Class One. The Questions, including the unwritten one. In this case it is not about the message that Moshe gives us, but about the messenger (Moshe) himself. Class Two. 1) Viata Titzaveh (in this case) means to connect Yidden to the Ein Sof, 2) Moshe’s reward: Viyikchu ailecha, he rises to the level of ‘Anochi’…

The Ma’amar of Mesiras Nefesh explains how Purim could complete Mattan Torah and Children could accomplish more than spiritual giants. The lesson for us now (even in Russia and certainly) in the west is obvious.

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Story of Adar 1 5752, and overview of this very important Ma’amar.

The simcha in Golus vs. in the times of the Beis hamikdash. A discussion based on a Sicha (in Likutei sichos vol. 26), that explains the difference between the Rambam’s Halacha sefer (an ideal sefer) vs. the Shulchan Aruch (- A Galus Sefer).

Class One. Page 97-8. טוב לב משתה תמיד. Two connected ideas: 1) דעה רחבה 2) שמח בחלקו. The Rebbe explains the connection between them by introducing the discussion on מרובים צרכי עמך (בשביל) שדעתם קצרה. Class Two. Page 98-99. If materialism is unimportant because one never loses sight of the purpose and goal, then he…

Class Four. Page 100. The famous מאמר וקבל היהודים רפ”ז was based on ד”ה כי תשא עטר”ת. There are parts of that מאמר that are not repeated in רפ”ז which the Rebbe said this Shabbos on the פסוק כי תישא תשי”ז.

Class Five. Page 101-2. The הפטורה של אלי’ בהר הכרמל ומשפטו הידוע: עד מית אתם פוסחים על שתי הסעיפים. Why being on both sides of the fence פוסח על שתי הסעיפים maybe worse than being a strict עובד עבודה זרה? עבודה זרה means that there is a lack of Achdus, and one honors the intermediates….