Classes

40-43. Yosef is forgotton.

The Sar Hamashkim’s (the butler’s) forgetting Yosef has to with faith and trust. Class one. Class two.

First Sicha.

Introduction to the Maamar Vayeshev that explains the connection between Vayeshev and Chanuka. Page 212.

Second Sicha.

Class One. Why the nusach LiTorah, Chupa and only then LiMaasim Tovim? Don’t people do good before they marry? Class Two. Yaakov is Torah that gives balance to (the otherwise) polar attributes of Chesed and Gevura. The foibles of what would be if we were strictly Chesed. Class Three. Gevura alone is also not good….

Sicha Nine.

Class Ten. Page 290-292. New Sicha: מאלמים אלומים והנה אנחנו מאלמים אלומים בתוך השדה… קמה אלומתי וגו’ ותשתחונה לאלומתי. A) Taking from Klipa מאלמים אלומים. B) Making Klipa to Kedusha קמה אלמתי. Class Eleven. Page 292- 4. Yosef and his brothers are bundling wheat. There are two steps to the process of transforming them into…