Asader Lisudasa. The second of the three pizmonim of Shabbos, deals exclusively with holiness, as by this point of Shabbos that is all there is. In the holiness itself there is a need to create a vessel (or chariot) in two ways: 1) set a table and 2) say Torah ideas to bring forward the…

Asader Lisudasa. The second of the three pizmonim of Shabbos, deals exclusively with holiness, as by this point of Shabbos that is all there is. In the holiness itself there is a need to create a vessel (or chariot) in two ways: 1) set a table and 2) say Torah ideas to bring forward the…

Azamer Bishvuchin This (the second of four classes on the ARiZaL’s pizmonim for Shabbos) studies the Friday night Pizmon Azamer Bishvuchin. It divides it into five parts: 1) going out of the week, darkness and entanglement, 2) Preparing to bring in Shabbos, 3) On Shabbos itself: setting the table, 4) Receiving the Godliness of Shabbos…

Introduction to the Pizmonim of Shabbos. This class introduces the three Pizmonim of the ARiZaL that were composed for the Shabbos meals. In this class we discuss 1) why the ARiZaL included his name in each of the pizmonim, 2) the three stages of rest on Shabbos and how this reflects itself (in part) in…