Class One. Introduction: The classic idea of this Possuk, that we do משפטים like חוקים rather than the other way around, because the משפטים are also from סיני. The Rebbe added in תשנ”ב that the very idea of משפטים where ideas of morality צדק ויושר are logical is a special gift from Hashem to bring what is above logic down to the level of logic. This מאמר given out at the same time discusses similar themes: Torah must have שכל ותענוגת but it must also have a ביטול. מצות though they are basically קבלת עול must have a תענוג as well. The מאמר was introduced in this class. The key set-up idea is the fact that קבלת עול is represented by an עבד עברי rather than an עבד כנעני.
Class Two. This class discusses the Possuk אשר תשים לפניהם כי תקנה עבד עברי… and explains in various ways the duality of learning Torah down here. On the one hand coming down to the level of human understanding is a huge step down On the other, the fact that even as it is down here it continues being תורתו של הקב”ה is only because it is reaching higher than אצילות to עצמות אוא”ס which is the only level that can join lower and higher. It is achieved through משה רבינו who himself joins together the opposites.
Class Three. This class focuses on the same duality discussed above (in Torah) but explains how it is in Mitzvos. Mitzvos may involve קבלת עול but there is pleasure there too: doing Hashem’s will. The class talks of the בינוני’s חיות ותענוג and the צדיק’s אתכפיא done only because he is commanded to say אפשי and as such there is much תענוג in his Bittul also.
