This is the Maamar connected with the story of Stalin’s death.   Class Two. The second Shiur deals with the Maamar itself: 1) The comparison and difference between Yom Kipur and Purim (The Tikunei Zohar and the Torah Ohr), 2) Why Achashvairosh was not enough, 3) Haman’s choice in a Goral was right, 4) He…

This is the Maamar connected with the story of Stalin’s death.   Class One. This edited Maamar of the Rebbe (that is connected to the death of Stalin), addresses Goral and Bechira (Free Will). This Shiur overviews four levels of connection: 1) Reason, 2) Will (Achashvairosh in this Maamar), 3) Goral (all are equal), 4)…

Class Three. The beginning and the end of the Ma’amar deal with two ideas: 1) How Purim is different than all the other Yomim Tovim in that it will be distinct after Moshiach comes, as it represents higher than Hishtalshelus. 2) The two big changes of Purim are in A. Torah, that it became ours…

Class One. This class explores the השכלה in this מאמר. The three worldsבריאה , יצירה, עשי’ה succeed each other, each later world, being lower than the one above it. However to create the physical עשי’ה, requires a strength above all the worlds, represented by the words: אף עשיתיו. He also discusses אצילות כממוצע או [ביתר…

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….

Class Eleven. Page 152- 4. Continued, Dealing with the hidden Amalaik who claims to care about Hashem, Torah, and Mitzvos, but holds that he is the expert on worldly matters, when in truth: 1) Even when it comes to worldly things Jews are the nation of God, 2) He is even then Amalaik who really…

Class Ten. Page 150- 152. Revealed Amalaik wants you to accept Torah and Mitzvos, just with reason: נשמע קודם לנעשה. However at the end of the forty years there is a new sinister Amalaik, who expects you to listen when it comes to material things.  

Class Seven. Page 145-6. Ad Dlo Yada and more.

Class Five. Page 142-4. Chinuch and Chinuch values. Appreciation for learning and for Hashem Who is behind the learning.  

Class Four. page 139- 142. The story of the Megilla is a story about strange priorities: people with great spiritual connections opted “to get little children together and pray” instead of using their political clout. This plan worked. And the lesson is very obvious.