This is a new series that will IY”H review all of the details known about the Rabbeiim. Given at Chovevei Torah. Lecture Six. 1) The three great codifiers of kabbala: Reb Meir ben Gabbai (Avodas Hakodesh), The Ramak (Pardes Rimonim and more), and The Arizal (Eitz Chayim, Shmone’ Sheurim etc.). The use of Kabala Maasis….

This is a new series that will IY”H review all of the details known about the Rabbeiim. Given at Chovevei Torah. Lecture Five. The history of Kabbala, Moshe, the Neviim, Anshei Kneses Hagedola(‘s shift to a center of Halacha and Nigla), RaShBi, the later trickle of Kabbala, Rediscovery of the Zohar, the arguments over her…

5 Menachem Av, the yahrtezit of the ArizaL HaChai, this year we complete 441 years (EMES) since his passing. What does he mean to us? There is a mistake in this class. In the class Rabbi Paltiel mentions the Arizal’s passing as being in the year 5333 when in fact he passed away a year…

5 Menachem Av Yahrtzeit of the “AriZaL HaChai.” The AriZaL HaChai, what does that mean. (5772/2012).

5 Menachem 5780 (2020).The AriZaL- what a mind, The Torah of light, no darkness and then light, just light בתורתו של ר’ מאיר הי’ כתוב כתנות אור באל”ףAnd he had the additional gift from Hashem (with the help of his Talmid Reb Chayim Vittal) to GIVE some of his Torah to us until the end…

Azamer Bishvuchin This (the second of four classes on the ARiZaL’s pizmonim for Shabbos) studies the Friday night Pizmon Azamer Bishvuchin. It divides it into five parts: 1) going out of the week, darkness and entanglement, 2) Preparing to bring in Shabbos, 3) On Shabbos itself: setting the table, 4) Receiving the Godliness of Shabbos…

HaRaini Mikabel (Class One) Machon Chana 5774 Wednesday 15 Elul 5774, September 10 2014.This class discusses the line the Arizal added to the Siddur to be said at the very outset of the davening, that the Rebbe popularized. We explore three levels of this: 1) For Chaveirim, 2) For all Jews so the Tefila (korbon)…

The great Arizal. Hakdamos and Kavanos. Tzimtzum, Kabbalah Ma’asis.