Sara (the Zohar says) is the body and Avrohom is the Soul, yet, Avrohom 1) listens to her 2) mourns her, as she is the purpose.

Moshe complains (and he is right). But Hashem explains that it is the only way to get הוי’ה on the level above all constraints.

Two reasons for Jews to get the wealth they took from Egypt: 1) To punish Egypt. 2) To reward them. This latter reason requires it to be given with benevolence.

Class One Hundred and Thirty Two, Likutei Sichos vol 16 page 173 ff, Shabbos and the Manna, it’s a miracle but you must do something.On one level the Manna is called לחם מן השמים it came from heaven with no effort.On another level, the fact that it is connected to the לחם מן הארץ we…

Class One, Introduction. Class Two, Text. This Sicha discusses the idea that placing Moshe in the River Nile did far more than save his life, it broke the decree of the killing of the children, and it broke the idol of Egypt altogether.

In contrast to the convention that there are two successive stages to the Pharaoh’s stubbornness; one where he is stubborn on his own and another where Hashem makes him stubborn. The Rebbe proves that: 1) The two levels of the Pharaoh’s stubbornness are simultaneous and last for the duration of all ten Makkos beginning with…

The frogs represent an in-between state: creations that are neither helpful nor harmful, that are philosophically worse than both extremes. Like an in- between level of faith. They too declared אחדות השם.

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 there is work a person does on himself, and the…

After all is said and done and Avrohom shows infinite loyalty to Hashem, he begins protesting. In this Sicha the Rebbe shows (in Rashi’s view at least) that Avrohom was never questioning God, but the fact that maybe Hashem thought he was somehow unworthy of giving of himself to Hashem so much. And Hashem explains…

Supplement, a Maamar from the Alter Rebbe about our Galus Edom (Aisav) lasting so long! Overt and covert enemies, Aisav as an outright evil is dealt with, while the devious Lavan took twenty years to subdue. In our Galus it is Aisav that is so devious and difficult to subdue.