The Cry Of The Soul

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Vayera, 18 Cheshvan, 5725 (1964). The Haftorah tells of the widow who came to the Prophet Elisha with a bitter cry, and whose small flask of oil miraculously multiplied to fill many vessels. Rabbi Shneur Zalman explained this story in terms of the cry of the soul to G-d, and the discourse explores how the soul's deep cry breaks through all concealment and draws down an unlimited flow of divine abundance.