main thing is to learn & pray however the love & awe will take it to its destination of יצירה or בריאה. The revelation of Hashem takes place in the world of עשיה thru Mitzvot & מקרא in the world of יצירה thru משנה & the world of בריאה thru תלמוד as Mitzvot & מקרא have the greatest power to penetrate the lowest worlds, קבלה is totally pure & remains in the world of אצילות. As great as אהבה & יראה is & even though it's part of the 613 commandments nevertheless G-D wants us to connect to him thru actual Mitzvot. 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/gauMOQGFeNU Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 39 - The Souls Journey thru the worlds.

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 39 By Rabbi Minkowicz The Souls Journey thru the worlds. In the world of אצילות it's all good. In the world בריאה it's mainly good & the good is separated from the evil. Intellect. In the world of יצירה it's half good & half evil & they are mixed in one with the other. Emotions. In the world of עשיה it's mainly evil & they are mixed in one with the other. Angels מלאכים have animal names as they don't have free choice & they serve G-D with a natural love & awe as their world is יצירה a world that G-Ds emotion & is called גן עדן התחתון. Righteous people צדיקים that serve with love & awe inspired by intellect their world is בריאה as in the world of בריאה the חב״ד of אין סוף shines there. This avodah is called רעותא דלבא & the world is called גן עדן העליון. Regular souls that serve G-D with emotion are also in the world of יצירה however on Shabbas & Rosh Chodesh they are elevated to the world of בריאה the reason why they receive this upgrade as they practice אתכפיא & chose to do good & cause G-D to be revealed in the world. This is in reference to Neshamot however ones Torah & Prayer goes into the ten Sefirot which are G-Dly in the world that he's in than ascends to the level of אצילות & from there to the infinite creator. Great צדיקים that are a מרכבה to Hashem their world is in the world of Atzilut we're it's all one with a צמצום that allow the first level of creation of the Sefirot. Regular צדיקים that are in the world of בריאה can be elevated to the world of אצילות during שמונה עשרה & especially during the times one prostates one self. One that is lacking אהבה & יראה his avodah stays in the world of עשיה. 3 levels of serving Hashem. 1. לשמה you need אהבה & יראה 2. לא לשמה for a personal benefit the Torah goes into exile until one does תשובה 3. Neutral not לשמה & not לא לשמה than it sits until you re study & pray לשמה & than they both get elevated. Hence one should always study even not לשמה as you can elevate it at its proper 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/fd1IMtjGX2s Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 38 - The more כוונה the more G-D.

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 38 The more כוונה the more G-D. Since the purpose is to elevate the materialistic world (the animal soul & body) hence the reason why one needs to utter the words of prayer & blessings to fulfill ones obligation. Prayers or Blessings said with כוונה will add נשמה to the experience. What does it mean נשמה? In the physical world G-D is concealed no matter if it is The body or the Soul or דומם, צומח, חי or מדבר however there is a different level of spiritual energy that is flowing thru the body & soul as well as in דומם, צומח, חי or מדבר which the source in the 4 letters of G-Ds powerful name Yud, Hei, Vov & Hei. In Mitzvot G-D is revealed however there is a different level of spiritual energy that flows in physical Mitzvot versus when one has כונה for a mitzvah, prayer or blessing not that כוונה is greater than mitzvah it's just that a draws a greater light & revelation. The lowest level of spiritual energy is in physical Mitzvot like דומם. The next level of spiritual energy is in Mitzvot connected to speech like prayer, blessings, Torah study like צומח The next level is כוונה inspired by emotion & you have full love & awe that you use when you do Mitzvot, study, pray & do blessings like חי The highest level of spiritual energy is when your כוונה comes from meditation that inspires love & awe that you use to study, do Mitzvot, pray & blessings like who uses his intellect, choice & דעת Hence כוונה has the power to draw down the greatest spiritual energy in all that you do. 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/Aenk2eK8ZRs Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 37 When & how will G-D reveal himself in this world?

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 37 By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz When & how will G-D reveal himself in this world? The ultimate fulfillment of דירה בתחתונים will take place when the Moshiach arrives & at the time of the resurrection of the dead. The definition of דירה בתחתונים is that the infinite G-D will be revealed in this material world. The revelation will be brought about by our Actions & Work in exile by elevating קליפת נוגה on the level of דומם, צומח , חי & מדבר thereby G-D will be revealed on all levels. We will elevate not only the animal soul that's in humans on a physical level we will also elevate our finer parts as speech & thought. When you pray or study or do a mitzvah the 365 negative & 248 positive you elevate all food that you consumed as well as the world up to the point that all will see G-Dliness אתה הראת לדעת... & when G-D will be revealed the 3 impure קליפות will disappear as they receive their energy from קליפת נוגה & that will all be elevated. Hence the power of Mitzvot to accomplish the goal of elevating the material world not necessarily be to have a spiritual high & this then is the definition of סוד גלות השכינה Hence the importance of the mitzvah of צדקה as you elevate that physical energy that it took to earn the money or the life force that the money could have bought you. Torah study has its unique power that it can elevate the internal garments of thought, speech as well as ones intellectual faculties even though it can not elevate the emotions as those are stronger than intellect in this regard. Hence the reason that we stop studying to do a mitzvah & that is only if & when there is no one else to do the mitzvah as the goal is transforming the world however the greater light comes from Torah study. Hence the reason Torah is called calling as when you study your calling G-D to shine on yourself. 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/tQSQvWgWOzQ Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 36 G-D's greatest enjoyment is restraint & transformation

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 36 By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz G-D's greatest enjoyment is our restraint & transformation of Darkness into Light. מארז״ל שתכלית בריאת עולם הזה שנתאוה הקב״ה להיות לו דירה בתחתונים What is the definition of תחתונים if G-D is everywhere? A. Where G-D is concealed to the point that ego & arrogance can exist. G-D's chose that his greatest enjoyment is our restraint & transformation of Darkness into Light. יתרון האור מתוך החשך In the upper worlds G-D is concealed other wise the world would be nullified. How come this world does not nullify itself when G-D reveals him self? A. Torah Thru Torah there can be full revelation. That will happen as a reward when Moshiach will reveal himself. The world was originally created for the ultimate revelation so it's primed to handle the revelation. This revelation happened at Mount Sinai but we could not handle the revelation so G-D revived us thru the tool of Torah. Thru sins & obsession in physicality G-D is concealed until the revelation of Moshiach. When the Moshiach arrives the revelation will be a light that the entire world will experience as well. 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/arV-H5FFDLc Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 35 Mitzvot allows us to connect to ninternal will of G-D

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 35 By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Mitzvot allows us to connect to the internal will of Hashem. Mitzvot is more powerful than Love or Fear. כי קרוב אליך הדבר מאוד בפיך ובלבבך לעשותו - לעשותו Huge question. Why we're בינונים regular people created as they can never elevate their hearts to totally be dedicated to serve G-D? Zohar. A wise person his eyes are in his head. Zohar. The Shechina is on our head so we should keep our head covered. Zohar. The way to keep the shechina on you is by giving it spiritual Oil namely Mitzvot. Mitzvot is G-Ds internal will it's totally one with G-D so Hashem can't totally resonate with in the mitzvah & the person doing the mitzvah. Torah only effects your thought & speech Mitzvot effects your actions. At times you practice. Iskafya, against your will you do it any way, you agree, you want thru the power of mind over heart this nevertheless you draw the light of the shechina on your head to feed the spiritual candle to burn. Even though there are times we draw down G-Dly light & at times not this does not effect G-D as G-D is always shining the question is how much of the G-Dly energy do we draw into us. 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/qrV2mxnb3ek Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 34 Simcha/Happiness is thru Torah Study & Charity.

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 34 By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Simcha/Happiness is thru Torah Study & Charity. When Achdus Hashem / Unity being based on faith we are not bringing it down into our practical & personal lives. How do we internalize Achdus Hashem? Thru Studying Torah with the maximum time possible with a minimum of a chapter in the morning & evening this way you become guest house for the Divine oneness that will bring you to great joy. How does the minimum amount of Study effect the whole day. 1. By taking on a resolution that you will study as much as you can with any free time you have & Hashem considers a resolution as if you actually did the study. 2. By giving charity a tenth or a fifth you elevate all that you earned thru out the day. 3. The Torah study that you do elevates your whole day. What ever level of Simcha or Joy that you are you can at the same time be broken hearted over your lack of inspiration & the two are not a contradiction as the broken hearted is coming from your body & the joy from the soul. 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/6HaVLbcRsog Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 33 Unity/Achdus of Hashem will bring to the greatest Joy

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 33 By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Unity (Achdus) of Hashem will bring to the greatest Joy What is Achdus Hashem? 3 levels. 1. ממלא כל עלמין Hashems glory fills the world. 2. סובב כל עלמין nothing exists relevant to Hashem 3. הוא לבדו הוא Hashem is the only existence that exists. Hashem exists in this world the same way he did before he created the world. Like letters of speech & thought that don't exist in its source of intellect & emotions. Like the the ray & light of the sun that are nullified in its source. BY being aware that Hashem exists every where you experience great joy as G-D is with you where ever you are. We practice being grateful that Hashem is with us by saying every day אשרינו מה טוב חלקינו ומה יפה ירושתינו that we can feel the achdus / unity of Hashem. This is the definition of the prophet חבקוק that said there is only 1 mitzvah צדיק באמונתו יחי-ה that thru this faith you will have such great joy that all 613 mitzvot will be easy to do as doing one mitzvah & by this process you will be infused with new life & joy to start living fully. You will experience even greater joy as you have the power to make Hashem revealed in this world by practicing אתכפיא & אתהפכה restraint & transformation thereby taking a public & divide domain making a Private domain for the oneness of 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/P6hJ56IzXcE Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 32 Joy from your Soul will create real Love

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya chapter 32 By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Joy rooted in your Soul will create Loving relationships. Love based on reason. Changes. External. Love that's intrinsic. Does not change. Internal. Love for one self is intrinsic, that's the love you need for others. How is that possible? Three levels to souls connection. Highest level. In reality we are all one. אב אחד לכולנו We are one, that have been divided but we are really one, we have one father. Middle level. We ares all equal שכולן מתאימות Lowest level. In the source of the neshama how do you know which is higher ? מי יודע On the lowest level we are all unique so we're not one but we all make up one nation & we all need each other as we each possess a unique quality so when you look at another person you have to identify & see their unique gift. מי יודע What happens when you see the bad or feel your better than some one else? Some one asked the previous rebbe why he is reaching out to sinners. He said that that law is at the end of the code of Jewish law. In other words we need to focus on being excited about serving G-D with all the laws until that law. The tzemach tzedek says in Derech mitzvosecha mitzvah לא תבערו אש דף פ״ט ע״ב when some one gets angry when some one is sinning the anger is coming from bad middos it's not from a holy place as why does he not have the same excitement for all other mitzvot. The only time you can hate some one is. A freind in Torah & Mitzvot & you rebuked him as then his unintentional sin is like an intentional sin. Even in this unique case when you hate their sin you have to love the good part in them as well as to love them as a whole. However A regular persons intentional sins are considered as unintentional sins so there for you have to love them. If you cant see the others unique gift the fault is in you & will be a blemish in Klal Yisroel According to Chassidus we have to train ourself to see the good qualities in others. This will work as long what important to you is your Soul not your body. The soul purpose of the Torah is to elevate the Soul over the body. So אהבת ישראל is an indication if G-D is what's important or is your selfish self what is important to you. 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/Qx_0Zvee1ps Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 31 - The secret to achieve "Great Joy"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya Chapter 31 The secret to achieve "Great Joy" Thru appropriate "Sadness or Bitterness" There are 3 levels of עצבות sadness. Level 1 of sadness is where your totally sad & that is NOT Holy & stems from a impure place. Level 2 of sadness is where your sad of your lack of G-Dly inspiration in your heart that stems from Kelipat Noga & is needed at times to combat the evil inclination is needed to transform the dullness of the heart to a passion for G-D. Level 3 of sadness is מרירות bitterness that is energized with חיות a Life force to overcome the dullness of the heart to serve G-D with Joy this level is actually קדוש Holy however it is from גבורה דקדושה to be ממתיק דינים sweeten the judgements. A persons natural state should be pure Joy שמחה however when when is not experiencing simcha & is in a state of עצבות מקליפת נוגה או מרירות sadness of Kelipat Noga or merirut one can achieve "Great Joy" ״שמחה רבה״ as it's coming from גבורה דקדושה strength of holiness. The "Great Joy" is that even though I am entrenched in the coarse selfish world nevertheless I have A G-Dly Soul that is pure & holy & as I study, pray or do Mitzvot I unite my G-Dly Soul with Hashem & free the G-Dly Soul from slavery in the Kelipah of my Body & I also elevate my animal soul by Praying, studying & doing Mitzvot with my thought speech & action of my animal soul thereby elevating my animal soul as well & that is cause for "Great Joy" ״שמחה רבה״ 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/Ro99k_JGtsE Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 30 How to over come an uninspired heart. Level 2

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 30 How to over come an uninspired heart. Level 2 Don't judge anyone till your wearing their shoes. אל תדין את חברך עד שתגיע למקומו As every ones evil inclination are different as well as life's circumstances. You can actually feel humble towards all people. הוי שפל רוח בפני כל האדם 1. Your probably on the same level as them. Even though it's possible that in negative precepts your doing great however in positive precepts your complacent & not fighting your evil inclination to go to the next level in Torah Study, Prayer or Charity. 2. It's possible that your on a lower level as a person with your qualities should rise higher & your not. By doing this meditation you will jump out of your complacency & your heart will once again be on fire. 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/YFvVmo76hA4 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 29 - How do you open a closed heart?

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 29 How do you open a closed heart? What happens when: 1) Your heart is closed & cant open it to serve G-D? 2) You lose your power to fight the evil inclination to sanctify G-D with things your allowed to do as your heart is closed? First step is to to be identify the enemy which is קליפה וסיטרא אחרה not a G-Dly energy that has taken over your heart & that became who you are. Than you can be broken hearted & be disgusted over the arrogance of the egos dominance. Than you "Name" the enemy Bad, Wicked, etc... Than you address the "Enemy" head on: until when will you conceal G-Ds infinite power & deny the truth. Thru this process the G-Dly soul will regain full power & the "Enemy" will dissipate & the light of the G-Dly soul will be able to penetrate the heart thereby the heart will be on fire again with a love for G-D. As the truth is that the G-Dly Soul is real divine energy & the קליפא וסיטרא אחר the counter G-Dly energy (Negative forces, Negative energy) is not real so the minute you expose it it goes away. As the story in the Torah when the spies lost their faith in Hashem that he would be able to take them to Israel & once Moshe exposed the counter G-Dly their natural Faith surged & they were ready to conquer the land. The truth is that even the Negative forces & Negative energy know that the G-Dly soul is only energy that is real & that they fully believe in G-D it's just that G-D gave them power to confuse us with Falsehood & deceit to give us greater reward as the Zohar gives an analogy of the king that hires a harlot to test his son with the ultimate goal that the son passes the test. 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/CpUF5woUpME Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 28 - How to be Happy & have no negative thoughts.

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 28 How to be Happy & not be distracted with negative thoughts. If your having bad thoughts ignore them. Do not try to elevate them. Be extra happy as your being attacked do to your success. One should not think that the negative & inappropriate thoughts is because your not praying or studying well. On the contrary the reason why you are having strange thoughts during study & prayer is because your doing great & the kelipah is trying to distract you. If all else fails reach out to G-D for help to get rid of the distractions. When you reach out to G-D he will help you as a father has compassion for his children as the source of every child is in his fathers (Hashems) brain. 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/5_KOPDRmHOE Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 27 - Real Happiness is being honest of who you are

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 27 Real Happiness is being honest of who you are & serving G-D from your unique level. The Beinoni is one that his heart has not been transformed & therefore negative & inappropriate thoughts enter his mind. The Avodah of the Beinoni is to push them out as soon as they enter. The fact that they enter is normal for the Beinoni, if he continues to think about it he is a Rasha, if he has no negative thoughts because his heart is pure he would be a tzadik. As the Beinoni does his Avodah he has to be HAPPY as he's fulfilling his unique commandment of "Do not go astray after your heart" thereby doing his great & holy work of "Iskafya" If he is sad that he's having negative & inappropriate thoughts that's a sign he's not being honest of who he really is as this is the Beinoni's Avodah his whole life. If you make your self holy by practicing restraint you will become holy Hashem will help you get rid of the evil inclination. 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/O8HmE1ga208 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 26 - The Key to Joy & Happiness

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 26 Happiness is crucial & sadness is detrimental in service of G-D A person needs to be in a state of Happiness & be free of any sadness to be in a close relationship with G-D Advice on how to rid yourself of any sadness from the lack of loss of materialism that is holding you back from truly bring happy. The great reward for those that can be truly happy amidst pain & suffering that they are experiencing. Advice on how to rid one self of sadness from sins or a spiritual decline thereby being able to experience true joy & happiness. 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcj1d9O0OCU Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 25 - It is "Very Easy" to awaken the hidden love for G-D.

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 25 How it is "Very Easy" to awaken the hidden love we have for G-D. The Rebbes Father instructed the Rebbe to study this chapter of Tanya on the day of his wedding. A Jew does not want to be disconnected from G-D for even a second as one is willing to sacrifice ones life for G-D. To over power the evil inclination is easier than the pains of dying for the sake of heaven. A Jew excepts with Love & Will the effort to cleave to G-D & the connection should be eternal. As we are human so it's very hard to resist from thoughts of sin, concentrating in prayer & gossip that causes you not to study Torah constantly that why we pray 3 times a day for g-d to forgive us. When we reconcile with G-D the everlasting bond reunites. This is why we say the Shema twice a day as the proclamation that we are willing to sacrifice our lives for G-D allows us to be aware of our unwavering commitment to connect to G-D constantly by observing all the positive commandments & not wanting to disconnect from G-D by transgressing any of the negative commandments. 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ek5aXiezgc Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 24 - The source of transgressions is a "רוח שטות".

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 24 "Unity of G-D" Level 5 The source of transgressions is a "רוח שטות". The awareness that when you transgress G-D forbid, you create a disconnect from the Oneness with Hashem. Every Transgression is like idolatry The transgressor is worse than idolatry. The source of transgressions is a "רוח שטות". The transgressor is worse than an impure animal. The reason why G-D allows one to sin in life threatening situations is because they the transgression you will observe much more in the future. What happens after you transgress. So while the transgression it's embarrassing however after the sin the animal soul is able to rebalance with the help of the G-Dly soul. 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/DsIFik8KabU Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Chapter 23 - "Unity of G-D" Via Torah & Mitzvot

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 23 "Unity of G-D" Level 4 By Studying Torah & Doing the Mitzvot Based on the "Zohar" that Torah & G-D are one. & in Tikunei Zohar that the 248 positive Mitzvot/Commandments are the 248 limbs of G-D The oneness one created by doing Mitzvot. פנימיות רצון ה׳ The greater unity one creates by Studying Torah. Additional benefits of studying Torah. 1) You can connect in a personal way with the all encompassing light that is usually not internalized. 2) You can experience true reverence for G-D. Two levels of reverence one before & one after learning. 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/e8SMcdGgjTM Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Tanya Chapter 22 - "Where does Negativity receive its energy"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 22 "Unity of G-D" Level 3 "Where does Negativity receive its energy" As G-D created the world by concealing his infinite power, There are 3 levels of energy. There is the direct flow of energy & in the direct flow there are 2 levels. 1) The Internal will of G-D. This is the source of energy when one is in a Holy state namely when one studies Torah, observes Mitzvot & Prays. 2) The external will of G-D. This is the basic energy in the world. There is the indirect flow of energy. This is the flow of energy in the Negative energy & impurity that exists in the world. Not only is it indirect it also does not get internalized. The essence of the lack of humility to G-D & full of arrogance is idolatry as the truth is that all is really nullified to G-D G-D resides with those that are humble. 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/L0kzH8RJ_oQ Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 21 - "Unity of G-D" Level 2 - שויתי ה׳ לנגדי תמיד

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 21 "Unity of G-D" Level 2 שויתי ה׳ לנגדי תמיד G-D speech is unique in that it stays connected to its source as such everything that is created through G-D's speech is nullified to the infinite power of G-D The concealment of G-D's power & energy only affects the the creations not the creator. The concealment itself is G-Dly so it's all part of the oneness. The physical world does not truly exists in relation to the G-Dly force that gives it its existence. The idea of "Unity of G-D" is the essence of Mysticism & the base for true service of G-D to comprehend & feel this "Unity" will affect every aspect of ones life. 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/C1zQYvB2wjs Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 20 - "Unity of G-D" - שמע ישראל ה׳ אלקינו ה׳ אחד

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 20 "The Beinoni" Level 9 "Unity of G-D" Understanding the meaning of "Unity of G-D" will help us serve G-D with love & awe very easily. The First 2 of the 10 Commandments I am G-D your G-D You shall have no other G-Ds is the basis of all the 613 commandments including Faith in G-D שמע ישראל ה׳ אלקינו ה׳ אחד The definition of אחד according to the Bal Shem Tov is that the only thing that exists is G-D The creation of the finite world A) does not affect the oneness of G-D B) the world is nullified to G-D as it comes from G-Ds speech that has no affect on G-Ds essence. 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/izxxbvJmFe0 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 19 The Unique & Special Love that we have Hidden within us

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 19 "The Beinoni" Level 8 "The Unique & Special Love that we have Hidden within us for G-D" This hidden love is the will of the soul to cleave to G-D What does it mean to be Holy? What is the state of this hidden love by a sinner & how does one connect to that love when going thru a challenge or struggle. 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/jftDCeGn1HE Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 18 "How it is VERY easy to serve G-D with your heart"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 18 "The Beinoni" Level 7 "How it is VERY easy to serve G-D with your heart" Every Jew has a Natural Love for G-D as an inheritance from our Forefathers. We each have the ability to access the אור אין סוף infinite power of G-D that resides in our חכמה sefira of Chochma. From this powerful energy that we all have we have the ability to have Faith & self sacrifice for G-D. 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/31n6zUzINIg Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 17 "The Beinoni" Level 6 "How it is easy to serve G-D"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 24 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 17 "The Beinoni" Level 6 "How it is easy to serve G-D with your heart" Even though our emotions flow freely, we have the power to control & direct our mind מוח שליט על הלב that will automatically create love for G-D that cause our emotions to cleave to G-D by studying Torah & Mitzvot. Except if one sinned against G-D he will not be able create the emotions by his mind until he has full repentance, thereby breaking the negative energy, thru the avoda of תשובה returning the second ה from G-Ds name to its source. 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5X1NBo5wDw Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 16 - "The Beinoni" Level 5 - 2 levels of serving G-D

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Wed, 18 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 16 "The Beinoni" Level 5 2 levels of serving G-D 1 Meditation that arouses fire in the heart. 2 Meditation that creates a resolution in the Heart to cleave to G-D Level 2 is a also a complete Service This is the meaning that A good thought that one has G-D connects to the actions i.e. The resolution in the mind & heart G-D connects it to the Mitzvot to elevate them. Thru this connection they add joy & vitality to bring them up to the world of creation i.e. The intellectual world not only the world of formation the emotional world. 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/2-umGIi3S6Q Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 15 - "The Beinoni" - "As A Servant of Hashem (G-D)"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 10 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 15 "The Beinoni" Level 4 "Beinoni" As "A Servant of Hashem (G-D)" A Beinoni thru "Avoda" "Meditation" in Prayer of "The Greatness of Hashem (G-D)" has the power to arouse "Love & Awe" for Hashem that will allow him to over come his Evil Inclination at the time of Prayer & all thru his day. 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPt9pMzGQUc Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 14 - "The Beinoni" - Everyone can be a "Beinoni"

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 14 "The Beinoni" Level 3 Everyone can be a "Beinoni" Everyone can control their Thought, Speech & Action. As no one wants to disconnect from G-D by negative Thought, Speech & action. A Tzadik has a Love of Pleasure relationship with G-D & is repulsed by evil. A "Beinoni" can train himself to love G-D & be repulsed by evil as well as yearn for a loving relationship with G-D & will there by draw dawn the spirit of the Tzadik on himself. 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/XP537GyAIiA Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 13 - "The Beinoni" G-D Helps him succeed.

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 13 "The Beinoni" Level 2 The Beinoni is in charge of his thoughts, speech & action. The Beinoni struggles with his Intellect & emotions being focused on G-D. The struggle is that his G-Dly soul as well as his animal soul wants to have exclusive rights to his intellect & emotions, however as long as he puts forth the effort G-D will help him in the battle. To avoid failure by success is to constantly bear in mind that he has not transformed his animal soul & to consider himself "like a Rasha wicked person" The tools to succeed is to constantly & consistently Study Torah & Pray that will keep his G-Dly soul In charge of his life. Even though the "Beinoni" has not transformed himself this is still considered a real & honest service as he is doing the best that he can with the tools that he possesses. 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/2KNh3MgLwtw Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 12 - "The Beinoni" The Daily Struggle & tools to Succeed

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 12 "The Beinoni" The Daily Struggle with great tools to Succeed. The Beinoni is in charge of his thoughts, speech & action. The Beinoni struggles with his Intellect & emotions being focused on G-D. The Beinoni has the power of "Moach Shalit al Halev" Mind to rule of Heart to live a great Happy & Peaceful life & not be affected by anyone or anything to be able to be Kind even to one the does not deserve his kindness. 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/6F-bMcYCdxM Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 11 - A Novel Definition of a "Rasha" Wicked Person

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 11 A Novel Definition of a "Rasha" Wicked Person Its Possible to do all the Right things however if your not in Love with G-D what are you? Every Jew is still connected to G-D at the core & that relationship can always be expanded. 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/uAAbMyknEH8 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 10 - Love of Hashem is key to a great life.

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 10 Love of Hashem is key to a great life. The greater the Love the better the relationship, the Happier & more Peaceful you will be. The difference between a complete & incomplete Tzadik is the level of the Love for Hashem that they have. 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/KZ5K9Tp5Njo Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 9 - The Constant Battle Between the G-Dly & Animal Soul

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 9 The Constant Battle Between the G-Dly Soul & Animal Soul - ולאם מלאם יעמץ At the heart of the battle is the intellect, thinking about G-D & its purpose versus the Emotions & soothing the self. The good news is that ultimately the animal soul really wants you to follow & cleave to G-D Good is the Yetzer Tov - Very good is the Yetzer Hara transformed. Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 9 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: https://youtu.be/6SKVSWZvv4o Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 8 - How to protect our greatest gift from G-D - our Soul

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0400

How to protect our greatest gift from G-D - our Soul How to protect our Soul by Guarding our Thought, Speech, Action & our Food that we consume. Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 8 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/afyqscDlq2M Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 7 - The G-Dly Path to Engage in the Materialistic world

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0400

The G-Dly Path to Engage in the Materialistic world Making each encounter Holy The Power that we each possess. The Power of our intention. Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 6 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLrl0Fg06DU Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 6 - The Path Living A Holy Life

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0400

The Path Living A Holy Life The Difference Between Kedusha & Kelipah What comes first Intellect or emotions? Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 6 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQQoQ-s3leo Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 5 - Torah we create the deepest relationship with G-D

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0400

By studying Torah we create the deepest relationship with G-D. Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 5 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUgpWTy32Tk Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 4 Your G-Dly Souls Garments: Thought, Speech & Action

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 4 Your G-Dly Souls Garments: Thought, Speech & Action That you have full control over at any moment thereby allowing you to Live a Happy & Great Life every moment. 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KB0xmPO6G4 Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST Contact us for all your podcast needs: podcast@habet.dev

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Chapter 3 Your G-Dly Souls, Intellectual & Emotional Energies

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 02:23:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz

Chapter 3

Getting to know Your G-Dly Souls, Intellectual & Emotional Energies

A TANYA CLASS BY

RABBI YITZCHOK MINKOWICZ

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

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Un2X4naks

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Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz - Chapter 2, Getting to know Your G-Dly Soul

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 02:18:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz

Chapter 2

Getting to know Your G-Dly Soul

A TANYA CLASS BY

RABBI YITZCHOK MINKOWICZ

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

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp9bs6tbUvA

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Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz - Chapter 1 - A Journey into your Animal Soul

Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 00:46:00 -0400

Tanya By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz - Chapter 1 - A Journey into your Animal Soul

A TANYA CLASS BY

RABBI YITZCHOK MINKOWICZ

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

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wyigvxFrng

Brought to you by: ALL THINGS PODCAST