How to redeem the Soul from Exile? ציון במשפט תפדה ושבי' בצדקה Kabbalah by Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz

welcome to this week's class in we're going to be learning a beautiful discourse in the re the name of the discourse is called the Reb said this discourse on Tuesday we know Tuesday is a day that says twice in the T good and was in the year 49 years ago so again the discourse is based on the verse in the prophets where it says that Zion through through Justice is going to be redeemed and it's captives through charity now this verse is a verse from the beginning of the book of Isaiah yesah and we know yesaiah comes from the from the from the expression of like his name Yeshua salvation and like it says in the in the talmud that yes is all all about comforting salvation and comforting up to the point that even the ideas in the prophets of yesaiah Isaiah that seemingly don't look like they're comforting in their salvation but the truth is they are comforting and they all salvation and like it's brought down in cabala it says that it's called yeah it looks like it's it's it's the opposite but the fact is it's all sweetened and but and since the salvation and the Redemption the future Redemption is going to come by sweetening the judgments and that's why when Messiah comes the from the Patriarchs Y is going to be the main one and like it says clearly in the tal that in the future M comes they're going to say in reference to you're our father because but on the other hand which is severity but it's going to be sweetened and therefore all the the the salvations in the book of yesaiah so the there's there's some of them which are salvations and comfort that's revealed and then you have some that are that are that look like the but they're sweetened and know words a severity that's transformed to kindness which is actually higher than kindness on its own and the same thing also in reference to the prophet Prophecy in the beginning of the book that you have two ideas you have these two ideas and that's why it says and like it's going to be explained at length in this discourse is explained in the discourses which are titled like this this title and the discourses of the Al and old afterwards that um this verse it's speaking about two different levels two different levels what are two levels he explains as follows when it says so what does mean that means even though we're in Exile and um and you have to be redeemed we're in Exile we're going to be redeemed but but nevertheless um you're not in a place where you're held captive so therefore the way to redeem It Is by by Mish so one is again we're we're in Exile yes we're not we're not we're not totally redeemed but we're not we're not captives so the way to redeem that is MB and then someone that's literally helds a captive so in order to redeem someone from from captivity then you need the idea of St or charity what does that mean explains like this these two ideas we applies to every person and we know that the soul of of a human being which is the main part of the human being like the author explains in Tanya in chapter 32 and we are called We're called Adam why are we called Adam because we're D We compare to an High so this this the soul that we have so we have there two components of the soul I mean there's many for this discussion we're going to talk about two components of the Soul there's one component of the Soul where it's higher from getting involved and getting enclosed in the body which basically is called the essence of the soul the internal part of the heart and then you have the part of the Soul which comes into the body which is referring to in general the revealed parts of the Soul which they do get En clothed in the body which is called the foot so to speak of the Soul so so so since we're dealing with two different levels of the soul the soul that does not get internally involved in the body but the soul that does get involved in the body so that's why it says so is referring to what the soul which is again the the internal part of the heart and on this level it there's no room to be a captive and the the the the um and to be committed to anything opposite of Hashem and what is it basically it's an exile and then you have the part of the Soul which gets involved in the body which unfortunately become a captive and that's why he says sh the part of the Soul becomes a captive you need you need to give charity that even in the levels of the soul that get involved in in the body which is so to speak cap it's held captive literally um in the opposite side of Holiness the way you redeem it is what through charity okay so what did explain so far before we get deeper into it that when it says mean is referring to the soul there's one part that does not get internally involved in the body it's the higher part and then the one that gets involved the one that gets when one that's that does not get involved in the body so it's not so it's in gas we're in gas but it's not hell's a captive the way to redeem It Is by to on the other hand the part of the soul that gets involved in the body it's l held captive it's a prisoner of the body the way to read redeemed that is through what through charity okay so now to explain this idea that the inner part of our heart which is called SE so he brings in the discourses um to that the verse that says that should be these words that I'm going to command you today so what so the so the the the tal says that which means what mean today told us then but the answer is that every single day every single part of the to every mitah as if gave it to us right now that's why it says I'm commanding you today yes today hasm is recommand US brand new commandment today for us it should be fresh it should be new so ask one second how is it possible that every single day it should be brand new and like the fact is everything in Torah is true and since like Hashem doesn't ask us to do things that we cannot do he can ask us thing that we could do so obviously we have the power that every single day we get up oh Hashem is giving us a turet today it's a brand new Mitzvah today and but the fact is since we are limited and we're we're subject to change so how is it possible that we can every single day could be brand new and every explains and he says as follows based on what say discourses where do we have it the strength that we can be brand new it comes from the internal part of our heart pus which is above changes yeah we change but the Ence our heart doesn't changes doesn't change and therefore when the internal part of our heart is the way it's supposed to be mean say it's revealed within us so it affects on all the powers of the Soul that's coming into the body and also on the garments of the Soul which is the thought speech and action and action they that they should also feel and experience that the Torah is brand new because when you reveal the inner part of the heart um then what happens say even the parts that's that's revealed of the Soul then they're complete as well so within the the heart it's always brand new the job is to bring that inner part into the outer world that we have and that's why the Jewish people are called in this verse and like the like the says that when you say so the commentary say that it's referring to is referring to a city or the older Jewish people there was someone say it's hard to say that and he says no C is referring to the Jewish people why I could see as a sign and when a when a person what's revealed in the person what gets revealed is the inner heart then you're a sign what do you mean you're a sign you're just like a sign you're like a nothing in other words basically we're just we're just an advertisement we're a sign for so means that when we're standing in the right space when we're just representing Hashem we're just assigned for hem we're just marketing for Hashem okay now this Insight of the that is referring to not Zion Israel but is referring to us when we're just a sign for hem so it's understood based on what it says in thei based on the verse that says I'm going to put the words in your mouth and with the shadow of my hand I'm going to cover you to plant Heaven and the foundation of Earth and it says in the verse he says to Zion know to the Jewish people Nation so you see clearly in the in the verse it says it's referring to the Jewish people so it says in tal that we look through the whole prophets and and and and the writings and the ETC and like not they didn't have then you know a Google search they look through the whole thing and we don't find anywhere that should be called a reference for the Jewish people besides over here where it says my nation that's what the says so the the the the thir explains that that there are three points in this verse B based on the way the the track that explains I'm going to put my words in your mouth what is that referring to learning because we know that the word ofm that's the Jewish law that's to so the first part of the verse is referring to to with the shadow of hand I'm going to cover you that's referring to doing acts of kindness which is not only acts of kindness or charity it's referring to all the Mitzvah and as we know that the G the Mitzvah are our garments and to to to create a planting of in Heaven and Earth what is that referring to it's referring to sacrifices because when we bring the sacrifices we're up we're upholding the laws of Heaven and Earth and through bringing the sacrifice and today it's through prayer so we create the Union of Z the small small face which is the six and which is which is called and we do these three these three components of learning to and doing the Mitzvah and praying and in that order that's the way the order is over here learning T learning tah doing Mitzvah and praying then we are a sign for hem so if you want to be the sign for hem learn t do the mitv and and pray in other words when these three components again learning T doing the mitv and prayer are complete and the way they're hinted in in this verse in other words you're learning T is in a way what it's complete you're learning to in a way of totally accepting know when you're saying is not it's not an egotistical person represent explaining what he's seeing but no no you're sharing this what hasem says almost to the point there's an expression what's coming out of out of your throat is what what is saying referring to and that's why it says that the the word of hasem is coming out of our mouth so that is the first component what does it mean learning Torah complete that you're learning Tor and you're expressing what hasm has to say the same thing also applies doing Mitzvah when you're doing the Mitzvah you're doing it with acceptance B in other words it's not all about the egotistical the ego is not felt but it's covered up with what with what Hashem wants and know with whatever the mitah AEM is that's the second component and how much more so when it comes to the idea of prayer and the to basically establish the the connection between Heaven and Earth and like it says in the Z that when a person puts in an effort um to to to to to learn toy so what you do is you create literally the heaven new heavens and new new Earth know by literally by reciting words of T it's just like AEM is saying it and um and and by doing that you're actually creating you're creating and up up up upholding Heaven and Earth and when a person does these three ideas of what learning T and doing the MIT and prayer and in the way of acceptance and without any ego totally humidity then we're called a and then we're assigned because we're not we have no ego and basically be just a sign for these powerful ideas on high that's way it should be but what happens unfortunately when we're lacking in one of these three areas as unfortunately we're because of our sins in other words even though the sin is coming from not from the soul on high but the soul that that's in the body but that effects has an effect a residual effect on the soul the essence of the Soul which is above the body so the sin happens with the soul that's in the body but it affects the soul on top of the body and like it says clearly hm says return Jewish people to because because you you stumbled in your sin in other words where you stumbl you stumble on your feet you fell down with your feet and like we know that you Str the Jewish people that one fell is the names of Leroy in other words so even though you fell in your feet but it affects the head of the soul and he says we should return because the falling the falling is from the from from the from the from the feet um affects um affects the the the soul on high and like L he gives an example when someone Falls with his feet but your your head also falls down your feet say you trip on your foot only your foot falls down the whole body falls down and obviously your head as well and that's why it says and other words what's again we learned it's referring to the essence of the Soul which is called so you have to redeem it from the things that are covering up and the things that's that that's not allowing it to be revealed in the body and know so the Redemption has to be in the level of not in a way to take it out from being hostage because in the essence of the Soul it's not possible to be a host essence of the soul is will never be hostage like hm says clearly in the prophet the honor of hm the essence of the souls not no one is no one's taking that hostage in other words what's qu referring to the essence of of of of the kingdom and what does that mean practically our service it's referring to the internal part of our heart the essence of our of our soul and up to the essence of the Soul over there we that that's something which can never be taken HS where do you need where so where do you need to be redeemed it's referring to only to the things that cover up on it like like the Au explains Ines and also the discourses a about Redeeming the the um the general from Exile and redeeming every single part of the that is in every single person so the the way you redeem it how do you redeem the higher part of the soul that so do speak got covered up with with the with the junk of the world that's coming through learning Tyra that when by learning trra what happens is you re-reveal the inner part of the heart when you sit down to learn turra all of a sudden you start shining why because it brings out the inner part of the heart but in order to reveal to redeem from Exile the powers of the Soul which is in the body and they are actually taking hostage over there it's not enough to learn Terah there you actually have to give charity like it says clearly the ones that are held captive the way you redeem them is what by charity and when you go ahead and redeem that part of the soul from from from captive so then what happens is there becomes a greater light off the chart complete light and like the example we give is the son of a king when he's when he's when he's when he's at home with his with his parents no he's happy but it's not so great but unfortunately when the son of the King goes out and he's taken as a hostage and he literally is taken into to to to a prison and he works there and then he becomes free and he comes back to his father's home the the joy is so great and they're both happy the son is happy and the father's happy a great a great joy that you never had before and like like for example like it's known but the tremendous Joy that's going to be in the future um in the time of the three weeks that's going to get transformed Messiah comes and especially in the nine days and especially in the days of the 17 of tamas and Tish that the joy of of of these of these holiday of and the 17as that those days are going to be transformed to goodness is going to be the greatest joy Greater Joy than a regular holiday now so what they explained so far that basically there two this recap before we go for there the soul which is on top of the body soul that comes in the body the soul on top of the body it's not a captive but but unfortunately it's in Galas the way to redeem is by learning toah the soul which is in the body the way to redeem is by by by charity okay now so what we just learned that the that what redeems the soul which is not in the body is through learning to so very going to explain now deeper like this this idea and the reason that the Redemption of the essence of the soul is through Mish which we said as leared T and the Redemption of the powers of the Soul which is in the body that went into captive comes through charity and which is part of all the Mitzvah and the reason is because toyra and MIT itself is comparable to the soul outside the body and the Soul with inside the body and he explains like this when toyra came down into this world what do mean this world to is part of from hem the higher World which means totally God's revealed to this world God's concealed and even when a person is learning it and the person learning it is not pure but nevertheless toyra remains just the way it was on High T doesn't change the word of Hashem doesn't change like the K tell us based in the verse how the words of are like fire and since T doesn't get internalized so tur can never be held captive turet cannot be captive but nevertheless it still needs to be redeemed because the fact is that came down and T was dealing with materialistic things it's possible that that could be concealed so so toy itself the toy that's Redeeming the highest Soul also never never went to go never became a captive but it got downgraded but nevertheless when it comes to mitv a Mitzvah is physical with physical things for example you it it's literally with with with with with with materialistic wool or or filling Flores is is a physical part of an animal or even the mitz which are basically emotional mitz but the fact is you have to feel your physical mind and your physical heart so therefore it's possible to become a captive and like he explains on the verse that says I'm happy on the words so when it comes to it's like held captive in other words that that it's a captive we have to take it out from captivity now these two ideas in other words that se the part of the Soul that's above the body gets redeemed through uh through learning tah and the part that comes into the body gets redeemed through charity so it applies at all three levels of sh Andes is referring to the world which is space sh is referring to year which is time and nefes is referring to the soul now so he goes through each one in the level of nefes the Soul so you have the way it's in every single person individually and then you have the way it's in the global Jewish Community why because the fact is every single person is is is a full world so therefore everything that happens to an individual affects the whole Jewish people and everything of the Jo Jewish people affects the individual now what does that mean every single Jewish person from his spiritual work of of of of learning to so through that you go ahead and see you take you take the soul out of it of where it's stuck and you redeem it and by doing mitv you go ahead and redeem you you redeem so that's like we learned before at length individual but the same thing applies to the total Jewish people because we know in the Jewish people there's two divisions many but for this conversation there's two what are the two divisions this which basically are the ones that learn to and then the the ones that do business now so the ones that learn to so they're in the level of but they're still in G so it's so the Jewish people the part that learns T they have to be redeemed through learning tah the ones that are occupied primarily in business so they are they're stuck in the world so you have to redeem them through charity so that's in general more in general it's a difference between um sadim righteous people and Bala in other words because by sadik he's not held the captive because like we know it says clearly that s says no no sin is g to happen that sad and how much more so we dealing with like it says they don't even have an animal soul but nevertheless even though a on the highest level you still need to redeem the sadic why because the fact is there are times that sadic unfortunately even though he's a sadic he gets sucked in because of the sins of the generation or like for example it says clearly in the T tells go down because your people your people um botched up so what was it mosu because when the people patched up there was a downgrade in M go down you your people that are are are having issues you're having the issue now but since there is a downgrade and you're connected to the generation and even though it's only things outside yourself so you're not in a level of of captivity because obviously sadic is basically a sign for hem but nevertheless and and and and since that sadic basically is it represents God here in this world and the essence of a sadic is he's a he's he's a messenger forem and we know the messenger is just like himself so therefore unfortunately when it's in a level of y when is a downgrade and the way way the way that sadic s gets redem to T because tah has the same component because even tah down here God has revealed in the Torah like we said it's fire and that's revealed so that's the idea of aad however when it comes TOA so what's the what what's what's the job Chua the B Chua is to go ahead and bring out this take out the Sparks that fell down to this world world or like it says he had to pull out the the the prisoners so therefore the Redemption has to be on the same level and that's why when it comes to Redeeming the Sparks of how does it get redeemed through charity which again charity doesn't only mean charity means all the Mitzvah um because the whole body of Mitzvah is included on the right side because when a person does the spiritual work of mitz you're literally taking taking it out of captivity and like it's explained in in the Tanya of the AL GES that the main work in these days in the times before mhia comes is all about giving charity and again old the mitz not like the in the times of the talmud then the main thing was learning T because in order to go ahead and Elevate and take out the the S the the the the Jewish people that we fell so low um and onto the lowest level the only way to pull us out is through the action of Charity so that is so far we learned the idea of what world time and soul we just learned the idea by Soul the same thing applies with World which was referring to space and it also has these two components because we know that have the highest world that's a world that's totally transformed that's next to AEM then you have the worlds of Bri and in reference to those worlds what does it say it went out it got separated and other words and specifically in in with the world that's totally separated is the the the world of AIA which is basically the the the spiritual work of doing physical Mitzvah and the same thing also applies the land of Israel because we know the land of Israel hashem's eyes are there from the beginning of the year to the end of the year however outside the land of Israel we know that literally the outside the land of Israel is impure and the Not only impure the land but the ear is impure so in order to go ahead and Elevate um the the the the the the land the world outside the land of Israel so you need to have Saka so in the land of Israel yes it's through Toyo but outside the land of Israel it's specifically through through charity so the same thing also applies that was what in turns of space the same thing also applies with SH which is time you have two component you have those two components when it comes to time and that's the difference between it's very interesting very powerful between the times of the summer and the times of the winter and L like explained elsewhere that what happens in the times of the summer um it's much easier than the times of the winter because why because in the times of the summer the sun is shining I know Florida it's shining always but anyway in times of the summer it's always shining and what what when the sun is shining what is that referring to it's not just the sun is shining go outside and enjoy the sun no because the sun is shining that's the revelation of yut and the fact is the holidays and the summer are much more powerful and like it says clearly in the medish that we go when we when you go out from the summer to the winter means you're going out from the time hashm is shining to when hasm is getting concealed to to a far away place so um uh so you you leaving from from a from a from a revealed place to concealed base so you see that what happens is that the the winter is cold far away and it's and it's much harder than than the summer time so you see there's a difference in time that's in terms of winter and summer the same thing also there's a difference between there are certain days that are spicious days and then there are certain days which are rough days in other words the days which are rough days that those days what do we do we give more charity that the the Jewish people are are trying to transform those days into day of joy in celebration and with ultimate the ultimate celebration when Messiah is going to come and this idea of transforming these days to day of Celebration how do we do that it happens through returning to Hashem because what's the idea of returning transforming Darkness to light and that's the real quality of boua over at sadic that he transforms negative to positive and this is also the connection between the ultimate Redemption with the idea of chuva that was like it says clearly when the Jewish people do chuva and through doing Chua rur time we're going to be redeemed up to the point that we're going to come to the ultimate Redemption which basically Messiah is going to go what's purpose he's going to be he's going to go ahead and Inspire even righteous people to do chuva because the Revolutionary idea of the future Redemption is it's all about transformation it's all about okay so based on everything we just learned so far is going to explain now why in the verse it speaks about the two ideas of to which is connect to Mish and in other words one second hold on we know there's three there's three ideas there there's also prayer and in the verse you only mentions T andak and explains like this because the intent of T which is mbat andak um in this verse is referring to the two general ideas like we explained in in in in in in in space and and in time and the soul and the same thing also applies to light and vessels which isim but the prce that in general but nevertheless yes in every one of these you need to have all three you need to have prayer as well why because when it comes to being redeemed from Exile in these ideas in other words the the ones that learn toyra and the sadim or the righteous people which is the idea of nees and which which is in space and the special days which is basically the time so how do you get redeemed from Exile that's through learning too but then you have the ideas of of of the ones that are people that are business people or the land outside the land of Israel or days which aren't necessarily positive how do you redeem those through charity but nevertheless it's done through all three components and like it like and like and like like it's says clearly in talmud that if anyone that learns T and anyone that gives charity and does all the MIT and he adds and he prays with the community you're literally redeeming me say you're redeeming me and my children from the nations of the world so the the the the Redemption of hasem and the Jewish people from the nations of the world you need all three and and and prayer and like we explained before reference to that this that we're called a sign is we have to do all three proponents we have to do and and and not only that like we learned before it has to be complete it has to be humility now this if that's the case um this that it says which is T it gets redeemed that's because that the the the Redemption of is in all three levels of like we said before um space time and soul that gets redeemed specifically what through to the same thing also with that the Redemption of the captivities on all three levels like we said is through what all three components of of Charity but it's also through prayer so why does it say why is it say because that's the main component saying like this there's no question you need to have all three you need to you need you need you need but the reason why the verse uses these two that that's like it's like it's like focused specific when it comes to the higher level of soul on all three levels it's through the lower level it's it's but you definitely need all three and in addition to that even when it comes to Mitzvah and we know like again is the general of all the mitzvah you have all three components because the fact is that the the the law is that you have that you have to do tah as well because because when you do when you do a Mitzvah you're doing yes you're doing the physical Mitzvah and you're elevating the physical world but you but you do it by also by by by by by the the by by by praying which again the source was a sacrifice and when it comes to sacrifice that's clearly that's a it's aing fragrance which means you're elevating it and the same thing also when your person prays which repres which which is in the place of the sacrifices so it say it's a ladder that's on the floor and goes on high and that's besides the fact of it says that we know that in every single Mitzvah there's three components there's the component of of thought and speech and action so you need all three so basist will know now will see why and appreciate why the order and that and is as follows to and then charity and all the MIT is including it and prayer not what we normally say Torah prayer and charity but here he uses Torah charity and and then prayer why because when it comes to redeeming hasem from the world from from from the nations of the world it happens primarily through learning T and through doing like it says but obviously in every one of these things you need to have all three you can't go ahead and and and knock out idea prayers so D saying is beautifully saying like this when it comes to when you have to redeem yes the primary thing is but doesn't mean you you also have do and pray but that's the primary thing is T when it comes when you're held captive it's it's but you still have to pray you you still have to do pray and study Torah and that's why it says and this verse is established for they have that we read on the Shabbat before Tish because we know the Shabbat from here gets blessed the whole week including T just like the waym operates the world before he brings any any disease or any illness he brings the healing first so the healing of Hashem is has the healing of hem that to begin with it's not going to be a disease and if we we we affect by reading it the sh before of redeeming of every single person Redeeming the soul Redeeming the body Redeeming the animal soul and again Redeeming the soul how do we redeem the soul that through the high level of Soul that's through that's through um learning Ty and Redeeming the part of the body and the animal Soul that's through through charity and like it says in Tanya that the soul itself doesn't really need to be fixed but it came down here to fix the body and the animal soul but in order that the Toyah and the charity and the Mitzvah should go on high and should have its impact of being redeemed obviously you need to have prayer which is basically the the the strand of of of serving hem like we explained before at length now when a person does their spiritual work in these three areas now in the previous generations so it says um as if you redeem me and like the AL explains T just referring to our personal Redemption but now Mia is standing right behind the wall and like we know the famous talk from the from the B person that's celebrating his Redemption ofas the and he says all the Transformations is done all we have to do is Polish the buttons so now by learning to and going ahead and doing the MIT and giving charity and praying obviously with the community you're literally not but you're actually redeeming hem and in a way of redeeming in a way of Peace because the true level of of redeeming a peace is going to happen mhia comes like like the M explain explains that ultimate is going to happen mhia comes and that's why the AL writes in his in his famous letter when he came from petburg and he says when I read in Psalms then I went out in peace from hasem in peace and other we because we know that the main idea of the spreading of sis when did that start like the the abundance of spreading mysticism after that out of prison in Petersburg and therefore he went out in peace when he read p why because the ultimate peace is going to be with the ultimate Redemption and we're going to spread the Well Springs of all over the world and we're doing this now it's actually a preparation for coming of Messiah and by by by doing that he opened and he created a clear path that every single person could and therefore we should be busy with preparing and the the the Redemption how by doing what we can and like the wres which is is which is Jewish law and but when a person does their part and literally by literally doing one thing in action in speech in thought we literally can tip the scale um of the of ourselves and the whole world to do to to to to to the side of meritorious and will create for ourselves true salvation and true Redemption that will have will redeem our soul in peace and we hasem and his children from the nations of the world and it's going to happen says M very very very very soon in our generation and like they finish off beautifully it's going to happen with the Redemption the true Redemption the complete Redemption through so here we have a beautiful powerful discourse in the Reb about the idea of that to to redeem the soul there's two levels of redeeming the soul which is above our body that is through learning T the one that's within a party through obviously you need prayer but ultimately redeem it will have the true peace and the PE of coming Mia and God willing our next class will be Ines have a great and blessed week sh