Classes

Class 45

Page 48- 9. הרכבה דשכל ושמחה. This Joy is not the highest and most real kind of Joy, because it is qualified (and also qualifies) -מורכב- by intellect. Whenever two things are grafted together they better each other but also diminish what each one would be when by itself. In this case the Sechel is…

Class 46

Page 49. שמחה פורץ גדר- two levels: 1) of the layers outside of the essence of the person, and there are three aspects here: A. habits, B. limited (revealed) faculties, C. the limitations from the interface of various faculties. 2) The very nature and character of the person. This will be explained at length in…

Class 47

Page 49-51. examples of breaking fences that have to do with limitation: 1) A shy person becoming bold. 2) A self important reticent person becoming demonstrative. 3) A king displaying himself in public, and perhaps even in public. 4) A scholar expressing his deepest thoughts, 5) A scholar achieving greater clarity and knowing what was…

Class 48

Page 51-2. The second level of שמחה פורץ גדר even changes טבע ראשון. The idea of טבע ראשון vs. טבע שני was discussed.

Class 39

Page 43- 4. Kol Chayei HaOlom Haba- Ziv HaShechina, vs. bringing down קדוש, קדש and creating new קדושה as it says ועשיתם את כל מצותי והיתם קדושים לאלוקיכם. These two ideas of Gan Eden and Kedusha are like Kavana and Ma’aseh HaMitzvah; Na’aseh and Nishma etc.

Class 40

Page 44-5. The idea that דרבנן ודברי סופרים are higher than דברי תורה. In order to bring the Torah (of Atzilus) lower, one must dig higher. Thus, חמורים דברי סוםרים יותר מדברי תורה Though ד”ס are lower than and come from ד”ת, nevertheless their source is higher.

Class 41

Page 44-5. Brachos HaMitzvos

Class 38

Page 42- 3. Four ideas and five levels: 1) קדמון, and 2) קדמון כקדמותו, and 3) כמו קדמו ההעדר, and 4) קדמו ההעדר. 1) עצמות ומהות, and 2) יכולת, קדמון כקדמותו and 3) עצם אור אין סוף, and 4) גילוי אוא”ס קועלהר”צ, ספי’ אין קץ, גילוי רצונית, and 5) עלות הרצון, עשר ספירות הגנוזות. Question:…

Class 37

Page 41- 2. Three levels of Malchus, that are divided into five: 1) Etzem of Koach HaMalchus, as part of the wholeness of the nefesh, 2) Hamshacha of Malchus that includes A. Being crowned though not considering Malchus yet, B. Desiring to King. 3) Actually Kinging, A. Feeling above the people, B. Actually making laws…

Class 36

Page 40-41. Three ideas: 1) Everyone has רוממות (Kingship) as an individual, this is man’s confidence and self esteem. 2) A private man can be made a king if the people call it out of him, but he is a נשמה פרטית filling a role which is not naturally his. 3) a נשמה כללית doing…