Classes

Class Thirty Seven in Section Four of The Source

The Avodah of המאור הוא בהתגלות part 3. The two levels of המאור הוא בהתגלות: as he is not affecting the מקום and how He touches the reality of “worlds” מקום (?) in a revealed way.

Class Thirty Six in Section Four of The Source

The Avodah of המאור הוא בהתגלות part 2. Review of the ideas of צמצום and that it only relates to אור where the צמצום is שלא כפשוטו, but the מאור need not be מצומצם as it is a בלתי מציאות נמצא. At the same time the Alter Rebbe introduces us to the idea of המאור…

Class Thirty Five in Section Four of The Source

The Avodah of המאור הוא בהתגלות part 1. The Rebbe introduces us to the notion that the Ba’al SHem Tov’s ואתה קדוש יושב תהילות ישראל isn’t the same as לאתקנא רזא דשמיא or לשם יחוד קוב”ה ושכנתי’ה because ti is to עצמות שהוא בהתגלות!

Class Thirty Four in Section Four of The Source

בלילה ההוא ה’תשכ”ה cont. The Purim story is explained based on this new idea. בלילה ההוא is lower than בלילה הזה but it has a higher a source. From the level of בלילה ההוא in its source the miracle of Purim came to be.

Class Thirty Three in Section Four of The Source

בלילה ההוא ה’תשכ”ה. This class further explains the idea of עצם giving כח in this case as it relates to the “night” (darkness of Golus) of the Purim story. He explains two levels of העלם: 1) העלם בשביל הגילוי. 2) העלם מצד עצמו. The first idea is the traditional one and it is about revealing…

Class Thirty Two in Section Four of The Source

היושבת בגנים ה’תשי”ג cont. This class continues explaining the idea that the union of אור וכלי must come from עצמות. This is enhanced by comparing to the idea of כונה found in the המשך תער”ב and other sources.

Class Thirty One in Section Four of The Source

היושבת בגנים ה’תשי”ג. The Rebbe takes this to an entirely new level explaining the influence of עצמות that is בהתגלות while being altogether concealed. Introduction: why is the צמצום הראשון in a way of סילוק- the total removal of the light (rather than מיעוט)? The traditional answers are: 1) To fortify the שרש הכלים that…

Class Thirty in Section Four of The Source

Review (one more time). Stories that describe being without any expression; yet being very present as a way of understanding המאור הוא בהתגלות.

Class Twenty Nine in Section Four of The Source

המאור הוא בהתגלות cont. The idea that He that is מציאות בלתי מציאות נמצא is known without any announcing of self or interaction. We know Him because we have Him in us.

Class Twenty Eight in Section Four of The Source

(continued). Only a מציאות נמצא which is אור would interfere with the world and would need be removed in צמצום הראשון. And even that is שלא כפשוטו. But Hashem Himself needs no צמצום as He is no מציאות and interferes with nothing. Moreover, His מציאות is בהתגלות as we’ll explain soon IYH.