Miketz The Tribes (37) Likutei Sichos – Vol 05 p 196 ff Miketz the end (RaShI) or the beginning (Even Ezra). The combined understanding of both defines the spirit of Miketz. The darkest moment is also the brightest.

Vayigash The Tribes (50) Likutei Sichos – Vol 03 p 827 ff and Vol 01 p 95 ff Yosef is very great but Yaakov sends Yehuda to make a Yeshiva where the students have no other occupation other than learning Torah. Toraso Umnaso is very unique and it has, can, and must exist among Jews…

Miketz The Tribes (38) Yosef dreams so everyone in his generation dreams. The dreams of the Pharaoh are opposite of Yosef’s. Yosef’s dreams lead to the purpose of the world, while Pharaoh’s simply set that up.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (094) The first two plagues represent parallel yet opposite ideas: Dam- Blood is to warm Egypt from its natural coldness to holiness, and to be warmed by it. Tzfardea- Frogs were to cool off Egypt’s passions to worldliness. Here the order (is atypical:) first from the top down and then from…

Shmos Exile and Redemption (066) 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 nature. It explains the deeper meaning of…

Vayeshev The Tribes (35) Likutei Sichos – Vol 01 p 78 ff Potifar’s wife seduction: The wife of Potifar sees that she must contribute to the future of Yosef and believes that God may work even in strange ways. Yosef’s perspective: the ends don’t justify the means one must follow the law to the letter.

(5777/ 2017)A thought. Every Ratzui (Yom Kippur) needs a Shov (eating Erev Yom Kippur; and every Shuv (Purim) needs a Ratzo (fasting Ta’anis Esther). (5780/ 2020)Taanis Esther Ratzoi Purim Shov (like Yom Kippur in reverse).

[76 years almost as long as Lubavitch]. Becoming “The Rebbe over the world” 1) engaging in the war personally, 2) Splurging the treasure 3) throwing away his own life 80 years, Tes Adar 5780America is no different, what it means.A Farbrengen

Nassi of his and all generations.

“Vlo Yada Ish es Kvuraso…”. No one knows where Moshe lies.