Shemos Exile and Redemption (061) [See Likutei Sichos vol. 16 pp. 475-479]. This oral class (based on a Sicha, though no Sicha was read), explains that for a nation to be born, where even the greatest sinners are members, we must be branded on the deepest levels of the subconscious, and that was Galus Mitzrayim....

Shemos Exile and Redemption (062) Likutei Sichos vol. 03 page 843 ff The entire Chumash Shmos means names because it explains how we go into Galus and how we survive and thrive.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (063) Likutei Sichos vol. 6 page 28 ff. This class deals only with the part of the Sicha about Yosef. Though Levi survives Yosef by twenty years, the death of Yosef marks the beginning of the Galus from the spiritual sense. The level of miracles that Ya’akov brought with him to...

Shemos Exile and Redemption (064) Likutei Sichos vol. 16 page 1 ff. Rav and Shmuel: new king or old king who acted as though he forgot Yosef. Was his sin primarily against God or man.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (065) Likutei Sichos vol. 3 page 848 ff. Making the Jews bitter was not only physical but spiritual. They became distracted from who they really are, and this is real bitterness. The lesson.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (066) Likutei Sichos vol. 01 page 111 ff. The punishment and exile included drowning the boys in the River, but not the girls. The Rebbe points out that the “keeping the girls alive” was also part of the decree. It means living in the spirit of Egypt and their worship of...

Shemos Exile and Redemption (067) Likutei Sichos vol. 06 page 26 ff. [Same as Exile and Redemption (063) Sicha, but discussing the beginning and the end rather than the middle]. Moshe the redeemer needed to be above the limitations of all (3) levels of exile, his mother, therefore, was conceived outside of Egypt, and miraculously...

Shemos Exile and Redemption (069) Likutei Sichos vol. 16 page 1 ff. This class deals only with Chapters 3,4,6 in the Sicha. Moshe was a Tzadik at birth, the home was filled with light. He was Torah which is Emes that never changes.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (070) Likutei Sichos vol 26 page 1 ff. Moshe being Moshe from the moment he’s born and forever.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (071) Likutei Sichos vol 16 page 20 ff. Moshe grows up like he was born: at birth he already displayed his future greatness in two aspects: A. He was born circumcised, revealing an incredibly lofty personal level, B. He was born with the Shechina indicating his preparedness to lead the Jewish...

Shemos Exile and Redemption (072) Likutei Sichos vol. 31 page 8 ff. Loshon HaRa is the only thing that prevents a nation from being formed, even if God is the Creator. Idolatry isn’t as negative as disunity.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (073) Discussion Moshe leaves Egypt, Ethiopia. Yisro and his role. Bila’am, Iyov, Yisro.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (074) Discussion. Leadership. Moshe meets Hashem at the burning bush where the Yidden are discussed. He is encouraged to become the leader but never forced. He argues for a week before acquiescing.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (075) Likutei Sichos vol. 11 page 08 ff. Moshe proposes that Moshiach redeem the Jews from Egypt rather than him, but Hashem tells him that now is his time, and Moshiach will use the Torah Moshe received to correct the world altogether.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (076) Likutei Sichos vol. 11 page 01 ff. In the beginning and in the end, the difference. When the Yidden left Mitzrayim they were like sons of a father, where all are redeemed (even sinners) unless they refuse to be. When Moshiach comes, we will be chosen. Choice is only about...

Exile and Redemption (077) Introduction to new year 5777 (2016/2017) Individual righteous people and a holy nation.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (078) Likutei Sichos vol. 36 page 7 ff. What is the answer to Moshe’s question: What merit entitles the Jews to be redeemed? Answer: the waiting and anticipating that was already actual in Egypt.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (079) Likutei Sichos vol. 21 page 10 ff. Introduction The wealth must come to the Jews in a way that pleases Avrohom Avinu.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (080) Likutei Sichos vol. 21 page 10 ff. Two reasons for Jews to get the wealth they took from Egypt: 1) To punish Egypt. 2) To reward them, this latter reason requires it to be given with benevolence.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (081) Likutei Sichos vol. 16 page 29 . Moshe and Aharon (who are Leviim and not enslaved,) get involved in other Yidden’s business despite the Pharoah’s protests, and this is the only thing that can usher in the Geula.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (082) Likutei Sichos – Vol 03 pp 854 ff Introduction to the Sicha on למה הרעותה. The three ways Moshe met the Pharaoh. כה אמר הוי’… לא ידעתי את הוי’ה. אלוקים מול הוי’ה טבע מול נס. Egypt’s Parnassa is from the earth, while Eretz Yisroel is fed from heaven. Pharaoh tries...

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (083) Likutei Sichos vol. 03 page 854 ff. After Moshe shows up things only get worse. Why and what Hashem expects of Moshe in admonishing him for asking (very good) questions.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (084) Likutei Sichos vol. 31 page 23 ff. Moshe complains (and he is right). But Hashem explains that this is the only way to get הוי’ה on the level above all constraints.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (085) Likutei Sichos vol. 16 page 58 ff. Moshe and Aharon: dual leaders, are exactly the same inasmuch as they are their parents children, but they are different inasmuch as they in their own way is concerned.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (086) Likutei Sichos vol. 16 page 69 ff. Moshe is Elokim to Pharoah, and Aharon is his Navi. Some things can not be delegated; the breaking of Pharoah needed to be done by Moshe. The story of the מאמר ראה נתתיך אלוקים לפרעה.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (087) Likutei Sichos – Vol 36 pp 33 ff Introduction to class on purpose of the Makkos. The Makkos were needed to get Yidden out of Egypt but they had deeper purposes as well.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (088) Likutei Sichos vol. 36 page 33 ff. Three levels of understanding the (need for) the Makkos: 1) To get Yidden out of Egypt. That would not happen until Egypt got to know Hashem, and this is the reason Hashem needed to punish Egypt. 2) To educate Egypt about Hashem for...

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (089) Likutei Sichos vol. 26 page 49 ff. (part one). The event of the stick becoming a serpent and then a stick again and only then swallowing the sticks of the Egyptian magicians, goes to the core of all the ten Makkos to show Hashem’s dominance over the Pharoh. This explains...

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (090) Likutei Sichos vol. 26 page 49ff. (Part Two). This class continues the Sicha, explaining the point of this miracle with the serpent, to show Hashem’s dominance over the Pharaoh.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (091) Likutei Sichos vol. 31 page 28 ff. In contrast to the convention that there are two successive stages to the Pharaoh’s stubbornness; one where he is stubborn on his own and another where Hashem makes him stubborn, the Rebbe proves that: 1) The two levels of the Pharaoh’s stubbornness are...

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (092) Likutei Sichos vol. 31 page 34 ff. Class One. The plague of blood was static- being fully manifest from the first moment and not advancing over the course of the week it lasted. Still at week’s end it was completed- why? We’ll continue next time.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (093) Likutei Sichos vol. 31 page 34 ff. Class Two. Blood still advances over the week, as its education is completed not only over the course of the week it afflicted Egypt, but even the three weeks between plagues was a part of the education.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (094) Likutei Sichos vol. 01 page 119 ff. The first two plagues represent parallel yet opposite ideas: Dam- Blood, is to warm Egypt from it’s natural coldness to holiness, to be warmed by it. Tzfardea- Frogs were to cool off Egypt’s passions to worldliness. Here the order (is atypical:) first from...

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (095) Likutei Sichos vol. 21 page 38 ff. The frogs represent an in between state: creations that are neither helpful nor harmful, that are philosophically worse than both extremes. Like an in between level of faith. They too declared אחדות השם.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (096) Likuti Sichos vol. 11 page 24 ff. (01) The first three plagues punished the Egyptian gods, only from the fourth plague and on were the Egyptians themselves being punished. Therefore only from the fourth plague on was the difference between the Jews and the Egyptians very noticeable.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (097) Likutei Sichos vol. 11 page 24 ff. (2). Continued. The Midrash sees all the מכות beginning with the very first as a series of steps to exhaust Egypt. accordingly ערוב wasn’t about killing Egypt, but to confuse them, thus the name: ערוב.

Exile and Redemption (098) Introduction (part one). The history of the world until this point in the series.

Exile and Redemption (099) Introduction to New Year (5778) (02) Getting Yidden out of Mitzrayim didn’t need to be so complicated. It was because it was (also) an education to Egypt and the Jewish people about Achdus Hashem. This is why there needed to be ten Makkos.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (100) Likutei Sichos – vol 36 p 26 ff A unique characteristic of מכת שחין was that it was performed in a way that could be seen as natural. This is part of how Hashem taught Egypt about Himself.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (101) Likutei Sichos vol. 06 page 46 ff. In the aftermath of מכת ברד (for the first time) we find the Pharaoh being remorseful and even penitent. The way the מכת ברד ended reveals levels in the תשובה that the Pharaoh was thinking to do. Did he do the equivalent of...

Bo Exile and Redemption (102) Sefer HaSichos 5752 page 280 ff. This class (only) introduces this Sicha: there is a pattern to how Hashem has Moshe visit the Pharaoh. The first (forth and seventh) visits, He tells him לך… go to the Pharoh at the River. The second (fifth and eighth) visits, He tells him...

Bo Exile and Redemption (103) Sefer HaSichos Bo 5752 (02) Continued (2). Moshe fears the spiritual evil of Pharaoh which is above קדושה!

Bo Exile and Redemption (104) Sefer HaSichos Bo 5752 (03) Continued (3). Moshe fears the positive spiritual Pharaoh as well. Why?

Bo Exile and Redemption (105) Likutei Sichos vol. 31 page 46 ff. מכת חושך is compared to Golus as it relates to the Yidden (as we’ll see in the next class on this Sicha.) Accordingly we discuss how this מכה was a Golus (of sorts) for the Egyptians.

Bo Exile and Redemption (106) Likutei Sichos – Vol 31 p 46 ff Continued. Inside. Darkness. Two opinions about what is included within the purpose and “Lesson” in darkness. Does it involve both darkness for the world and light for the Jew as one idea or two separate ideas.

Bo Exile and Redemption (107) Likutei Sichos vol. 03 page 864 ff (1). The last מכה is different than the others inasmuch that it goes beyond “educating” Egypt to killing Egyptians. The question became why are these more deserving than these? And no answer of logic exists; it is just because of a transcendent love.

Bo Exile and Redemption (108) Likutei Sichos vol. 03 page 867-8 (2). The entire event is an expression of the unconditional love of Hashem to the Jewish People, but we must nevertheless prepare. The preparation for going out of Mitzrayim is Mila and Korban Pesach.

Bo Exile and Redemption (109) Likutei Sichos vol. 03 page 868 ff (3). Stopping time vs. dividing time; the best of both and its spiritual implications.

Bo Exile and Redemption (110) Likutei Sichos vol. 16 page 114 ff. (1) Introduction. This class discusses the Jewish people’s preparation for leaving Egypt. It involved the two bloods: 1) Mila 2) Korban Pesach. To be continued.

Bo Exile and Redemption (111) Likutei Sichos vol. 16 page 114 ff. (2) Inside. ר’ מתיא בן חרש who lived in Rome, taught that to create the nation of Yidden we must do two things: 1) Go out of evil and idolatry, through the Korban Pesach. 2) Bring good and holiness in, through ברית מילה.

Bo Exile and Redemption (112) Likutei Sichos vol. 1 page 127-8. The Mesiras Nefesh it took for the Yidden to trust Hashem and hold and kill the Idol of Egypt and its reward.

Bo Exile and Redemption (114) Likutei Sichos vol. 36 page 45 ff. [A Rashi Sicha]. Two expressions, two actions, both at the same time. ועברתי the killing of the Egyptian first born is a passive act, achieved in one pass over Egypt. ואצא בתוך מצרים the saving of the Jewish people happens proactively with much...

Beshalach Exile and Redemption (119) Lecture outside only The beam of vapor (cloud) by day and the beam of fire at night. In philosophy- embodiments of angels (no difference between them.) In Kabbalah- embodiments of Sfiros and day and night are very different levels. All this is discussed in this class..

Beshalach Exile and Redemption (120) Ma’amar Vayehi Bishalach 5721 The wealth taken from Egypt elevating sparks, the Pharaoh follows us to give us.

Beshalach Exile and Redemption (126) Likutei Sichos vol 01 page 139 ff. Miriam and the women don’t only sing, they play music and dance, because for them, it wasn’t only about them, it was about the children. The lesson nowadays: Mothers concerns for the real (spiritual) welfare of the children to be Yidden and not...

Beshalach Exile and Redemption (129) Journeying.The Yidden leave the Yam Suf (with some cajoling from Moshe) and move out into the desert.Within days they complain (again) about water.This is the story of the divine challenge: He pushes us as fast as He thinks we can move, but we are always not ready, so… we complain...

Beshalach Exile and Redemption (130) Text: The Maamar Machar Chodesh 5711 Sweetening bitter with bitter The two opinions how the waters at Mara were sweetened whether through light or bitterness itself.The deeper idea is transforming bitterness to sweetness using bitterness itself.

Beshalach Exile and Redemption (131) Shabbos (before Matan Torah) and the Manna A very important but often overlooked aspect of Parshas Beshalach is the fact that Yidden received some Mitzvos at Mara, including Shabbos (Para Aduma and Dinim).The idea of Mitzvos before Mattan Torah is explored here, using the model of “organized religion” vs “personal...

Beshalach Exile and Redemption (132) Likutei Sichos vol 16 page 173 ff Shabbos and the Manna, it’s a miracle but you must do something.On one level the Manna is called לחם מן השמים it came from heaven with no effort.On another level, the fact that it is connected to the לחם מן הארץ we would...

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Beshalach Exile and Redemption (139) Likutei Sichos vol 06 page 95 ff. We learned only the lesson of this lengthy Sicha.A lesson from Amalaik’s split and the need to unify.The division of His name and throne and what it means and how to remedy this.