Terumas Hadeshen, Short (Yeshiva) version (5781/ 2020), Class One. This class is an excellent example of how Chassidus sheds light, meaning, and personal application to Jewish practices from the Temple period that can be difficult to relate to in the modern context. Ash (sadness) the good type (Koved Rosh before Tefilla) and the bad type (Atzvus, is thrown out). Time: 49:52
Terumas Hadeshen, Short (Yeshiva) version (5781/ 2020), Class One.
Terumas Hadeshen, Short (Yeshiva) version (5781/ 2021), Class Two. The Orach Chayim HaKadosh is read. The story of Galus (night) and redemption (morning) and vengeance. How do we feel about this.
Terumas Hadeshen, Short (Yeshiva) version (5781/ 2021), Class Two.
תרומת הדשן Class One. Wednesday 8 Marcheshvan 5776/ October 21 2015 This class begins exploring תרומת הדשן and preparing אש in the בית המקדש. The paragraph was read and explained inside based mostly on the ראשונים. The אורח חיים was also referenced. The three ideas here are: 1) ash removal, 2) fire in the Beis HaMikdash, 3) the night. The proposal is that the reason we recite this prayer each day is because we are in a night-like (Galus) state where everything begins with the night and this paragraph speaks to that.
תרומת הדשןClass Two. WEDNESDAY 15 MARCHESHVAN 5776/OCTOBER 28 2015 Though these are Korbanos classes, the Alter Rebbe begins them with ash and night to underscore how we, Jews in exile do the Korbanos- starting with night and darkness (night before morning) and not with light (Day before night). This class includes a Sicha (Likutei Sichos vol 35 page 125 ff.), The Alter Rebbe’s Ma’amar on תרומת הדשן, and a piece of (תער”ב ח”ב (ע’ א’ מ”ו-מ-ז about שכחי עמך ובית אביך.
תרומת הדשןClass Three. WEDNESDAY 22 MARCHESHVAN 5776/NOVEMBER 4 2015. Based on the principle established in the last class that תרומת הדשן means beginning our morning by getting out of the darkness, we began reading the paragraph and read 2 Pesukim. 1) צו means being strengthened against hardships from darkness, but this brings out inner powers from the depths of the Neshama that shows itself in actions and giving Tzedaka חסרון כיס. 2) את אהרן 3) תורת העולה the teaching of ascent. 4) על מוקדה על המזבח an inefficient fire and struggle. 5) כל הלילה as long as it’s dark עד הבקר until it becomes light. 6) ואש המזבח תוקד בו the fire of our struggle burns in Him.
תרומת הדשן Class Four. CLASS 06 WEDNESDAY 29 MARCHESHVAN 5776/NOVEMBER 11 2015. We reviewed from the beginning and explained four Pesukim. The ash represents bitterness needed to go from darkness to light, but when it is absolutely the most bitter we shift [‘remove the garments’] to Joy. Clothing to remove the bitterness and put it near the Mizbeach, which allows you to enter (מכנסי בד) and be close to God. That clothing is removed and replaced with clothing that carry away the sadness to the holy place and it is then replaced by Joy.
תרומת הדשן Class Five. WEDNESDAY 13 KISLEV 5776/NOVEMBER 25 2015. In this last class on תרומת הדשן we learned the last two פסוקים that discuss fire. We explained that the fire burns even in Galus and that there are three levels: 1) When it is day time (time of the Bais HaMikdash) and the work of Tzadikim and their fire is prevalent. 2) When it is night, (Galus) and we begin with ash -bitterness- to come closer to Hashem, this is the work of the Ba’al Teshuva who is inspired by an outer fire. 3) When the night is so dark that there is no external spark of fire not even for Teshuva, and then the fire comes entirely from within.
