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…

Two Classes (Beth Rivkah Seminary 5780) On the Mitteler Rebbe His Generation: The Mitteler Rebbe was a Rebbe for only 15 years but it was a most intense period, he raised his chassidim to extraordinary heights. His Demand: The Order of the day in the Mitteler Rebbe’s generation was to be steeped in the study…

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…

Derech Mitzosecha, Yiud And Pidyon Ama Haivriah Perek 1 Class 12.The “limitations of Amma” (the Neshama of Briah): Most of this class was an introduction, explaining Nevuah and a person being deserving of it.It is the level of Atzilus, It may not happen, but it is always (and everywhere) possible that it could happen.The Amma…

Class One. Emuna is discussed in this class. The Ma’amar explains that a Goy has Emuna only on the level of Mimalei Kol Almin. He explains that even on this level there is a difference between Knowledge and Emuna. By Yidden there are three levels of Emuna: 1) From Mimalei, (here also the Yid’s Emuna…

Class One. Moshe has the role of giving Da’as to ‘Zera Behaima’ (Yidden from BY”A) who lack Da’as on their own. The reason he can effectively give them the Da’as they lack is because they are (eved) Ivri, the source of their Neshama is from ‘the other side of the river’ and there they have…

Derech Mitzosecha, Yiud And Pidyon Ama Haivriah Perek 1 Class 17. The four personalities of Eved Kanani, Ivri, Ama, and Yiud exist in each person on each day in the four rungs of prayer: The first is מודה אני and הודאהThe idea that when we wake up “we’re not in the mood” is countered by…

Class One. This classic Ma’amar discusses the question of עבודה צורך גבוה: do the Mitzvos we do make a difference on high or only to us. The answer must be both yes and no, based on the collection of מאמרי חז”ל on the subject. Accordingly our Ma’amar explores this on several levels: Level one: In…

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Class One. The incredible advantages of Tefilla even compared to Torah Class Two. When Davening begins with אדנ”י שפתי תפתח it has all the advantages of Torah as well. There is where Yosef is superior, where Yehuda is superior, and where they are equal and something even higher than all that.