Stopping time vs. dividing time; the best of both and it’s spiritual implications.

The entire event is an expression of the unconditional love of Hashem to the Jewish People. But we must nevertheless prepare: The preparation for going out of Mitzrayim is Mila and Korban Pesach.

The last מכה is different than the others inasmuch that it goes beyond “educating” Egypt to killing Egyptians. The question became why are these more deserving than these? And no answer of logic exists; it is just because of a transcendent love.

Inside. Darkness, two opinions, what is included within the purpose and “Lesson” in darkness. Does it involve both darkness for the world and light for the Jew as one idea or two separate ideas.

מכת חושך is compared to Golus as it relates the Yidden (as we’ll see in the next class on this Sicha) accordingly we discuss how this מכה was a Golus (of sorts) for the Egyptians.

Continued (3). Moshe fears the positive spiritual Pharaoh as well. Why?

Continued (2). Moshe fears the spiritual evil of Pharaoh which is above קדושה!

This class (only) introduces this Sicha: there is a pattern to how Hashem has Moshe visit the Pharaoh. In the first (fourth and seventh) visit(s) He tells him לך… go to the Pharoh at the River. The second (fifth and eighth) visit(s) He tells him בא… Go see him in the palace. The Third (sixth…

(This is a Parshas HaChodesh Ma’amar). 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…

This מאמר is a המשך to the one before. It develops the same three ideas based on 1) creation per se 2) The newness associated with Mattan Torah after Galus Mitzrayim, This idea (dominates the מאמר) and is explained based on a מדרש and a זהר that both equate the giving of the Torah to…