2023-01-12 – LH4 – YD1 – Niddah 2 – Para. 6b-8a – Dveykus; Tzimtzum – Containment Before Union; The Shekhina Rests Between Husband and Wife

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Niddah 2 – Para. 6b-8a – Dveykus; Tzimtzum – Containment Before Union; The Shekhina Rests Between Husband and Wife.

Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
Hilkhos Niddah 2 is based on Likutey Moharan 16.

00:00 – PARAGRAPH 6b – Dveykus. Tzimtzum – containment before union. All containment is rooted in Hashem’s original containment before creation. The importance of taking a break from the higher levels of serving Hashem.
11:48 – Tzimtzum means diminishing light.
12:56 – Q&Rs.
16:50 – PARAGRAPH 7. When a husband and wife are at peace, the Shekhina rests between them (Sotah 17). בְּעֶ֖צֶב תֵּֽלְדִ֣י בָנִ֑ים – “…in pain you shall bear children…” (Bereishis 3:16, Bereishis).
28:24 – PARAGRAPH 8. Emunah, Sechel, and Daas. ‘וְאֵֽרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ לִ֖י בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה וְיָדַ֖עַתְּ אֶת־ה – “And I will betroth you to Me with faith, and you shall know Hashem” (Hoshea 2:22).
34:31 – There are 3 sins that push the Shekhina out of the world and one is transgressing the prohibition of Niddah (Zohar Shemos 3).
39:32 – Q&R about Emunah and Torah study.
44:02 – Return to text: Husband and wife are an aspect of Daas and Emunah. Separation from a Niddah during her Vecess – time the period is expected.
48:40 – Q&R about Taharas HaMishpacha.
49:11 – Closing blessings.