Shemos Exile and Redemption (078) What is the answer to Moshe’s question: What merit entitles the Jews to be redeemed? Answer: the waiting and anticipating was already actual in Egypt.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (095) The frogs represent an in-between state: creations that are neither helpful nor harmful, that are philosophically worse than both extremes. Like an in- between level of faith. They too declared אחדות השם.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (079)(080) Two reasons for Jews to get the wealth they took from Egypt: 1) To punish Egypt. 2) To reward them. This latter reason requires it to be given with benevolence.

Shemos Exile and Redemption (079) The wealth must come to the Jews in a way that pleases Avrohom Avinu.

Vaeira Exile and Redemption (100) 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.

Story of Adar 1 5752, and overview of this very important Ma’amar.

This maamar was recited on the Shabbos of the Rebbetzin’s shiva.It deals with the idea of Machatzis hashekel and also “Techiyas Hameisim”. Class One. Class two.

The half Shekel is a uniform gift given by every Jew emphatically in an increment of a half.

Machatzis Hashekel is a Klalis (all important) idea in Torah, as it is “Lichaper Al Nafshoseichem” (to atone on the Soul). It is different than Teshuva because Teshuva is the complete breaking down of the person, while Machatzis HaShekel and the Aron haKodesh (Torah) are only halving oneself. The idea is not to be broken…

The details of the Parsha of Machatzis Hashekel that are irrelevant beyond Moshe’s time (and beyond the Beis Hamikdash) need analysis. How are they also an eternal lesson? The Rebbe explains the idea that Torah is a Hora’a and a illuminated lesson for us to practice, not only to understand in some spiritual way. The…