This class will give you deep insight into the story of Balak. Sources covered: Rashi (with interpretation from Ra’av, Taz, a sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe), Eben Ezra, Sforna, Tur, Abarbanel, Alshich, Shela, and a ma’amar from the Rebbe. As part of studying the ma’amar, Rabbi Paltiel gives some useful clarifications of kabbalistic terms and…

Class 1: A) Melech B) Beis Dovid C) All old mitzvos Class 2: Why Moshiach is an ikkur in Yiddishkeit and how it relates to harmony between Torah and the world Class 3: A) Kofer B’Ikkur (Torah and Moshe Rabeinu) B) Proof from Parshas Nitzavim for geulah (not moshiach) Class 4: Proof from parshas Bilaam…

Likutei Sichos Vol 18 pg 271 Class 1: Why all the detail, beginning and ending would suffice. Class 2: Why need second proof after Nitzovim? Why Dovid Hamelech also? Class 3: Issue of Arei Miklat. Why in separate Halacha? Why call in parshas Arei Miklat? Class 4: Why the expression 2 Meshichin and why Dovid…

Class 1: Intro, go over possukim inside. Class 2: Questions based on text. Why doesn’t Rashi Comment like Rambam does about 4 doubles in Bilam’s last nevuah? Class 3: Cont. Class 4: Summary of questions. Essence of answer according to Rashi. The End means not now. Class 5: What does “star” allude to? Rashi-Mazal Rambam-King….

The description of the times of Moshach and his dominance over the world is described in two thoughts. 1) He will rule from sea to sea. 2) From the River until the end of the earth. This Sicha explores why two thoughts. It explains that this is work a person does on himself and the…

Class One. This class gets to the heart and center of this Sicha, which discusses the basic understanding of Moshiach according to the RaMbaM and Halacha. The end of RaMbaM is on Moshiach because Moshiach is the end of torah Mitzvos and Halacha, this means when it is all complete and we are able to…

RaShI and the RaMbaM on the Pesukim Balak 24, 17-19 1) Rashi holds that these Pesukim were Bilam’s way of informing Balak that he had no reason to fear from the Jewish people because it would a long time before they would conquer Moav. RaMbaM holds that this was Bilam’s way of informing Balak the…

Class One. In this class the מאמר establishes the idea that each and every פסוק in פרשת בלק is about תשובה. Since the story of בלק and בלעם is about the transforming a curse into a blessing, so too the lesson of the Parsha is in תשובה. Class Two. There are four levels of תשובה,…

Why does it say only once ‘Ma Tovu’ for Ohalim and Mishkanos? Answer: by Jews even the temporary, Ohel, is permanent.

What does it all mean?