Basic Kabbalah to understand the first 2 1/2 pages of this maamar. Seder Hishtalshelus is made of Ohr and Kelim. We are just discussing the ohr part. The ohr that comes from Maor is called Meayin hamaor. The light from Elokus is helem B’etzem. Sefiros Ain Keitz.There is a tzimtzum before Tzimtzum ha Rishon that…

Review of the two systems of Hishtalshelus, mehus to Mehus and Ohr Elokus. Moshol of two Bocherim learning.In the maamar the moshol of ohr is used for chochma and bina, while it would seem more appropriate to call it shefa. The Alter Rebbe says that the Chochma acts like a maor to Bina. The focus…

Review of Chitzonius and Pnimius sytem of hishtalshelus.Chitzonius: Mehus to Mehus. Start and stop. Pnimius: Descent of the Ohr automatically, smoothly.The Alter Rebbe uses Machshava as a moshol for the Ohr system. The problem is that Machshava is Letters , i. e. Kelim, not ohr. So why does He use this moshol? In order to…

p 36 Original Version (p 52 top New Version) p 36-48 (pp 51-64 new version)Three levels of Ohr. 3)Ohr in the Keli – Mhus Acher 2)Ohr higher than kelim – Ratzo v’shuv 1) Ohr in the Mekor – Moti V’Lo Moti. Then this will change to 3)Ohr in Kelim – Mhus Acher; 2) both Ohr…

What is Makom? Al pi Arizal, Alter Rebbe, and the Zohar, Makom is memale Kol Olmin.Oseh Ratzon shel Makom – bringing pnimius Ratzon in to Makom.Makom is a thing that allows other things to exist. Time and Space allow other things to exist and be defined by what they can tolerate. We are defined by…