Class Seventeen. Introduction to the Alter Rebbe’s arrest. The Vilner Gaon’s passing, Sukkos 5658. Hirsh Ben Baruch; the first arrest looked worse but the second one was in fact worse.

Class Sixteen. The Tanya. This class (begins) explores the history of the Tanya, and its four stages: 1) Yechidus, 2) Ma’amarim, 3) Manuscript, ‘kuntreisim, 4) The printed Tanya. This class has some detail on Yechidus.

Class Eight. 28) The story of the Cantonists, The Mitteler Rebbe left this test to his son in law. The story of the Cantonists. The lotteries, the “Choppers”, the “Chevra Techiyas HaMeisim”. They will die Ba’alei Teshuva. Their Mesiras Nefesh. What the Tzemach Tzedek gave them.

Class Twelve. 42) Fires and their consequences. 43) The Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka. 44) Their relationship, 45) Her Tehillim, 46) Passes away ahead of him. 47) The RaVaSh, the oldest son. 48) He knew and was connected to the Alter Rebbe. 49) His entire life was lived in Lubavitch. 50) Not becoming a Rebbe got him…

Class Five. 24) Kesuvim of the Alter Rebbe. 32,000 hours were dedicated by the Tzemach Tzedek to collecting, editing, sourcing and then putting notes and commentary to the Ma’amarim of the Alter Rebbe. So much was burned. The style of the notes. Torah Ohr and Likutei Torah.

Class Six. 25) Accepting the role of leadership. The various candidates. The passage of time. The Chassidim who went to the Holy Ruziner and elsewhere. Reb Peretz and his friends. Making him Rebbe before they were fully prepared to be his Chassidim.

Class Twenty Six. Disputes with friends cont. 3) The Apter Rebbe, 4) Reb Mordechai of Tchernubil.

Class Twenty Five. The dispute with friends is the hardest: 1) Reb Avrohom Kalisker, 2) Reb Boruch of Mezibuz.

Class Twenty Four. The Liadi period. 1) Stories. 2) The Zlobiner Chassunah, 3) New decrees.

Class Twenty Three. 5561. The death of Czar Paul, Leaving Petersburgh, Liadi,the expansion of Chassidus.