CM2 – Lesson 118b – Umanim 2 – Para. 1-3 – Drawing Life Into Malchus, Four Types of Watchmen, Protecting Wealth and Possessions

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Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
00:00 – Very brief overview of Likutey Moharan 30 on which this halakha is based.
08:35 – LIKUTEY HALAKHOS, UMANIM HALAKHA 2, PARAGRAPH 1.
18:29 – PARAGRAPH 2. A qualified leader in Israel must be “soneh betza” – a person who hates personal gain.
24:06 – The money and possessions of someone who is soneh betza are especially holy and require great protection.
34:39 – PARAGRAPH 3. A person’s malchus (sovereignty) is in their belongings. To protect wealth, chiyus (life force) must be drawn into physical possessions by using them to serve Hashem.
47:27 – Tzedakah (charity) elevates money and possessions and protects them.
50:18 – “The salt that preserves money” (Ketubot 66b) is charity and loving-kindness.