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

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