The journey from Nigla to Nistar that demonstrates the unity in the Torah. Various Gemaros and the Zohar (Raia Meheimna Parshas Mishpatim (117b)). The classic definitions for צדיק בינוני רשע address their judgement and reward or punishment. The more involved terms of צדיק וטוב לו, צדיק ורע לו and רשע וטוב לו לו רשע ורע...

The Gemaros themselves, that means Niglah alone accounts for the idea that there are two levels in the definitions of צדיק בינוני ורשע. A) As it relates to being judged, where as a practical matter one is a צדיק if most of one’s deeds are good etc. B) מהות מדריגת צדיק ובינוני ורשע, where there...

PDF רעיא מהימנא פרשת משפטים קי”ז, ב. This class was the introduction of the five levels of צדיק וטוב לו צדיק ורע לו רשע וטוב לו רשע ורע לו ובינוני, on the נסתר level; which is based initially on the גמרא בברכות ועוד; but is sourced in the רעיא מהימנא. We actually read it inside....

This class (after a brief introduction) explores the basic character traits of the נפש הבהמית ונפש האלוקית. The נפש הבהמית is: 1) Self-centered (selfish), 2) not visionary; interested only in the here and now, 3) Lives in fear and “survives” because she has no trust. The נפש האלוקית is 1) G-d-centered (selfless), 2) Has great...

Two ideas: A) The difference between the terms נפש האלקית ונפש הבהמית and the terms יצר טוב ויצר הרע. Basically the נפש is the מוח ופנימיות while the יצר is the לב וחיצוניות. Also the יצר is the צורה that must be destroyed while the נפש is the פנימיות and should be transformed to קדושה....

סטרא אחרא vs. צד הקדושה. On earth there are three levels and ideas: 1) חוב and 2) איסור, and 3) רשות. On the תורה שבשמים level, if it isn’t holy it is automatically anti-holy. This is why all that is not holy is סטרא אחרא וקליפה. In other words it is טומאה.

The נפש הבהמית is in the לב ודם. The נפש האלוקית is in the מוח. These two compete for the whole גוף. We explain it’s need to speak the נפש הבהמית language to relate and vice-versa. The fight.

The מדות של נפש הבהמית. In this class we explored the four elements Fire, Wind, Water, and Earth and the idea that in each person there’s a different tendency or מזג. Some are אש inclined, while others are מים inclined etc. We touched on each of the nine מדות רעות listed here: 1) anger, 2)...

מדות טובות בטבע כל ישראל בתולדותם Part one. 1) In Kabbalah goodness means altruistic goodness not self serving goodness (this is on the mystical level “evil”!). The idea that the Jewish animal soul has good is therefore quite remarkable. 2) The Rebbe points out that the Alter Rebbe only lists רחמנות וגמילות חסדים (compassion and...

מדות טובות בטבע כל ישראל בתולדותם continued. The word טבע is qualified here as being a fixed set of characteristics like the exoskeleton of an arthropod, a hard shell that is binding and unchanging.