10. Pada BiShalom 5737 (First of three Ma’amarim in a Series) 10 Kislev.

Pada BiShalom 5737 (First of three Ma’amarim in a Series) 10 Kislev, Class One.
Lavan’s Kiss and Yaakov’s Journey
This is a maamar within a maamar. 
The “outer ring” (beginning and end) of the Ma’amar is based on the classic work of the Mitteler Rebbe by this name, it discusses the idea of Pada BiShalom, the issue of peace and real peace ending conflict with no engagement.
The Ma’amar explores the levels of engagement and struggle setting up the level (Yechida) where no struggle takes place.
The “inner ring” (body) of the Ma’amar is based on a Ma’amar from the Mitteler Rebbe as well, and explains Lavan, the thief, as he is in his “mystical” source: Loven HaElyon (supernal whiteness) which is a high as the Yechida itself.
The opening of this (part of the) Ma’amar introduces the concept of the Lavan descending from his place to “kiss” his sons and daughters (Atzilus) and bless אתהם (them- the lower worlds) and leave the strength needed for Avoda, and then go back to his place.
After that Yaakov “goes on his way”.
Yaakov’s relationship with Hashem is defined like the relationship between a sheep and a shepherd.  As a sheep is close to the shepherd by it’s nature of subservience, the only way to get close to Hashem is not to try to get close.
Yaakov is a Jew and that makes it possible for him to defy the concealments Hashem made by working with the sheep (Yechidah). Bitul (or self-nullification) is the vessel for the greatest revelation of Godliness even extending into a place of klipa.  
On the one hand Lavan’s kiss gives the strength for Yaakov to do his work; on the other hand, Lavan’s kiss cannot reach the world without Yaakov. 
Yaakov means יבקע to bore through and bring the power of Lavan’s kiss down to this world.  
Class Length (1:26:12)

Pada BiShalom 5737 (First of three Ma’amarim in a Series) 10 Kislev, Class Two.
The atom bomb, Mashal for war “through peace” because the victory is so decisive, but that is still war.
Spiritually: Iskafia is certainly not peaceful end, because it is arrived at through direct struggle; but even Ishapcha isn’t exactly Shalom as it too happens through transforming (destroying).
NaRaN: Direct struggle between two forces.
[Chaya: Indirect struggle between the two].
Yechida: NO struggle at all as there is no opposition: true Shalom, it happens then (after Moshiach) because of what we do now.