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[Erev Rosh Hashana 5742 to 5743] Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashana 5742/3

Class One. Shabbos has two levels: 1) The delight of Shabbos which happens by itself, 2) The delight of Shabbos which is connected to Avoda. Rosh Hashana is also about delight, but it is higher than both of the aforementioned levels, it reaches the מקור כל התענוגים- the source of all delight. It actually isn’t revealed as pleasure but as fear though it is the source of all delight.

Class Two. Rosh Hashana is about renewal. Every Mitzva is a ‘Chidush’ as we create more Keilim and bring forward more Ohr. Rosh Hashana we crown Him as king and all the value in all the Mitzvos that will follow depend on this Chidush which is achieved Rosh Hashana by blowing Shofar in a way that is new, Why Shabbos we blow only in the Beis HaMiKdash but Torah we say Shofaros everywhere. Adon Olom 5743.

Class Three. This Ma’amar begins where the last one ends: In the last Ma’amar the idea was that we affect the bringing forward of מקור כל התענוגים through blowing Shofar. Here the argument is put forth that the highest idea is not doing for any kind of pay back or effect but simply to do [create] the will of God and no more. The Rebbe explains that this is the idea of 1) the simple sound of the Shofar, 2) The simple wordless voice in the משל of the בעל שם טוב for תקיעות, and 3) the משל of ר’ לוי יצחק מבאררדיטשאוו of the simple clothing worn by the King and His Savior.

Class Four. A king before there is anything to King over This is from His ability that is כל יכול. There is not much explanation of this other than to explain that there are levels (or truths) of godliness that cannot be reached or stimulated from the outside yet Yidden reach the unreachable and this is connected to the idea of His Kingship reaching Him where there is nothing other at all and this we -Jews- bring down onto His world and to all of creation.

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