פרשת התמיד Class Two. This class was a lecture on the idea of קרבנות based on the רמב”ם and the רמב”ן. We talked about how the רמב”ם can be explained in spite of the fact that קרבנות predates idol worship. The point of the class was to divide this paragraph into two parts: A) Something…

Yeshiva (short) version 5780 (Part One).This is an amazing meditation, it is more about Hashem (even than Yiddishkeit) than anything else.It has three parts that are not in a logical order1) King 2) Self 3) Relationship with usWhy this order. Yeshiva (short) version 5780 (Part Two).The reason Adon Olom first talks of His Kingship and…

13 Ikarim (Principles of Faith), Class One. As part of the Siddur series and in conjunction with the meditation of אדון עולם we decided to explore the י”ג עקרי האמונה.We talked about the אריז”ל’s issue (not with the content, but) with the Nusach of the 13 Ikarim (whoever wrote them had no connection to “Sod”),…

Elokeinu VeElokai Avosainu (before Vayehi Achar) [Yeshiva 5780]The custom of saying ויהי אחר (the Akaida) every morning and it has a prefix (אלוקינו ואלוקי אבותינו) and a suffix (רבונו של עולם).These two are תחינות (begging (?)).This little paragraph comes from the Musaf of שמונה עשרה the end of ברכת זכרונות with some changes.We say this…

Vayehi Achar (the Akeida), Yeshiva Version, Class One.This class gives deep and accessible insights into the enigmatic story of The Akeidah.  A great resource for gleaning personal applications from the final and most challenging test of Avraham Avinu (Our father Abraham).We introduced it briefly, and read most of the Akeida inside and translated it and…

Ribono Shel Olom (Yeshiva Version 5781/ 2020) Class One.Overview of this paragraph, its source and its placement here. Ribono Shel Olom (Yeshiva Version 5781/ 2020) Class Two.Inside first half:1) Kevesh: Avrohom squeezed himself, we are asking Hashem to squeeze Himself and love us in return.2) Remembering the Avos.3) Yetzias Mitzrayim.4) Moshiach. Ribono Shel Olom (Yeshiva…

Bisha’a Shehikdimu 5738(The first of a two part Hemshech connected to Shavuos 5738)The days leading up to Shavuos great things happened.A) Rosh Chodesh, 1) Three is the number of Torah 2) ביום הזה revelation 3) מדבר סיני the challenge and the opportunity, 4) ויחן שם ישראל כאי אחד בלב אחדB) 5 Sivan the Geirus and…

Class One. Introduction to all the classes of באתי לגני for this year. The Ma’amar from 5683. The Ma’amar for Yahrtzait of mother and grandmother becomes מאמר הילולא as a result of the הסתלכות. So many lessons, beginning with making this world a home for Him על ידי אתכפיא ואתהפכא. 1) קרבנות 2) שטות 3)…

מחר חדש ה’תשל”ט Class One: The Torah existed before מתן תורה but we received עוז תושי’ה and שלום to achieve the point of the ביטול הגזירה. The basis for all of this is ביטול. The idea of לאמר that any Yid at any time can recreate the אימה יראה רתת and זיעה of מתן תורה…

Class One. This class is about the letter ה of Kedusha and the fact that it must be preceded by a ד of Kedusha. He discusses the Alter Rebbe’s discussion on ד and ג and after גימל come דלת who receives the Tzedaka אחור באחור. After the דלת comes the ה”י which is פנים בפנים….