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© Rabbi Shmuel Wagner
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Chassidus that speaks your Language!
Enjoy a weekly Shiur on a Maamar of Chassidus, with a focus on clarity and practical application. Some will be one-week Maamarim, while others will continue over three or four weeks, but each Shiur will contain in it a clear, complete, and concrete lesson, culling from the truth of Chassidus and carrying into our modern-day lives. Invigorate your week with a fresh infusion of Chassidus energy!
Enjoy a weekly Shiur on a Maamar of Chassidus, with a focus on clarity and practical application. Some will be one-week Maamarim, while others will continue over three or four weeks, but each Shiur will contain in it a clear, complete, and concrete lesson, culling from the truth of Chassidus and carrying into our modern-day lives. Invigorate your week with a fresh infusion of Chassidus energy!
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Beginning this landmark מאמר, the רבי seeks to understand the nature of us choosing Hashem and Hashem choosing us.The מדרש says that choosing the king over the ministers is wise, because only the king lasts forever. What is so wise about choosing the king, and what does that have to do with the reason of the king's eternity?!
Finishing the מאמר, the רבי explains why we refer to the יום טוב's miracle as "פורים":When the truest בחירה of עצמות comes through the גורל, then Hashem's ultimate choice in the אידן is expressed even in סדר השתלשלות, and we see how the lottery was for our good the entire time!
If אחשורוש is already a level above השתלשלות - where the גזירה can take effect - why did המן need the גורל?The רבי explains that while in the "אחשורוש" plane of above השתלשלות there are no differences of levels, there are still levels. Whereas on the "גורל" plane, there are no levels at all. Only from that place can המן plan his גזירה.
If גורל is such a high level, what was המן thinking to use it against the אידן ח"ו?!The answer is, specifically from such a high level of סובב did המן think that his plot can take effect. Because within השתלשלות, even המן understood that he does not stand a chance against the אידן.This is connected with אחשורוש, which is the level of סובב. That is where the silence of קדושה can become silence of קליפה.So why did he need a גורל?!Stay tuned...
In this historically famous מאמר (in connection with Stalin ימח שמו's death - see videos below), the רבי begins by explaining the power of a גורל:Not only is a גורל higher than שכל, it is higher than - and controls - רצון as well, by connecting to the בעל הרצון.This explains the connection of פורים to יום כיפור - and how פורים is in fact greater than יום כיפור! - in their ability to attain כפרה through reaching beyond השתלשלות.Link to Reb Yoel Kahn saying the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TODKbnirL1I&tLink to Reb Pinyeh Korf saying the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qfe47v4czU
View the PDF of the מאמר booklet here.Finishing the מאמר, the רבי explains the experience of מקיף הרחוק - through משלים and the stories of תורה.Specifically through the 'low' level stories of תורה and the 'simple' מעשה המצות we tap into the deepest level of the עצם and תענוג הפשוט - and that's the אוצר!
View the PDF of the מאמר booklet here.To contrast מקיף הרחוק with מקיף הקרוב, the רבי quotes the אלטער רבי's משל of a house vs. garments, the צמח צדק's explanation of נעשה vs. נשמע, and the unique experience of מצות that can only be done unintentionally!However, the רבי points out, all this shows on the experience of מקיף הרחוק - as the רבי מהר"ש points out about the shelter of a house.How does that experience of מקיף הרחוק relate back to the teacher and the student?Stay tuned...
View the PDF of the מאמר booklet here.Continuing through פרק ט"ז of the פריערדיקער רבי's מאמר, we are introduced to the משל of the רב and תלמיד, analyzing three levels of knowledge within that relationship: פנימי, מקיף הקרוב and מקיף הרחוק. The רבי sets out to explain how even מקיף הרחוק is an אור being imparted.To understand that, we explore the topic of מקיף in the צמח צדק's מאמרים, using רצון as an example: Unlike each organ's individualized function and energy, רצון is a power that affects the entire body equally, remaining aloof and detached from any individual organ, even while having a powerful affect on all of them.
View the PDF of the מאמר booklet here.Quoting the אלטער רבי, the רבי explains that the term "אור אין סוף" brings out the central idea of this פרק, that while we are not discussing Hashem Himself (מאור), this אור still has the infinite quality of being both מעלה and מטה.This is referring to Hashem being "secret" even within Himself כביכול, as the רבי quotes from the מיטעלער רבי two ways to understand "סתימא על כל סתימין".What does that mean? How can you have an אור - expression - that is inherently hidden?Stay tuned...
View the PDF of the מאמר booklet here.Following the yearly cycle of באתי לגני, in this מאמר the רבי is explaining פרק ט"ז of the פריערדיקער רבי's מאמר, discussing the line from זהר that "אור אין סוף למעלה עד אין קץ".After catching us up in סעיף א, the רבי uncovers the חידוש of the פריערדיקער רבי about this line, that we are discussing two opposites within the אור itself, and not only where it goes. Also, this is אור, not יכולת.We finish this שיעור with a question: How could the definition of unlimited אור be limited to מעלה and מטה?!
Finishing the מאמר, the רבי explains the connection between חנוכה and סוכות, specifically the 70 bulls of the קרבן מוסף:With חנוכה being the celebration of יחידה, we see how יחידה is used, not only as a defense against darkness, but as the key for transforming the darkness, which is also the idea of the 70 bulls, corresponding to the 70 nations.
After explaining the argument of the Greeks last week, the מאמר now explains how to fight against them, and how we see this in the story of חנוכה.Being that the Greeks defiled all the oil (-intellect), the only way to be victorious against them is by using the unbeatable power of the יחידה. Not only is there no struggle when it comes to יחידה; there is not even a discussion, because in the יחידה perspective, because there is no other option! In two words: מסירות נפש.This is what we celebrate on חנוכה - a Judaism centered around, and based on, unwavering dedication to Hashem, not because it makes sense, but because this is the only reality, and we are ready to defend this reality at any cost!(Link to JLI's video mentioned in the Shiur)
What exactly was bothering the Greeks about Judaism?What is at the core of doing מצות? Does understanding a מצוה weaken, or strengthen, one's connection to Hashem?We explore the perspective of the רמב"ם regarding מצות, and then the perspective of חסידות - uncovering that the Greeks had a problem, not (only) with illogical מצות, but with the Jewish approach of entirely disregarding logic.
What is the connection between חנוכה and סוכות?Why is חנוכה eight days?What makes חנוכה be higher than השתלשלות?Join us in this wonderful, fundamental מאמר on חנוכה, as we uncover the miraclous jug of oil and the powerful light therein - the powerful light of חנוכה!
Finishing the מאמר, the רבי explains the underlying theme of the two interpretations of "דילה הוו חיין" - owning your life through תשובה מאהבה, and מלכות being able to express itself with ביטול:When the שרש is revealed, it brings about the unlimited power of being able to handle opposites, drawing down from higher than time into time, and the ביטול עצמי into expression.
Continuing in the מאמר, the רבי fuses together the explanations of זהר and רש"י on "שני חיי שרה" in the opposite way as before - through "כולן שוין לטובה" one can reach "דילה הוו חיין":When the source of מלכות is revealed, not only do the other ספירות benefit from it, מלכות itself becomes redefined. Instead of selflessness (ביטול) in contradiction to expression, מלכות can now express itself selflessly.In our עבודה this means the ability to feel joy: not in contradiction to our selflessness to Hashem, but on the contrary - expressing it!
Link to Text Sheet PDF here.In this extended שיעור, we continue the מאמר, where the רבי applies the lesson we learned from רש"י to answer a famous question in תניא.To better appreciate this answer, we present the background of this question, and the various answers posed prior to this מאמר, slowly developing the tremendous חידוש the רבי is teaching us here.
Beginning a new מאמר, the רבי fuses together the explanations of רש"י and the זהר on the פסוק describing שרה's life, in the beginning of פרשת חיי שרה.Does תשובה really change me? How do I change my past that might not be so great?In learning a lesson from the life of שרה, the רבי shows us how we can be in control of our past!
Finishing the מאמר, the רבי shows how the י"ג מדות הרחמים are uplifted and infused with עצמות energy when they do their job in expressing the עצמות connection of Hashem and אידן.This is connected with the חידוש earlier in the מאמר that המלך בשדה is for every איד, even those in the שדה of קליפה.The מאמר finishes with answering the opening question: אלול includes "ודודי לי" - the י"ג מדות הרחמים, but the point of it all is the "אני לדודי" - the איד's essential oneness with Hashem that is expressed through his עבודה.
Continuing in the מאמר, the רבי analyzes the אלטער רבי's descriptions of the King's Presence in the field, uncovering Hashem's involvement during אלול in two ways: Reciprocal, and Core.How does that work together with what we know about אלול being about our עבודה?!This is the חידוש of the מאמר: The relationship of Hashem and אידן in אני לדודי is not about the עבודה of the אידן, it is about the very existence of אידן (which is expressed in their עבודה)!
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