Class One. To understand the מנורה of חנוכה we first discuss the מנורה that lit in the בית המקדש. The מנורה’s seven branches are the seven מדות, and there is זה לעומת זה and לאום מלאום יאמץ between the seven of נפש האלקוית and the seven מדות of the נפש הבהמית. To guarantee that קדושה…

Class One. Although פדה בשלום includes all three poles: תורה עבודה וגמילת חסדים, it is primarily through תפילה and תורה וגמ”ח assist her. This refers specifically to תפילה בציבור which is שלום on various counts. 1) When there is a ציבור the שכינה rests. 2) The idea that only when we are whole (joined with…

Version One. (the page numbers and layout are a bit different than the text i used, so you must adopt a little). The idea of חידוש was discussed at length in this class. The point the Rebbe is making is that the idea of חידוש is by a בעל תשובה. The Rebbe links this to…

בסוכות תשבו ה’תש”ם (Muga) Version One בסוכות תשבו ה’תש”ם (Muga) 2nd version (BML) Version Two from Beis Midrash Linashim.This class discusses אמונה which us מקיף and how we affect התישבות in this מקיף as the פסוק says בסוכות תשבו.

The idea of this Possuk according to Chassidus is to link the חצוצרות to the שופר we blow even now. This means that in addition to the ביטול of שופר there is the מציאות of the איד as he is חצי צורה with Hashem. Version Two from Beis Midrash Linashim. וביום שמחתכם ה’תש”מ. Class One….

This Maamar is Muga. This is an overview of the ma’amar “Amar Reb. Oishia” which fundamentally is about the interdependence of Jews. Source: Melukat 4, p.89, 5739 2nd Version, Beis Midrash Linashim 770 (5779/ 2018). Class One. Pzaros (being spread out) brings to Prazos (to living without fear- spread out) and the Possuk describes the…

This Maamar is Muga. This overview of a ma’amar on the last of the Sheva Brachos, “asher bara sason v’simcha”. This class was given following the comments Rabbi Paltiel made about the life of his beloved grandfather, whose levaya was earlier in the day. For this reason, this shiur is shorter and less complete than…

Class One. Perakim 1-4. Introduction and overview of the Hemshech. Last year we explained the דלת as opposed to the ריש as having ביטול, until the highest levels: אזעירת גרמי’, לית לה מגרמי’ה כלום. This year we learn about another יו”ד one that brings down. This is the יו”ד of חכמה that comes down with…

Version One (Yeshiva, 5768/ 2007):An overview of a ma’amar on the pasuk “V’Avraham Zaken” from Parshas Chayei Sara. Source: “V’Avraham Zaken”, Sefer HaMaamarim Melukat, Vol. IV, pp. 53 ************************************************************************************************************************************************ Version Two (Beis Midrash LiNashim UBanos 770 5781/ 20200 Version Two (Beis Midrash LiNashim UBanos 770) Class One:High, Higher, and even HigherMaamar V’Avraham Zaken – Edited…

Class One. These two Ma’amarim (the previous one and this one) are very similar, but there are minor differences. We obviously learned both Ma’amarim. The spirit of the מאמר is about ביטול, and he seems to use it in place of the typical אתכפיא ואתהפכא that is so familiar to באתי לגני. This is connected…