20. Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashana Samech Vov; Third Round, Class Twenty.The first Tzimtzum ‘evacuates’ everything that is ‘Ohr’ (light), but the source of the Keilim (vessels) are left over; but they must be created as real entities, and for this Ohr (Kav) is needed to prod them into being.

19. Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashana Samech Vov; Third Round, Class Nineteen.This class continues the analysis of the עמק המלך’s words. 1) Above the Ratzon (not only in Atzmus but in Ohr) there is no Makom so there cannot be a concept of Tzimtzum!!! (see Sha’ar HaYichud VihaEmuna Perek 7 (83b at the top)).2) The…

18. Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashana Samech Vov; Third Round, Class Eighteen.In this class, the עמק המלך’s form for describing דירה בתחתונים and bringing Godliness into the world through Torah and Mitzvos.He says so much, so in this class we read the entire text and then began exploring.There cannot be Tzimtzum HaRishon with Makom (space)…

17. Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashana Samech Vov; Third Round, Class Seventeen.In discussing the idea of (the purpose of Creation being to) bringing Divine Light down, he mentions the Midrash about Dira BiTachtonim.We explored the four key words in this phrase and what each one means. נתאוה- A desire that is by definition beyond reason….

16. Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashana Samech Vov; Third Round, Class Sixteen.Purpose of Creation (beginning).1) Revealing Ein Sof in the world through Torah and Mitzvos2) Joining Sovev and Memalei3) Leshaim yichud Kudsha Brich Hu UShechintei4) Revealing Atzmus…

15. Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashana Samech Vov; Third Round, Class Fifteen.Four remaining questionsShofar before Shofros and afterWhat about Shabbos(Unfinished)

04b. Chayey Sara (חיי שרה) 5712, Class Two. Simcha: 1) Joy reveals the Atzmus created through the avoda of Dira BiTachtonim, 2) The prerequisite to joy is humility, 3) The joy (before the original sin was naturally) without murgash., 4) Nowadays the joy is bimurgash, and we must therefore have the joy hidden and the…

04a. Chayey Sara (חיי שרה) 5712, Class One. Chayey Sara, Chava, Noach, and Sara shared the Avoda of bringing Bittul into Murgash [as opposed to Adam and Avrohom whose task was in the realm of the Bilti Murgash]. Noach tried a bittul of Chochma (wine, pinimyus Bina is Chochma) and failed; Sara tried a Bittul…

Class One. In one’s Avodas Hashem there are choices: 1) Live above the Nefesh HaBahamis, in which case no transformation takes place in the person and right after Davening and learning one can fall. 2) Fight with the Nefesh haBahamis but treat him like an equal in which case the fight is incessant. 3) Fight…

06a. Vayeshev Yaakov (וישב יעקב) 5712, Class One. Peace exists on two levels: 1) You fight and win resoundingly, 2) there is no fight in the first place, the enemy is automatically vanquished. In Vayeshev, Yaakov is aspiring to the higher peace but gets instead the lower one: In golus Mitzrayim he has tranquility.