Sicha One.
Class One. Introduction, Hakhel was not a Korban and was done by a non-Kohain and could possibly have been done at night etc. The bringing of children was not Chinuch and therefore the smallest are brought, there is no age specification for Hakhail at all. [The idea of reenacting Mattan Torah] Class Two. Page 62-4….
What Is The Purpose Of The Beis HaMikdash?
The class revolves around a debate between Rambam and Ramban regarding the primary purpose of the Beis HaMikdash. The Mizbeach is representative of the Jewish people meeting Hashem in that location and the Aron is representative of Hashem meeting the Jewish people in that location. What is the higher priority, us meeting Hashem or Hashem…
Tu (15) B’Shevat – A Letter to Mr. Bezbaradka
In this TuB’Shvat talk, Rabbi Paltiel discusses a letter written by the Lubavitcher Rebbe to a personal friend named Bez Baradka (a scientist) on the occasion of Tu B’Shvat. The letter was written in 1944 (before Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson became Rebbe) and is published in volume 1 (1944), p.247 of the Rebbe’s letters.
A House of G-dliness for the Jewish People
Rabbi Paltiel describes the Beis HaMikdash in terms of three fundamentally different categories of space and compares them to a human home. The shiur builds on this analogy using concepts from philosophy, Kabbala, and Chassidus to provide a deeper understanding of the relationship between G-d and the Jewish people as well as between each Jew…
16-08 The Azazel. (5773/2013)
Azazel, what does it mean and represent, especially on Yom Kippur? 1) Rashi, 2) Rashbam, 3) Chizkuni- a bribe to the left side, 4) Zohar, to distract the gevuros so that they don’t inspire judgement from ‘on high’, 5) Tziyuni, to ‘feed’ all the king’s servants even the bad ones, (so that all are included…
21-03.ViLaachoso HaBisula (5773/2013).
The dinim of Khuna that prohibit a Kohein from becoming Tamai (spiritual contamination) has seven exceptions: Father, Mother, Son, Daughter, wife, brother and… (in a separate Posuk) sister. Why is the sister in a separate Posuk and why are there three different rules that narrow what kind of sister one is permirtted (and obligated) to…
Tzav 2007 – Structure of the Discussion of the Korbanos
Tzav 2007 – Meaning of the Structure of the Discussion of the Korbanos
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