Mezuza 1 – 2 – Sukkah is a Protection from Dangers of Construction – Mezuza Protects Wealth and Draws Its Power from Sukkah – Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai Defeats the Angel of Death – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
00:00 – Hilkhos Mezuza 1 is based on Likutey Moharan 266. The Mitzvah of Sukkah protects from dangers of construction.
02:30 – Reference to Likutey Moharan 23.
5:45 – Association between wealth and Chokhma.
7:00 – The Mitzva of Mezuza is a protection for wealth. Ashirus – wealth gained through honest means – protects a person’s life. Reference to Likutey Moharan 69.
8:30 – Birkhas Kohanim.
*10:00 – Q&R about the connection between wealth and righteousness.
11:00 – The Sukkah doesn’t require a Mezuza because the power of the Mezuza is drawn from the Sukkah – which is an aspect of Binah and Sekhel. The Sukkah is a Makif corresponding to the Makif of the Sechel – Torah knowledge that is in potential.
13:00 – A Mezuza is written according to the same laws of Sofrus that govern writing a Sefer Torah. From the holiday of Sukkos we enter the holiday of Simchas Torah. Shavuos and Sukkos are one in that both embody receiving the Torah. The Torah emanates from Sukkah/Binah.
*17:00 – The first question that a Breslover asks when building or purchasing a home: where can we put up a Sukkah?
19:00 – HALAKHA 2. Hilkhos Mezuza 2 is based on 2Likutey Moharan 67. This commentary on Halakha was written during the first year after Rebbe Nachman was Niftar. NOTE about the Nusach of commemorating a parent during the first year after the parent’s passing.
19:00 – The True Tzaddik is ראש בית – “Master of the House” – because he shines the light of Hashem’s Name into every Jewish home.
26:00 – Biographical Note about Rav Avraham Sternhartz (Kokhav-Lev) zal, who arrived in Eretz Yisrael on Rosh Chodesh Adar and immediately traveled to Meron. Reference to 2Likutey Moharan 67 – the Beis HaMikdash draws its Kedusha from the Tzaddik/Shem Hashem.
36:00 – The name of Hashem Shin – Daled – Yud – “That Which Is Enough” – is an aspect of Rosh Bayis . There are 36 Tzaddikim hidden in Eretz Yisrael and 36 Tzaddikim hidden in Chutz L’Aretz. NOTE: Story – Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai defeats the Angel of Death (Zohar Chadash Vayeira ). The word Yihiyeh is 30.
42:00 – NOTE: The word Yiskadash is the Name of Hashem Shin – Daled – Yud plus its Milui.
44:00 – NOTE from Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld zal about the Dialogue between Moshe Rabbeinu and the tribes of Reuven, Gad, and half the tribe of Menashe requesting to settle on the eastern side of the Yarden. These two-and-a-half tribes were committed to being the first in battle to protect Am Yisrael. Two and a half times Y – H – V – H is Mezuza. Each Shevet is an aspect of Y – H – V – K.
48:00 – Sichon and Og are bGematria the three Names of Hashem on the back of a Mezuza that are written in Acharayim (one letter back) Chaf – Vuv – Zayin – Vuv etc. These encoded Names of Hashem serve as protection for the home.
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