p 36 Original (p 52 top New SV) Discussion of Shefa vs Ohr. A Mashpia gives shefa. This implies involvement. Shefa gives only a piece but it gives the Etzem. A Maor gives Ohr – Gives everything but not the Etzem.Moshol of ziv and Shemesh.The Alter Rebbe uses the word Ohr for both Ein Sof…

Bottom p 37-38 (p 53 5lines in second paragraph New Samech Vav)Question: Why does the Rebbe Rashab put this whole discussion of three levles of Ohr here anyway? He will eventually change it. Why doesn’t he say 1) Atzmus – Ohr in Etzem 2) Sovev – Ohr before it goes into keilim 3) Memale –…

Maamar Map:pp 29-32 Old Edition (pp40-45 New Edition) Oseh Ratzono Shel Makom – I Gvulp 32 (p45) Oseh Ratzono Shel Makom – II Bli Gvulpp 33-36 (pp 47-51) Oseh Ratono Shel Makom – III Atzmus Physical Torah and Mitzvos are Atzmus MAMMASH. Torah and Mitzvos are the End, everything else is a means to that…

Maamar Map:pp 20-29 (Original Edition) (pp27-40 New Edition) – Three interpretations of לכל תכלה ראיתי קץpp 26-27 (pp 36-38) – (Discussion about Atzmus)p 29 (p 40) רחבה מצותך מאד – Atzmus (Mitzvos) Everything comes from Taanug. – Everybody has a different personality – Your Chaya is your personality – Everybody likes something different. You can’t…

עד ועד בכלל – Something that is on the same level, go point to point, limited, gvul, characterized by walking (always having one foot on the ground.)עד ולא עד בכלל – Different levels each bli gvul and each bli gvul separated from the next level, characterized by a leap (two feet off the ground.)עד ולא…

Map of Maamar from pp 10-63 (old edition) (pp 14-85 (new Edition)Three levels in Hishtalshelus repeated in different models 6 times – Memale / Sovev/ Atzmus Moshol of the Sun for Light. Black Light (Etzem, Atzmus) passes through the Nirtak (shield) becomes white light (Sovev) makif which shines everywhere equally passes through a second barrier…

P 8. 15 lines down (New SV p 11)Dira B’Tachtonim – נתאווה לו דירה בתחתונים אווה – Our Metzius and Hashem’s metzius are opposite so it makes sense that we can’t understand Him. On a tyva one doesn’t ask questions. We are ruled by our sekel, but sekel is also a creation, and Hashem is…

Discussion of Creation: 1) Hashem wanted (Ratzon)(Machshava) to create the world and EVERYTHING was created, but b’helem. 2) TzimTzum HaRishon – Hashem chose to create the world (in our maamar) with two tools ( in the Ayin-Beis with three tools,) Yecholes L’Ha’air and Yecholes Lo L’Ha’air, infinite and finite. Whatever is there first, (on the…

Inside Bottom of p. ג. (New SV p 4) The Rebbe Rashab is asking Why did Hashem create the world? and brings only three of many answers.1)The Midrash states to make a dira B’tachtonim – a dwelling place in this PHYSICAL world. 2) The Etz Chaim says so Hashem can express Himself, His Kochos. 3)…

p.1 (New SV p 1-2)A mitzva Klali encompasses the whole yiddishkeit, while a Mitzva Prati is a specific thing to do. Many Mitzvas have both components. Al pi the RaMbaM in order to be counted as one of the 613 commandments a mitzva must be practical i.e. something that is done. Shofar blowing encompasses three…