Bechor Beheyma Tehora 2 – Redemption of a Child by Giving 5 Silver Coins to the Kohen – Honesty in Business – Tzedakah – Emunah Is the Foundation of Torah – Bo – Yetziyas Mitzrayim – Tefillin – Faith of Women – Mikveh – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
Hilkhos Bechor Beheyma Tehora 2 is based on Likutey Moharan 54. The importance of protecting the memory by maintaining consciousness of the Eternal World.
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 5. Redemption of a child by giving 5 silver coins to the Kohen. Medameh – imagination/illusion – is corrected through conducting business honestly. Reference to Likutey Moharan 13. Honesty in business is compared to the music sung and played by the Leviim in the Beis HaMikdash.
03:00 – The main tikkun for money is tzedakah. Tikkun haMamon is nigun – Biur HaMedameh.
05:00 – Depression often takes hold of a person through lack of parnassah/money.
*09:00 – Overview of the mitzvah of Pidyon HaBen. The 5 coins given to the Kohen – 5 corresponds with the letter Hey HaYediya – Daas. Silver corresponds with chessed – white. Shekel corresponds with mishkal – the scale of musical notes – song is done in a measured way.
11:30 – The concept of bechor – firstborn – relates to males, but not to females.
13:00 – Q&R about honesty in business and tzedakah correct the medameh – imagination/illusion.
*15:00 – NOTE – Biographical account about Rabbi Michel Dorfman zal when a person was being investigated by the government for back taxes. Rabbi Dorfman told him: “You give maaser, so you don’t owe any money.” Then it turned out the the tax department misplaced the person’s file.
20:00 – Today is Purim Katan – no Tachanun. Blessing.
20:30 – HALAKHA 3. Hilkhos Bechor Beheyma Tehora 3 is based on 2Likutey Moharan 5 – Tiku Emunah. Emunah is the Foundation of Torah.
*24:00 – Screaming to HaShem with all one’s heart nourishes one’s emunah and allows a person to access a higher level of aitza.
25:00 – “You will be satiated through the sparkles of your soul.” Strengthening the light of one’s emunah results in parnassah. Gerim increase Am Yisrael’s arrogance, which gives rise to false leaders. “Protectors of the Generation” counteract the negative effect of arrogance.
30:20 – PARAGRAPH 2. The holiness of a firstborn kosher animal – Yetziyas Mitzrayim. Parshas Bo – “Sanctify to Me all the firstborn” is the first of the four parshios in tefillin.
33:20 – Reference to 2Likutey Moharan 8 – Tiku Tokhecha. A person needs to achieve the simplicity of a beheyma in emunah.
40:00 – Reference to Likutey Moharan 44.
42:00 – Why all the great leaders of Am Yisrael were shepherds.
*48:00 – “If you want to learn emunah – learn from a woman.” Immersion in the waters of the mikveh nourishes a woman’s emunah.
53:00 – Q&R about gerim increasing Am Yisrael’s arrogance.
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