Nedivus & Matanah
נדיבותGenerosity of the heart — the gift freely given, from the terumah of the Mishkan onward. The Sfas Emes on nedivus.
111 essays
Vayeira
Toldot
Yitro
Mishpatim
Shekalim
- Shekalim awakens inner will and teshuvah me'ahavahShekalim · תרל"א · Essay 1
- Shabbos beyond sin, the half-shekelShekalim · תרל"ב · Essay 4
- Offering oneself in place of korbanosShekalim · תרל"ג · Essay 3
- Giving shekalim frees and renewsShekalim · תרל"ד · Essay 1
- Generosity's root connects Yisrael to HashemShekalim · תרל"ו · Essay 2
- Every individual completes the collective MishkanShekalim · תרל"ו · Essay 3
- Shekalim, tzedakah, and freedomShekalim · תרל"ז · Essay 1
- Generosity from below arouses Hashem's loveShekalim · תרמ"א · Essay 2
- Tzedakah restores what sin lostShekalim · תרמ"א · Essay 3
- Half-shekel awakens inner loveShekalim · תרמ"ב · Essay 1
- Half-shekel binds lower self to higher rootShekalim · תרמ"ז · Essay 1
- Tzedakah as the deed that elevates to the rootShekalim · תרמ"ח · Essay 1
- Shekalim restores the eternal rootShekalim · תרנ"ב · Essay 1
- Half-shekel tzedakah elevates and unites Klal YisraelShekalim · תרנ"ג · Essay 2
- Tzedakah elevates above natureShekalim · תרנ"ט · Essay 2
Terumah
- Sincere will draws down divine completionTerumah · תרל"א · Essay 2
- Acquiring Torah by elevating all deeds to HashemTerumah · תרל"ב · Essay 1
- The will to give elevates every mitzvahTerumah · תרל"ג · Essay 1
- Building the Mikdash within through ratzon and emunahTerumah · תרל"ג · Essay 2
- Teruma 5633Terumah · Essay 5633
- Inner generosity elevates every deedTerumah · תרל"ד · Essay 1
- Concealment preserves what is for HeavenTerumah · תרל"ד · Essay 2
- Small gifts that reveal the ShechinahTerumah · תרל"ד · Essay 3
- Teruma 5634Terumah · Essay 5634
- The wakeful inner point of generosityTerumah · תרל"ז · Essay 1
- Teruma 5637Terumah · Essay 5637
- Elevating the holy good in everythingTerumah · תרל"ט · Essay 2
- Moshe draws the Mishkan's root downwardTerumah · תרל"ט · Essay 3
- Unity from joining the particularsTerumah · תרל"ט · Essay 4
- Teruma 5639Terumah · Essay 5639
- Torah's power to consecrate the physicalTerumah · תר"מ · Essay 1
- Mishkan sanctifies all everyday deedsTerumah · תר"מ · Essay 2
- Tuma 5640Terumah · Essay 5640
- Torah as the power to elevate creationTerumah · תרמ"א · Essay 1
- Teruma 5642Terumah · Essay 5642
- Unity awakens generosity within Klal YisraelTerumah · תרמ"ג · Essay 1
- Teruma 5643Terumah · Essay 5643
- Elevating our desires to their root in HashemTerumah · תרמ"ד · Essay 3
- Torah as the enduring Tree of LifeTerumah · תרמ"ה · Essay 1
- Terumah uplifts the hidden good of CreationTerumah · תרמ"ו · Essay 1
- Moshe as eternal broker of the TorahTerumah · תרמ"ו · Essay 2
- Torah as acquiring Hashem HimselfTerumah · תרמ"ז · Essay 1
- Bnei Yisrael themselves as the dwelling of the ShechinahTerumah · תרמ"ח · Essay 1
- The Mishkan as a vessel for the soul's lightTerumah · תרמ"ט · Essay 3
- Torah uncovers the hidden good in creationTerumah · תר"נ · Essay 1
- Building the Mikdash in every heartTerumah · תר"נ · Essay 2
- Three ascending levels of acquiring TorahTerumah · תרנ"א · Essay 1
- A small offering lifts the whole statureTerumah · תרנ"ב · Essay 2
- Menorah, Shabbos, and the Torah's lettersTerumah · תרנ"ג · Essay 1
- Taking the world through Torah and brachahTerumah · תרנ"ד · Essay 1
- Torah's garment beyond reach of sinTerumah · תרנ"ה · Essay 1
- The engraved point in the Jewish heartTerumah · תרנ"ה · Essay 2
- Every individual builds the Mishkan through MosheTerumah · תרנ"ח · Essay 2
- The Torah engraved on the heart stays awakeTerumah · תר"ס · Essay 2
- Torah uncovers the soul's hidden desireTerumah · תרס"ב · Essay 1
- Eternal love of Hashem planted in the heartTerumah · תרס"ג · Essay 1
- Torah condensed into practical mitzvosTerumah · תרס"ג · Essay 3
- Bnei Yisrael as partners in Torah and creationTerumah · תרס"ד · Essay 1
- The holy spark within every actionTerumah · תרס"ד · Essay 2
Zachor
Purim
Ki Tisa
- Torah as gift after total toilKi Tisa · תרל"ט · Essay 2
- Shabbos as the root-gift received directlyKi Tisa · תר"מ · Essay 1
- Shabbos as foretaste of Olam HabaKi Tisa · תרמ"ו · Essay 1
- Torah as a gift from above, like ShabbosKi Tisa · תרנ"ז · Essay 1
- Shabbos as a lasting inner restKi Tisa · תרנ"ז · Essay 3
Vayakhel
- Vayakhel תרל"הVayakhel · תרל"ה
- Guarding Pure IntentionsVayakhel · תרל"ה · Essay 2
- Divine Inspiration in GivingVayakhel · תרל"ו · Essay 3
- Sufficiency of the OfferingVayakhel · תרל"ו · Essay 4
- Divine Generosity and IsraelVayakhel · תרל"ח · Essay 1
- Vayakhel תר"מVayakhel · תר"מ
- Daily Renewed Divine WillVayakhel · תר"מ · Essay 4
- Vayakhel תרמ"בVayakhel · תרמ"ב
- Wholehearted Giving to GodVayakhel · תרמ"ב · Essay 2
- Awakening From BelowVayakhel · תרמ"ג · Essay 5
- Repentance Elevates the SoulVayakhel · תרמ"ג · Essay 6