2020-11-29 – LH2 – OC2 – Devarim HaNohagim BaSeudah 4 – Para. 9b-12a – The Mitzvah of Sukkah, the Ananei HaKavod (Clouds of Glory) and the Path to Eretz Yisrael

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Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 20.
00:00 – Dedications. This shiur, given on the 13th of Kislev, honors three yahrzeits that fall on this day: the mother of Reb Michel Dorfman z”l, Chana Perel bas Reb Aryeh Leib a”h; Rabbi Maimon’s niece, Chiena Rochel bas Reb Chaim Menachem a”h; and the mother of Ronald Mandell, Devorah Bas Yechezkel a”h.
00:40 – PARAGRAPH 7b (beginning with the words “umakmas she’b’Rosh Hashanah…” The mitzvah of Sukkah represents the Ananei HaKavod – the “Clouds of Glory” that accompanied Am Yisrael in the wilderness guiding us on a path to Eretz Yisrael.
08:23 – QUESTION: on which aspects of Eretz Yisrael should we focus during Sukkos?
09:05 – COMMENT from a student about chiddushim (Torah innovations) on Rosh Hashanah.
10:10 – QUESTION do we celebrate kabalas haTorah (receiving the Torah) on Yom Kippur?
10:36 – PARAGRAPH 10.
14:13 – The mitzvah of Sukkah is an aspect of the path to Eretz Yisrael, which are represented by the Ananei HaKavod (Clouds of Glory) that accompanied Am Yisrael in the wilderness, clearing the path for them.
18:30 – PARAGRAPH 11. The Arba Minim (Four Species) as spiritual weapons that enable Am Yisrael to merit Eretz Yisrael. Reference to Likutey Moharan 20, Paragraph 10.
24:05 – The Zohar HaKadosh explains that carrying the Arba Minim demonstrates spiritual victory, because only the victor carries his weapons after the battle is won.
29:08 – The Esrog represents Malchus, which is an aspect of Eretz Yisrael and the Shekhina.
34:13 – QUESTION about what the snakes and scorpions etc. represent as obstacles to Eretz Yisrael.
35:52 – COMMENT from student about Yaakov and Esav.
36:41 – QUESTION: How can a person living outside Eretz Yisrael gain access to its spiritual aspect?
38:46 – QUESTION about the Esav’s power of the sword being transformed.
40:50 – PARAGRAPH 12. The Lulav represents tikkun habris.