Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. 16:22 – PARAGRAPH 6. A man is responsible for damage even if it’s caused accidentally. 26:27 – PARAGRAPH 7. How is compensation for damage accomplished? The true implementation of “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth…” (Shemos 21:24) is based on “He shall give money to their owner…” (Shemos 21:34). 33:52 – Continue Reading »
00:00 – Why we count the days leading up to receiving the Torah. 01:33 – “Day to day brings forth speech…” (Tehillim/Psalms 19:3). *05:33 – The lungs cool the heart, and the Torah is compared to the five lobes of the lungs, bringing protection from the heat generated by the heart. 09:59 – “Toras Hashem Continue Reading »
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 29. Counting the seven weeks of the Omer serves to purify speech. 20:58 – Roshei Perokim (appendix). “Esav” in gematria menetzpach alludes to idol worship. This type of gematria is explained here. [We apologize for technical difficulties in the recording but most is audible.] The purpose of man is to draw upon Continue Reading »
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 25. 04:19 – PARAGRAPH 26. 08:42 – PARAGRAPH 27. 10:48 – The essence of Eretz Yisrael‘s holiness emanates from the holiness of eating according to Torah law. 14:27 – The kabbalistic term found in the Zohar, “mochin” (light, consciousness, awareness), is defined by Rebbe Nachman as “Torah”. 17:25 – PARAGRAPH 28. Flour, Continue Reading »
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 22. Shavuos. To acquire the Torah appropriate to each individual, a person needs to beg Hashem with the humility of a pauper, pleading but not forcing the issue. 24:30 – PARAGRAPH 23. Counting the Omer purifies speech. *49:10 – חשמ”ל Chashmal is a type of spiritual energy generated from the interaction between Continue Reading »