2022-12-30 – LH4 – YD1 – Giluach 4 – Para. 12b-14 – Prohibition of a Man Dressing as a Woman or a Woman Dressing as a Man; Re’eh – Prohibition of Damaging One’s Skin

Giluach 4 – Para. 12b-14 – Prohibition of a Man Dressing as a Woman, or a Woman Dressing as a Man; Parshas Re’eh – Prohibition of Damaging One’s Skin; Spiritual Osmosis.
Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
This section of Hilkhos Giluach 4 is based on Likutey Moharan 7.
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 12b. Emes is called “man” and emunah is called “woman”.
01:00 – The Heichal HaTemuros – Hall of Exchanges – is a place of spiritual danger.
05:24 – ה֗וֹי הָאֹֽמְרִ֥ים לָרַ֛ע ט֖וֹב וְלַטּ֣וֹב רָ֑ע שָׂמִ֨ים חֹ֚שֶׁךְ לְאוֹר֙ וְא֣וֹר לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ שָׂמִ֥ים מַ֛ר לְמָת֖וֹק וּמָת֥וֹק לְמָֽר – “Woe to those who say of the evil that it is good and of the good that it is evil; who present darkness as light and light as darkness, who present bitter as sweet and sweet as bitter” (Yeshaya 5:20).
06:05 – Hashem sends true Tzaddikim into every generation.
*08:06 – Words as garments – the tzaddik “packages” the Torah in words that strengthen the emunah of each individual student, according to their need.
10:15 – PARAGRAPH 13.
*13:30 – Zivug d’kedusha brings together אמת – truth – and אמונה – faith. The purpose of bringing children into the world is to increase the world’s awareness of Hashem.
14:18 – דּ֣וֹר לְ֖דוֹר יְשַׁבַּ֣ח מַֽעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וּגְב֖וּרֹתֶ֣יךָ יַגִּֽידוּ – “Generation to generation will praise Your works, and they will proclaim Your mighty deeds” (Tehillim 145:4).
19:21 – Q&R about emunah – faith.
20:14 – PARAGRAPH 14.
23:29 – Reference to Likutey Moharan 23.
31:04 – Dovid Hamelech begins Sefer Tehillim with the words אַֽשְֽׁרֵ֥י הָאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֚ר לֹ֥א הָלַךְ֘ בַּֽעֲצַ֪ת רְשָׁ֫עִ֥ים – “The praises of a man are that he did not follow the advice of the wicked…” (Tehillim 1:1).
37:18 – Death was created to benefit man. Dust is associated with emunah, as in בְּטַ֥ח בַּֽ֖יהֹוָה וַֽעֲשֵׂה־ט֑וֹב שְׁכָן־אֶ֜֗רֶץ וּרְעֵ֥ה אֱמוּנָֽה – “Trust in Hashem and do good, dwell in the Land and nurture faith” (Tehillim 37:3). Reference to Likutey Moharan 21 and Likutey Moharan 64.
34:00 – וְהִנֵּה־ט֖וֹב מְאֹ֑ד – “…and behold, it was very good…” (Bereishis 1:31, Bereishis).
38:25 – Prohibition of damaging one’s skin. Spiritual light enters the soul via the skin and hair.
39:43 – Story illustrating Rav Safra’s profound honesty, as an example of “Speaking the truth in your heart”. Reference to Likutey Moharan 38.
44:21 – Even though death came into the world through the side of evil, death is a process that repairs the sin of Adam HaRishon.
*47:23 – Parshas Re’eh – בָּנִ֣ים אַתֶּ֔ם לַֽיהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם לֹ֣א תִתְגֹּֽדְד֗וּ וְלֹֽא־תָשִׂ֧ימוּ קָרְחָ֛ה בֵּ֥ין עֵֽינֵיכֶ֖ם לָמֵֽת – “You are children of Hashem Your Master. You shall neither cut yourselves nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead” (Devarim 14:1, Re’eh).
52:53 – NOTE about this week’s Parsha – VaYigash and the Tenth of Teves.
54:01 – Closing blessings.

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