Kapital 119 (5780/ 2020) Class Eight. This class deal with the word אמירה (Amira) 1) Soft; like כה תאמר לבית יעקב ותגד לבני ישראל Story of חפץ חיים “Shabbos Shabbos” In Aramaic the word for sheep is אימרא and sheep are considered creatures of רחמים like it is brought that even her bleat arouses compassion. 2) Thought, as in (Chassidus) ברוך שאמר והי’ העולם this is reminiscent of the מאמר אחד before the עשרה מאמרות 3) On the other hand there are עשרה מאמרות, creation through speech A. separated B. diverse. The Zohar says, עשרה עשרה הכף, the 10 of Creation and the 10 of Torah are paralleled and in their source they are one. 25 Elul and Rosh Hashana, in certain aspects 25 Elul (מאמרות) is advantageous even to Rosh Hashana (Torah). 4) מאמר ביבמה though it’s מדרבנן but the name chosen is precise. Something when done wrong is an איסור כרת and when done right is a huge Mitzvah is called מאמר. Note that Chassidus is recited in what is called מאמרים. Where words count like an action, דברים שנקנין באמירה when there is חביבות.
