Chassidus

- The spiritual source of the rooster.  - The spiritual source of night and day.  - Only malchus can bridge the gap between the infinite and the finite. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=232 • Link to purchase the original sefer: http://store.kehotonline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HRR-SM68

- Every creation has a spiritual source above from which it receives its energy which is channeled through the limited vessels of atzilus. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=231&hilite= • Link to purchase the original sefer: http://store.kehotonline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HRR-SM68

- How atzilus is an intermediary between the infinite and the finite. - The incomparable distance between the essence and the extension from that essence. - The analogy of atzilus is Moshe giving of his spirit onto the 70 elders. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=230 • Link to purchase the original sefer: http://store.keho...

- How does malchus complete the other 9 sefiros that are higher than her. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=229 • Link to purchase the original sefer: http://store.kehotonline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HRR-SM68

- What is Kabolas Ol? - The spiritual source of nefesh is even higher than the source of ruach and neshama. - Explanation of Hoda'ah (הודאה). - Why this bittul of nefesh is higher than the bittul of ruach and neshama. - The 3 levels of the soul parallel to the 3 spiritual worlds. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=155 • Lin...

- The level of ruach in the soul - emotional excitement. - Despite the connection emotions have with intellect, they are lower than intellect. - The level of nefesh in the soul - hidden emotions that drive action - kabolas ol. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=154 • Link to purchase the original sefer: http://store.kehoton...

- The ability of the Godly soul to grasp Godly concepts that are even above Seder hishtalshelus.  - Souls can only understand the existence of Godliness, not the essence.  - Beginning of the explanation of the level of ruach in the soul - emotions for God. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=153 • Link to purchase...

- Amalek - da’as of kelipah.  - 5 levels within the soul.  - Explanation of the level of neshama (נשמה) - binah.  - understanding the greatness of God in all the details.  - How can the human mind understand Godliness.  - Different levels and ways of understanding depending on the specific source of the soul and it’s receiving from binah of atzilus. • Link to view this pag...

- The kelipah of Amalek has no fixing, whereas the kelipah of the 7 nations do.  - Explanation of the 7 holy emotions compared to the 7 unholy emotions. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=151 • Link to purchase the original sefer: http://store.kehotonline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HRR-SM68

- The reward is the revelation of the essence of the soul.  - 20 geira, 10 soul powers in both levels of the soul.  - זה יתנו - dedication of our life to the service of refining our animal soul.  - The Torah has the power to receive and internalize the revelation of the essence of the soul and of God, but refining the animal soul is what elicits that revelation. • Link to view this...

- Why Jewish souls are called “planting”.  - The purpose of the descent of the soul is to refine the body and animal soul.  - The connection of giving half shekel to splitting of the sea.  - Two levels of the soul.  - The purpose of the level of the soul that is revealed in the body. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&amp...

- The garments of Eisav - physical objects, are uplifted through Yaakov, fulfillment of Torah and Mitvos. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=148 • Link to purchase the original sefer: http://store.kehotonline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HRR-SM68

- Tzimtzum (contraction of divinity) is the ultimate kindness, allowing us to experience a revelation of Godliness. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=147 • Link to purchase the original sefer: http://store.kehotonline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HRR-SM68

- What does the word tohu (תוהו) mean? • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=146 • Link to purchase the original sefer: http://store.kehotonline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HRR-SM68

- The source of the “shell” proceeds the “fruit” in its spiritual source. • Link to view this page in original sefer: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=145 • Link to purchase the original sefer: http://store.kehotonline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HRR-SM68

• Why the vision of Ezekiel starts with the 3 impure kelipos. • קליפה קדמה לפרי - why the shell grows before the fruit. • The shell even seems more important than the fruit - it growing first. • The fruit can't grow without the shell protecting it. • In many things we see - that which comes first isn't the main purpose. i.e. asking a favor. • The concept of an analogy (משל) - analogy is a shell, t...

• How the vov of Hashem’s name unifies the two hei’s. • Link to view this page in original sefer: http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=143  • Link to purchase the original sefer: http://store.kehotonline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HRR-SM68

• NEW MAAMAR - ד"ה זה יתנו כל העובר על הפקודים. • Questions about the half shekel. • Zohar: the letter vov between the 2 letter hei of Hashem's name is the half shekel. • 2 levels in the half shekel - (1) מחצית סתם, general, without saying how much is a whole shekel, which in truth includes two halves. • (2) When the verse says clearly 20 geira are a shekel. • Link to view this page in original se...

• The special quality of the things that were created the eve of the Shabbos of creation. • Moshe's richness that came from the shavings of the second tablets. • Why Moshe's face was shining after receiving the second tablets. • The superior quality of learning the Oral Torah. • Link to view this page in original sefer: http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=141 • Link to...

• Why the sages fences were only added during the time of the second temple. • The more careful a person is with keeping the "fences" of the sages the more he will arouse his Godly soul's love for God. • The deeper the evil is ingrained in the soul, the more we need the details of the Oral Torah. • Through learning Torah in depth and coming to the real halacha, we refine the Godly sparks. • T...

• The difference between the first tablets and the second tablets - general Torah, detailed Torah. • The spiritual source for the detailed laws of the Torah is higher than the general Torah - from תעלומות חכמה. • After the sin of the golden calf in order to combat evil we needed the second tablets - detailed Torah. • What is the deeper reason for the fences made around the Torah by the sages, seem...

• The refining process (עבודת הבירורים) can truly only take place through the inner light of חכמה, not through the encompassing light of כתר. • Through refining the sparks of Godliness trapped in physicality you draw down from the essence of God. • The whole idea of the Torah how it has descended down here is to refine sparks (לברר בירורים). • The inner reason why Torah is called עוז and תושיה. •...

• The possibility for the process of בירורים came about from שבירת הכלים. • Even the world of tohu has ישות. • The elevation of the sparks of holiness is similar to the thirst of the ba'al teshuvah. • Through the refinement of שם ב"ן, it ascends higher than שם מ"ה.d • The explanation of the analogy of the scale. • Link to view this page in original sefer: http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=3...

• Explanation of the התלבשות of Godliness into the כלים of atzilus. • Analogy for שבירת הכלים from separating letters from a word. • The source of ישות in creation is from the intense revelation of Divine energy in תוהו. • Why רצוא is opposite of the true purpose of creation. • Link to view this page in original sefer: http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=136 • Link to...

• Why da'as is directly underneath keser in the second way of organizing the sefiros. • One cannot grasp the infinite energy of God, but one can sense/feel it. • Why da'as is called "Rich" - עשיר. • "The scale that weighs the yud (יו"ד). • Divine service and reward and punishment is only possible in the lower worlds of בי"ע. • Link to view this page in original sefer: http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpag...