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Day 314 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 01.03.2024 5:05 ↓

Day 314: Negative Commandment 282, 283; Positive Commandment 229, 228

The Body and Spiritual Freedom 29.02.2024 51:33 ↓

Embodiment may be considered both a prison for the soul as well as its path to spiritual freedom. Continuing the theme introduced in Ch. 46 of Tanya which explains the reflective nature of the heart, Ch. 47 asks how we can feel G-d's love for us that He exhibited when taking us out from Egypt when it happened so long ago. The answer is that we can view every moment as "Egypt" and whenever we conne...

Al Kein Karu 5713: Class 3—Achashverosh and Hashem's Silence 29.02.2024 40:52 ↓

Having left off with the question of why Haman's evil plot was unsuccessful, the maamar now turns its focus to King Achashverosh. We learn that the level of divinity symbolized by Achashverosh refers to a transcendent plane where the categories of ends and beginnings lack any practical distinction. Consequently, the rule of Achashverosh was characterized by a time of seeming divine indifference, w...

Day 313 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 29.02.2024 4:53 ↓

Day 313: Positive Commandment 176; Negative Commandment 284; Positive Commandment 175

Day 312 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 28.02.2024 4:11 ↓

Day 312: Positive Commandment 248

Day 311 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 27.02.2024 3:06 ↓

Day 311: Positive Commandment 248

Day 310 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 26.02.2024 2:38 ↓

Day 310: Positive Commandment 248

Day 309 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 25.02.2024 2:01 ↓

Day 309: Positive Commandment 246, 248

Day 308 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 24.02.2024 3:53 ↓

Day 308: Positive Commandment 246

Day 307 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 23.02.2024 5:41 ↓

Day 307: Positive Commandment 246

The Mirror of the Heart 23.02.2024 42:47 ↓

In Chapter 46 of Tanya, we learn about a mechanism by which we can automatically trigger intense feelings of love for our Creator. This is based on the Solomon's wisdom that "As water reflects a face, so does one heart reflect another heart."

Day 306 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 22.02.2024 2:44 ↓

Day 306: Positive Commandment 246

Day 305 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 21.02.2024 3:33 ↓

Day 305: Positive Commandment 246

Day 304 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 20.02.2024 2:10 ↓

Day 304: Positive Commandment 246

Day 303 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 19.02.2024 3:28 ↓

Day 303: Positive Commandment 198

Day 302 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 18.02.2024 4:10 ↓

Day 302: Negative Commandment 237

Day 301 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 17.02.2024 3:03 ↓

Day 301: Negative Commandment 236

Day 300 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 16.02.2024 3:23 ↓

Day 300: Negative Commandment 235

Day 299 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 15.02.2024 4:36 ↓

Day 299: Negative Commandment 241, 242

Al Kein Karu 5713 : Class 2—Hashem's Will, Purim, and Atonement 15.02.2024 58:48 ↓

The idea of a lottery represents a level of reality that transcends not only intellect but even will. This is the level of G-dliness known as "Ba'al HaRatzon" which means the master of the will. On that level, atonement for violation of G-d's will is possible. After understanding this, however, we are left with the question why Haman would have attempted to invoke such a concept that facilitates a...

Day 298 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 14.02.2024 4:02 ↓

Day 298: Positive Commandment 199; Negative Commandment 240

Remembering a Departed Love One 14.02.2024 43:09 ↓

What is the proper way to memorialize a loved one who has passed? How do we as Jews comfort those who have suffered a loss? This lecture was delivered at the Levi Yitzchak Library in Cedarhurst, NY which is named for Levi Yitzchak Wolowik a"h who suddenly and tragically passed away in his sleep at the age of nine. PLEASE PLEDGE A MITZVAH IN LEVI'S HONOR AT: https://mitzvosforlevi.com/

Day 297 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 13.02.2024 2:07 ↓

Day 297: Negative Commandment 239

Compassion for the Plight of the Soul 13.02.2024 48:26 ↓

When one meditates on the idea of the soul's descent into a body, this should arouse our sense of compassion for its plight. This then can activate our feelings of love of G-d described by the kabbalists as "kissing" and "hugging." Based on Ch. 45 of Tanya.

Day 296 (Daily Sefer HaMitzvos) 12.02.2024 6:18 ↓

Day 296: Positive Commandment 142