Class One.   Class Two.

Class One/ Nine (המשך). Nature vs. Miracles, where do they get their energy from and how are they different. Level One: G-dliness is revealed only in miracles; in nature He is hidden. Level Two: Both the miracle and nature are (sustained by) G-dliness, the difference is only from which aspect (name): Miracles from הוי’ה and…

The Yud Shvat story. Stories about the sixth Rebbe of Lubavitch (Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson) (his yarzheit is Yud Shevat), the year after his passing 5710 or 1950, and the first days of the leadership of the young seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe (Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson) in 5711 or 1951.

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Rabbi PaltielThe parsha deals with the plagues – as soon as the plagues started the slavery ended. This is the beginning of the geula from Mitzrayim (Egypt). This class continues our series of analysis of the first pasuk (line) of the parsha. Hashem is in the middle of talking to Moshe and…

Shmos, it’s the epitome of golus and is somehow already linked to the Geula.

An in-depth analysis of L’David Hashem Ori (By David: Hashem is My Light and My Salvation) the special tehilla (psalm) that is added to the daily prayers beginning in the month of Elul and continuing until Hoshana Rabba. Kapitel (Psalm) 27 is recited during the daily prayers from the first day of Rosh Chodesh Elul…

This enjoyable talk was given on the last day of a Shabbaton held in Crown Heights in 2007 (Shabbos Terumah). The original title was the Kabbala Craze and the focus is on how Kabbalistic and Chassidic philosophy fit into spiritual life. This talk is at an introductory level and is not text based. The question…

The first Beis HaMikdash and the second Beis HaMikdash were both destroyed because of a specific weakness. The first was “top heavy”. It was dominated by G-dliness and did not incorporate enough worldliness. The second had an excess of worldliness and was therefore “bottom-heavy”. It was a proper seat for the presence of the Shechinah…

This installment in the First Pasuk Series examines the question of why the halachos of nedarim (laws of vows) are presented so late in the Chumash. Sources include Rashi, Eben Ezra, Ramban, Rashbam, Tur, Abarbanel, Alshich, and a 4 excerpts from the Parshas Masei sections of the Hemshech Te’Rav.

This class goes into detail regarding the difference between dreams of no substance and those with prophetic content. Sources include Rambam, R. Bachaye, sichos and more.