The נסכים (libations) would not begin until the Yidden went into Eretz Yisroel, a full forty years after the קרבנות started in the משכן. This מאמר explores why, using קריאת שמע and תפילין as the illustration. In the מדבר they had only מצוות of רצוא and not שוב therefore they had no נסכים which represents…

This מאמר explains the idea of רצוא ושוב as it relates to קרבנות (only) once Yidden go into and settle ארץ ישראל. קרבנות are רצוא and מנחה ונסכים are שוב. In עבודת האדם they are both in Davening: קריאת שמע וכו’ ואח”כ שמונה עשרה, are רצוא ושוב. In life they are: 1) Being in Shul…

A Ma’amar about Challah and an analysis of the Possuk Vayikra 15, 19-20). Lechem from heaven and from earth. Three stages: 1) Birur from the top down, 2) from the Bottom up, 3) Elevated into Atzilus again and this explains (the Pesukim of) Challah.

Class One. The process of bringing heaven down to earth involves three steps: 1) setting up the possibility (inheritance, Bracha), 2) actually doing it (toiling in Torah, doing Mitzvos), 3) the reward (gift beyond our possibility, the reward of the Mitzvah is the connection itself). When Moshe sets up the work and when Yehoshua sets…

This is a Chanuka Ma’amar Rani ViSimchi is the Maamar of Chanuka (and Bihaalosecha, after Shavuos). It explains three levels and then a fourth. The three are the regular concerns of a Yid: 1) Mitzvos, 2) Torah 3) Mesiras Nefesh in the daily performance of Torah and Mitzvos. The fourth is called ‘Bas Tzion’ and…

The meaning of Birchas Kohanim in general and in particular.

Explaining the two opposites in Ohr Ein Sof, 1) Meain HaMaor, 2) We know nothing of the Essence from the Ohr, using Nefesh and Chayos as a Mashal. But this Mashal is only partially consistent with the nimshal. Page 463. NEW SV p. 610.

Inside. Page 609-10. Two extremes in Ohr Ein Sof A. Like the Maor (combining Mashal of the Sun and the Nefesh), B. The Ohr doesn’t reflect Atzmus at all. Page 462-3. NEW SV p. 609-10.

1) Kochos [in contrast to Giluyim and Livushim] vs. Sheim- one reveals the Nefesh, while the other hides it. 2) Introduction to the idea that Ohr is completely separate from Atzmus. Page 461-2, NEW SV p. 608-9.