Category: Text-Based Study

Bila HaMaves LaNetzach 5725

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Text-based study of the maamar recited by the Rebbe in honor of the yahrzeit of his mother, Rebbetzin Chana in 5725 and then edited and published in honor of the thirty-days of morning for the Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka.

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Matzah Zu (Chapter 1)

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The Rebbe’s discourse Matzah Zu 5749 on the spiritual significance of the matzah we eat on Pesach.

The maamar (discourse) begins with this well known passage from the Haggadah: “This matzah that we eat--for what reason? Because the dough of our fathers did not have time to become leavened before the King of the king of kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He, revealed Himself to them and redeemed them.”

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Matzah Zu (Chapter 2)

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The Rebbe’s discourse Matzah Zu 5749 on the spiritual significance of the matzah we eat on Pesach.

The maamar (discourse) begins with this well known passage from the Haggadah: “This matzah that we eat--for what reason? Because the dough of our fathers did not have time to become leavened before the King of the king of kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He, revealed Himself to them and redeemed them.”

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Matzah Zu (Chapters 3-4)

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The Rebbe’s discourse Matzah Zu 5749 on the spiritual significance of the matzah we eat on Pesach.

The maamar (discourse) begins with this well known passage from the Haggadah: “This matzah that we eat--for what reason? Because the dough of our fathers did not have time to become leavened before the King of the king of kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He, revealed Himself to them and redeemed them.”

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Lehavin Inyan Pesach Sheini

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What do you do when you've broken free from your limits? Break free again.

Text-Based Study of Maamar Lehavin Inyan Pesach Sheni, 5738 with Rabbi Shais Taub.

This discourse was recited by the Rebbe on 13 Iyar, 5738 in honor of the yahrzeit of his brother, R' Yisroel Aryeh Leib, and published in edited form on 14 Iyar 5738.

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Basi LeGani 5711 - Lesson 1

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Text-based study of the Lubavitcher Rebbe's inaugural discourse. Lesson 1 of 4, this class covers chapter one of the text.

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Basi LeGani 5711 - Lesson 2

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Chapters 2-3 of the discourse.

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Basi LeGani 5711 - Lesson 3

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Chapters 4-5 of the discourse.

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Basi LeGani 5711 - Lesson 4

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Chapters 6-9 of the discourse.

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Mayim Rabim: Class 1—The Flood of Money Problems

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Studying the Rebbe's discourse Mayim Rabim 5738, which metaphorically compares financial worries to a flood, inundating us like raging waters. Despite their overwhelming nature, these concerns not only fail to extinguish our spiritual passions but, unexpectedly, end up fueling and strengthening them. Chapters 1 and 2 of the discourse.

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Mayim Rabim: Class 2—The Soul's Lofty Source

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The flood waters of financial worries are rooted in the lofty spiritual level known as Tohu. Yet the source of the G-dly soul is ultimately even higher. The G-dly soul's love of G-d is likened to the fire that is hidden inside of a coal or on an even higher level, the potential spark that remains in a flint stone even after it has been submerged in water.

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Mayim Rabim: Class 3—Purpose of the Soul's Descent

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The soul descends from a place of spiritual perfection and is plunged into the harrowing conditions of embodiment. All of this is actually a descent for the sake of a subsequent ascent. The soul in heaven is a "tzadik" but the embobied soul can become a "baal teshuvah," an incomparably greater level in closeness with Hashem.

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