Q2 Why is Rosh Hashana on 1 Tishrei, when Adam HaRishon was created and not 25 Elul, the birthday of the world? Rosh Hashana is the day of the coronation of the King. The nation shuts down and everybody is bittul to the king. This brings out His mida of Romemus, and Hashem gives us…

The difference between a leader and a king. This class provides special motivation for Rosh Hashana evening prayers. Easily understood by beginners. MOSHEL VS MELECH A Moshel is someone who wants to lead. He will give the people only as much as is necessary for him to stay in power. A Melech, on the other…

Introduction to Hemshechim in general and this hemshech in particular. RaNaT doesn’t finish. Since a hemshech is constructed in layers of concentric circles, where the questions that are asked are answered in reverse order, the first questions are not answered. Q1 – When Rosh Hashana falls on a Shabbos, Rabba made a takana that we…

ואכלת ושבעת תשמ”ג This Ma’amar is on Bentching. Why are there three biblical blessings and the ChaZaL added a fourth? It is like the numbers 3, (lights) that is favored by the Sefer Yeztirah, and the number 4, (light and vessel) favored by later Kabbalah. Hashem’s favoritism to His people for Bentching for a smaller…

Class One. There are four levels (like Hishtalshelus) and in each one there are three, like חג”ת. And above that is the plain essence of Godliness. מנוחה שלימה וכו. Every Jew is connected to all the levels of Hishtalshelus (like the ladder which is Tefilla) and also to the Yechida. Class Two. This Ma’amar and…

ויאמר לו יהונתן מחר חדש תשמ”ג. This מאמר begins and ends with מחר חדש: Dovid receives from Yehonasan but in the end, due to his Bittul exceeds him and he becomes One) greater and Two) the Mashpia. The body -ביאור- of the מאמר discusses ברכות: A) Bringing down, B) Three levels of Brachos: הנהנין, המצוות,…

This Ma’amar said by the Rebbe on his fiftieth birthday deals with the idea of this Possuk which is added at the beginning of the Amida and appears to interrupt the סמיכות גאולה לתפילה. The Gemara explains it using the logic of תפילה אריכתה The Ma’amar explains that תפילה אריכתא means much more than an…

Class One. Moshe’s explaining to the Malachim that they didn’t get the Torah because they have no Yetzer Hara etc, is really about the idea of Dira Bitachtonim. Fortunate is one who comes here (to Gan Eden) with the Talmud in his hand, meaning he brings along the level of Torah connected to action. Class…

ואכלת ושבעת תשמ”ג This Ma’amar is on Bentching. Why are there three biblical blessings and the ChaZaL added a fourth? It is like the numbers 3 (lights) that is favored by the Sefer Yeztirah and the number 4 (light and vessel) favored by later Kabbalah. Hashem’s favoritism to His people for Bentching for a smaller…

Class One. Introduction, What is davening? The ‘ladder’ of Davening, Mode Ani, Psukei DiZimra, Birchos Krias Shma, Shama and the Amida.