Tanya Chapter 53!!! קודש הקדשים וזמן הגלות Torah is G-d's shrine Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, Lesson 144

Tanya Chapter 53: Torah Is G-d’s Shrine During Exile | Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, Lesson 144 What happened to the Shechinah after the Beit Hamikdash was destroyed? Tanya Chapter 53 gives an answer that can change the way you see every word of Torah and every mitzvah. In this final chapter of Likutei Amarim—קודש הקדשים וזמן הגלות—Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz shows why the First Temple revealed the Shechinah through the Ark and Tablets, why the Second Temple held a lesser level, and what changed after the Temple was destroyed. Tanya says the holy light did not leave the world. Torah and mitzvot became G-d’s shrine in exile. Even one Jew who sits and studies Torah brings the Shechinah close. Your home, synagogue, or quiet corner can become a meeting place with G-d. Torah study does more than teach holiness. It draws holiness into life. Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz also explains the lamp image that began earlier in Tanya. Divine wisdom clothes the light. Mitzvot let that light take hold in thought, speech, and action. You do not need to become a tzaddik before serving G-d. The beinoni can turn daily life toward holiness one choice at a time. Tanya, Chapter 53 Why do the “four cubits of Halachah” be