אביי Class Six. Reading continued. אברים the pleasure of total transformation אהבה בתענוגים. At this point one’s life turns around and he lives to give to others.יהי’ שם שמים מתאהב על ידך. Bread, מנחה, internalizing the inspiration one gives [limited but internalized]. The bread represents חביתין .חסד done each day by the Kohen Gadol was…

אביי Class Three. PDF The first few lines of the text. Abayey and Chava both have to do with creation. Order is a good thing. Abba Shaul= חכמה ובינה. The fires are the inner and outer heart and they need to be sweetened. Three fires and then the two logs of wood.

אביי Class One. A basic overview and simple read. More complex insights to follow.

אתה הוא… prayer קטרת part three. In this class we read the text inside. two understandings of the אבותינו. את קטרת הסמים על יד משה…

פרשת התמיד Class Three. We continued the oral discussion about the link between before מתן תורה and after, as it relates to קרבנות. We explored the understanding of history from Torah’s point of view. The first man was the greatest, not the most primitive, and he understood the interface between oneness and division precisely. His…

פרשת התמיד Class Five. The third idea of a Korban that has no precedent before Mattan Torah is the idea that a Karbon is both a total sacrifice to Hashem and at the same time it is with a Shov, bringing God into the world, where we live a sacrifice. This has no connection to…

ויאמר… קח לך סמים Class One. This class went through the Pesukim inside offering a simple understanding of them and setting up the more involved interpretations to follow. We explained how מקרא should be read and set up the following classes.

הוי’ צבאות וגו’ … וערבה… Class Three. This Class reads inside and briefly explains these פסוקים that follow קרבנות וקטרת.

אנא בכח Class Two. This class has two points: 1) Three suggested locations for this prayer [A. after Abayey, B. Before Baruch SHeumar, C. In Yotzer Ohr] and accordingly there are three different understandings of what it is about: A. Gevura- to rise up (and go away). B. To conceal in order to create the…

רבון העולמים Class Four. This class continues the reading inside with a long review of the way this entire paragraph is being understood based on the רמ”ק. We have the ability to sacrifice, which is lower than the order of אדם כי יקריב (meaning coming close) in אצילות. And also the idea that sacrifice reaches…