Classes

Class 56

Page 178-180. The second Shmo Hagadol (higher than Havaya) according to the Pardes. It is available only through Hoda’a.

Class 55

Page 176-8. Yisro was impressed by Havaya that breaks Elokim, not only manages it; but more importantly, he was impressed by the bringing together of opposites (like the Aron existing in space and not in space at the same time), of Teva revealing Hashem and being preserved as represented by the ‘Mida Kineged Mida’ punishment…

Class 54

Page 174-6. Elokim other than Him Levels from different points of view. This class explores a very interesting argument about what is and is not real, in the metaphysical discussions in Torah, how to make all opinions correct.

Class 53

Page 173-4, 177, 178. Even to the Pardes, Havaya is the name associated with the essence. 1) Maros Gedolos and Maros Ketanos, 2) The Dvaikus in Ein Sof.

Class 52

Page 171-3. First class on (the first level of) Shmo Hagadol. Havaya according to the Pardes, is only Ohr once it goes into keilim. Midrash about Havaya and the Svara of Havaya meaning to create consolidate this idea.

וידבר משה אל ראשי המטות התשמ”ג.

מילי דחסידותא is the same idea as זה הדבר words bring the greatest holiness down! There are four types of Jews: רשע who corresponds with ‘עשי, the בינוני who corresponds to יצירה, then the צדיק who corresponds to בריאה, but even he is subject to imperfection (particularly as the word צדיק is used in the…

ומקנה רב ה’תשמ”א.

The difference between Yosef and his brothers (and -even- the Avos) highlights the reason why the בני גד ובני ראובן wanted land east of the Yarden to be pastoralists. This was due to their worldliness עובדי הוי’ בגופם which required them to choose a life far from the material world, as opposed to their brethren…

Class 51

Page 168-71. This last class includes material from the beginning of the next Ma’amar. The way we derive Matzas reshus for most of Pesach is rooted in the seventh days Reshus. why? The Last day is the highest and is most certainly Reshus. The rest we learn from it.

Class 50

Page 168-71. Isarusa Diltata Isarusa Dilail (when the human inspiration and the divine reciprocation are proportionate to one another), and what is higher than that (when the divine return is like a gift or a bonus that is deserved only indirectly). Schar and Matana. This explains Chov and Reshus which is higher than Chova.