Likutei Sichos vol 26 page 85 ff. Class 1:Moshe takes out Yosef’s remains. He does this 1) because they swore not to leave without them 2) Because it gave us -Yidden the strength needed to survive the Midbar. Class 2:The Rebbe takes an old and obscure idea and makes it shine. In this case, the…

Ma’amar Vayehi Bishalach 5721 The wealth taken from Egypt elevating sparks, the Pharaoh follows us to give us.

Likutei Sichos vol 03 Page 876 ff. Class One: Two Parshiyos deal with the actual Exodus: Bo and Bishalach. They are the beginning and the end of the process. In the beginning, we are free but still vulnerable to go back. In the end, we have no possibility to go back to Egypt and the…

Excerpt from Ma’amar Vihabif 5711 Class One: The idea of Krias Yam Suf to bring together opposites. Bridging the divide “גזירה” that separated the high and the low and having them converge. Krias Yam Suf gave a Koach for that. Class Two: The issue of division. Aristotle; “now I am not Aristotle”. Amaimar and the…

New year Review: Class One: The Torah is the history of the purpose of the world, Four steps: 1) Individual, perfection 2) Nation, Tzadikim, Beinonim and Reshaim 3) Galus purge that creates a new entity, the nation of G-d 4) Freedom, is something that comes from inside, it is divine Class Two: Miracles and divine…

Likutei Sichos vol 31 page 77 ff Class One: (oral) introduction, more is discussed about music. The idea of כחות vs חושים. The senses get to the essence and from the essence much more quickly but fleetingly. The “songs” of the Torah are Torah. They speak from the Soul or to the Soul in a…

Likutei Sichos vol. 21 Page 77 ff. Class One. The question: Why are the Yidden insisting in remaining at the Yam Suf and collecting wealth, when Moshe is pushing them (away) towards Sinai? Likutei Sichos vol. 21 Page 77 ff. Class Two. Answer: there are two holy drives, to collect wealth (which was the current…

Loshon HaRa is the only thing that prevents a nation from being formed, even if God is the Creator. Idolatry isn’t as negative as disunity.

Sara (the Zohar says) is the body and Avrohom is the Soul, yet, Avrohom 1) listens to her 2) mourns her, as she is the purpose.

Class One. יפה תואר ויפה מראה Outer Beauty- Mitzvos Asei. Inner beauty- Mitzvos Lo Taase. It is about balance. Class Two. כשחסר ביפה תואר ויפה מראה משלימים החסר בתשובה וקבלת עול. When things are off balance, we compensate with higher than balance. Two anomalies about Purim that reveal this: 1) We are called יהודים- a…