Class One. The greatest Yerida brings the biggest Aliya. Connection to Monday and the Shir Shel Yom: Gadol Havaya Umehulal Miod BiIr Elokainu two insights: 1) he is seen as greater, 2) he is actually greater! Class Two. 15 Menachem and it’s importance.

15 Menachem av is opposite Tisha Bi’Av. Ahavas Yisroel is opposite Sinas Chinom and brings the Geula. This Ma’amar focuses singularly on loving a fellow Jew (very powerful).

Marriage. This class discusses Marriage, Teshuva, and free will.

There’s repetition in these classes. Choose if you want a short or long version and listen accordingly. Version One (5766). Version Two (5766). Class One. Introduction, Mishna and Gemara (in the end of Taanis) about 15 Menachem Av and it’s connection to Yom Kippur. Version Two Class Two. Cont. the Gemara (and discussion pon it)…

This is a Shavuos Maamar. Two gifts of Mattan Torah: 1) Hashem gave us Himself, 2) He gave us the dew of (for) resurrection. These two gifts are called rain and dew. At Har Sinai and its aftermath even the unearned dew is earned. It is therefore called “Geshem Nidavos”- rain of generosity. Even Moshe…

נחמו is said twice for the two בתי מקדש, though the first one was greater and should include whatever they lost in the second one; but the second one’s ירידה is greater and the נחמה is for the ירידה and the ultimate עלי’ה that will follow based on the principle that what falls lower rises…

Class One. Based on the Alter Rebbe’s Ma’amar in Likutei Torah, This class, which is the first of two is dominated by what appears to be the Rebbe’s questioning the Alter Rebbe: The Alter Rebbe explains that after Mattan Torah (some part of) the Jewish Neshama is revealed. He goes as far as explaining this…

15 Menachem av is opposite Tisha Bi’Av; Ahavas Yisroel is opposite Sinas Chinom and brings the Geula. This Ma’amar focuses singularly on loving a fellow Jew (very powerful).

וה’ פקד את שרה תשמ”ג Class one. Mazal is the source for Children, health, and Parnassa. In the case of Jewish people, this is the level of אין which is interpreted to be the deepest level possible. We reach and affect the מזל through an עבודה on the level of בכל מאדיך which is the…

This discussion took place in Beth Rivkah seminary as part of our Tanya class. We explore the classic idea of Teshuva in contrast to the changes the Rebbe introduced to how we should do Teshuvah.