Class #1: Emuna and Daas. Intro to Maamar. Zohar: Matzo is bread of Emuna, it nourishes yiddishe emuna.Q1 How is it that lechem gashmi can m’farnes emuna in Yidden. Q2 Kisvei Arizal: A) Matzo is katnus Abba. B)Matzo is nekuda tachas hayesod = malchus = bittel. How can Matza be katnus abba (chachma, sechel) and also nekuda/bittel the opposite of sechel? Q3 Zohar Matza is emuna and Kisvei Arizal says its chochma and daas. Discussion of Daas. Chochma and Bina are tools for understanding, Daas is a tool to make it real and personal=maturity, integrity, depth. Daas d’gadlus – after learning he knows – it passes through the sechel. Daas d’katnus – ex a child, the knowledge doesn’t pass through his sechel. the Arizal’s katnus abba is really katnus daas, i.e.not chochma but Daas, depth, pnimius, real truth even higher than chochma. MP3
