Three types of candles exist: 1) The Menora in the Beis Hamikdash, 2) Shabbos Candles, 3) Chanuka Candles. The first two are kindled by day as they are Aharon’s lighting up the Jewish Souls “in the place of light”, while Chanuka Candles light up the Jewish Soul “in the place of darkness’. This Maamar includes…

Class One. Ch. 2-3 of the Maamar. What all opinions agree about the differences between Mimalei’s Ohr and Sovev’s Ohr. 1) Hischalkus, 2) [Bekia,] the Dveikus is not mamosh davuk, 3) Keilim from Reshimu through complete Siluk in first Tzimtzum, 4) Sovev was only touched by the Tzimtzum etc.   Class Two. The chidush of…

Class One. The essence of the Maamar is that Shtus is about Aveiros that are lower than Klipos. Ordinary Klipa is ‘Shituf’ or ‘Eluku DiElukaiu’ [This includes Klipas Noga and the lower Klipos]; while Shtus is Avoda Zara that is lower than Shituf. This Maamar then explains how Shtus is going against the nature of…

Rosh means: 1) The Shechina 2) The highest levels of the Neshama, This is explained in the context of three examples: 1) HaChacham Ainav biRosho (Roe’ Es HaNolad). 2) ViGula Al Rosha (Geula because the Shechina (which was in Galus with us) departs from Galus or the Neshama that though in Golus has Pintele that…

This Maamar introduces us to the idea of “Panim” and explains this idea in Elokus and the Neshama. This the Rebbe connects to the name Hadasa. The Maamar then argues that the Panim has two levels: 1) the light of Etzem, 2) The Koach (power) of the Etzem which is even higher than the Ohr…

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)…

This Maamar explains the need to go through a lower step in order to reach a higher one. Creation is based on Tzimtzum, which can be (and is) in Avoda the idea of Chisaron (deficiency). First the Chisaron must be corrected and (only) then can the higher ideas come forward. This explains why during creation…

Vihecherim Havaya 5713 PDF Vihecherim Havaya 5713 Class One.Yetzias Mitzrayim was so that we could get the Torah.Mattan Torah was the total ביטול הגזירה that אצילות should shine in the lowest worlds including ours, Krias Yam Suf is like the Chinuch (preliminary, short termed introduction) to this.He explains how Malchus separates, the Mashal used is…

Vayehi Bayom Hashmini 5713, Class One.This Ma’amar is about the fact that the Shechina moved into the Mishkan on (Rosh Chodesh Nissan, which is called) “the Eighth Day” which “Took 10 Crowns”.Just like the event of Mattan Torah was unique that all Yidden were equal that day, similarly, the day the Shechina enters the Mishkan…

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…