קדיש Class Thirty Four After a review of earlier ideas, we explore this passage in general. Two versions: 1) Rambam: we pray for ourselves first, and then for the entire world. This makes sense for someone who “deserves” divine kindness. 2) Our version: we include ourselves with everyone because we don’t feel worthy. A brief explanation...

קדיש Class Thirty Five Explaining the word תתקבל, the idea that He accepts our prayers (that is enough in itself). The idea that prayers are like bricks, (man-made  words) and they need further fixing from מלאכים. This is the idea that He accepts our Tefilos.

קדיש Class Thirty Six. Tefilla, Kaddish Tiskabel (3) 1) we pray for ourselves, singled out, or only as part of the group 2) Tiskabel our prayers on high, included in G-dliness beyond our reach [example: Avrohom reached שלימות מין הנבראים and he was given what was beyond that]. Introduction to the idea of  צלותהון ובעותהון...

קדיש Class Thirty Seven. Introduction to the idea of צלותהון ובעותהון to בחרבי ובקשתי In Avoda this still means מלחמה- the war of prayer. Three ideas A) sword war בירורים, נהמא אפום חרבא ליכול B) sword of peace תפילה, שעת צלותא שעת קרבא C) peace שלום, תורה the war of prayer is with ourselves to...

קדיש Class Thirty Eight. 1) Review of the idea of צלותא ובעותעא being like a sword and a bow, fighting from close and from far and the strengths and weaknesses of each. Fighting from close is intense and really fixes what is wrong because it is so close and personal, but leaves you “dirty” even...

קדיש Class Thirty Nine. Continuing the RaMaK’s interpretation of תתקבל the next word צלותהון is in מלכות– in other words ואני תפילה just standing before Him.

קדיש Class Forty. We discussed the רמ”ק’s read on תתקבל. Reviewing 1) תתקבל and 2) צלותהון. We then explained ובעותהון, a request made like a son to a father, who presents his closeness (and worthiness). This is represented by the rainbow. The word ובעותהון in Torah comes from קשת (Rashi in ויחי). The upside and...

קדיש Class Forty One. The רמ”ק continued. The words דכל בית ישראל are explained in this class. In Tanya chapter 41, the Alter Rebbe explains the idea of בשם כל ישראל. This same logic is applied to דכל בית ישראל- collectively we are perfect and deserving of all blessings.

קדיש Class Forty Two. End of תתקבל- we explore the words קדם אבוהון דבשמייא (which, according to the רמ”ק) refer to כתר חכמה בינה and the idea is that after the sacrifice (תתקבל) and the coming close (צלותהון ובעותהון דכל בית ישראל) Hashem embraces us (קדם אבוהון דבשמייא).