Archive: November 2020

2020-11-01 – LM2 – Torah 7 – Para. 9-10a – Makif (Immanent Knowledge); The Dynamic Between Teacher and Student; Dignity at Mealtime Helps Parnassah (Livelihood)

Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. 00:00 – Dedications and review. 02:16 – PARAGRAPH 9. How knowledge is imparted from teacher to student. 09:16 – PARAGRAPH 10. The spiritual potential during meals. 14:50 – Meaning of the verse: “You prepare their food at the proper time.” 21:04 – Livelihood is drawn from malkhus (respect). 24:50 – QUESTION Continue Reading »

Tefilah (Prayer) for LaG B’Omer

2020-11-01 – LH2 – OC2 – Netilas Yadayim LiSeudah 6 – Para. 79b-80 (Clip) – We Pray Only to Hashem, Not to a Tzaddik

Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.

2020-11-01 – LH2 – OC2 – Netilas Yadayim LiSeudah 6 – Para. 79b-80 (Betziyas HaPas 6; Devarim HaNohagim baSeudah) – Ayeh Makom Kvodo – Where is the Place of His Honor; Prayer at the Gravesite of a Tzaddik; Tisha B’Av, Aicha

Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 2, Torah 7. 00:00 – This shiur is dedicated l’iluy nishmas Ratziah Sarah bas Rafael Abbah a”h whose yahrzeit is on the day this shiur was given: the 16th of Cheshvan. She was the younger sister of Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld z”l and helped Continue Reading »

2020-10-30 – LH2 – OC2 – Netilas Yadayim LiSeudah 6 – Para. 78-79a (Betziyas HaPas 6) – Makifin; Minyan; Hashem’s Name “MaH”

Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 2, Torah 7.

Cheshvan – 2020-10-29 – LH2 – OC2 – Netilas Yadayim LiSeudah 6 – Para. 77 (Clip) Yahrzeit of Rochel Imeinu – 11th of Cheshvan

Yahrzeit of Rochel Imeinu – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. Based on 2Likutey Moharan 7. This Shiur is dedicated l’iluy nishmas (for the elevation of the soul of) Malka Chaya bas R’ Yaakov a”h by her sister, Mrs. Jeanette Adams. This Shiur is also dedicated by Mr. Nathan Rudy for the refuah sheleyma of Yosef ben Continue Reading »

2020-10-29 – LH2 – OC2 – Netilas Yadayim LiSeudah 6 – Para. 77 (Betziyas HaPas 6; Devarim HaNohagim baSeudah) – Minyan for Mezumin – Yahrzeit of Rochel Imeinu

Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. Based on 2Likutey Moharan 7. 00:00 – This shiur is dedicated L’iluy nishmas (for the elevation of the soul of) Malka Chaya bas R’ Yaakov a”h by her sister, Mrs. Jeanette Adams. This shiur is also dedicated by Mr. Nathan Rudy for the refuah sheleyma of Yosef ben Adelle. 00:30 – Continue Reading »

2020-10-28 – LH2 – OC2 – Netilas Yadayim LiSeudah 6 – Para. 75-76 (Betziyas HaPas 6; Devarim HaNohagim baSeudah) – Mezumin – Invitation to Bless After a Meal With Bread

Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 2, Torah 7. 00:00 – PARAGRAPH 75. The mezumin (invitation) to birkhas hamazon after a meal. 14:00 – PARAGRAPH 76. Uniting the upper and lower worlds through eating and making the blessings on the food, before and after eating. Why we say “Kadosh” three Continue Reading »

2020-10-27 – LH2 – OC2 – Netilas Yadayim LiSeudah 6 – Para. 74 – Bein HaMetzarim – The Three Weeks – Bitul (Nullification of Self)

Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. 00:00 – PARAGRAPH 74. 23:23 – Analogy of concentration during tefilah to making a fist. 26:00 – QUESTION about bitul daas – nullifying ones desire for kovod (honor). 41:00 – The futility of chasing after kovod.

2020-10-25 – LM2 – Torah 7 – Para. 6b-8 – Makifim (Immanent Knowledge); The Tzaddik’s Ability to Speak to People of Every Level

Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. 00:00 – Review. 04:38 – PARAGRAPH 6b. From “There are many levels of makifim.” *06:31 – “For it is something very close to you” (Devarim 30:14) (Parshas Nitzavim). 08:58 – Highest of all are the makifim of the generation’s leading Tzaddik, who is its teacher. 17:50 – PARAGRAPH 7. A tzaddik Continue Reading »