Classes

New Long Version 5774 in fifteen classes

Class One. The Questions, including the unwritten one. In this case it is not about the message that Moshe gives us, but about the messenger (Moshe) himself. Class Two. 1) Viata Titzaveh (in this case) means to connect Yidden to the Ein Sof, 2) Moshe’s reward: Viyikchu ailecha, he rises to the level of ‘Anochi’…

13 Wednesday 5 MarCheshvan 5778, October 25 2017.

ר’ ישמעאל אומר Class Five. תולעת יעקב continued (2). This class is really a reintroduction of the תולעת יעקב. We explore the levels of above אצילות; and אצילות and what follows יצא ממנו in the lower worlds. The last two מדות are about the purpose for which all (למעלה מאצילות, אצילות ובי”ע) was created.

Class 10 Wednesday 11 Teves 5776/ December 23 2015. Parshas HaTamid

פרשת התמיד Class One. Introduction. This class began by reading the text inside. Korbanos are part of the Siddur as from way back. The idea is to say the Korban that we cannot physically bring. (There are other reasons as well). Korbanos are קדשים, where the day comes before the night. It is an illuminated…

Class 42 Wednesday 6 Teves, 5777/ January 4 2017. אנא בכח (Machon Chana)

אנא בכח Class Three. The Arizal’s ideas. A) There are three levels to this name represented by the numbers: 4, 10, 28 אותיות הוי’ המילוי ומילוי דמילוי. They are three levels of מוחין מדות ולמטה ממדות. B) These are the three levels of wings of the מלאכים בנבואת ישעי’ה: בשתים יכסה פניו בשתים יכסה רגליו…

Class 45 Wednesday 5 Shvat 5777/ February 1 2017. רבון העולמים

רבון העולמים Class One. This prayer first appears in the טור. It is a prayer that Hashem consider our earlier prayers (תורה) as good as an action although we only talked about the קרבנות. We read the Tefilla inside and explained it slowly. מעמדות. Meaning of the final Possuk זאת התורה לעולה וגו.

Class 30a Wednesday 11 Elul 5776/ Sep. 14 2016. הוי’ צבאות וגו’ … וערבה…

הוי’ צבאות וגו’ … וערבה… Class Two. This Class continues the discussion on these פסוקים that follow קרבנות וקטרת. We explain the need for protection in times (and circumstances) of concealment, גבורות. This is true of the night and of Galus etc.

Class 24 Wednesday 10 Iyar 5776/ May 18 2016. Ketores_Vayomer…Kach Lecha Samim

ויאמר… קח לך סמים Class One. This class went through the Pesukim inside offering a simple understanding of them and setting up the more involved interpretations to follow. We explained how מקרא should be read and set up the following classes.

Class 31 Wednesday 3 Tishrei 5777/ Oct. 5 2016. הוי’ צבאות וגו’ … וערבה…

הוי’ צבאות וגו’ … וערבה… Class Three. This Class reads inside and briefly explains these פסוקים that follow קרבנות וקטרת.

Class 47 Wednesday 19 Shvat 5777/ February 15 2017.

רבון העולמים Class Three. The class began with reading the most unusual version of ר’ יעקב עמדין. The class as a whole explores the Alter Rebbe’s Nusach. This class explores one and a half lines of the text of the AR’s Nusach. The most important “big idea” is the RaMaK’s explaining להקריב קרבן התמיד as…

Class 15 Wednesday 24 Shvat 5776/ February 3 2016. Parshas HaTamid

פרשת התמיד Class Six. PDF, this is for all the classes that will follow where we read the text inside, most of the ideas are culled from these sources. This class finally begins the reading of the paragraph inside. The word אמר has three meanings: 1) to speak softly’ 2) to favor like האמרת האמירך,…