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Class One. Three levels of Mesiras Nefesh: 1) מסירת נפש בכח- At Mattan Torah through נעשה ונשמע and כפה עליהם הר כגיגית. 2) מסירת נפש בפועל מצד הנשמה- at Chanuka, this sacrifice has an order. 3) מסירת נפש בפועל מצד הגוף- at Purim. This involves הפקר total abandon. This level of sacrifice is the necessary…

10 Shvat STORY (and preparation) (5780) Part One: Some history and some sense of the seriousness and awesomeness of the times and the date today.“Hiskashrus” is about us. Part Two:1) The change in the signature.2) Kuntres 10-13 Shvat 57093) Pan Klali, included with the group4) Motzoei Yom Kippur, late, guests5) Simchas Torah joy.6) מוועט ארויפגיין7)…

This Maamar revolves around four Midrashim on the idea of Shulamis. 1) The first says that Yidden through Torah bring peace (real peace) into the world. 2-3) The second and third describe two conditions 1) Galus, 2) Beis Hamikdash, where Yidden can bring this peace. 4) The fourth says that to affect this peace the…

This standard מחצית השקל מאמר has a typical approach with a completely novel aspect: The typical: no one is whole without another, thus we give half and the other half comes from outside of us. The atypical aspect is that we are commanded to give the “higher” half of Shekel called שקל הקדש the lower…

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 that they are (eved) Ivri, the source of their Neshama is from ‘the other side of the river’ and there they have…

Vayedaber Elokim 5738 Class One.This Ma’amar goes through three points in the process of Galus to geula.Point One: In Galus.We should see and celebrate all the good we see (especially now at the end of Galus) but we aren’t.There is darkness but it is His will, the truth of it is for Geula.As Hashem says…

Class One: Two Parshiyos deal with the actual Exodus: Bo and Bishalach, they are the beginning and the end of the process. In the beginning, we are free but still vulnerable to go back. In the end, we have no possibility to go back to Egypt and the redemption is complete. This all exists spiritually:…

Rosh means: 1) The Shechina 2) The highest levels of the Neshama, This is explained in the context of three examples: 1) HaChacham Ainav biRosho (Roe’ Es HaNolad). 2) ViGula Al Rosha (Geula because the Shechina (which was in Galus with us) departs from Galus or the Neshama that though in Golus has Pintele that…

Two versions of this מאמר exist: 1) There are three levels of קדושה, two are available to us and the third is not. If we are to reach it, we must become בטל. They are: תפלה, תורה, מצות. 2) We can reach the third level of קדושה as well. They are תורה, מצות, and תשובה….