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Class Eleven in Section One of Before Logic

Inside Section 6. Logic only supports Achdus Hashem inside logic’s parameters, thus Pesukim are needed to state absolutely that the world was created with Achdus.

Class Twelve in Section One of Before Logic

Admission: this Halacha 4 that discusses Achdus logically and based on Pesukim is included in the first Mitzvah- Yedia; and not the second Mitzvah- Achdus. Inside beginning of Section 7. Part of the Mitzvah of Yedia is to appreciate the limit of Sechel and that something is above logic. This is also part of why…

Class Thirteen in Section One of Before Logic

Inside Section 7 (cont). After one believes then attempts to understand there is transcendent faith beyond his knowledge.

Class Fourteen in Section One of Before Logic

But the faith that follows reason is never as pure and true as the simple faith which preceded it.

RaMbaM and Chassidus (5776/ 2016).

The question of philosophy and Kabbalah (as it relates to RaMBaM) was resolved over the years. In Kabbalah but especially in Chassidus the unity between RaMBaM and Chassidus becomes wholesome. In our generation the Rebbe has formed an absolute synthesis between the two systems making them absolutely one.

LIKUTEI SICHOS vol. 2 page 471 ff.

This Sicha discusses what is Chassidus. We will use this as a forum to address many ideas related to this question.   Class 1. In Kedusha novelty must be deeply connected to the old. The Baal Shem Tov is no exception to this rule.   Class 2. The Baal Shem Tov came to wake people…

What is Chassidus? (5776/2016)

A discussion on the basic wish of the Ba’al Shem Tov: that we live by our Neshama rather than our mind.

Farbrengen about Chassidus in three parts (5775/2014).

This Farbrengen was given to Neshei ChaBaD in Morristown. Part One. The Ba’al Shem Tov had the essence of Chassidus, what is called ‘the precious stone at the center of the kings crown’. This is the Godly energy that helps access and prioritize the Neshama. From the Neshama comes 1) Joy, 2) Clarity, 3) Love…

Farbrengen (5775/2014)

Getting the light requires a pure vessel. The four principles of Chassidus 1) waking us from a faint, 2) being extra frum, 3) Refining character, 4) intellectually understanding Godliness. and what they represent, in Chassidus calling to us or us reaching to Chassidus.

Class #23.

In the process of studying Torah a person experiences Hashem’s light. However, we often have a hard time doing our part. This class addresses the challenge of becoming a real student. MP3

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