SIYUM HARAMBAM (5772/2012).The 30th siyum HaRambam, introduction, end then beginning of the Rambam. This particular Siyum Harambam occured on Chof (20) Av Siyum HaRaMbaM 17 Tamuz 5780A few minutes on the 4 fasts, including שבעה עשר בתמוזSiyum HaRaMbaM: The RaMbaM starts and ends with Knowing G-d, but they are very different.The next cycle begins higher…

Class Two. Toras Shalom, 19 Kislev 5673, The Alter Rebbe was an Atzmi but came into vessels. Page 166-7.   Class Three. As Ohr Atzmi, the Alter Rebbe 1) Did not do miracles to show himself, 2) He was very organized. Page 167- 8.   Class Four. The Alter Rebbe: 1) explained the highest and…

Commemorating 150 years since the Alter Rebbe’s passing. Class One. The Maamar, the first Sicha on the counting of hours in addition to days. Page 15-16.   Class Two. The Alter Rebbe’s Maamar written shortly before the histalkus Nefesh haShfaila and its message. Page 17-19.   Class Three. Yovlos (Jubilees) and their significance. 150 years…

Class One. Page 40-1. There are seven paths of Avoda, but they all must end in a candle that produces light to shine to the world. Aharon whose path is Chessed finds commonality in the “path” and the “goal” making his work easier. This is how it is by all of our Rabbeiim.   Class…

Class Three. Page 45-7. נחשון בן עמינדב may have gone against Halacha when jumping into the sea, but he certainly went against the majority. He just didn’t ask. He knew he was going from יציאת מצרים to הר סיני and he saw nothing in his way.   Class Four. Page 48-50. The Frierdike Rebbe was…

Class Five. Page 55-6. Introduction to the Sicha about Torah for its own sake.   Class Six. Page 56. Torah Lishma, vs. Torah with an interest.   Class Seven. Page 56- 8. 1) Learning Torah, Yidden with beards especially. 2) The idea of Tochacha even when not appreciated until the point of being hit.  …

Class nine. Page 60. Introduction, When we give to the Rebbe we get rich, it is really the Rebbe’s own that we are giving him. Story of the Alter Rebbe about this idea.   Class Ten. Page 60-1. Even when the Rabbeiim needed no one for gashmiyus support they were the לית לי’ מגרמי’ כלום…

Class Twelve. Page 66. Women of this generation are a gilgul of the generation that left Egypt. They have an extra Yom Tov because they refused to participate in the sins, but joyously donated before the men to the Mishkan.   Class Thirteen. Page 66- 8. The ability that womn have to see to it,…

Class Fourteen. Page 68-9. Miracles. They’re there if you want them and if you don’t then they won’t be there for you.

Toras Menachem vol. 13 page 217-21, 244-53.