Depths of Teshuva.

Given at Chabad of Flatbush. This class has two parts. 1) Inspiration and 2) customs.

Class One. Overview of Kinesher (Haazinu) Maamar. Tomorrow (class two) we’ll read it inside IYH. The Passuk aligns exactly with the days after Yom Kippur, when the T’shuva is so high (and) that it is only positive; and it is found in the words of the two P’sukim: Kinesher… Yifros Knafav… Yisaeihu al Evraso… Hashem…

Depths of Teshuva. Borei Niv Sfasayim 5748. This Maamar exists in 2 versions an unedited one and a prepared (also) unedited one. Both are included here.

The Hayom Yom of the Aseres Ymei Teshuva. The five methods based on the letters of the word TESHUVA.

Higher Teshuva.

The Teshuva of a Yid who walks straight (Tzadik or Beinoni).

Class One. Snow and ice represent the great Tzimtzum. But snow represents the Tzimtzum on a level that allows what was before to reappear while ice represents the Tzimtzum that blocks it out totally. This refers to two levels of the first Tzimtzum- that connects and that separates. 1) World and Torah, 2) two perspectives…

Two meanings of ‘Ad’ 1) Malchus, 2) Our Elokim becomes Havaya. Only Havaya can affect Tshuva like this. The free will needed to affect the Tshuva from the highest levels.

Class One. Little text was read in this class. The idea explored (which is apparently the essence of the Ma’amar) is the idea that all levels of יראה are connected because at their root is ביטול. In a similar vein all levels of תשובה are connected even the lowliest of a sinner and the loftiest…