Class Eight. Page 147-9. Amalaik, we engage four times. Two conditions of being Jewish: 1) In the desert removed from everything and all worldly things come to us supernaturally. 2) We go into the world, to make all of it holy, Eretz-Yisroel-like. Now we must engage with the world, but still represent God and be…

What are Machsahava Zaros, and why begin a Farbrengen with the Maamar? PDF Class One. Introduction to the Ma’amar. Why the farbrengen begins with it. The meaning of a Machshava Zara is not a bad thought but thought that is wrong for the moment at hand. Question: is the evil of Machshava Zara limited to…

Two classes (from 5770/ 2009) on the Alter Rebbe’s entire life (on a personal level) was an endless pursuit of absolute truth. Class One, Emes (5770/ 2009). Class Two, Emes (5770/ 2009) His Emes (5774/ 2013, long version, Beis Rivka). His Emes (5774/ 2013, short, Beis Midrash Linashim).

A series of classes on the life of the Alter Rebbe given at Yeshivas Chovevai Torah, beginning in Adar 5773/2013. Class One. The Alter Rebbe’s illustrious ancestry, the seventh generation from the MahaRaL of Prague. The family emigrated eastward where the Yiddishkiet was stronger. Reb Schneer Zalman, the Alter Rebbe’s father’s father chose to be…

1. His Birth ( 5767). 2. His Birth, another version. 3. His Early Years. (5770). 4. 11 Elul (5634) His Wedding. 5. 11 Elul 5776 (thought)

In conjunction with his 200th Yahrtzeit on 24 Teves 5773/2013 these classes were given on the hakdamos of three of his Sefarim. The Siddur. The Alter Rebbe’s Siddur, a clear author and purpose, to be ‘the thirteenth gate’. Reb Avrohom Dovid Lavut’s introduction (the Maggid’s Torah) and the joining of 1) Kabbalah, 2) Halacha, and…

(The Alter Rebbe himself spoke of ten positive things and ten painful things that happened in his lifetime). The ten Merits. Class 1. Class 2. The ten challenges. Class 3. Class 4. Class 5. Class 6.

One of the most interesting things about the evolution of the Torah of the seven Rabbeiim of CHABAD is their loyalty to the past. The result is an incredible uniformity in their discourses. It can all be traced back to the Alter Rebbe.

A class about the intent of the Alter Rebbe in making his nusach. It may be very holy and precise but it is for everyone.See below for another version of the same.

Its four stages of development.