Lihavin Inyan S’firas HaOmer 5718, Class One.This (1st) class on this Ma’amar has a long introduction about the “point” of this Ma’amar, which is: משפיע ומקבל. This is represented by…1) The correction of both the נפש האלוקית and the נפש הבהמית (which are a model of משפיע ומקבל) in ספירת העומר.2) יציאת מצרים is mostly…

Mitzvas Shoresh Mitzvas HaTefilla, Perek 8, Class 24.The Rebbe quotes the שאלות ותשובות הריב”ש סימן קנ”זThere are two questions, but only one answer.We read the entire quote: the question and the answer about a King and the right officers; and the second question about אני מתפלל לדעת זה התינוק which will be addressed (really) in…

Class One. This class discusses the idea of the splitting the river (בינה) to reveal the essence [מעיין- חכמה]. Just like קריעת ים סוף was not only to save the Jewish people but to reveal Godliness as a preparation for מתן תורה, similarly, the splitting of the נהר prepares for the revelation of פנימיות התורה….

Mitzvas Shoresh Mitzvas HaTefilla, Perek 9, Class 26.The unanswered question in the שו”ת הריב”ש from ר’ שמשון דקינון ז”ל: even if Kabalah and Kabalah meditations are true and consistent with halacha- why bother with it if we can be “simple” with G-d?The answer lies in the idea of שבחים (of Hashem and Tzadikim). The concept…

Mitzvas Shoresh Mitzvas HaTefilla, Perek 10, Class 31.Beginning of Perek 10, YichudimStory of the Ba’al Shem Tov (the letter to Reb Gershon Kitiver) about Moshiach’s coming depending on two things: 1) Yichudim, 2) כשיפוצו מעינותיך חוצה.The Ba’al Shem Tov’s tears and the Alter Rebbe and Reb Boruch of Mezibuzh.Ta’amei HaMitzvos:1) מדות טובות2) דיעות נכונות3) יחודיםto…

The following Ma’amar is a Hemshech to the one before. Class One. In this class we continued the discussion from the last class, that Moshiach teaches Tzadikim how to do Teshuva. Teshuva is based on ריחוק the feeling of being distant. Ordinary people can feel this from ordinary distance (sin,) but Tzadikim don’t sin. Moshiach…

Mitzvas Shoresh Mitzvas HaTefilla, Perek 11, Class 40.The question of אלקות that comes after the צמצום and that goes into כלים דאצילות vs. אוא”ס as it is by itself.The basic answer is that all levels of אלקות are אלקות due to the principles of אור מעין המאור and חזר והאיר etc.We began explaining it more,…

Class One. This typical Rosh Hashana Ma’amar explores the idea of ‘Helem’. When all Godliness is gone, what is left? God! This is the ‘Koach HaHelem of Malchus. All the revelations from Malchus are added to it in the process of ‘Binyan Hamalchus’ and when all of that is nistalek (removed) what is left is…

Havaya Li BiOzri 5717 (Muga) Class One. (missing) Havaya Li BiOzri 5717 (Muga) Class Two. Havaya Li BiOzri 5717 (Muga) Class Three.

Mitzvas Shoresh Mitzvas HaTefilla, Perek 12, Class 51.The first and second Parsha of Krias Shma are (also) Ratzoi and Shov:1st Parsha: מ”ב is gevura or Ratzoi2nd Parsha: ע”ב is Chessed or ShovQuestion of אור וכלי and that each of the two פרשיות has a חסד aspect and a גבורה aspect. Mitzvas Shoresh Mitzvas HaTefilla, Perek…