Toras Menachem vol. 10 page 146 ff. Class One. Page146-7. Jewish success is based on unity, and we’re seeing more of it lately. Class Two. Page 147-9. Growth in all things including Tzedaka. It brings all blessings. Class Three. Page 152-4. Yitzchok’s age and Avraham’s death and the twins (Yaakov and Eisav’s) Bar Mitzva. The…

Class One. 1) Farbrengen so close to the time of Davening, we’ll remind each other, 2) Community in 10 days of T’shuva have an even greater Koach, blessings for the year kipshuto. Page 11-12. Class Two. 1) Shabbos T’shuva, is different than the remaining days of T’shuva, 2) Rosh Hashana and Shabbos. Page 12-13. Class…

PDF   Class One. Mesiras Nefesh Al Kidush Hashem is higher than teaching Halacha to all generations. The example of the Beis Yosef, The connection to the Rebbe’s father. The significance of the level of Torah called Halacha.   Class Two. More on the benefit for the many from the mesiras Nefesh Al kidush Hashem…

What are Machsahava Zaros, and why begin a Farbrengen with the Maamar? PDF Class One. Introduction to the Ma’amar. Why the farbrengen begins with it. The meaning of a Machshava Zara is not a bad thought but thought that is wrong for the moment at hand. Question: is the evil of Machshava Zara limited to…

Sicha One. Class One. Introduction to the farbrengen: times change and opportunities vanish; you must not pass up an opportunity which will not be here tomorrow. In this case: the Kochos of the days leading up to Shavuous won’t be around forever, and we must use them while we have them. Page 167-9. Class Two….

Why does the Parsha that epitomizes Golus have a Haftorah that talks of Geula? The answer: the point of Galus is Geula. Not only the Geula from Mitzrayim is hinted here but all the Geulos including the final one. It is very important to reveal however that this advantage of Geula begins emphatically on the…

Parshas , Making a leader, Hashem’s patience (Yeshiva Achei Temimim 5780/ 2020).Moshe is meant to be leader and he doesn’t want to and Hashem shows unbelievable patience with him, as he tries to get out of the job time and again.Five times he resists, but his role is predetermined, only Moshe can take Yidden out…

Vkaasher Yeanu Oso Kein Yirbe’…Yifrotz, Vayakutzu…

In Galus there are two ‘first borns’: Yosef’s first born is Menashe: to remember from where you come and not to be influenced by the environment you are in. Ya’akov’s first born is Ephrayim: to succeed and prosper and take something from the Exile and to ultimately transform it. Yosef therefore objects to the switching…

Parshas Vayechi really is about Ya’akov’s passing, yet it is called Vayechi- that Ya’akov lived his best years there! The idea is that life is eternity and that is only in and with God, and only when Ya’akov showed his true connectedness was he truly alive and it happened as he passed in Egypt and…