01. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class One.Introduction to the year: 1) How we learn slow and methodically, with daily review (sheets), 2) What we learn the EARLY unedited Ma’amarim of our Rebbe, they are concise and clear and enjoyable.This Ma’amar is about Teshuva. The Alter Rebbe says of Teshuva that it...

02. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Two.Teshuva review of the class before.Never quitting is a real level of Teshuva (though not the highest). Inside (we read only the Possuk) וידבר אלוקים אל משה ויאמר אליו אני הוי’ וארא אל… בא-ל שד-י…Three names three levels, אלוקים- the Godliness of concealment; שד”י- the...

03. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Three.1) Review 3 names of Hashem, what is prophecy and why is Hashem upset with Moshe.2) וידעתם כי אני הוי’ה- all Yidden will no3) Question: by the Avos it also says Havaya?Answer: there’s the lower Havaya (Creator) and the higher Havaya (Ein Sof, above time),...

04. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Four.1) Review, the difference between lower Havaya (Creator) and higher Havaya (above time and Ein Sof) [and the highest Havaya: That HE IS (story of Reb Yisroel Noach “פאראן…”)]2) Galus, powerful, issue of Holocaust, the POWER of God is seen (often) in the pain.

05. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Five.Perek 1.Only Galus (and the Geula from it) allows us Yedia (Knowledge) of (the higher) Havaya.Why?We brought up the holocaust again.Inside

06. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Six.Beginning of Chapter 2 in the Ma’amar.Why is Teshuva an absolute prerequisite to Geula, what if we haven’t sinned? It is much more than about correcting our sins, it is about the entire world becoming perfect (orderly).

07. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Seven.Perek 2.Review, why Teshuva is an absolute prerequisite to the coming of Moshiach.

08. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Eight.Perek 2-3.לאשתאבא בגופא דמלכא- become one with Godliness.לא ידח ממנו נדח- nothing is ever lost in His world.We attempt to correct His world. we Bittul ourselves, He completes whatever we start.

09. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Nine.Perek 3.In a few short words, the Rebbe describes עצמות ומהות א”ס ב”ה that He is [שלילת הגבול שלילת הבלי גבול שלילת החיוב שלילת השלילה [וממילא יש בו הכל; we discussed this (based on the Samach Vov, where this expression appears) somewhat.We explained עצמות and...

Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Ten.Perek 3.This class is the (question and answer) review of the previous class about עצמות ומהות א”ס ב”ה that He is [שלילת הגבול שלילת הבלי גבול שלילת החיוב שלילת השלילה [וממילא יש בו הכל; And the question of how we, נשמות בגופים, can achieve לאשתאבא בגופא...

11. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Eleven.Perek 3.This class is the beginning of the answer of how a human being in a physical body can aligned and ONE with Adam HaElyon, Ein Sof. Godliness has two forms: Meod (מאד) and Adam (אדם).The former is Godly because it is infinite and plain;...

12. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Twelve.Perek 3.Continuation from class 11; how can Adam (complex, detailed and finite) add up to infinity?I sighted the Rabbeinu Bechaye (Breishis 1, 28 [Shevel addition page 48]) that explains immortality based on cell-regeneration!! No one cell lasts forever, but in a perfect body they are...

13. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Thirteen.Perek 3.Review of questions on the notion of finite human being aligning himself with Ein Sof; the review of the idea of לאשתאבא בגופא דמלכא.

14. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Fourteen.Perek 3 Class 8.More on Adam, Balance לאשתאבא בגופא דמלכא using the Rebbe’s life (and Avoda) as a model.

15. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Fifteen.Perek 4, Class 1.ואברהם זקן בא בימים Avraham was an Adam and had an accounting not only of every day, but of every opportunity to serve. He was flawless in the wholeness of his Avoda. כל יומא ויומא עביד עבדתי’ה and חסר יומא חדא חסר...

16. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Sixteen.Perek 4, Class 2.בא בימים, bringing along each day and opportunity.

17. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Seventeen.Perek 4, Class 3.There are two (extreme) standards for learning Torah [which is an obligation on all men, every day]: 1) a little in the morning and a little at night (פרק א’ שחרית ופרק א’ ערבית); 2) to use every spare second for learning...

18. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Eighteen.Perek 4. Learning and loving Torah; not wasting a single opportunity.

19. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Nineteen.Perek 4.Missing Shema ONCE is 1) a loss of ONE opportunity, or 2) a loss of reading Shema ever in one’s life.The Rebbe explains these conflicting Gemaras by underscoring the standard of Shlaimus we’ve been discussing, versus the ordinary (imperfect) Yid and his Avoda.

20. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Twenty.Perek 4 (6)This class is a review of the last one about what happens when you miss (a Mitzvah, and in this case) reading Shema (on time) ONCE.

21. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Twenty One.Perek 5 (1).This Perek begins the second half of the Ma’amar. We are being introduced to what happens to the rest of us to who haven’t achieved this perfection: we must do Teshuva.The Rebbe prefaces this by saying that the perfection described in the...

22. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Twenty Two.Perek 5 (2). Review, to be perfect is a Zechus.For all others, there’s a concept of Teshuva, but not for sin, but for being ‘less than perfect’. This class has a significant discussion on the merits of work, for it’s own sake, not only...

23. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Twenty ThreePerek 5 (3). The three Aveiros every person transgresses each day, and the Alter Rebbe changes from the Gemara adding Bittul Torah.Explanation: this Gemara is not discussing actual Aveiros, only ‘non-Mitzvos’ and the number 3 (categories) isn’t necessarily comprehensive, it can mean more than...

24. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Twenty Four.Perek 5 (4). The solution to one whos imperfection is this level of ביטול תורה [which is actually דברים בטלים בהיתר (he is allowed to speak idol words, due to his level) but a Mitzvah it wasn’t] is Teshuva.But this is not Teshuva for...

25. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Twenty Five.Perek 5 (5).This class continues exploring the idea of כל ימיו בתשובה (doing Teshuva your entire life) as a reaction to the lack of achieving בא בימים (being perfect).This is constant Teshuva and the shame that goes along with it.

26. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Twenty Six.Perek 5 (6).The idea of Teshuva by juxtaposing yourself against Ein Sof, three levels: 1) Atzilus, 2) Kesser, 3) Pre-Tzimtzum. Explanation, Ruach HaKodesh and Nevua (intimacy with God) so refined that beyond his mind his Soul manifests.This is (what the RaMbaM calls a Chossid)...

27. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Twenty Seven.Perek 5 (7).Question Review of earlier classes.The issue of Reb “Zushe’s Law” (no one will beat for not being Avraham Avinu, but I will certainly get ‘shmits’ (beating) for not being Zushe); as juxtaposed against Tanya Chapter 30, and to an even greater extent...

28. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Twenty Eight.Perek 7, Class 8.Review continued.An idea for why the Rebbe may have said this Ma’amar.

29. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Twenty Nine.Perek 6, Class 1.The Teshuva is further explained based on the Possuk כי נער ישראל ואהבהו ממצרים קראתי לבני, This is explained to mean that often a father’s love can actually result in child failing and acting immaturely until the father’s sobers him into...

30. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Thirty.Perek 6, Class 2.Review of previous class.This class includes a long discussion on Chinuch and sensitivity and the question of how the ideas of this notion of Teshuva may apply or not apply to our generation.

31. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Thirty One.Perek 6, Class 3. The story of the Ma’amar להבין ענין לקיחת אנשי חיל מבני ישראל… it was a test against Yidden’s complacency. The Father’s distancing his son from him is consistent with this idea.

32. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Thirty Two.Perek 6, Class 4.This is a short class.How the challenges of Mitzrayim ‘call’ the son out of the boy (so to speak).

33. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Thirty Three.Perek 6, Class 5.Mitzrayim of Kedusha and how it sets up Mitzrayim of Klipa.From a bit stuck to losing control to doing wrong.

34. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Thirty Four.Perek 6, Class 6.Continued discussion of the father pushing the son away and enhancing the son’s love for the father.

35. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Thirty Five.Perek 6, Class 7.Questions continued.The idea that Teshuva can compensate for the inexactitude and lack of perfection (and balance) and [still] allow a person to be aligned with the Ein Sof (and perhaps on a higher level).

Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Thirty Six.Perek 6, Class 8.Teshuva allows the imperfect person to interface and be aligned with Ein Sof.In fact he can do it on a higher level (above ממלא כל עלמין).

37. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Thirty Seven.Perek 6, Class 9.Review questions.Review, Ba’al Teshuva can also align himself with the Ein Sof, but (not on the Adam level, rather) on the Meod level.

38. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Thirty Eight.Perek 6, Class 10.1) Review2) Teshuva reaches Ain Sof above Adam. 3) Beg of Perek 7: Shakai- Tzadik (!!!), Havaya- Ba’al Teshuva.

39. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Thirty Nine.Perek 7, Class 1.וארא אל אבהרם אל יצחק ואל יעקב בא-ל שד-י וגוTwo definitions for this name:1) שאמר לעולמו די- that this name denotes Hashem limiting the Creation.2) שדי באלקותי לכל ברי’ה- that this name denotes how great Godliness is, that it could provide...

40. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Forty.Perek 7, Class 2.1) Tzadik (Shakai) vs. Ba’al Teshuva (Havaya) 2) אמר לעולמו די is the same as די מחסורו… אבל אי אתה מחוייב לעשרו3) שדי באלקותי לכל ברי’ה- is the same as אתה מחוייב לעשרו; but there is a level higher than this which...

41. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Forty One.Perek 7 Class 3. This is the ‘real’ reason for Galus Mitzrayim, so that we should be Ba’alei Teshuva; which requires a degree of failure in the Galus (possibility) itself!!!The Teshuva reveals the higher Havaya הוי’ דלעילא.

42. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Forty Two.Perek 7, Class 4. 1) Review (questions)2) Tzadik is so neat beautiful and orderly; Ba’al Teshuva is so messy, disorderly and unpredictable, but it has in it such beauty that the orderly beauty of the Tzadik’s world doesn’t have.3) Hashem ‘doesn’t mind the mess;...

43. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Forty Three.Perek 7, Class 5.Two levels of שם הוי’ה: 1) Lower level (לשון מהוה), involved in the creation.2) Higher level (הי’ הוה ויהי’ כאחד), above (even) Atzilus!! This higher level is מורשה, an inheritance; it is the only way we could have this idea (of...

44. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Forty Four.Perek 7, Class 6.Power for Teshuva inherent, this means the power of Teshuva comes from the Neshama.The Rebbe further connects to Teshuva to the Rosh Bnei Yisroel also (without it him Teshuva cannot happen).

45. Ma’amar VaEira 5712 ‘Der Frumer VaEira’ about Teshuva, Class Forty Five.Perek 7, Class 7.Questions and answers, End.