Lihavin Inyan Pesach Sheni 5738This class makes Iyar higher than Nissan, and Pesach Sheini higher than Pesach Rishon.There are four ideas: 1) Iskafia, this is the “escape” from Mitzrayim in Nissan, birur Milmata LiMaala.2) Ishapcha, this is in Iyar during Sefiras HaOmer when we transform our character, Birur MilMaala Limata; This is the level of…

A Parshas Para Maamar The idea of Avoda before the original sin of eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and what was added afterwards. All of Yiddishkeit is about ‘Dira BiTachtonim’. This is the idea behind ‘Zos Chukas HaTorah’ as well as ‘Zos Chukas HaPesach’.

This Ma’amar is teaching how to learn a Ma’amar. When you don’t understand ask! The Rebbe discusses two Ma’amarim: the Ma’amarim of Rosh Chodesh and Machar Chodesh and for the most part asks but does not answer any of his questions, to teach us how to learn. Shabbos and Rosh Chodesh are opposites yet they…

The Torah has three levels, Chakika, (engraved) Ksiva, (written) and Baal Peh (oral). These three also exist in the person learning and practicing the Torah. Action (oral), feeling (written), oneness (Chakika). There is is a level of connection even higher than Chakika. In this Maamar the Rebbe explores a little bit the idea the Baal…

Tanya Amar Rav Yosi… Zimna Chada 5738(This is a little different than most Ma’amaroim on this Zohar).RaShbI caused rain through Torah on the Possuk הנה מה טוב ומה נעים שבת אחים גם יחד only after his students came to him.Why this Possuk? (Because it has all of Hishtalshelus in it.)Why his students? Because they caused…

Moshe’s spies were his choice, Yehoshua’s was a divine mandate, Why? Yehoshua’s spies concerned themselves with the practical level of Judaism which is everyone’s and a divine commandment, while Moshe’s were concerned with something above the practical and that is not for every body.

This Mitzva that is meant to accompany Korbonos would only go into effect once the Yidden entered Eretz Yisroel. Why?

The change in the פסוק נר אלוקים נשמת אדם as opposed to נר הוי’ נשמת אדם as it appears in משלי כ”ז, כ is based on the ירושלמי שבת פ”ב ה”ו. All the Jewish people make up one body with seven branches and seven different types of service to Hashem. The seven רועים shepherds assist…