Class One. This typical Rosh Hashana Ma’amar explores the idea of ‘Helem’. When all godliness is gone, what is left? God! This is the ‘Koach HaHelem of Malchus. All the revelations from Malchus are added to it in the process of ‘Binyan Hamalchus’ and when all of that is nistalek (removed) what is left is…

A Ma’amar of the Alter Rebbe and the Tzemach tzedek that has not been developed by the later Rabeiim that much, is always full of surprises. This Ma’amar can be seen as two distinct discussions: 1) How could a Yid appear side by side with Malachim who are prosecuting them on Rosh Hashana itself. We…

Class One. Rosh Hashana has three ideas: 1) Inyan Rosh Hashana- creation 2) Tochen Rosh Hashana- renewal, 3) Mitzvas Rosh Hashana- Shofar why all of this happens for man, because he is not a mind but a Soul. Class Two. The Human being is the purpose of creation, because he represents an essence. He is…

Class One. This class explains מלכות basically. It is a relationship based on 1) distance, 2) enhanced by the crowning from the people. Class Two. This class explores the additional idea of levels in מלכות: 1) The level of רוממות עצמי 2) The level of רוממות על עם 3) The level of actually ruling. Class…

Class One.   Class Two.   Class Three.

Can we fool the Satan? Five explanations for the idea of ‘fooling the Satan’ 1) The L’vush, we don’t create Yom Tov through Kidush, 2) Rashi, our hiddur Mitzvos discourages him, 3) By cutting back on the Korban of Rosh Chodesh, the Satan leaves us as we are failing ourselves, 4) We feel bad about…

Conclusion. This offers a much deeper understanding of the connection between Chana’s Prophecy and Rosh Hashana. Our crowning Hashem as King is about a deep connection and involvement in His world. This is what Chana’s Tefilla epitomized. Page 187-8.

On Shabbos Mivorchim Tishrei Hashem blesses with the power of Yidden[s Krias HaTorah:] Atem Nitzavim. Class One: 1) Introduction. 2) Issue of Kidush and Birchas HaChodesh. 3) Hashem blesses Tishrei with Atem Nitzavim. Page 184 (ch. 1). Class Two: 1) Question: why does Hashem bless with our Torah reading? [2)Digression about Tekiyos by the Rebbe]….

Class One. 1) Farbrengen so close to the time of Davening, we’ll remind each other, 2) Community in 10 days of T’shuva have an even greater Koach, blessings for the year kipshuto. Page 11-12. Class Two. 1) Shabbos T’shuva, is different than the remaining days of T’shuva, 2) Rosh Hashana and Shabbos. Page 12-13. Class…

Toras Menachem vol. 7. Class One. Ma’amar as part (or in conjunction with) a Farbrengen. Brachos. Page 13 Class Two. The status we’re in on Rosh Hashana is heightened and the judgement of how our year will go (spiritually and materially) is made accordingly. We must keep the inspiration all year long as it is…