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DAILY DOSE: Ego Preservation

Posted: 23 Aug 2009 12:01 AM PDT

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Elul 3, 5769 · August 23, 2009
Ego Preservation

By Tzvi Freeman

The ego is not to be destroyed. It, too, is a creation of G-d, and all that He made, He made for His glory.

Only this: that the ego must know that it is a creation, and that all He made, He made for His glory.




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From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe; words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman. To order Tzvi's book, "Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.

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LESSONS IN TANYA: Sunday, August 23, 2009

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 09:59 PM PDT

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Elul 3, 5769 · August 23, 2009
Today's Tanya Lesson
Iggeret HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 10

אך היינו דוקא לשומר התורה, ולא סר ממנה ימין ושמאל, אפילו כמלא נימא

However, this [limitation on charity] applies only to one who observes the Torah and does not depart from it to the right or left, even as much as a hair's-breadth.

אבל מי שהעביר עליו הדרך, חס ושלום

But as to him who has strayed from the path, Heaven forfend,

מאחר שהעוה דרכו, לתת מגרעות בקדש העליון

inasmuch as he has distorted his course, thus di-minishing the Supreme Holiness,

A Jew draws down sanctity from the Supreme Holiness through his performance of the commandments; as we say in the blessings recited before their performance, "...Who has sanctified us with His commandments." I.e., performing mitzvot elicits a downflow of Supreme Holiness, whereas non-performance depletes it.

שגרע ערכו בחינת המשכתו מה שהיה יכול להמשיך מבחינת אלקותו, והארת האור מאור אין סוף ברוך הוא, אילו היה שומר התורה ומקיימה כהלכתה

that is, he has diminished its value as regards the efflux he could have elicited from G‑d's Divinity and the radiation [he could have elicited] from the [infinite] Ein Sof-light, had he observed the Torah and fulfilled it as required, —

מעוות זה לא יוכל לתקן כי אם בהמשכת האור העליון שלמעלה מהעולמות, ואינו מתלבש בהן

such distortion cannot be rectified except by an efflux of the Supreme light that transcends the worlds, without being vested in them.

הנקרא חסד עילאה ורב חסד

This is what is called Chesed ilaah ("superior kindness") and rav Chesed ("abundant kindness"),

לפי שמאיר ומתפשט בבחינת אין סוף, בלי גבול ומדה

because it radiates and diffuses infinitely, without limit and measure,

מאחר שאיננו מצומצם תוך העולמות, אלא בבחינת מקיף עליהן מלמעלה

since it is not contracted within the worlds but encompasses them from above [in equal measure],

מריש כל דרגין עד סוף וכו׳

from the peak of all rungs to the end [of all rungs].

וכשהאדם ממשיכו למטה במעשיו ואתערותא דלתתא

Now, when man draws it downward by means of his deeds and by an arousal from below,

אזי אור עליון זה מאיר ומתפשט תוך העולמות, ומתקן כל מעוות וכל מגרעות שניתנו בקדש העליון

this Supreme light then radiates and extends within the worlds, rectifying all distortions and deficiencies caused in the Kodesh HaElyon,

ומחדש אורן וטובן ביתר שאת ויתר עז, בבחינת אור חדש ממש

and renewing their light and goodness with an intense elevation, on the level of a truly new light.

An act of penitence does not merely uncover a pre-existing light, but calls forth a new and infinite light which is loftier than all the worlds.

לכן אמרו: במקום שבעלי תשובה עומדין וכו׳

This is why the Sages taught that1 "In the place (i.e., at the level) where penitents stand, [even the perfectly righteous do not stand]."

The Rebbe notes that in various sources2 this is paraphrased as follows: "In the place where penitents stand even the truly righteous cannot stand." I.e., the level at which penitents stand steadfastly cannot even be attained by the truly righteous, for the Divine radiance drawn down through repentance is of an utterly superior quality.

FOOTNOTES
1. Berachot 34b.
2. Rambam, Hilchot Teshuvah 7:4, as distinct from the wording cited in Berachot, loc. cit.: '...do not stand."'


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"TODAY'S DAY": Sunday, August 23, 2009

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 09:44 PM PDT

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Elul 3, 5769 · August 23, 2009
"Today's Day"

Friday Elul 3 5703
Torah lessons: Chumash: Shoftim, Shishi with Rashi.
Tehillim: 18-22. Also 7-9.
Tanya: Now, this type (p. 445) ...come until..." (p. 445).

Whoever has faith in individual Divine Providence knows that "Man's steps are established by G-d,"1 that this particular soul must purify and improve something specific in a particular place. For centuries, or even since the world's creation, that which needs purification or improvement waits for this soul to come and purify or improve it. The soul too, has been waiting - ever since it came into being2 - for its time to descend, so that it can discharge the tasks of purification and improvement assigned to it.

FOOTNOTES
1. Tehillim 37:23.
2. Lit. "...ever since its emanation and creation..." The highest of the four general planes of the spiritual cosmos are Atzilut, "Emanation," and B'ria, "creation." See Translator's Notes p. 121 in printed version.


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DAILY MITZVAH (Maimonides): Sunday, August 23, 2009

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 09:31 PM PDT

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Elul 3, 5769 · August 23, 2009
Today's Mitzvah

Positive Commandment 150
Checking for Signs in Birds

Deuteronomy 14:11 "You may eat all clean (kosher) birds"

The Torah lists all the non-kosher birds that are not to be eaten.

Research of that list has shown some common characteristics between the birds that are forbidden as food. Almost all the prohibited birds are hunters. We are commanded to check that list and eat only those which are kosher (see Negative Mitzvah 174).

Positive Commandment 151
Checking for Signs in Grasshoppers

Leviticus 11:21 "Yet these you may eat of every flying creeping thing"

The Torah describes the flying insects that use four legs for walking, as non-kosher. Only those with the special signs - knees extending above their feet, using these longer legs to hop on, are allowed to be eaten.

We are commanded to check for these signs before eating these grasshoppers. Today, we are unable to determine which grasshoppers are kosher and which are not.

Positive Commandment 152
Checking for Signs in Fish

Leviticus 11:9 "These you shall eat of all that is in the water"

We are commanded to check for the kosher signs in fish. These signs are:

1) fins; and 2) scales (see Negative Mitzvah 173).

Negative Commandment 172
It is forbidden to eat non-kosher animals

Deuteronomy 14:7 "These you shall not eat of those that only chew the cud, or of those that only have the cloven hoof"

The Torah gives us two signs to look for in animals (see Positive Mitzvah 149) in order to determine if the animal is kosher.

They must chew their cud and have split hooves. Any animal which does not have both these signs (even if it does have one of them) is not considered to be kosher.

Negative Commandment 174
It is forbidden to eat non-kosher birds

Leviticus 11:13 "And these are they which you shall detest among the birds, they shall not be eaten"

The Torah lists the types of birds that are not kosher and, therefore, may not be eaten. We are forbidden to eat any of those birds that are mentioned. (For a complete list of those birds that are not kosher see Leviticus 11:13-20.)



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TODAY IN JUDAISM: Sunday, August 23, 2009

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 09:07 PM PDT

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Today is: Sunday, Elul 3, 5769 · August 23, 2009

Today's Laws & Customs

Elul Observances

As the last month of the Jewish year, Elul is traditionaly a time of introspection and stocktaking -- a time to review one's deeds and spiritual progress over the past year and prepare for the upcoming "Days of Awe" of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.

As the month of Divine Mercy and Forgiveness (see "Today in Jewish History" for Elul 1) it is a most opportune time for teshuvah ("return" to G-d), prayer, charity, and increased Ahavat Yisrael (love for a fellow Jew) in the quest for self-improvement and coming closer to G-d. Chassidic master Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi likens the month of Elul to a time when "the king is in the field" and, in contrast to when he is in the royal palace, "everyone who so desires is permitted to meet him, and he receives them all with a cheerful countenance and shows a smiling face to them all."

Specific Elul customs include the daily sounding of the shofar (ram's horn) as a call to repentance. The Baal Shem Tov instituted the custom of reciting three additional chapters of Psalms each day, from the 1st of Elul until Yom Kippur (on Yom Kippur the remaining 36 chapters are recited, thereby completing the entire book of Psalms). Click below to view today's Psalms.

Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9

Elul is also the time to have one's tefillin and mezuzot checked by an accredited scribe to ensure that they are in good condition and fit for use.

Links: More on Elul


Today in Jewish History


Passing of Rabbi A. I. Kook (1935)

Elul 3 is the yahrtzeit of the first Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi (in modern times) of the Religious Zionist Jewish community in the Holy Land, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, who assumed his position upon the formation of the British Mandate in 1920. A leading philosopher and mystic, Rabbi Kook authored many books and letters, and is a founding father of the "Religious Zionist" movement.


Daily Quote

Be whole with G-d

- Deuteronomy 18:13


Daily Study

Chitas and Rambam for today:

Chumash: Ki Teitzei, 1st Portion Deuteronomy 21:10-21:21 with Rashi
English / Hebrew Linear Translation

Tehillim: Chapters 18 - 22
Hebrew text
English text

Tanya: Iggeret HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 10
English Text: Lessons in Tanya
Hebrew Text
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Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
English Text | Audio: Listen | Download
• 1 Chapter: Berachot Chapter Five
English Text | Hebrew Text | Audio: Listen | Download
• 3 Chapters: MaAchalot Assurot Chapter 2, MaAchalot Assurot Chapter 3, MaAchalot Assurot Chapter 4
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Hayom Yom:
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