Class One. The process of bringing heaven down to earth involves three steps: 1) setting up the possibility (inheritance, Bracha), 2) actually doing it (toiling in Torah, doing Mitzvos), 3) the reward (gift beyond our possibility, the reward of the Mitzvah is the connection itself). When Moshe sets up the work and when Yehoshua sets...

Ki Savou El HaAretz 5712. Nesachim are connected to Eretz Yisroel; but before then there must be a time of Ratzoi without Shov (the Midbar) setting up the ‘Purpose’ of Shov as represented by Nesachim.Krias Shma without Tefillin, is Korban without Nesech; and it is false witness, because it is denying the idea that THIS...

A Ma’amar about Challah and an analysis of the Possuk Vayikra 15, 19-20). Lechem from heaven and from earth. Three stages: 1) Birur from the top down, 2) from the Bottom up, 3) Elevated into Atzilus again and this explains (the Pesukim of) Challah.

33. Viatta Yigdal Na 5735This Ma’amar explores (basically) every single word in this Possuk.The gist of the Possuk is Moshe Davening for Yidden after their rebellion due to the spies. In his prayer to God Moshe asks for the יגדל נא כח אדנ”י the greatening of the Divine name Adna”i, which perplexes the Rebbe as...

37. Vayishlach Yehoshua 5736 (Mugga)This (rather popular) Ma’amar, is very basic and important.It speaks of the two sets of Miraglim (spies) those of Moshe (the Parsha) and Yehoshua (the Haftorah) and the advantage of the Miraglim of Yehoshua over those of Moshe: A. it was commanded; B. it was only to the city of Yericho...

Shlach Lecha 5738This Ma’amar tells the story of the Miraglim (the spies) and pays almost no attention to their sin.Instead this Ma’amar explains that the mission of the Miraglim (the spies) was the second step (after Mattan Torah and “ביטול הגזירה” which is the first step) towards entering Eretz Yisroel and elevating it.This required an...

כי תבואו אל ארץ מושבותיכם ה’תשל”ט The Midrash says that this Parsha (of נסכים) was Hashem giving Moshe the instruction and Torah with which to console the Yidden after the מרגלים fiasco. Its consolation has to do with the fact that it is the Torah of Ratzoi and Shov, or Korbanos along with Minchah and...

This מאמר explains the idea of רצוא ושוב as it relates to קרבנות (only) once Yidden go into and settle ארץ ישראל. קרבנות are רצוא and מנחה ונסכים are שוב. In עבודת האדם they are both in Davening: קריאת שמע וכו’ ואח”כ שמונה עשרה, are רצוא ושוב. In life they are: 1) Being in Shul...

Moshe’s spies were his choice, Yehoshua’s was a divine mandate, Why? Yehoshua’s spies concerned themselves with the practical level of Judaism which is everyone’s and a divine commandment, while Moshe’s were concerned with something above the practical and that is not for every body.

The נסכים (libations) would not begin until the Yidden went into Eretz Yisroel, a full forty years after the קרבנות started in the משכן. This מאמר explores why, using קריאת שמע and תפילין as the illustration. In the מדבר they had only מצוות of רצוא and not שוב therefore they had no נסכים which represents...

The Miraglim, a commentary on the standard Ma’amar of chassidus on the Miraglim. In p’shat down here bad people with bad intentions and bad actions, why does Chassidus paint them in such a lofty light? Answer: Chassidus speaks of them as they are in their Shoresh where there is only good. Beis Shamai and Beis...

The Yidden in the Midbar claimed they are already doing birurim and “Pidyon Shvuyim”, but it was not enough. They needed to go into Eretz Yisroel and deal with lower and more challenging birurim there. Moshe was reason and they, as his disciples, followed reason and came to this conclusion. But Moshe gave the will...

Explanation for why this Mitzva (of Nesachim) comes after the story of the Spies. It’s the Ratzui and Shov after the exclusively Ratzui of the Miraglim and their generation.