| Friday | Tamuz 6 | 5703 | | Torah lessons: | Chumash: Chukat, Shishi with Rashi. | | Tehillim: 35-38. | | Tanya: For example, (p. 331) ...attributes at all." (p. 333). | |
(The effect of) each particular mitzva-act is called forth by (doing) those (other) mitzva-acts which are makif - general and all-encompassing in nature. The mitzva of tzedaka, for example, is one of those all-encompassing makif mitzvot, as evident from the reference to all mitzvot by the term "tzedaka." For this reason it is most appropriate to give a coin to tzedaka before performing any mitzva. This has the effect of bringing the general makif-aura into the p'nimi, the "inner aspect," (the particular mitzva). Nonetheless, this type of makif is a "close aura," whereas the makif of Torah1 is a "distant aura," whose effect is superior.
