The sefer / Part I / Torah 116
הנותן צדקה נצול מעברות
No shiur on this Torah yet. R’ Moshe’s shiurim so far cover Torahs 1–34.
English translation by Moshe Mykoff © Breslov Research Institute, from Sefaria, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.
One who gives charity is spared from sinning.
This is because whoever shows compassion for God’s creations, is himself shown compassion from Heaven (Shabbat 151b). Yet, when anyone lacks daat (holy knowledge), it is forbidden to show him compassion (Berakhot 33a). Therefore, since [Heaven] shows him compassion, it must be that he is given daat.
He is thereby spared from committing a sin. For a man does not sin unless a spirit of folly has entered him (Sotah 3a). But when he has daat, he is spared from sinning. Amen, so may it be His will.