00:00 – PARAGRAPH 29. Counting the seven weeks of the Omer serves to purify speech. 20:58 – Roshei Perokim (appendix). “Esav” in gematria menetzpach alludes to idol worship. This type of gematria is explained here. [We apologize for technical difficulties in the recording but most is audible.] The purpose of man is to draw upon Continue Reading »
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 25. 04:19 – PARAGRAPH 26. 08:42 – PARAGRAPH 27. 10:48 – The essence of Eretz Yisrael‘s holiness emanates from the holiness of eating according to Torah law. 14:27 – The kabbalistic term found in the Zohar, “mochin” (light, consciousness, awareness), is defined by Rebbe Nachman as “Torah”. 17:25 – PARAGRAPH 28. Flour, Continue Reading »
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 22. Shavuos. To acquire the Torah appropriate to each individual, a person needs to beg Hashem with the humility of a pauper, pleading but not forcing the issue. 24:30 – PARAGRAPH 23. Counting the Omer purifies speech. *49:10 – חשמ”ל Chashmal is a type of spiritual energy generated from the interaction between Continue Reading »
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 16. The root cause of theft is impatience, the inability to wait until Hashem provides what one needs at the right time. PARAGRAPH 17. The best way to return to Hashem and his Torah is through attaching oneself to true tzaddikim. 11:52 – The Yetzer Hara (evil inclination) is called a thief. Continue Reading »
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 12. Moshe Rabbeinu‘s vision of the burning bush was an angel dressed in fire. With this revelation came the power to conquer the Land of Israel. 12:52 – The spiritual meaning of shoes – why it’s important to protect the feet. 22:55 – PARAGRAPH 13. The sale of Yosef HaTzaddik for shoes. Continue Reading »
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 9. What does it mean that Esav “hunted” with his speech? 13:37 – PARAGRAPH 10. The dynamic between Yitzchak, Yaakov, and Esav is present in every generation. 43:41 – PARAGRAPH 11. The blessing of Yehuda that his brothers will respect his rulership. לא יסור שבט מיהודה.
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 4. 08:36 – PARAGRAPH 5. 14:27 – PARAGRAPH 6. 29:08 – PARAGRAPH 7. 39:05 – PARAGRAPH 8.
00:00 HALAKHA 4. A thief repays what he stole at its value at the time he stole it. What is the true nature of time? 34:43 – HALAKHA 5. PARAGRAPH 1. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 20. 42:15 – PARAGRAPH 2. 45:54 – PARAGRAPH 3. 50:37 – “The main thing is to be Continue Reading »
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 5. All of creation was made by Hashem for the sake of man. 23:19 – PARAGRAPH 6. Through a man’s creative labors he gains possession of that which he creates. 37:57 – PARAGRAPH 7. A thief gains ownership of a particular item if he makes a qualitative change in it, but he Continue Reading »
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 3. All teshuvah (repentance) is an aspect of returning what a person has stolen. 12:50 – PARAGRAPH 4. What sustained the world before the giving of the Torah was chessed chinam – “free kindness” which is a treasury of unearned gifts. “There is no such thing as despair” (Likutey Moharan II, Torah Continue Reading »
