Gittin 3 – Yibum – Chalitza – Seder Plate Is Malkhus – Emunas Chokhomim Prevents Depression and Cruelty Toward Oneself and Others – Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur – Ehven Shesiya – Shmad – Ratzon – Moshe – Tzaddik – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
Hilkhos Gittin 3 is based on Likutey Moharan 61.
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 17a. וְאָ֥ח לְ֜צָרָ֗ה יִוָּלֵֽד – “… a brother is born for adversity” (Mishlei 17:18).
14:00 – PARAGRAPH 18. Chalitza.
20:00 – PARAGRAPH 19. Naomi and Rus. Reference to Likutey Moharan 30. All constrictions emanate from Malkhus. The Pesach Seder plate – kaira – is begematria 375 – the vessel which contains everything – Malkhus.
26:00 – Malkhus must receive HaShem’s light via the sefiros – vessels.
***32:00 – Emunas Chokhomim prevents extra stringency that leads to nervousness, depression, and cruel behavior toward oneself and toward others.
42:00 – On Yom Kippur the Malkhus can receive HaShem’s light directly rather than via the sefiros.
43:00 – BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE from Rabbi Maimon’s youth about being invited to the front of a line.
45:00 – Yom Kippur is an Eys Ratzon when the highest level of HaShem’s light is accessible.
*46:00 – Gematria of shmad (lowest spiritual level, 344) to ratzon (highest spiritual level, 346). Between these two levels stands the Tzaddik HaEmes (Moshe, 345).
50:00 – The Tzaddik HaEmes is on a higher level than the Kohen Gadol because he is able to enter the level of Eys Ratzon whenever he needs to sweeten dinim at their root.
53:00 – Q&R – Fasting is an aspect of ratzon.
54:00 – Q&R about why a woman has less mitzvos than a man.
55:00 – NOTE about the Three Weeks and the ten weeks now leading up to Rosh HaShanah. The dangers of taking on extra stringencies in Torah observance. Closing blessings.
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