Exile and Redemption (131) - Shabbos (before Mattan Torah) and the Manna

Beshalach Exile and Redemption (131) Shabbos (before Matan Torah) and the Manna A very important but often overlooked aspect of Parshas Beshalach is the fact that Yidden received some Mitzvos at Mara, including Shabbos (Para Aduma and Dinim).The idea of Mitzvos before Mattan Torah is explored here, using the model of “organized religion” vs “personal...

Siyum Meseches Shabbos (beg Airuvin) 20 Menachem 5780 (2020)

Siyum Meseches Shabbos (beg Airuvin) 20 Menachem 5780 (2020)Nachas for the Rebbe in spades.Shabbos is in the Torah SheBiksav so much yet there’s no way to know how to keep Shabbos without Torah Sheba’al Peh, because the Melachos of Shabbos are…1) Lower than Atzilus (involving Birurim)2) Higher than Atzilus, the Mesiras Nefesh of the Tanaim...