2024-11-01 – LH7 – CM1 – Halvaah 1 – Para. 1-4 – Bereishis – Toldos – Yisro – Loans – Money – Root of the Soul – Malbush – Clothing Protects – Real Estate – Verbal and Written Contracts – Voice and Writing – Kol – Dibur – Kinyan – Acquisition of Property – Handkerchief – Tziruf – Mar Cheshvan – Yahrzeit of Rochel Imeinu

Halvaah 1 – Bereishis – Toldos – Yisro – Loans – Money – Root of the Soul – Malbush – Clothing Protects – Real Estate – Verbal and Written Contracts – Voice and Writing – Kol – Dibur – Kinyan – Acquisition of Property – Handkerchief – Tziruf – Mar Cheshvan – Yahrzeit of Rochel Imeinu – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
Hilkhos Halvaah 1 is based on Likutey Moharan 173.
8:16 am – PARAGRAPH 1. Loans, money and property originate from the same spiritual source as that of the soul.
8:20 am – The spiritual connection between women and wealth.
8:24 am – נַפְשִׁי֙ יָֽצְאָ֣ה בְדַבְּר֔וֹ – “…my soul went out when he spoke…” (Shir HaShirim 5:6). Dibur – speech – clothes the nefesh – soul. Reference to Likutey Moharan 69.
*8:36 am – PARAGRAPH 2. The spiritual aspects of owning and transferring ownership of property. Karka – real estate – is associated with the woman. Reference to Likutey Moharan 60.
8:40 am – תּוֹצֵ֨א הָאָ֜רֶץ נֶ֤פֶשׁ חַיָּה֙ – “…let the earth bring forth living creatures…” (Bereishis 1:24, Bereishis).
*8:43 – PARAGRAPH 3. Toldos. הַקֹּל֙ ק֣וֹל יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וְהַיָּדַ֖יִם יְדֵ֥י עֵשָֽׂו – “…the voice is the voice of Yaakov but the hands are the hands of Esav” (Bereishis 27:22, Toldos).
8:50 am – PARAGRAPH 4. Written and spoken contracts. The difference between kol (voice/masculine aspect of communication) and dibur (speech/feminine aspect of communication).
8:56 am – Chashmal / Malbush – clothing protects from sheker. Reference to Likutey Moharan 38.
*8:59 am – Why a kinyan is made with a piece of clothing – even a handkerchief.
9:00 am – אָֽנֹכִ֨י יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ – “I am HaShem, Your Master…” Shemos 20:2, Yisro). “Anochi” – writing contains the soul of the writer.
9:02 am – Q&R about practical application of this teaching.
9:04 am – Closing notes about Chodesh Mar Cheshvan. During Elul and Tishrei there is a custom to say 10 perokim of Tehillim every day. Yahrzeit of Rochel Imeinu. The first letters of Roshei Chadashim l’Amcha spell Rochel.
9:07 – Closing notes about Parshas Noach and R’ Nasan’s recent short trip to Uman.
*9:09 – Q&R about the meaning of the tziruf (formation of HaShem’s Name) for each lunar month.