Classes

Kigavna 5745.

This very short Ma’amar explores the Friday night Kigavna, from the Zohar. This Ma’amar was said by each of the first three Rabbeim, (which shows on a unity of forms for ideas). In it he explains the Yichudim that happen on earth as do (always) in heaven (Atzilus). He explains further that the Avoda we…

אשת חיל

(5776/2016) London discussion that included a thought on יודו להוי’ חסדו ונפלאותיו לבני אדם and שלום עליכם all leading up to explaining אשת חיל. The Neshama comes home (and is welcomed) Friday night.

01. Introduction to Pesukei DiZimra. (Flatbush; 5772/2012).

01. Introduction to Pesukei DiZimra. (Flatbush; 5772/2012).This is a single class given in Flatbush as an introduction to Pesukei DiZImra.It’s about the heart.

Samach Tisamach 5657 – Class 16

Page 19-21. 1) אנת הוא חד ולא בחושבן is the same idea as כהאי בומינא שאתפשט לכל סטר ועיבר וכד תסתכל למנדע בי’ לא תשתכח אלא נהורא דבוצינא חדש which is the same as the notion of אין מספר לספירות. This helps explain עשר ספירות הגנוזות לפני הצמצום according to the אריז”ל ואדמו”ר הזקן. In…

Samach Tisamach 5657 – Class 08

Page 10-11. There is really a third idea in Malchus: as He kings before the Tzimtzum: meaning before He comes close enough to King over us. The Rebbe connects this to the אדון עולם אשר מלך בטרם כל as opposed to the [לעת נעשה בחפצו כל אזי מלך שמו נקרא [עליהם.

Class 69

Class 14: The concept of “AYIN” is beyond comprehension to us, but INSIGNIFICANT to HIM. Yesh MeAyin – world comes into being every instant – illustrated by 3 stories about tzaddikim davenning for their needs, but yesh M’ayin is only a haarah. Mattan Torah is Atzmus b’giluy in Torah. Yesh HaAmiti – this is the…

Class 68. Maamar Kol Dodi

Class 68. Class 13: Introduction to the second maamar in this section – Kol Dodi. MATTAN TORAH is the purpose- ANOCHI Yesh Meayin. The first maamar talked about Creation – this one is about yetzius Mitzrayim and Mattan Torah. 2 Ratzons – Pnimius HaRatzon for Torah and Mitzvas, and CHitzonius HaRatzon to create the world…

Class 66

Class 11: End of perek 4. (6 lines from bottom p 117) Creation is a combination of Memale and Sovev. Memale brings beauty and order, gradualism, yesh miyesh, a finite power. In order to make yesh miayin need an infinite power. Whole seder Hishtalshelus is in one point, a Quantum leap. Sovev kal Almin.

Class 64

Class 9b: Where in HISHTALSHELUS does SOVEV KOL ALMIN begin? cont. Inside p. 112 8 lines from the bottom. Adam Kadmon is Ratzon d’Ratzon of the world. It contains the will for all the wills. Machshava Hakeduma d’A”K is the beginning of Sovev kal Almin. It is a memutza between Atzmus Ohr Ein Sof and…