06. Bayom HaShmini 5734 (a Shmini Atzeres Ma’amar).1) Two Midrashim: A. Make me a small feast for me to enjoy; B. After feasting with everyone he says to His friend ‘Let us revel together’ [alone].2) These two Midrashim represent two ideas: A. the Avoda of the Nefesh HaElokis alone; B. the Avoda with the N....

07. Braishis 5734.This Ma’amar is only an outline (this is all we have).The Zohar includes 10 S’firos of Atzilus, but also the lower worlds until Asiya.The Avoda of an Aliya to the Torah raises up all levels of the Neshama (all of Hishtalshelus).The Avoda of Aliya of Tefilla also has 4 levels.Tishrei source of all...

10. Vayomer Lo Yehonasan 5734Aliya through and after Yerida.Going from סגול (under the letters) to סגולתא (above the letters).

12. Pada BiShalom (Vayeshev) 5734; 2nd part of Hemshech.This Ma’amar continues from the previous (19 Kislev) Ma’amar.It reviews the two ideas discussed there:A. Pada BiShalom is three levels Peace (Torah) Sword of peace (Tefilla) and War (Tzedaka, Mitzvos).B. the idea that when one is on the level of Toraso Umnaso, all three (Tefilla and Mitzvos...

13. Tenu Rabbanan Ner Chanukah 5734This Ma’amar (based on the אור התורה) addresses (specifically) the question of the Chanukah candles being on the left side.He explains that Mitzvas Asei are from a lower level than Mitzvas Los Ta’aseh. This is why we access the Light of Mitzvas Lo Ta’aseh through inaction.This is affective to address...

15. Vayigash Ailav Yehuda 57341) The question of juxtaposing the Possuk Yehuda (being subordinate and) approaching Yosef, with the Zohar’s statement about Geula (Yesod, Yosef) approaching Tefilla (Malchus, Yehuda).It’s the difference between the beginning (Giluyim is greater, and in this context, Yosef is higher and Yehuda is subordinate to him) and the end (where Atzmus’...

17a. Basi Legani 5734 (1), Class One. This class includes: 1) an introduction and over view of Basi Ligani, 2) The Question how can the Nefesh HaElokis and Nefesh haBahamis ever interface, they are opposites. Only Hashem can join opposites together through ‘Nimna HaNimnaos’ but not man. Example one: The Gedula and Gevura employed in...

18a. Basi Legani 5734 (2), Class One. 1) Question: How can Klipa oppose Kedusha, when Kedusha is the will Hashem and Klipa opposes it. Example one: The Gedula and Gevura employed in creation. The Rebbe shows that they are not opposites at all. Example two; Kasha KiKrias yam Suf, joining the land and the sea...

20. Viaileh Hamishpatim 5734This class is about “Panim”, the face of God that was revealed at Har Sinai it now falls to Moshe and the Moshe (“Talmid Chacham”) in each generation to bring to our “face” (Pnimiyus) the “face” of Godliness.This idea is found in many Ma’amarim on Mishpatim, but this one deals with the...

21. Ki Tisa 5734 (1st Ma’amar) Shekalim Ma’amar.This Ma’amar is unusual in the Emunah discussion.Avraham gives us Emunah on the levels of Mimalei and Sovev, and then fortifies it with ורעה אמונה Hisbonenus (in what motivates the thief).Moshe is told כי תשא את ראש he raises our heads- beyond the Hisbonenus (after Avraham’s Emunah that...

22. Ki Tisa 5734 (2nd Ma’amar) Parshas Tisa, Shushan Purim Ma’amar.This Ma’amar explains that Mordechai’s idea was Torah on the highest level: מאן מלכא רבנן, still he also needed a Bittul which is even higher than that.This is due to the fact that the levels of Torah of מאן מלכא רבנן has with it תוקף...

43. Ani Lidodi 5734Elul includes working from the bottom up (A. taking stock, B. preparing (resolutions) for the new year) and from the top down (our preparation has a Divine reciprocation).These two break down into the four ideas of 1) סור מרע and 2) עשה טוב and 3) בקש שלום and 4) ורדפהו.The first two...

44. Hashem He’emarta… He’emircha… 5734The Alter Rebbe explains האמרת and האמירך in one way: we speak Torah and He speaks (in a renewed way) the utterances creation); and the Tzemach Tzedek (and then the Rebbe MaharaSh) speaks it in three ways:1) [what the AR explained] He speaks and creates as we speak words of Torah....

46. Sos Asis 5734This Ma’amar from the Shabbos before Rosh Hashana speaks of Yidden arousing Hashem’s delight (pleasure) in the creation, for Him to invest Himself as a King (not only a ruler).It explains the reciprocal nature of this process, we arouse Him, and He arouses us to arouse Him on an even higher level....

23. Hachodesh 5734 Parshas HaChodesh Ma’amar (Hemshech to previous Ma’amar).1) Regular Rosh Chodesh has two levels: יעקב- creation, and יוסף- for more.2) Before each Rosh Chodesh there’s the כי יפקד מושביך- the Bittul before that produces the Molad.3) Nissan is above all the months, both in it’s Rosh Chodesh (ונפקדת) and in it’s pre-Moled Bittul...