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Toras Menachem – Shabbos Tisa – Shushan Purim Katan 5717 (06) – Sicha Three (02)

Class Six. Page 102-4. For several reasons sitting on the fence is worse than being a strict עובד עבודה זרה. A) One who worships idols knows that the sole reason for the exercise is some material benefit he can derive; but there is no altruism; while a fence sitter is unsure about that. B) The…

Toras Menachem – Shabbos Tisa – Shushan Purim Katan 5717 (05) – Sicha Three (01)

Class Five. Page 101-2. The הפטורה של אלי’ בהר הכרמל ומשפטו הידוע: עד מית אתם פוסחים על שתי הסעיפים. Why being on both sides of the fence פוסח על שתי הסעיפים maybe worse than being a strict עובד עבודה זרה? Avodah Zarah means that there is a lack of Achdus, and one honors the intermediates.

Toras Menachem – Shabbos Tisa – Shushan Purim Katan 5717 (03) – Sicha One (03)

Class Three. Page 99- 100. To even the undeserving, Hashem gives all they want, so long as they aspire for principle.

Toras Menachem – Shabbos Tisa – Shushan Purim Katan 5717 (02) – Sicha One (02)

Class Two. Page 98-99. If materialism is unimportant because one never loses sight of the purpose and goal, then he is always rich. דעת רחב- שמח בחלקו

Toras Menachem – Shabbos Tisa – Shushan Purim Katan 5717 (01) – Sicha One (01)

Class One. Page 97-8. טוב לב משתה תמיד. Two connected ideas: A)דעה רחבה B)שמח בחלקו. The Rebbe explains the connection between them by introducing the discussion on מרובים צרכי עמך (בשביל) שדעתם קצרה.