The Baal HaTanya is about to tell us how it is easy for every person to be able to tap into their love of Hashem. He is about to take us on a journey into understanding the presence of God in the world – and how this is going to be the thing to awaken us to realise that it is just as important to refrain from every sin, as it is to refrain from the biggest of sins, including idolatry, murder and sexual immorality.
Watchfulness is the trait of being aware of the dangers that surround us. We must be on the constant lookout for those things that can prevent us from being on the right path and flee from them as fast as possible.
It is the hidden love found within each Jew that awakens at certain times of urgency. When a Jew is confronted with the ultimate test of giving up his life under the duress of conversion or serving idols, this love awakens itself as the Jew refuses to be separated from God for even a moment.
In fact, if the Jew could only identify with this deep love to God always, he would never come to commit any sin at all. It is just that a spirit of folly enters into him, and he thinks that when committing a sin, he is not separating himself from God at all. But in truth, every sin tears one away from God.
The hidden love – found even in the most lowly of Jews – is a power that is so great, that it will not allow a Jew to commit a sin even if just overtly – though he does not actually believe in the action he is involved in.
In fact, within the hidden love is also an aspect of tremendous fear of God. It is the fear inherent within the love that prevents the Jew from that particularly serious sin.
We begin Chapter 20 which is a follow on from Chapter 19. Here we will see the concept of (the start) of how a Jew is able implement that hidden love in all matters of MItzvah observance and refraining from committing sins. By understanding more about the first two commandments of the Ten Commandments, the Jew will be able to see how God has manifested His entire Torah within these commandments and through this, the Jew will be able to understand how to refrain from breaking away from God in every single sin – just as he is able to refrain to breaking away from God at the time of such serious sins as idolatry.
This is the next video in a series of the “Faith and Fate” videos by Rabbi Berel Wein. This is a special video about the tragedies of the holocaust. But it is not the regular type of holocaust film done many times before. Rather, it follows the life of one particular family from the time of the Spanish Inquisition on towards the Holocaust itself. Thereafter, the film segways into the change that has occurred to the Jewish people since that time, and the revival of Torah life from the time of the holocaust until today.
To what degree must we have intention when reciting the Keriat Shema? The first paragraph? The second? The third?? What about maybe for only the very first line – Shema Yisrael etc.?
The following video is a part of the series “Faith and Fate” by Rabbi Berel Wein sharing the history of the Jewish people in the twentieth century. This video covers the years 1948-1957. It is best to watch the entire series from the first video starting with the beginning of the twentieth century.
This is the first in a series of documentaries to follow by Rabbi Berel Wein, called “Faith and Fate” detailing the history of the Jewish people in the twentieth century. In this episode, the years from 1900-1910 are detailed. It is worthwhile watching and best to watch from this video onto the next detailing the years between 1911-1920 and then to continue the entire series. Please note: This video has been placed out of order of the series and is actually the first video in the series even though it appears as the fourth video in the postings on this blog. Please click on the “Faith and Fate” tag in this blog to see a listing of all the videos and follow from there – or simply scroll back to 3 videos to continue watching.
This is the third video in a series of videos by Rabbi Berel Wein sharing the story of Jewish history in the twentieth century. In this video we learn about the things that lead up to the war. These videos can be watched on their own – but it is suggested that they be watched in order from the start of the twentieth century i.e. from the first video in this series. These videos are not to be missed and form such a crucial part of learning what our history is all about.
This is the second film by Rabbi Berel Wein sharing some of the most crucial parts of Jewish History in the twentieth century. If you are interested in learning about Jewish history, these videos are the very best in sharing about the events that took place in the lives of the Jews throughout this time. In this video, we learn about the happenings of the 1920’s. It is not to be missed. While it can be watched on its own, it is even better to follow from the previous first video so that one can see the flow of history from the beginning of the century.
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