04. Asher Yatzar (Part One). Wednesday 5 MarCheshvan 5774/ October 9 2013. (Machon Chana). 1) The blessing for nature and (specifically) for life and human life. 2) Different versions. 3) five ideas: A. Life, B. The moment of birth, C. In the service of God, D. The correlation between man and Atzilus, E. The struggles…

Netilas Yadayim and the Bracha, Al Netilas Yadayim. This class on the Bracha of Netilas yadayim focused on the reasons for washing (both negative ones, going out of what is negative) and positive ones (going into K’dusha). It is for the latter reason that we make a Bracha. Why negel vasser is intermittent and other…

Bo Exile and Redemption (106) Likutei Sichos – Vol 31 p 46 ff Continued. Inside. Darkness. Two opinions about what is included within the purpose and “Lesson” in darkness. Does it involve both darkness for the world and light for the Jew as one idea or two separate ideas.

Bo Exile and Redemption (105) Likutei Sichos vol. 31 page 46 ff. מכת חושך is compared to Golus as it relates to the Yidden (as we’ll see in the next class on this Sicha.) Accordingly we discuss how this מכה was a Golus (of sorts) for the Egyptians.

Bo Exile and Redemption (104) Sefer HaSichos Bo 5752 (03) Continued (3). Moshe fears the positive spiritual Pharaoh as well. Why?

Bo Exile and Redemption (103) Sefer HaSichos Bo 5752 (02) Continued (2). Moshe fears the spiritual evil of Pharaoh which is above קדושה!

Bo Exile and Redemption (102) Sefer HaSichos 5752 page 280 ff. This class (only) introduces this Sicha: there is a pattern to how Hashem has Moshe visit the Pharaoh. The first (forth and seventh) visits, He tells him לך… go to the Pharoh at the River. The second (fifth and eighth) visits, He tells him…

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (100) Likutei Sichos – vol 36 p 26 ff A unique characteristic of מכת שחין was that it was performed in a way that could be seen as natural. This is part of how Hashem taught Egypt about Himself.

Exile and Redemption (099) Introduction to New Year (5778) (02) Getting Yidden out of Mitzrayim didn’t need to be so complicated. It was because it was (also) an education to Egypt and the Jewish people about Achdus Hashem. This is why there needed to be ten Makkos.

Exile and Redemption (098) Introduction (part one). The history of the world until this point in the series.