Shaarei Halacha Shiurim

*Mitzvos are what Avrohom Aveinu brought as unique to monotheism

Parshas Dvorim Rabbi Friede

*The connection of the body and Neshama *Imagination is a koach of the Neshama *You can train your body *Torah will fix everything only if you point it in the right direction

*A Gadol harnesses his kochos to further his Avodas HaShem *A Sefer Torah has 42 lines per column corresponding to the 42 in Shem HaShem and the 42 masaos *Always grow like you’re never done * there’s always another door to go through *Learning Torah is a journey *Every line in Torah should effect growth *Recognize that HaShem is the source of all good *If the murder davened that the K”G then he’d...

Derech HaShem Chelek 1 Perek 4 Se’if 1,2 Rabbi Friede

*The Torah is always speaking to all Jews (men and women) *The tafkid of woman and man are the same *Come as close as possible to HaShem in all your ways *Why is Moshe Rabbeinu only seeing E”Y not torture *Klal Yisroel’s successes over-road his personal successes

Derech HaShem Chelek 1 Perek 3 Se’if 13

* Immediate wrath * Utilize the opportunity of NOW * HaShem gets angry when the direct message of the world is challenged * Seeing HaShem in every day to day occurrence * Davening is the core belief that everything is from HaShem * Hatzlacha means going the extra mile

*Olam Hanishamos *The place before Olam Habba *Doing mitzvos gives more kedusha to the Neshama *This is necessary for the ultimate growth *Our generation has even more blockage than previous generations *Our reward is greater

Parshas Chukas Rabbi Friede

*Where does the Neshama go after death *How to push ourselves beyond just potential

*Sometimes machlokes is necessary *Five pointers to a real machlokes *Six steps before going into a machlokes *What does the stick and it’s almonds represent *Keep on trying

* Inevitably we and the world all need to go through death in order to purify * Will we have a body after Techicyas Hameisim * Rambam vs Ramchal * Reward for Mitzvos * Simcha of the Mitzva should not be your Simcha * Lefum Tzara Agra is how much you enjoy doing the Ratzon HasShem.

*Reaction to your own wrongdoing *Why did the teshuva of the meraglim not work to reverse the decree *The wrongdoing of the meraglim wasn’t giving up on Eretz Yisroel rather it was the destruction of their relationship to HaShem *Why is the place of baalei Teshuva better than that of tzadikim

*The Yetzer Horah only works with the tools in each individual person *We wait for the day (Moshiach) when every physical entity exudes ruchniyos *Yemos HaMoshiach and beyond

*Avoda of the Nesiim is the avoda of a yochid *Our job is to be proud of ourselves *Inspire others to change *You have to do too *We need to recognize that children have to grow on their own

*Where we stand “after the chet” *The body does the job of the Yetzer Horah *A tzadik has a greater Yetzer Horah because he has less of a body *Torah is the tavlin for the Yetzer Horah *Why we have to die

*Nazir *Living on higher plane *Prishus equals Kedusha *Using the gashmius to springboard your Avodas HaShem *Use your past aveiros for HaShem too **We invested before Shavuos *During and after Shavuos it’s HaShem *Now is our Shana Rishona **When we focus on ourselves we complain *When we focus outwards we do not complain

*Torah and Mitzvos / Light and conduits *Disconnecting from the “self” and connecting to the real “self” *The problem with being a rasha *Eating milchigs on Shavuos *teaches us the ability to change *Celebrating Shavuos with lachem *We recognize that Klal Yisroel benefited from the Torah

*Purpose of the Neshama *The Neshama is supposed to elevate the physical body to eternal bliss *Describing the damage caused by Adam Harishon *Our work post chet

*Kli Yakar on physical reward for a Mitzva in this world 1) Ramaban 2) Baalei Mussar 3) Ibin Ezra 4) Chovos Halvavos 5) Kuzri 6) R’ Sadyah Gain 7) Ran (skipped - kal vchomer to understand the ultimate reward) * No mention of Olam Habba in the Torah *Naaseh Vnishma - the purpose of speech and hearing

*One day can’t be the same as yesterday *Why we have an imbalanced daily choice and not a one time choice *Did Adam Harishon have a name *Never doubt out Mesora *The right and wrong of the Chet Adam Harishon

Parshas Emor & Lag BaOmer

*We aren’t forever in this situation of challenge *Neshama/Guf/Olam Habba/Olam Hazeh

Kedusha and Prishus