In today's episode we discuss different reasons why a person should still give charity even if they are just as impoverished as the one they are giving to.Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 16.Music by

In today's episode we discuss why even a poor person is not exempt from giving charity.Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 16.Music by

In today's episode we discuss how the emotions of the G-dly soul stem from the intellectual attributes of the G-dly soul. Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 15. Music by

In this episode we discuss how the emotive and intellectual attributes previously discussed are merely metaphors for the attributes of the G-dly Soul.Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 15.Music by

In today's episode, we discuss the first six emotive attributes as they manifest within a person and how these emotive attributes are external manifestations of two internal emotive attributes, all of which are sourced in and correlate in ...

In today's episode we discuss how Avraham's attribute of Chessed in relation to the Supernal Attribute of Chessed can be likened to the relationship between the ashes of a burnt piece of wood to the wood or tree itself.Iggeres HaKodesh,...

In today's episode we begin a discussion in which we come to understand how we can come to understand G-d (somewhat) through studying the spiritual make up of Man.Iggeres HaKodesh, beginning of Epistle 15.Music by

In today's episode we discuss what is meant by the teaching that the eyes of G-d are always on the Land of Israel. Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 14. Music by

In today's episode we begin discussing a letter the Alter Rebbe wrote to his Chassidim, asking him to be just as passionate about giving to a fund that was established to raise money for the land of Israel as they were when the fund was first e...

In today's episode we discuss how there is a great Chessed which is latent within all Jews (Rav Chessed) and how G-d should thus act towards us in a way of Rav Chessed as well. Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 13. Music by

In today's episode we discuss how all Jews embody both Chessed and Gevurah. It's just a question of what is overt vs what is latent. Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 13. Music by

In today's episode we discuss how some Jewish souls are rooted in Chessed and some are rooted in Gevurah.Iggeres HaKodesh, Beginning of Epistle 13.Music by

In today's episode we discuss how the "Service/Work" of Tzedaka produces a stronger effect than the "Act" of Tzedaka.Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 12.Music by

In today's episode we begin to explore the difference between the Act of Tzedaka vs. the Work or Service of Tzedaka.Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 12.Music by

In today's episode we discuss how we can stimulate the affection of Peace on High and Below through engaging in the Act of Tzedaka as well as how we can get a taste of the revelation of G-dliness that will occur in the Future, by connecting wit...

Today's episode is dedicated in loving memory to my maternal grandfather Avraham Yitzchok ben Binyamin HaKohen Z"L (the entire It is Taught podcast is dedicated to him as well). In today's episode we introduce the question of what the d...

In today's episode we discuss how not seeing everything as being good is a form of heresy and how training ourselves to see everything as good makes it revealed as such. Iggeres HaKodesh, End of Epistle 11. Music by

In today's episode we discuss how everything we experience in our lives is really good and coming from G-d's Chessed, even if we don't perceive it as such. Our purpose is to shift our perspective and try to recognize the hidden goodness in all ...

In today's episode we discuss how through giving Tzedaka in an abundant and unmeasured way, we invoke the unlimited Chessed of G-d from a place higher than the worlds (i.e Rav Chessed).Iggeres HaKodesh, end of Epistle 10.Music b...

In today's episode we discuss why we should not stick to the limitations given for giving tzedakah.Iggeres HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 10.Music by

In today's episode we discuss how while all mitzvos, including the mitzva of Tzedaka has specific limitations and measurements to it, if a person veers even slightly from the Torah path, they should give over and above the set limitation given ...

In today's episode we discuss how and why all of the Torah commandments have specific measurements to them. Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 10. Music by

In today's episode we discuss how the positive commandments are rooted in Hashem's Chessed, but as vested within Gevurah, as is seen by virtue of their measurements and limitations.Iggeres HaKodesh, Begnning of Epistle 10.Music ...

In today's episode we discuss how the main focus of our generation, which is the generation of the "footsteps of Moshiach", is to give Tzedaka. This is in contrast to previous generations whose emphasis was more on Torah study.Iggeres H...

In today's episode the Alter Rebbe reminds us of our true purpose on Earth, which is to emulate G-d by giving Tzedaka and doing acts of Chessed for His Sake.Iggeres HaKodesh beginning of Epistle 9.Music by