Why did Hashem create death? What purpose does it serve? Throughout this halakha there are explanations of Rabbi Nachman’s story of “The Exchanged Children“. 00:00 – (Lesson 102a). The shiur begins with the second paragraph of section 18. *12:50 – PARAGRAPH 19. (Lesson 102b). Strengthening the soul leads to making better life choices, especially about Continue Reading »
“And they had faith in Hashem and in Moshe, His servant — then Israel sang…” (Parshas Beshalach). Reb Noson of Nemirov z”l describes how this song was much more than praising Hashem for His miraculous rescue – it was an expression of the tremendous joy that results from emunah. The entire shiur is HERE.
Likutey Halakhos, Orach Chaim 1, Hilkhos Tefillin 5, Para. 11-14. Hilkhos Tefillin 5 is based on Likutey Moharan 63. Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. *00:00 – PARAGRAPH 11. Patience. Baki b’rotzo baki b’shov – the principle of “running and returning”. The importance of learning how to fall. 18:00 – Reference to Likutey Moharan 6. “Anyone who Continue Reading »
Likutey Halakhos, Orach Chaim 1, Hilkhos Tefillin 4, Para. 2-4. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan Torah 5. Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. 00:00 – PARAGRAPH 2. (Lesson 057a). The special joy of tefillin. The light accessed through wearing tefillin depends on the Torah studied the previous chatzos (midnight). The connection between waking up for Continue Reading »
Likutey Moharan 8, Para. 8b. Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. (Lesson 034. Recorded 1989-05-07.)
Ein Yaakov, Pesachim, Page 49. Speaker: Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld ז”ל. An Am HaAretz – Person Lacking in Torah – Should Not Eat Meat; What Income Has No Blessing; L’Shem Yichud; Chananiah, Mishael, Azaria; Kiddush Hashem. 00:00 – An Am HaAretz should not eat meat. Distancing oneself from an Am HaAretz. 05:50 – Why the Continue Reading »
Speaker: Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld ז”ל. Topics: The Ten Curses Affecting Women; Never Give Bad News; Observing Good Conduct in Animals; Purity of a Kohen; Aliyah to Jerusalem; No Harm Results From a Mitzvah. 00:00 – Hashem gave thirty-nine curses in punishment for the sin of Adam and Chava: ten to the Snake, ten to Continue Reading »
Speaker: Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld ז”ל. Topics: short life, eat and drink, feed your neshama, physical ailments, Torah as a cure, memory, forgetfulness, broken luchos, forgetting, Rabbi Eleazar ben Pedat, right order to learn Torah, pardes, learning the Torah four times, waking with Rabbi, Rabbi Predah, erev rav, teaching with patience, walking uphill, Ravina and Continue Reading »
Speaker: Rabbi Tzvi Aryeh Rosenfeld ז”ל. Ein Yaakov. Which Rishonim (first commentators on the Torah) take precedence in decisions of Torah Law? Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chaninya, wisest of all rabbis in his generation. Bruriah, Rabbi Meir’s wife. The importance of speaking/vocalizing the words of the Torah. Serving a Talmid chacham (wise Rabbi) is greater than Continue Reading »
Likutey Moharan 7 – Vayechi – Tzitzis – Advice of a Tzaddik is Kodesh – Shuruk – Tekheles – White – Marriage – Tefilah is a Segulah for Memory – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. (Lesson 030. Recorded 19. Adar 2, 4749. 1989-03-26.) This teaching is Loshon Rabbeinu – paragraphs 1-6 were dictated or written word Continue Reading »
