Classes

31. בשעה שהקדימו ישראל נעשה לנשמע התשמ”ג

This מאמר explains that only when the נעשה comes before the נשמע is the נעשה a נעשה and the נשמע a נשמע. They got crowns for both. Crowns mean: 1) beauty, 2) above the head. Why Jews need the help of מלאכים at מתן תורה.

32. ואהי’ אצלו אמון התשמ”ג

A שבועות מאמר that goes through the five levels in this פסוק and links them to כתר, חב”ד, מדות, מלכות and the lower worlds. In the lowest worlds the highest idea of Torah is revealed.

33. וידבר ה’ …כה תברכו …יברכך גו’ התשמ”ג

ברכת כהנים is a familiar theme in Chassidus. In this מאמר the רבי turns the ברכה המשלשת (triple blessing) into the ברכה המחומשת (the quintuple blessing). He explores the idea of ברכת המזון after a כזית וכביצה which is לפנים משורת הדין gets us נשיאת פנים.

34. להבין ענין הנסכים תשמ”ג

The נסכים (libations) would not begin until the Yidden went into Eretz Yisroel, a full forty years after the קרבנות started in the משכן. This מאמר explores why, using קריאת שמע and תפילין as the illustration. In the מדבר they had only מצוות of רצוא and not שוב therefore they had no נסכים which represents…

35. אז ישיר ישראל תשמ”ג

Class One. Digging the well rather than having it been given from above. Class Two. מעין גנים from Hashem. באר מים חיים ונוזלים מן לבנון, from man and the advantage of the latter over the former.

36 ברוך הגמל לחייבין טובוח תשמ”ג

This Bracha is different than other ברכות הנס as it is also (primary) about the Spiritual Journey, this is the reason for the change of format etc. This struggle has four categories (the latter finer than the former) all connected to the Neshama coming down here.

37. שאו ידיכם קדש תשמ”ג

One of the Ma’amarim of the redemption of 12 Tamuz 5687. The issue is that hands are connected to action (the lowest thing) and holiness is the highest thing, how do these two come together. The Rebbe explains that the purpose is to do actions, hands, and raise them up to the levels of 1)…

38. וידבר משה אל ראשי המטות התשמ”ג

מילי דחסידותא is the same idea as זה הדבר words bring the greatest holiness down! There are four types of Jews: רשע who corresponds with ‘עשי, the בינוני who corresponds to יצירה, then the צדיק who corresponds to בריאה, but even he is subject to imperfection (particularly as the word צדיק is used in the…

39. לא היו ימים טובים לישראל התשמ”ג

15 Menachem av is opposite Tisha Bi’Av Ahavas Yisroel is opposite Sinas Chinam and brings the Geula. This Ma’amar focuses singularly on loving a fellow Jew (very powerful).

40. ואכלת ושבעת תשמ”ג

This Ma’amar is on Bentching. Why are there three biblical blessings and the ChaZaL added a fourth? It is like the numbers 3 (lights) that is favored by the Sefer Yetzirah and the number 4 (light and vessel) favored by later Kabbalah. Hashem’s favoritism to His people for Bentching for a smaller amount than what is…