Three discourses given by the Rebbe Rashab on 3 successive Shabbosim during the year (1882-3) covering the topic of the Beis Hamikdash (the Temple). The following questions are explored: 1. Why would G-d prefer our service to Him in the physical world to what transpires in the spiritual worlds? 2. What does it mean that...

Part 1 Hemsheichim (Series) – their structure and purpose. Overview of maamarim in general and a hemshech in particular. A Hemshech is a maamar that is way too long to speak at one time so it is broken up in smaller segments, each with its own divrei Hamaskhil (the address of the maamar) and a...

Part 2: All Maamarim are from the Alter Rebbe (from the Maggid and the Baal Shem Tov). Later Rabbeim added commentary but usually used the same dibur hamaschil (opening posuk.) Reb Brachya is a Dira b”Tachtonim Maamar. There are two different concepts of dira b’tachtonim in Tanya. In perek 37 is the “Alter Rebbe”s Dira...

Part 3: Questions regarding Korbanos. Kabbala versus Chakira. By Korbonos Torah says MY korbon, MY bread for MY fire. MY is Hashem. Philosophers have a problem with the concept of Hashem eating, so they said that the korbonos are really food for the melachim that are called Eishim. The problem with this is that it...

Part 4: Kabbala versus Chakira. Question of Elokus. Philosophy is a goyishe chachma. The Jewish Philosophers had to try to put Hashem into the limits of philosophy. Kabbalah is Torah. Fundamentals of philosophy: 1) Truth is logical and reasonable, i.e. if it doesn’t make sense to ME it is false. Kabbala says things don’t have...

Part 5: Review of the differences between Philosophy and Kabbala. Maamar perek Aleph: Review of question of korbonos. Does Hashem need to eat? Answer in perakim 13-17 of the maamar. Perek Beis: Beis Ha Mikdash. The posuk says: Hashamayim U’shmei hashamayim lo yechalchelucha v’af ki habayis hazeh. (The heavens [Atzilus] and the heavens of heaven...

6 Perek 3. Proofs that Atzmus was in the Beis Hamikdash. HaAras Ein Sof Baruch Hu is Ein Sof as it is revealed to something else. Atzmus Ein Sof Baruch Hu is Ein Sof in relation to itself. There are many levels of Ohr Ein Sof. The keli is the determinative factor in the degree...

7 Perek 3 proofs. Adam Kadmon – complexity of Kadmus according to Kabbala. Proof 2 cont.: Philosophy is sechel enushi and says that there is only Aibishter and Us. The Aibishter is kadmon – always was, and we are m’chudash – new, once wasn’t. Kabbala is straight from the Aibishter. Kabbala also has Elokus, Hashem’s...

8 Perek 3. More proof – RAMBAN, Shlishi HaMedaber. Proof#4: Ramban says that the purpose of the Beis HaMikdash is for the Shechina to rest there. The secret of the Mikdash is that the kovod that rested on Har Sinai also rests in the Beis Hamikdash is a concealed way. At Har Sinai the Voice...

9 Perek 3: KOVOD vs. KVOD HAVAYA -YONOSON BEN UZIEL TARGUM. Review of discussion of kadman and m’chudash from above lesson 7. Proof#6: In U’va L’tzion, Yonason ben Uzziel translates and explains Kedusha. Regarding nigleh, the rebbeim quoted everybody, but regarding kabbala sources, the Rebbe had a masora as to which are kosher and which...

10 Kovod versus Kvod Havaya : Review of the previous lecture. Learning inside p 90 3 lines from the top. We have sekel and middos, first on a theoretical level, then once we determine that something is desirable to have, we think practically about how to obtain it. This is machshava. By the Aibishter, the...

11 Reb Brachya, p. 90-91, 100-101. Atzmus in Beis Hamikdash – Nimna Hanimnaos. Ain Sof as it relates to itself (not shining in a vessel) is revealed in the Beis Hamikdash. The question is not How can Hashem do this?, He can do anything. The question is can we understand a little bit of it?...

12 Reb Brachya p.100-101. Beis Hamikdash – Atzmus (continued). Philosophers say things are impossible for Hashem. Yesh laminaos teva kayam. Mystics say that Nothing is impossible for Hashem. A Yid in the Beis Hamikdash saw an expression of the Aibishter in the aron. He felt Atzmus. The Tzemach Tzedek said that also the other kelim...

13 Reb Brachya p.91, 94-5. Makom, class #1. 2 Opinions. What is it that we can understand from this fact that the Aibishter likes it down here, and that Atzmus is shining in the Beis HaMikdash? A nes breaks nature. Nimna nimnaos is impossible. It is a manifestation of Atzmus. There is both world and...

14 Makom class #2 The idea of makom. The chidush that it is a nivra. Does everything have its own personal space (memale kol almin) or is there one big universal space for the whole creation (sovev kol almin?) Both are True. Time and Space are creations, but normally a metzius pushes away another metzius....

15 Makom #3 – Types of makom, what the argument is about. Time and Space are creations. Others say that Time and Space don’t exist at all. Physical space is memale Kol Almin, Ruchniusdike space is Sovev. Neshamas come from Memale. the Chomer, the Guf comes from sovev. Makor (source) exists for what will come...

16 Memalei Kol Almin – maashal from the neshama. Review: Zman and Makom Atzmi vs Zman and Makom that can be counted. One space for all Nivraim (Sovev) or each nivra makes its own space (memale). Is the Aibishter the Source of the world? The Source needs creation to be fulfilled and exist. So the...

Summary of the first ma’amar. The following three classes are on the next Ma’amar (Ha’umnam) and a summary of the third Ma’amar of this Hemshech, VeHinei Ksiv. They are from 5763/2003. They are being included (unedited) as they are not found in the 5766 series of these classes and would benefit many. Class 54A. Perek...