Challah 3 – Thunder – Separating Challah on Erev Shabbos – Lechem Mishneh on Shabbos – Two Coverings – Mohn – Simcha Shel Mitzvah – Zrizus – Enthusiasm and Quickness in Doing Mitzvos – Yetzias Mitzrayim Took Place Quickly – Mitzvah Goreres Mitzvah – Naaseh veNishmah – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
Hilkhos Challah 3 is based on Likutey Moharan 5 – “BeChatzotzros”.
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 3. The connection between thunder and separating a portion of challah dough to the kohen.
*05:45 – PARAGRAPH 4. Hafrashas Challah – Separating challah on Erev Shabbos. Two coverings for the challah on the Shabbos table signify that challah is an aspect of mohn – manna.
11:30 – Reference to Likutey Moharan 57.
13:30 – PARAGRAPH 5. Lechem Mishnah – two loaves at each Shabbos meal.
22:00 – NOTE about Olam HaBa – עַ֣יִן לֹֽא־רָאָ֗תָה – “…no eye had ever seen…” (Yeshayahu 64:3).
23:20 – The matzah brought out of Egypt had the taste of mohn – manna. Matzos represent all the mitzvos – the two words are spelled the same. The importance of doing a mitzvah quickly – not letting it have time to become chumetz.
29:00 – Mitzvos should be done quickly.
*33:00 – The secret of zrizus – enthusiasm and quickness – is simcha. A mitzvah is not a chore – it’s the most rewarding thing in life. “Run to do even a light mitzvah“. Reference to Likutey Moharan 155 – Patience, Faith, and Eretz Yisrael.
37:45 – Q&R about preparation vs. performing a mitzvah.
46:40 – NOTE about the preparation for a mitzvah as well as for the mitzvah. וַיֵּֽלְכ֥וּ וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל – “…the Bnei Yisrael went and did…” Shemos 12:28, Bo). Story about Rav Kook zal when his son passed away just before his chupah.
51:00 – NOTE about Taanis Esther [the day this shiur was given].
***52:00 – PARAGRAPH 6. [From beginning of shiur on 2024-04-22.] Naasey veNishmah – Mitzvah goreres mitzvah. The mitzvah being done is an aspect of naasey. The coming mitzvah is an aspect of nishmah – hearing, yearning.
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