Vayedaber Elokim 5713, Class Five.The reason the בירור has to happen from Torah and not from the person’s own efforts, is because the Torah provides an infinite force to transform קליפה to קדושה.שלום for the Divine Soul that later spills over to שלום for the Animal Soul as well.

Vayedaber Elokim 5713, Class Four.The Torah existed (was learned and even practiced) before the Torah was given.However, it was limited (only עד שרש הנבראים) because we weren’t given the אותיות התורה.At מתן תורה the בלי גבול which is למעלה משרש הנבראים was revealed and now it is possible for there to be “ביטול הגזירה” and…

Vayedaber Elokim 5713, Class Three.The four levels of דומם צומח חי ומדבר how they play out in Avodas HaAdam:דומם is the idea of doing Mitzvos with “no Soul; only the garments” on the level of מצות אנשים מלומדה.צומח is the idea of the “Nature” (or personality) of the person. This involves feeling and even growth…

Vayedaber Elokim 5713, Class Two.There are three parallel things: 1) world, 2) person (“man”) 3) TorahIn each of these three there are four levels: דומם צומח חי מדבר.We explained how this is in “עולם” and how it is in the person, We had a very long discussion about the idea of דיבור.The essence of the…

Vayedaber Elokim 5713, Class One.This Ma’amar is (very loosely) related to the two that came before it (in 5713).It’s point is: דיבור the power of speech that is connected to the עצמות, the highest level. That means בלי גבול is reached when things come down until the level of speech, which is a חידוש of…

Bisha’a Shehikdimu 5713, Class Four.A short Class that ends the Ma’amar on the note of bringing the makif (Bittul, Hoda’a, Bittul BiMtzius) into Pnimiyus, going through “the steps” mind heart etc.

Bisha’a Shehikdimu 5713, Class Three.The two ideas of…1) The link between the lowest and highest Avoda2) The idea of “the Avoda of Kesser”…are both discussed in this class.The פסוק ולא תעלה במעלות על מזבחי אשר לא תגלה ערותך עליו is explained, there’s a ramp (gradual imperceptible climb- linked to the Avoda of סובב כל עלמין)…

Bisha’a Shehikdimu 5713, Class Two.Three steps: 1) יציאת מצרים and 2) ספירת העומר, and 3) מתן תורה, these three are (in Avodah) 1) אתכפיא and 2) אתהפכא ע”י המשכת מוחין למדות and 3) ביטול במציאות.There a connection between the lowest level and the highest level.These three steps are also in Davening 1) מודה אני and…

Likutei Sichos – Vol 18 p 18 ff – Bamidbar and ShavuosThe connection between Parshas Bamidbar and its closeness to Shavuos. The three ideas of 1) סגולה and 2) ממלכת כהנים and 3) גוי קדוש connecting it to Shavuos and how they are represented in Parshas Bamidbar 1) counting all Yidden, 2) counting all Leviim,…

Class Five Page 121-122. Why can a Jew accept ideas when the axioms go against his judgement? 1) His Godly soul, 2) He was at Sinai and in hearing Anochi, God Himself gave Himself to each one and therefore this is not a loyalty to someone else, it is like a loyalty to oneself. The…