This מאמר on עמלק explains what עמלק does, he finds weak spots and affects that what is good should be weak enough for קליפה to take hold. He “cuts off the head at the nape (back) of the neck”. He cannot fight פנים but he exploits all אחוריים. פנים של נר”נ ופנים של חי’ יחידה,…

This מאמר explains the inner dimension of the miracle of Purim “The King (of all King)’s sleep is interrupted” He is still sleeping נדדה but it’s disturbed. The נמשל is that through מסירת נפש the Miracles come directly from עצמות. The idea of ספר הזכרונות and דברי הימים. שינה בנפש האם; בעבודת האדם ולמעלה.

Class One. Page 85-6. Private talk with Rabbi Yolless: a question on the idea that (the Rebbe mentioned in a Sicha) that the Joy of Adar is connected to the Possuk אדיר במרום השם why only in heaven and not on earth where it is needed and it belongs? Answer in short: until השם שלם…

This מאמר explains the idea of the 3 בריתות (covenants) made with the world: 1) נח; לטבע. 2) אברהם; לתורה ומצוות. 3) משה; לתשובה. The covenant with משה is for תשובה; which means all Jews are (at least potentially) good. פרה אדומה is תשובה and therefore it was done outside of the camp because it…

The story of creation must be a part of the Torah but why in the beginning? Why Rav Yitzchok asks this question? Three steps: A. The דינים וגבורות that allow to world to exist; B. The reversal of the צמצום so that what was in the מקום החלל before צמצום הראשון is reversed, C. החדש…

Each aspect of Avoda has the two requisite parts: A. He inspires (אתערותא דלעילא) B. We work. This is true in each of the following scenarios: 1) Before the original sin we had work, that He inspired. 2) After the giving of the Torah there was the building of the Mishkan. 3) After building the…

A י”א ניסן Ma’amar. Class One .The בן חכם knows what עדות חוקים ומשפטים are. He is questioning the אשר ציוה ה’ אלוקינו אתכם the constant in all three categories is that Hashem must command us to do the עדות חוקים ומשפטים because we would do none of them on our own. In other words…

Class One. In this first class on this מאמר the Rebbe discusses the idea of עבודה צורך גבוה- do our תורה ומצוות touch and matter to Him? The answer: In שמו or גילויים yes, but not in עצמות. He explains it using the מאמר עד שלא נברא העולם הי’ הוא ושמו בלבד. He explains that…

Class One. The journey only begins when the Jewish people left Mitzrayim, it ends when they arrive in Eretz Yisroel. Class Two. This is the parallel of the above: the journey that stretches from יציאת מצרים until משיח comes!

Hemshech Part One. Eight is higher than the cycle of seven, and rather than start again it is what is above the cycle שומר את ההיקף and above (even eight) is ten. Moshe calls on this eighth day because although he is the seventh, he includes within himself the levels of eight (Bris Mila) and…