4 Marcheshvan 5720, Dor Haflaga Lesson Class One: You survive a holocaust, rebuild correctly and not selfishly. The lesson from this for Chinuch. Class Two: The cities and towers must be of Torah and they are forever and you “even” get fame as a secondary reward.

Nitzovim Vayelech, Erev Rosh Hashana 5719 to 5720 Class One: The first month Hashem blesses and we draw strength from Him. ultimately this newness is connected to Moshiach. The Halachic source for this is the fact that originally Hashem made the calendar and we do with His power. The Calendar and the uniqueness of our…

Perek 1, Class 1. This class introduces the Ma’amar and explores the Chinuch, the Gemara and the Arizal’s suggestion that everyone say each day (in the morning) הריני מקבל עלי מצות עשה של ואהבת לרעך כמוך We further explored the Kabbalah that says that all Souls are parts of the Neshama of Adam HaRishon and…

Avrohom- the first Jew, there will never be another. Job is a book in Kesuvim, but it is the oldest book of the TaNaCh, written by Moshe Rabbeinu himself. It is an idea; the search for a perfect man (and woman). The Satan assures G-d almighty Himself that there will never be another Avrohom. Avrohom…

Tefilla. The basic idea of Prayer is a Mitzvah (one of the 613.) The idea of Davening quietly was introduced by Chana. The text of Prayer begins with the אנשי כנסת הגדולה (the members of the great assembly) who did it because language was becoming adulterated and people no longer spoke clearly and precisely. What…

Perek 2, Class 9 The idea of loving and not hating, and not even thinking hateful thoughts. Tanya Iggeres HaKodesh 23 נא ונא וכו’ ואיש את רעת רעיהו אל תחשבו וכו’ כמחשבת עבודה זרה ממש Rambam does say it positive (הלכות דיעות פרק ו’ הלכה ד) but Hillel and Chassidus see a point in the…

Mitzvas Vidui UTeshuva Perek 3-4 Perek 3, Class 15 The request סלח לנו אבינו כי חטאנו (forgive us, Father. because we sinned) is explored here. The idea of justifying the forgiveness with the sin is that the sin causes His will to depart and we are asking for a higher will. The Teshuva (Ila’a) needs…

Class One: The Birthday of the Frieridke Rebbe. Story of his birth and his early years, until he becomes his father’s right hand man. Class Two: The day he was officially told he’s free, but to be actually freed he needed to wait until the next day because it was the day off. (Thanks to…

Class One Seventh Sicha Magbis for Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch. Tzedaka in secret. Bracha from נוהג כצאן יוסף After all the Tzaros even משיח בן יוסף has life. Class Two, Eighth Sicha This Sicha continues discussing Tzedaka for Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch, arguing that it is the ארץ צבי outside Eretz Yisroel and the more…

15 Elul A Yeshiva founded for service and Mesiras Nefesh And it’s effectiveness.