Class One. The process of bringing heaven down to earth involves three steps: 1) setting up the possibility (inheritance, Bracha), 2) actually doing it (toiling in Torah, doing Mitzvos), 3) the reward (gift beyond our possibility, the reward of the Mitzvah is the connection itself). When Moshe sets up the work and when Yehoshua sets…

A Ma’amar about Challah and an analysis of the Possuk Vayikra 15, 19-20). Lechem from heaven and from earth. Three stages: 1) Birur from the top down, 2) from the Bottom up, 3) Elevated into Atzilus again and this explains (the Pesukim of) Challah.

This מאמר explains the idea of רצוא ושוב as it relates to קרבנות (only) once Yidden go into and settle ארץ ישראל. קרבנות are רצוא and מנחה ונסכים are שוב. In עבודת האדם they are both in Davening: קריאת שמע וכו’ ואח”כ שמונה עשרה, are רצוא ושוב. In life they are: 1) Being in Shul…

The נסכים (libations) would not begin until the Yidden went into Eretz Yisroel, a full forty years after the קרבנות started in the משכן. This מאמר explores why, using קריאת שמע and תפילין as the illustration. In the מדבר they had only מצוות of רצוא and not שוב therefore they had no נסכים which represents…

The Miraglim, a commentary on the standard Ma’amar of chassidus on the Miraglim. In p’shat down here bad people with bad intentions and bad actions, why does Chassidus paint them in such a lofty light? Answer: Chassidus speaks of them as they are in their Shoresh where there is only good. Beis Shamai and Beis…

The Yidden in the Midbar claimed they are already doing birurim and “Pidyon Shvuyim”, but it was not enough. They needed to go into Eretz Yisroel and deal with lower and more challenging birurim there. Moshe was reason and they, as his disciples, followed reason and came to this conclusion. But Moshe gave the will…

A Beginners classA great shiur on Tzitzis including history and more

Tzitzis, a class given at Yeshiva Achei Tmimim (5780/ 2020) on Parshas TzitzisParshas Tzitzis entails the Mitzva of Tzitzis, which includes 1) a בגד and 2) פתילי לבן white threads and 3) תכלת blue threadsThese three represent 1) סוכ”ע and 2) ממכ”ע and 3) ממלא שממלא.The last is so precise that it doesn’t apply in…

This is a Chanuka Ma’amar Rani ViSimchi is the Maamar of Chanuka (and Bihaalosecha, after Shavuos). It explains three levels and then a fourth. The three are the regular concerns of a Yid: 1) Mitzvos, 2) Torah 3) Mesiras Nefesh in the daily performance of Torah and Mitzvos. The fourth is called ‘Bas Tzion’ and…

Class One. To justify creation and the darkness involved we have three ideas: 1) ירידה צורך עלי’ה by going down we go higher 2) נתאוה הקב”ה להיות לו ית’ דירה בחתונים Hashem wants a home in the lowest world 3) Teshuva, The third idea of Teshuva is a must, without it the first two aren’t…