Shofar is Teshuva; which reveals the inner heart, Outer heart comes from the mindInner heart comes from the Neshama, and is aroused by suffering, or by sins (the desire to do Teshuva).The first sound of the Shofar, Tekia, audible cry of the inner heart.The middle Teruah is the inaudible cry of the inner heart.The last…

Shofar is a Mitzvah on three levels: 1) one of the 248 specific Mitzvos (compared to individual limbs), 2) A general Mitzvah (I like to call them ‘Super-Mitzvos’) like the organs the body cannot live without, the brain, the spinal cord etc., 3) The revealing of the place Yidden and Hashem are one.All this is…

Overview of the hemshech.The history of blowing Shofar on Rosh Hashanah Shabbos.How could you stop?Answer: Shabbos accomplishes the same thing, so there’s no Divine Protection (as there is when Pesach falls on Shabbos).

03b. ViAile Hamishpatim (ואלה המשפטים) – 5711, Class Two. Moshe actually is needed to give Da’as even to the Neshamos of ‘Zera Adam’ (Atzilus). In other words they also need Moshe Rabbeinu. To them Moshe is giving the Da’as of ‘Tachlis Hayedia shelo naiduacha’, which means: “the end of knowledge is to know that we…

Chapters 2-3. The Seventh is most beloved. As the beginning of the undoing of the divine plan is most critical, so is the end of the correction of that divine plan most essential. The real credit, however, goes to the first (Avrohom), who started the correction. The seventh gets to finish his initiative and is…

Chapter 1. Ikkar Shechina biTachtonim Haysa.

07b. V’Heinif yado al hanahar (והניף ידו על הנהר) 5711, Class Two. In this class the issue of ריח- smell is explored mystically. There are all kinds of levels: 1) food for regeneration of physical body, 2) life in food to link (keep the connection) between the Neshama and the body, 3) taste and what…

05a. V’Kibel Hayehudim (וקבל יהודים) Muga 5711 Class One. Three levels of Mesiras Nefesh: 1) מסירת נפש בכח- At Mattan Torah through נעשה ונשמע and כפה עליהם הר כגיגית. 2) מסירת נפש בפועל מצד הנשמה- at Chanuka, this sacrifice has an order. 3) מסירת נפש בפועל מצד הגוף- at Purim. This involves הפקר total abandon….

04b. Ki Tisa (כי תשא) – 5711, Class Two. In this class we learn about the need for Moshe Rabbeinu: Every Jew has in his Neshama Emuna but it can be makif, like the thief who prays that Hashem grants him success at theft. The internalization of faith, comes from Moshe who because of his…

04a. Ki Tisa (כי תשא) – 5711, Class One. Emuna is discussed in this class. The Ma’amar explains that a Goy has Emuna only on the level of Mimalei Kol Almin. He explains that even on this level there is a difference between Knowledge and Emuna. By Yidden there are three levels of Emuna: 1)…