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Class 02

Page 1-3. תענוג ושמחה The experience of Joy is 1) revealed, 2) limited (?), 3) affects reaction and passion- the opposite of rest. The experience of Delight is 1) hidden, 2) infinite, 3) affects rest. Why and how. They parallel Bina and Chochma respectively.

Class 03

Page 3. How emotions form: 1) we see and respond to what we saw 2) We imagine and visualize and react to that. 3) Things we cannot and we can’t even imagine we must attempt to understand and then think about the understanding we had to develop feelings of love and awe etc for the…

Class 04

Pages 3-4. Introduction to the יש מאין idea. The RaMbaM insists on יש מאין and the Alter Rebbe’s follow up arguing that all the essential principles of faith revolve around it: 1) God is imminent 2) He knows what we’re doing 3) Prophecy 4) Hashgacha Protis and Miracles and more. Proof for יש מאין from…

Class 05

Page 4-7. Three understandings from where the Koach Ein Sof comes from: 1) The Nukva, she opens herself to the Ein Sof through evacuating herself. 2) The Dchura (male) he is a Keli for Ein Sof because of his Dvaikus. Both these views are found in Iggeres HaKodesh 20. 3) The union between the two…

Class 89

Part 11: V’Avrohom Zakain 5644. Mashpia – Mkabel. Aibishter-Yidden, Shemesh-Levana. Levana needs a hisorrerus to bring forth hidden light. Yidden are implanted with Torah and Mitzvos. Then we bring Torah down to the level of Sechel, Torah SHe’b’al pe, a new division of Torah. Difference between Shemesh -kedusha and Chama – klipa. Sif zayin inside:…

Class 88

Part 10: Sun-Moon = Mashpia-Mkabel. then the mkabel becomes a mashpia. To be mkabel need to be bittul b’atzmus. How can a mekabel have more than a mashpia? Mashpia is a metzius; mkabel is bittul=koach of Atzmus Ain sof. Moon doesn’t have a revealed light of its own, but in L’asid lavo her atzmus will…

Class 87

Part 9: Middos cont. Middos are in response to external stimuli. 3 choices only. Right, Left, Center. Chessed, Gevurah, Tiferet. A metzius is an existence with form. Metzius (gashmius) is not exact. Middle is contrary to form. A corner can only exist in ruchnius, it does not exist in gashmius. The middle comes from a…

Class 86

Part 8: Discussion about Middos. Something that is infinite is hidden and can’t be expressed, something that is expressed can’t be infinite. Middos of Atzilus are infinite, in order to be expressed the middos combine together and dilute each other to make themselves functional in a dira b’tachtonin. 12 Geulei HaAlaxanim. Every existence has 3…

Class 85

Part 7: Yichud ZuN; Sun and Moon. p 157 Yichud – Chava separated from Adam. Now she is bittul to him again on a higher level and can get all of his hashpaah. Yichud Z”un: example Sun and Moon. New Moon – Moon maximally bittul to receive Haspaah (light) from the sun. Then she starts…

Class 84

Part 6: Binyan HaMalchus p.157. Review of Adam and Chava, Sod Shoresh, Binyan Malchus. Rosh Hashana is the time for binyan Malchus – Sod Tosefes. In the beginning of creation Hashem is a ruler, a dictator, who only gives to his subjects the minimum necessary to remain in control. Hashem wants to be a king,…