Class One. Chapters 2-3 explain how the Neshama is in the Tzelem and Dimus of G-dliness allowing her to experience one of several levels of Achdus. Sin however, cuts this inspiration source off. Then the Neshama needs Korbonos to draw energy from Tohu to compensate for the wrong. Class Two. Questions and answers. Though Korbonos…

The idea of this Possuk according to Chassidus is to link the חצוצרות to the שופר we blow even now. This means that in addition to the ביטול of שופר there is the מציאות of the איד as he is חצי צורה with Hashem. Version Two from Beis Midrash Linashim. וביום שמחתכם ה’תש”מ. Class One….

Lech Lecha 5738.There are two journeys:1) From higher to lower; this is the journey of Avrohom to engage with the world; it is the journey of every Neshama as it descends from heaven to earth.This is also linked to the idea of ViYaakov Halach Lidarko after Tishrei.2) From lower to higher, from Avoda Zara to…

Class One. Olom Shana Nefesh, the structure of the Sefer Yetzirah. Olom means worldliness, concealment, dimensions. Three levels 1) physical, 2) spiritual connected to physical, 3) entirely spiritual, but as it comes into Understanding it takes on form (worldliness). Nefesh, Godliness removed from any and all form, higher than a ‘Klal’, it is the Plainness…

Mitzvas Shoresh Mitzvas HaTefilla Class One. Introduction:The tradition of simple faith was supplanted by philosophical questioning and the גדולי ישראל answered with a Jewish version of Philosophy.In short: the idea that דברה תורה בלשון בני אדם and הכל משל ומליצה resolved the questions of anthropomorphism.When Kabbala came along and turned in the other direction, not…

גדול יהי’ כבוד הבית הזה האחרון מן הראשון ה’תשכ”בPDF Class One. If creation was from שם הוי’ה only. Incredibly far and incredibly Bottul. Space and time would not exist at all. Class Two. The world as it is created by the combination of שמות הוי’ ואלקים where the הוי’ה shines through. That is how Godliness…

Mitzvas Shoresh Mitzvas HaTefilla Perek 2, Class 5.The Tzemach Tzedek begins the issue of להפשיט הדברים מגשמיותן to settle the difficulty of limbs, faculties and moods (כלפי מעלה).The first idea is not to understand the Anthropomorphic forms as anything but a Mashal. Mitzvas Shoresh Mitzvas HaTefilla Perek 2, Class 6.The second idea of להוציא דברים…

Korbonos, before the original sin, brought their own light. After the sin they are correcting wrong. The highest level of Korbanos will be when Moshiach comes. Then also it won’t be about correcting wrongs but about revealing the highest lights.

Boruch HaGomel (5687/ 19270 (short).An overview given to some girls on account of a HUGE Ness that happened to them.One can celebrate the physical (side of the) Miracle (ברוך שעשה לי נס) or the Soul behind it (ברוך הגומל)…

Class One. Chayey Sara, Chava Noach and Sara shared the Avoda of bringing Bittul into Murgash [as opposed to Adam and Avrohom whose task was in the realm of the Bilti Murgash]. Noach tried a bittul of Chochma (wine, pinimyus Bina is Chochma) and failed; Sara tried a Bittul of malchus and succeeded because she…