Pada BiShalom 5739 (Muga) A Tes Kislev Ma’amar Class One: This class is on the Biur (heart) of the Ma’amar. First we review (orally) the levels of NaRaN (Hilabshus and struggle,) Chaya (Struggle but no direct meeting, meaning no Hislabshus,) and Yechida (No Hislabshus, no struggle as there is no opposition). Then inside, why even…

Tanya Perek 10 (Class Two) This class begins with a review A) לא נפלאת לא רחוקה חלא בשמים ולא מעבר לים are levels in צדיק ורע לו B) Difference between צדיק שאינו גמור and צדיק גמור has to do with טוב לו and רע לו C) Two equal and opposite thing: אוהבי השם שנאו רע,…

Amar Rav Acha Yafa Sichoson 5739 The union of Yitzchok and Rivkah takes up so much space in Torah because it is the basis for all of Yiddishkeit: Yichud M”A and BA”N. By Yitzchok and Rivkah it is only spiritual, but by us it is (also) physical. Every Mitzvah really is a Yichud M”A and…

Hayom Yom 19 Tamuz Tefillas Haderech, is said every day that one is away from home. We discussed the idea of יראת שמים that is connected to attend to such details. On the day the trip starts, it is said with a Bracha and after that it is said without a Bracha, but NEAR a…

Beginning of Chapter 10. An absolute definition of Tzadik V’Ra Lo 1) Has destroyed the Animal Soul 2) Has not (yet) transformed it to good. Proof is that there is something left but it is כפוף ובטל לטוב צדיק ורע לו and צדיק שאינו גמור The sequence of Pesukim כי המצוה… לא נפלאת… ולא רוחוקה……

Tanya Perek 9, Class 5. [This class has a long introduction about the RaZa whose Yahrtzeit is 11 Marcheshvan]. The Yetzer HaRa tries really hard for us to fail but his purpose is to help us become strong and NOT give in. Mashal from the Zona.

Braishis 5739 Class One: This class explains the “Shlichus” we take from Tishrei to bring Him with us into the everyday. The Ba’al Shem Tov taught that the meaning of the Possuk בראשית ברא אלוקים, is to reveal the reason for the Tzimtzum of Elokim. This will teach you how important Kavana is. Because he…

Bayom Hashmini Shalach 5739 This Ma’amar is from the Haftora of Shmini Atzeres. The story was that when the celebration of the building the Beis Hamikdash was complete, the people didn’t simply leave, they were sent off. This was the Shlichus they were taking home from being with the King. He gave them a shlichus…

Tanya Perek 9, Class 4. The Alter Rebbe goes from the Divine to the Animal Soul, and from Beinoni (אהבה כרשפי אש) to imperfect Tzadik (אהבה רבה) to perfect Tzadik (אהבה בתענוגים). Water is explained in three ways here: A. the Divine Soul by itself, B. the Animal Soul’s pleasure seeking, C. The Tzadik Gamur’s…

Ulkachtem Lachem 5739 [Introduction: there are two sides to the purpose of creation: 1) Narrow, it is about Yidden and everything and everybody else serves this goal 2) Broad, the purpose is the world as a whole, and as such everything and everybody serve Hashem directly.] Tishrei has two dimensions A בכסא B ליום חגינו[…