Classes

וישב יעקב ה’תשמ”א.

There are two lands in the land where Yaakov lives, higher and lower. These two are represented by two levels of Torah. This Ma’amar explores the great advantage of the lower level of Torah in and of itself. Through the laws there is Birurim. This is why it must also invlove מרמה.

Vayashkeim Lavan Baboker Vayenashek…5748.

Lavan’s kiss spiritually empowers Avoda. Lavan then departs so not to interfere with free will.

Vayishlach Yaakov 5747.

Vayishlach, Yaakov’s hope to meet Eisav in his source are dashed. Yaakov then deals and elevates the actual Eisav, but then refuses to join him in Seiir, as the Geula has been delayed. His children will have to complete the task.

וישלח ה’תשמ”ג.

This Maamar explores the Vayishlach maamarim of the Alter Rebbe and the Mitteler Rebbe, how they all flow along the theme of the Parsha from the beginning until Shlishi. It also explores an initial idea that the Mitteler Rebbe later refutes but does not remove from the מאמר. That even in פנימיות התורה there is…

עם לבן גרתי ה’תשמ”ב.

Lavan (on high) inspires correcting not only the spiritual Aisav, but the physical and actual Aisav as well. Lavan is also corrected on all levels. In this class we understand the Ma’amar to be saying that various levels of Lavan and Aisav are sequentially corrected from the top down: 1) לובן העליון נותן כח לברר…

Vshavti BiShalom 5747.

Teshuva, means returning to Hashem what He anticipated and created. Teshuva is [1) Poel vs. Koach, 2)] Bli Medida vs. Medida. Musafin. This spells itself in the Pisukim ViShavti BiShalom…

Toras Menachem – (end of) Shavuos 5713.

1) The nigun ani maamin has been made holy forever by the k’doshim, 2) shirayim, chitzoniyus. Page 242-3.

Toras Menachem – Erev Shavuos 5713.

We finished the Sfira, but the Tmimos doesn’t end (entirely) until tomorrow night, The crowns were given today, the Tzemach Tzedek said Chasidus on this morning for this reason. Page 180-1.

Toras Menachem – Rosh Chodesh Sivan 5713.

To make a Farbrengen for Rosh Chodesh Sivan especially. At Mattan Torah, Nistar was Nigla and the Nigla was Nistar, an answer to those who oppose learning Nistar. Page 178-9.

Toras Menachem – Lag BaOmer 5713 (06) – Class Six.

The power to disagree in (Nigla of) Torah and yet get along comes from RaShBI and Pnimiyus HaTorah. Page 156-8.