THE REBBE'S DISCOURSES
A collection of summaries of a selection of the discourses of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, delivered over decades of the Rebbe's leadership.
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Re'eh, 5732 (1972). The verse 'See that I (Anochi) am giving you today a blessing and a curse' is analysed through the Chassidic understanding of the word Anochi, which denotes a level beyond all Names of G-d, expressing the Divine Essence itself. The discourse also explores the significance of the words 'today', 'before you' and 'giving as a gift' in revealing the nature of this supreme blessing.
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Re'eh, 5748 (1988). The Sedra begins 'See I am giving before you today a blessing and a curse', and Rabbi Shneur Zalman explains that the highest divine Essence, hinted at in the word 'I' (Anochi), is granting the Jewish people a special blessing of spiritual sight. The Rebbe asks why Moses could transmit 'sight' here when he was denied this capacity earlier in Parshat Va-etchanan.