Liolom Yehei Adam, Class Two (Yeshiva 5781/ 2020).Inside with commentary from the beginning.The “big idea” is the idea of Adam being as infinite as Me’od in it’s balance and integration and that is the meaning of M”A (repeated multiple time in the paragraph): it isn’t a question it is a statement.M”A meaning Bittul this allows…

Gid HaNasheh (Yeshivah 5781/ 2020), Class Eight.Review of what we did until now.Introduction to Derech Mitzvosecha, overview of the Tzemach Tzedek’s Torah and the Sefer Derech Mitzvosecha specifically.A short discussion on NeHI vs ChaBaD and ChaGaS.

Gid HaNasheh (Yeshivah 5781/ 2020), Class Six.The second Zohar (Part 2b):Only Moshe has Nevua on all three levels of ChaBaD and ChaGaS and NeHI; the rest only have it in the NeHI level.Thus the expression (by a Novi) in Chassidus: “Chakika” it is carved (not integrated).This is also the fault of Aisav’s Malach hitting Yaakov….

Toldos 26:02 Yitzchak’s piety and removal from the world – Yeshiva (5781/ 2020).Yitzchak’s story is squeezed into Parshas Toldos between the stories of Avraham and Yaakov.    Yitzchak’s role was different than his father’s or his son’s – Firstly he had the most difficult of tasks, to secure the teachings of Avrohom Avinu beyond his…

Chayey Sara 25:01 Kiturah (Yeshiva 5721/ 2020)Who is Kiturah and why get married at so late an age, after having several children already.Argument if she is Hagar or someone else.

Liolom Yehei Adam, Class One (Yeshiva 5781/ 2020).Introduction: the 4 things we say before Korbanos: 1) Ma Tovo, 2) Adon Olom, 3) Akaida (with a before and after), 4) Liolom Yehaid Adam.From Tana Dvei Eliyahu, it’s about saying Shma and more.We read the first half inside.

Bris Mila (Yeshiva 5781/ 2020), Class Eight.We read Likutei Sichos vol 3 page 757 ff inside.It is a Mitzvah that 1) pervades the physical 2) continues indefinitely.Avrohom waited to be told so it should be the מעשה אבות סימן לבנים for all the Mitzvos we do after Mattan Torah. Bris Mila (Yeshiva 5781/ 2020), Class…

Tanya (3) Nefesh HaBahamis.A short little class encompassing the end of Perek 1, Perakim 6-7 and beginning of Perek 8: What is the Nefesh HaBahamisThree aspects1) Essence: fire wind water or earth2) Form: mind heart senses3) Expression: thought speech action, cam stay the same cam go up and can go down.

Ribono Shel Olom (Yeshiva Version 5781/ 2020) Class Three.The last Pesukim:1) Tzara, from the narrowness itself comes the Bracha2) The 13 Middos HaRachamim, even infinity needs order and a path (Kav) or it is unsustainable.4) The Beis HaMikdash is everybody’s, but it requires order for it to be sustainable.

Bris Mila (Yeshiva 5781/ 2020), Class Six.This oral lecture introduces the notion of ביטול הגזירה to the discussion. After Hashem gave the Torah the divide was breached but before there was a separation between high and low.The one exception by Avrohom was Bris Mila which is why he used it as a חפצא של מצוה…