Boruch HaGomel (5687/ 19270 (short).An overview given to some girls on account of a HUGE Ness that happened to them.One can celebrate the physical (side of the) Miracle (ברוך שעשה לי נס) or the Soul behind it (ברוך הגומל)…

Ki Merosh Tzurim 5738, Class One.Yidden don’t only have holy roots, but whatever their ancestors possessed they inherited.Additionally whatever they have down here is rooted on high.כי מראש צורים ומגבעות are the levels of Chochma and Bina which then come down through the Middos and Malchus to the lowest worlds.The greatest thing, is for what…

Zos Chukas HaTorah (Chukas Ma’amar) 5738, Class One.זאת חוקת התורה reflects no change (and not even a thought of change). The three levels of חקיקה (engraved, the Luchos) כתיבה (written, Torah SheBiKsav) and אמירה (Torah SheBa’alPeh).These three exist in Torah, the worlds: 1) עולמות אין סוף and 2) אצילות and 3) בי”ע until עשי’ה.The three…

Yehi Hashem Elokainu 5738, Class One.There are two levels:1) The idea that Yidden are naturally one with Him כי חלק הוי’ עמו and even this involves “work” to reveal. That work is חלקי הוי’ אמרה נפשי and the Midrash אנא נסיב מלכא as well as any act of Yiddishkeit being מסירת נפש2) The idea of…

Shlach Lecha 5738This Ma’amar tells the story of the Miraglim (the spies) and pays almost no attention to their sin.Instead this Ma’amar explains that the mission of the Miraglim (the spies) was the second step (after Mattan Torah and “ביטול הגזירה” which is the first step) towards entering Eretz Yisroel and elevating it.This required an…

Vayedaber Hashem 5738 (a Shavuos Ma’amar) Class One. This is the second part of the Hemshech.In this Ma’amar the idea of לאמור is continued from the precious Ma’amar, but a different idea is introduced: that it is critical to speak Torah with one’s mouth, because it brings from the highest high to the lowest low.אנכי…

Vihishalachti 5738, Class One.This class includes the first question of the מאמר: what is the meaning of והתהלכתי בתוככם after Hashem already promised ושכנתי בתוכם? Also What is the significance of walking doubly (והתהלכתי) from Hashem’s angle (as well as from our עבודה angle)?And the answer to this question.[The rest of the questions will be…

Kimei Tzeischa 5718, Class OneSecond Ma’amar in a Hemshech.The first one spoke (only) of Giluyim (3 levels of הוי’ה) this one adds and focuses on עצמות.The three הויות the מאמר speaks of bring together opposites with the כח of עצמות the גילויים are greatest after Moshiach comes, but the עצמות that brings together the opposites…

Vihecherim 5718, Class One.(In this Ma’amar) There are three levels of Havaya: 1) הוי’ דלתתא and 2) הוי’ דלעילא and הוי’ שבעצמות.This class will discuss the first two of the three “Havaya”s.A. Havaya דלתתא is the creation force and process which goes through the steps of Tzimtzum, understood by using the Moshol of a רב…

Tanya Amar Rav Yosi… Zimna Chada 5738(This is a little different than most Ma’amaroim on this Zohar).RaShbI caused rain through Torah on the Possuk הנה מה טוב ומה נעים שבת אחים גם יחד only after his students came to him.Why this Possuk? (Because it has all of Hishtalshelus in it.)Why his students? Because they caused…