Second (Motzoei Shabbos) version of Basi Ligani 5733, is almost identical to the first one (of Shabbos day). This time we did the whole Maamar in one class. The duality of 1) Coldness to Godliness and 2) Passion to worldliness in the Frierdike Rebbe’s chapter 3 sets up the notion of duality in so many…

Class One. Perek 3 explains the Rebbe outlines what the creation is: a place of duality. The double effect of Klipa 1) cooling off inspiration for Yiddishkeit 2) The passion for material things, are the basis for the duality in creation in all of its aspects. 1) Two Tzimtzums of light, [will be continued in…

Class One. Basi Ligani 5732 is (perhaps) a follow up to the end of Basi Ligani 5712. There he concluded chapter 4 with the idea of Yiddishkeit without any intellectual reason or any reciprocity at all. This entire Maamar revolves around the following idea: Perek 1 spoke of bringing G-dliness down and making Him a…

The Milchama for us is Tefila. Each word in this Possuk and their apparent questions reflect the war of spiritual growth and ascent perfectly.

The difference between the revelation at “Krias yam Suf” and Leasid can be explained based on the idea of Yesh Ayin Yesh. The Ayin has a lower and higher level. It’s the lower level that was revealed at the Yam Suf; the higher one will be revealed at the “Nahar”.

The shabbos before Pesach is “Gadol” because the revelation of “UveMora Gadol” of Yetziyas Mitzaryim is already felt then. This caused the civil war in Egypt where the first born engaged with all of Egypt and many were killed.

Class One. Class Two.

Rabbi Paltiel presents a ma’amar of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Tu B’Shvat that discusses the concept of the “New Year for Trees” in both Halacha and Chassidus (source: Melukat, Vol.5, p.169). This shiur was presented in Shevat 5768 (January 2008) at the… Women’s and Girls’ Beis Midrash and Seminary for Higher Learning Many thanks to…

This Maamar (muga) combines two Maamarim said Shabbos and Motzoei Shabbos Bishalach 5731. The class was divided into three parts. Class One. Chapters 1-4 deal 1) the idea that “Dira Bitachtonim” is ongoing; and not something completed by Moshe Rabbeinu and other Tzadikim, 2) “Ikar Shechina BiTachtonim Haysa” has two points a. A great light,…