Class One. Rosh Hashsna has three ideas: 1) Inyan Rosh Hashana- creation 2) Tochen Rosh Hashana- renewal, 3) Mitzvas Rosh Hashana- Shofar why all of this happens for man, because he is not a mind but a Soul.   Class Two. The Human being is the purpose of creation, because he represents an essence. He...

Class One. The heavens and the earth are linked: The lowest levels of heaven (השתלשלות) to the highest levels of earth (אצילות), and the link is revealed and obvious (גילוי ההעלם). The highest levels of heaven (עצמות) and the lowest levels of earth (בי”ע) are linked but the connection is sublime and will be revealed...

Class One. This Ma’amar explains the four worlds as they relate to the Avoda of a Yid. The two levels of ביטול היש and ביטול במציאות correspond to עשי’ ויצירה and בריאה ואצילות respectively. He explains in footnote 31, how בריאה is also ביטול במציאות, as it is a ביטול that is natural to its...

Class One. This class explores the beginning and the end of the Ma’amar and chapters 2-3. This מאמר goes on the גמרא that through תורה ומצוות after ,תפילה we redeem ה’ ובניו from exile. We explore what is the meaning of Hashem being in Golus. The fact that from ז”א there could be a יניקה...

08. ViYaakov Nasa Sukosa 5716Ahavas Olom is love for Hashem through elevating the world.Ahava Rabba is the lovefor Hashem that is above the world, as represented by the Possuk טעמה כי טוב סחרה tasting the affects of Birurim affects the higher love which is Makif (סחרא- מקיף). This in turn empowers לא יכבה בלילה נרה...

Class One. Introduction to Basi Ligani as a whole. Three examples for אתכפיא ואתהפכא: 1) קרבנות 2) שטות דלעו”ז לשטות דקדושה, this involves the word for not good being transformed to good. 3) שקר לקרש this involves the individual letters of the word for not good (שקר, שין, קוף, ריש) being transformed to good. The...

Class One. This class is about Dira BiTachtonim, 1) as the lowest world (the last to be created) it stands to be the purpose quite logically. 2) The higher worlds, though after the Tzimtzum, A. have more light, B. Are created based on the return of the light, C. indirectly reveal the Etzem from which...

This is based on a Ma’amar of the Alter Rebbe, the reason and meaning of this practice is explained a little bit here. אורה in feminine means how we become the Mashpia, this is a true infinity. יקר which is usually not a sustainable light, becomes manageable because of Purim. Turning Yekar around, Tefillin.

Class One. יפה תואר ויפה מראה Outer Beauty- Mitzvos Asei. Inner beauty- Mitzvos Lo Taase. It is about balance.   Class Two. כשחסר ביפה תואר ויפה מראה משלימים החסר בתשובה וקבלת עול. When things are off balance, we compensate with higher than balance. Two anomalies about Purim that reveal this: A) We are called יהודים-...

Class One. The Midrash discusses the idea of טובים השניים מן האחד by the communication of the first Mitzvah. Moshe and Aharon שושבינא דמלכא שושבינא דמטרוניתא. Physical vs. Spiritual Chometz. Torah is Bitul, Aharon is love, love cannot achieve the Bitul Torah can. [Therefore two anticipated in this first communication].   Class Two. Moshe and...

Class One. This class overviewed the entire Ma’amar. 1) The purpose of creation is for the sake of ירידה צורך עלי’, לאשתאבא בגופא דמךכא of the Neshama. 2) The purpose is for ועבדתם את הוי’ אלוקיכם, עבודה צורך גבוה, אתכפיא to preserve the צמצום. 3) The purpose of creation is ועבדתם את הוי’ אלוקיכם, עבודה...

Class One. In this class we explained the deeper meaning of this Gemara. Because they counted and had a precise number of letters they saw to it that the Torah and the Tehillim should have a center where Ein Sof can be manifest to correct חטא עץ הדעת and גלות אדום. The concept of a...

Through חקיקה one becomes a מהלך. But it must involve אותיות וכלים ולא סגי אור בלבד because that is the כונה and it brings Godliness down. Examples: 1) חסד זוטא ורב חסד the difference. 2) אור ושפע. 3) רצון וכחות 4) אור מקיף ואור פנימי 5) אורות וכלים.

Why are Malachim standing still while Neshamos are called Mihalech? 1) because the Malachim have a body and a soul that are close while the body and soul of the Jew are very far apart (which is why they have the power of Ein Sof to procreate). 2) Malachim are from Dibbur while Neshamos are...