Likutei Sichos – Vol 02 p 471 ff Class 11. Bringing G-Dliness down in a lasting way.  

The precious stone at the base of the King’s crown was Hashem’s gift to the Ba’al Shem Tov who (very generously) gifted it to all of us.His disciples had the task of creating “the packaging” for the ingestion and sustaining of Chassidus.The Alter Rebbe chose the Chabad Package.It is no wonder that a revelation of…

In conjunction with his 200th Yahrtzeit on 24 Teves 5773/2013 these classes were given on the hakdamos of three of his Sefarim. The Tanya. Introduction to the Tanya was written by the Alter Rebbe himself and reveals the interest of Chassidim in Chassidus and the difficulties in acquiring it.

Shofar (Yeshiva, Elul 5780- 5781), Class One.Introduction: The Sages Unlock the Power and Mystery of the ShofarThis class provides historical background on the Jewish Sages who givethe multiple reasons underlying the use of the shofar at Rosh HaShana.Sages discussed include Reb Sadya Gaon as explained 700 years ago bythe RADA (Reb David Abudraham), the Rambam,…

TESHUVA CLASS ONEThe first class covers “teshuva tata’a” (lower teshuva)  ((text covered is Perek Alef – Igeres Ha-Teshuva)The first half of the class is focused on “kabbala al’haba” – “going forward not going back” which is the work of “teshuva”.  Life is about work – being a Baal Ha’bais (master) over ourselves.  Teshuva is a…

מדריגות לפני הצמצום (Part 53). הכל כלול בעצמותו לפני הצמצום (Class 3).

מדריגות לפני הצמצום (Part 52). הכל כלול בעצמותו לפנה”צ (Class 2). The משל of אור השמש ושמש is not entirely the same as the נמשל of אור מעין המאור of אור אין סוף and its Source in מאור. אור is ברצון from עצמות ומהות. Sunlight is an הרכבה from the sun and is therefore a מציאות…

מדריגות לפני הצמצום (Part 51). הכל לפני הצמצום כלול בעצמותו (Class 1). Everything לפני הצמצום is כלול בעצמותו like יכולת. Explanation: Just as צמצום הראשון is שלא כפשוטו so too, the levels of אור אין סוף as they are לפני הצמצום are really יכולת העצמות. What is special about this (here) is that the Ohr…

תער”ב ח”ג ע’ א’תרפ”ז. Final class on the idea that Neshamos which are from כלים have a higher source than אור and אור needs them to reveal the essence rather than the other way around.

תער”ב חלק ג’ ע’ א’תרע”א; א’ תרפ”ו. Beginning of עין בי”ת ח”ג idea that the Neshamah comes from עצמות which is higher than אור.