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Multiple Giving w Accountability & a smiling brings G-d's Blessings - Igeres HaKodesh 30- RC Dalfin
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we're
learning sacred letters 30 page it's a
short pic so finish it
today so here the
AL refers
back to a letter without writing saying
so letter 21 if you remember letter
21 told us the importance of
multiple giving getting used to
giving so rather than giving all at one
shot give it more often even though it's
the same amount at the end and he based
that I believe on the
rambam or at least he he he used the
rambam or we spoke about the rambam to
support that idea so this chapter 30
lamid follows in the same vein but
another little twist so again this is a
letter about s the last letter was about
the importance of
learning and now the remember what I
told you in the very beginning we had a
good discussion about it that the it was
the sons of the AL who felt that they
should include letters of the AL to the
and the appendix it to the Tanya
originally the Al wrote the Tanya only
had three
sections it didn't have get that came
from from the
children but after and after it was
done after it was done it became part of
the tradition it became part of the
whole and we and we understand that
there's a practical aspect that uh is
important so the letters are very
instructional really you know but with
kabad philosophy explaining each and
every practical application that He
suggests and instructs let's
go it's known it's
known whoever is accustomed to come to
sh regularly and one day he doesn't show
up asks about him this a very very very
famous gor all the the sermonizers the
rabbis have what to say on
this as it
says who amongst you this fears God and
if you fear God why don't you show up
the so again literally it's used like
hey why did you miss a day coming to sh
you know and then hasem keep sore and
Hashem says hey he's not in what and the
lesson for us of course is is that when
someone that you know the should you
don't see him regularly he comes that
you should actually call him email him
contact him text him WhatsApp him
whatever visit
him are you all right what's going on
you
know but when you look into the gamar
the gar talks about when a person finds
himself in a place of darkness and that
Darkness causes a problem and because of
a problem the person becomes depressed
or um lethargic towards TI
mitz the
commentaries explain it not that the
place is a place of Darkness but that
the person
himself is in a is in a in a mode of
darkness
gloominess and because he's in a place
of
gloominess he doesn't come to he doesn't
come one day to the Bas medish he has
entered a a an abode a domain of
gloominess of depression of
negativity
so employs
thisal and is going to make a
similarity a similar argument about
Sedaka you were accustomed to giving
this amount of
T every year and now you fell on hard
time
and you're not giving it just like
someone who was accustomed to coming to
sh but now he fell into a place of
gloominess of Darkness of difficulty he
doesn't show up that's that's the
reason why he be he be he begins Chapter
30 with this Kaz let's continue inside
you'll see
it you see is the words
is saying that don't think that this is
only about coming to sh this is's
words right CU technically AB theal say
this is regarding coming to sh Hashem
asks you where were you I didn't see you
today so the AL says yes technically
theal is said about coming to sh to Bas
medish but the logic is the same Mas and
since the logic is the same it applies
to all mitz and he
says although when we give
to it's without a
vow I've said it before but I know that
I I can't say but I was told that when
you go up to the and you pledge a money
to for your Al should say B
there without a vow because if because
if a person says if it comes out of his
mouth I'm doing this and this it there's
a there's the words in the
title don't make your words mundane and
many many many authorities say that that
that's the get of a a nether a promise
and if you don't fulfill it or you
forget about it it's it's a violation
okay we have kidre
and you
know that's
why is all about is for those pledges
those things that we said we're going to
do we didn't and and we forgot that we
didn't do them so we have uh A Day in
the year two days in the year where it
deals with that so we come in with a
clean slate but not not not considering
that at this
point
says
although your commitment to it should
was always without a NE without a vow
without a promise so okay this year I
can't do it how many times I can tell
you over my years in in in in in talking
to people about Sedaka
you know I've been told yeah last year I
gave you this amount I can't do it this
year things aren't as good so Del says
that's an acceptable argument tally if
you said B okay but nevertheless
continuing
nevertheless every
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to who the fear of God the or of hem
touches their heart meaning they take it
seriously they they
don't want their their Godly soul to
give less M less and holiness
so says you're right you didn't make a
vow I never promise there
people you know even people give quite a
bit of s this idea that you boxing me in
every year I have to give you no so they
make to themselves a vow this is
B so that's a technical thing but Al EMP
say spiritually you hear this Masha
spiritually the it it the the fact that
you gave one two three and the per the
person of the institution is relying on
you and your neish needs that giving and
that amount that's the point that he's
making here even though technically if
you don't you're not violating anything
thank you very much since when is all of
y a tactical
experience the Spirit that's why he says
look at the
words right they won't they don't want
their Godly
soul to give less of
Holiness and automatically not be as
holy let's
continue why
not because they've already
accustomed each year to give to to
donate
from from their might and
right what say what's refer to with all
your
might so uses the
word instead of
saying to donate from their money he
uses the word me them from the
word say refers to money so they they
separate to
enliven the LI the spirit of the
downtrodden and the broken shattered
ones
the who don't have of their
own he
this is the level which is called the
Fallen Su of
David one second please one
second we
cl
to erect the Fallen Suka
right to exalt
it and
to and to make it be one with
one
so
says technically you didn't make a vow
you ow no you know you don't owe anyone
anything okay so let's get that clear
but nevertheless
the spirit of the law is
missing and why do you want to engage
that when you have an opportunity to
create and to uplift the downtrodden the
Brokenhearted by the way he's talking
about here giving to people I failed to
mention that earlier this is a letter to
support again
the now he add the component of multiple
giving
everything meaning the great benefit of
is based on Ro multiplicity of giving of
action which is alluding to what he said
earlier in chapter
21 and according to the
amount each penny each
coin m is combined
to one large amount so don't discount
small giving multiple giving because at
the end of the day you get a lot you
know and I see this in sh I'm sure you
see it you see the same people coming
almost every day right we've discussed
it and you know my I maybe it's my Gates
of Hur but you like to say wow they must
have gathered a lot of money cuz they're
doing this every day for years and years
and years you see
them call so even if you give them a
quarter a shekele this or that every day
a shekele every day a shekele every day
a shekele at the end of the day imagine
they have they collect a 100 people 100
shekels each day and every day for years
it's
it's so says the important it's
important to give multiple times even if
the amount are less because at the end
it combines itself for a great
amount to what
say when is
great when
is
great there's a verse which says when is
yut great when yut is in the city of God
what does that
mean so see this
explains is the supernatural force of
God elenu is the natural force of God
when is
y great when it's experienced in
nature when
yut does its thing of Miracles God is
not really great cuz that that
corresponds to what God does but nature
which normally conceals
hasem and now one Fe sees and feels in
nature the supernatural that's great
that's god let's
continue this is the
level you
of is the place
of
accountability is being organized right
so when you hear the point out that was
making fascinating that when you give
and in a calculated way and each time a
little bit specifically then you express
the greatness of
Hashem this is fascinating in other
words in the little giving but done in
multiple ways that's when you express
the god lashem whereas you give a lot
one at one shot a lot a big amount it's
not really the godem that means you have
it you're me ninous and all that great
but imagine when you don't you don't
have that amount or you don't have it at
one time and you give a little bit you
train yourself your practice and as we
discussed here you get bothered and
nuded and say you came yesterday why you
here again today right and you give yes
sir I think you're the one who asked me
that question and you give once you give
twice you give
right what you're doing is and this this
is an answer to your question I'm
thinking about you said last time months
ago this is really
greatness real greatness is I'm talking
to myself to be able to give to the same
person multiple times when you don't
want
to because you say you already got from
me I already got so much same person the
same time right go
[Applause]
within within accountability within the
normality when you're able to break
through that's when it's godem and if
you can't you might be giving but it's
not it's a different level let's
continue your eyes
are a
pool of
accountability other words the eyes of
hasem are expressed through
accountability and just like a pool
gathers water in one area so too kbone
accountability
gathers the greatness of God that's the
that's the
comparison and says this concept is
known it is specifically through the
arousal of
below that we draw down life and Grace
and
benevolence through the act
of with a good willingness a favorable
willingness the Savor
upon with
a a happy smile
very important sometimes we don't want
to give or sometimes we're not in a good
mood
but why should the recipient listen to
this Yoni why should the
recipient feel your
wrath either because you woke up on the
wrong side or you already you're
thinking to yourself I I gave you
yesterday that person for whatever
reason that person for whatever
reason is asking
again now these are not easy
things that's why we learn them because
it takes training
refinement you know and let me say
something even if in the beginning
it's you don't really mean it you just
smiling but you're really inside burning
do
that do that
because after enough Smiles you'll say
you
know I have a Mitzvah to give I'll give
once I'll give twice I'll give three
times and and specifically there we
experience
God it's specifically in
accountability I remember that re spoke
I forget I think it was in the 8S he
spoke to the to everyone but he spoke to
the in particular he says he wants
a and I remember there there were times
I you know the Reb was had a fund it was
called the m is
fund where
Kim got wealthy supporters to give put
money into this fund we're talking about
I think the least was
$100,000 over a certain amount of time
if you couldn't do it once or twice or
three times whatever and you and because
and and when you did this you had a the
the the Merit of going up to the two TW
twice a year between rashim Kipper and
also before PES you your wife family and
you would give the check to the rebba he
would give you whatever either a dollar
or honey cake or whatever it is and and
you would you were able to speak to them
you know and there was a big you know
people didn't just speak to the rabbi so
here you can talk to them I need a br
fora for children for this for that so
those that were able
to you I don't you were at the M fund no
you were I went to I went on a Sunday he
gave me $2 I'm not talking about Sunday
Sunday is one thing Sunday every person
can
go we're talking about the M fund you
had to make a commitment of
$100,000 very few people who did that
were able to do that but
who had balim you know their
supporters they and they had that me
those means they they were able to go it
was a specific program it was a specific
program once they went they brought
their wife they brought a child whatever
like that it's online look it up online
it's called the the the Mna Israel um
fund
so what did the do from that money he
sent out to usim
three times a year
,000 per M that you had so when I was in
California Marine County I had three Mo
I had aik I built a mik I had
a and I had a Yeshiva Yeshiva of the Bay
Area and I got three checks that ever
one year was my biggest
donor 9 to 10,00 ,000 cuz he gave out
that year three
times the money and where it come from
the m is fund after a few years it dried
up and there was no more money coming
wild theb was alive you know the RAB
krinsky who was managing the fund for
the M for the re said we don't have any
more funds right
now so because I had three
Mo and then I remember that he said he
wants an account to he's not just going
to give you a check you had to give him
a and I did so I'm saying we're learning
here in Tanya all about this concept
ofin is not a stifling
experiencein at the end of the day is
the ultimate experience that
withinin you find the highest the
greatest
right there's a lot to talk about this
because a lot of people don't relate to
this and don't understand this or aren't
that way I'll just say one name that y
you know and it's y's namesake SCH car
he was the furthest away
fromin that that that wasn't him that
you know whether he was born that way I
think he was whether he developed it but
he wasn't Ain you know keeping records
and keeping receipts not at all and it
actually you know Hur him in different
things where he didn't get
reimbursed and and his parents had Tinus
I wrote about this in my book I'm not
going to go into right now
soin is a very it's a difficult thing to
keep Ain but you have to keep a so says
here that through the you experience
godash let's continue I'm going to
finish and he
says so when you exert yourself the
arousal From Below
in keeping a and you do so by with a
smile it elicits an arousing from
above's face will illuminate
You Through
The Shining and the emanation of Grace
and
kindness will of the Living
God has no no no one can understand it
and there's no end to
him no one can
yeah from there from this lofty level of
God it come down to to theem being the
king of all
worldes meaning our reveal
word will enen All
Creatures firstly in the superal
chambers the lower
on over there the lower lower ones there
is an exact
amount thousand of thousands will serve
me that's a it's a lot but it's still a
thousands of
thousands says this is the meaning of
the great the great account
accounting through the multiple acts of
sh through the multiple acts your is
complete because the meaning of the word
peace brings together two opposite ends
two
opposites one and you have the heaven
and which is above
which is referred to God's Godless God's
greatness there is no searching you
can't find so
awesome and and and the lower lower part
of
the that invest itself in this world
through the spiritual
worlds through limitation accountability
with doar M and enough to be said for
that the person who understands it it so
one more minute what we understand from
all this is the importance of giving
multiple times giving
espcially and doing it with and to know
that through the and the accountability
you you can experience the greatness of
hasem it's theab so everyone should um
not be a pter don't be an
ox it's it's it's a clean way of saying
don't be you know what so and don't be
an
ax take your pter take your
behmer and bring it
to and get ready
for for the and we'll see everyone
chapter 31 this coming Monday Z take
care good job don't forget don't forget
your your your
pigle yeah right yeah Misha Myers make
sure you eat your par kigle you ask y if
he didn't make one at the car B you'll
call him on the
shabas guys we got
a yeah good good take care