Ki Yishalcha Bincha 5744. The Ben Chochom already knows Aidus Chukim and Mishpatim, what is bothering him is, why our Yiddishkeit is different than the Avos and is connected to action. The answer is that ‘Avadim haYinu’-, the challenges in Mitzrayim raised us up to the level of being able to elevate physical things also….

Class One. This class exposes the fact that the Rebbe is basing this Ma’amar on the Ma’amar of the Previous Rebbe, yet he takes it in an entirely different direction, making this Ma’amar quite original. The conflicting Midrashim: Does the sea need the Jew or the Jew need the sea, is explained by the Previous…

This is the Maamar connected with the story of Stalin’s death.   Class One. This edited Maamar of the Rebbe (that is connected to the death of Stalin), addresses Goral and Bechira (Free Will). This Shiur overviews four levels of connection: 1) Reason, 2) Will (Achashvairosh in this Maamar), 3) Goral (all are equal), 4)…

Ki Savou El HaAretz 5713, Class One.Introduction: Livushim, different types and advantages and disadvantages.What is unusual about THIS Ma’amar. This Ma’amar sees Livushim not only as tools of Tzimtzum, to reduce the divine light, to allow for worlds that are more and more real, but also as a “חיבור,” that allows and facilitates the lower…

Bisha’a Shehikdimu 5713, Class One. Introduction: to earn crowns one must do the “Work of Crowns”- what is a Crown in Avoda?1) Infinite light, hidden and beyond due to its infinity2) Silence, which is also above the mind, like it says סיג לחכמה שתיקה silence due to transcendence. Bisha’a Shehikdimu 5713, Class Two.Three steps: 1)…

Kimai Tzaischa Ma’Eretz Mitzrayim 5745. (A 11 Nissan Ma’amar). Class One. The first half of this Ma’amar explains the idea that we continue to leave Mitzrayim in space and in time (as we journey through our history and move from place to place) until Moshiach comes. The Rebbe explores the highest source of Mitzrayim in…

Vayedaber Elokim 5713, Class One.This Ma’amar is (very loosely) related to the two that came before it (in 5713).It’s point is: דיבור the power of speech that is connected to the עצמות, the highest level. That means בלי גבול is reached when things come down until the level of speech, which is a חידוש of…

Bisha’a Shehikdimu 5712, Class One. This Ma’amar is based on the Ma’amar צאנה וראנה עזר”תThis class is the beginning of the Ma’amar:1) The prefacing נעשה to נשמע enhances both.2) The “third crown” that is for the הקדמת נעשה לנשמע He keeps for Himself. 3) The 3 crowns against תורה ועבודה וגמילות חסדים.4) The condition for…

Two gifts of Mattan Torah: 1) Hashem gave us Himself, 2) He gave us the dew of (for) resurrection. These two gifts are called rain and dew. At Har Sinai and its aftermath even the unearned dew is earned. It is therefore called “Geshem Nidavos”- rain of generosity. Even Moshe benefited from these two gifts.

Was it two crowns or three that were given at Har Sinai? A unique insight into this question.