Matos 31-02. Haichaltzu (5767) 2007 – Define, Recognize, and Stop Senseless Hatred In this moving class, Rabbi Paltiel focuses on the theme of the famous ma’amar Heichaltzu (stopping senseless hatred and developing ahavas yisroel – loving a fellow Jew) written by the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe (Rabbi Sholom Dov Ber Schneersohn). Before the Chassidus, the foundation of the topic is laid out drawing on Rashi, Alshich, and Arbarbanel. Notes: 1. Abeshtir – A name for Hashem (G-d) in Yiddish. 2. Havayah – The name Havayah is the most sacred of all of God’s Names representing the absolute transcendence of Divine Essence, the existential paradox of God’s omnipresence and omnipotence remaining constant before and after Creation, and God’s ultimate will in creation, to reveal to the world His very Essence. (source: http://www.inner.org/names/namhavay.htm ) 3. Klippa – mystically refers to something negative; 4. Chazir – Pig; 5. Galus – Exile. Women’s and Girl’s Beis Midrash and Seminary for Higher Learning – Parsha Series. Many thanks to the Director, Rebbetzin Ariella Benhiyoun, for making these classes available.
