Birkhas HaMazon 5 – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. BeHaAlosekha: Toras Emes and the Mishkan – sweetening harsh judgements – the merit of righteous Jewish women. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 28. 00:00 – Review. 00:37 – PARAGRAPH 4. The importance of Toras Emes – receiving Torah from a qualified source. 12:22 – Reference Continue Reading »
Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. Four negative kinds of Torah study are counteracted by Birkhas HaMazon (four blessings after a bread meal). מטטרון – “Malach Mem Tess”; Mistake of the People of Beitar. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 28. 00:00 REVIEW of yesterday’s shiur: the four negative kinds of Torah study, the four aspects Continue Reading »
Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. Birkhas HaMazon. The good will of Avraham Avinu; The sin of Adam and Chava resulted from “Fallen Torah”. 00:00 – Review and PARAGRAPH 23. The three meals of Shabbos. 05:32 – Kos shel Bracha of a mezuman (minimum of three men who have shared a bread meal). 06:45 – PARAGRAPH 24. Continue Reading »
Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. Ruach, heart and lungs; enthusiasm in serving Hashem vs. “stormwinds”; Yishuv HaDaas – Torah-true perspective; hisbodedus. 00:00 – TORAH 9. PARAGRAPH 1. Ruach (breath/spirit/wind), heart, and lungs. 04:30 – Everything in the universe was created to help us understand how to serve Hashem better. Reference to Likutey Moharan 1: one of Continue Reading »
Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 2, Torah 40. Ratzon (desire for holiness); preparing for a mitzvah by saying הריני מוכן ומזומן לקים מצות… “Hareini Muchan uMezuman leKayem Mitzvas…” – “I am now ready and prepared to fulfill the mitzvah of…” 00:00 – Yahrzeits today, the 4th of Shevat: Rav Continue Reading »
Birkhas HaMazon 4 – Ratzon (desire for holiness); Revelation of Hashem through Eretz Yisrael and Blessings After a Meal – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. Hilkhos Birkhas HaMazon 4 is based on 2Likutey Moharan 40. 00:00 – PARAGRAPH 20. The holiness of Eretz Yisrael is drawn from the hispa’arus (splendor of diversity) that is revealed through Continue Reading »
Likutey Halakhos, Orach Chaim 2, Birkhas HaMazon 4. Giving Tzedakah on Chanukah; Miketz, Kedushas (Holiness of) Eretz Yisrael. Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 2, Torah 40. 00:00 – PARAGRAPH 18. Giving Tzedakah on Chanukah. 05:01 – PARAGRAPH 19. Parshas Miketz. 10:20 – Why people caught up in an insatiable Continue Reading »
Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 2, Torah 40. 00:00 – Review. 01:19 – PARAGRAPH 16b. 04:51 – Eretz Yisrael is the source of blessing. Repairing unlimited desire for wealth. 08:33 – שפע כפלןה – “double blessing”. 08:52 – The plentiful nature of Shabbos. 10:26 – B’gematria, Yosef is twice Continue Reading »
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 12b. 06:37 – Chanukah. 16:20 – Story of Maurice Kohn to illustrate will power. 19:08 – QUESTION. 25:38 – PARAGRAPH 13. The achshanus of Am Yisrael in refusing to bow to an idol. 27:00 – PARAGRAPH 14. “I will lead you to Eretz Yisrael ‘komemiyus’ – standing tall.” All the journeys and Continue Reading »
Likutey Halakhos, Birkhas Hamazon 4. Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. The power of renewal. Hashem takes pride in the azus (stubbornness) of the People of Israel. 00:00 – Review. 01:55 – PARAGRAPH 11b. 06:03 – Hispa’arus is an aspect of clothing. 16:50 – The tzaddik’s power of renewal enables him to bring people who are distant Continue Reading »
