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The Alef Kabbala Group (17 April 2012) studied a discourse which was said on the final day of Pesach in 1958. The Haftorah on this day (outside Israel)concerns the coming of the Messiah and states...
The Alef Kabbala Group (20 March 2012) studied a discourse which was said on 11 Nisan, shortly before Pesach, in 1985. This focuses on the verse from Micah (7:15) 'Like the days of your going out of...
The Alef Kabbala Group (17 January 2012) studied a discourse for Sedra Va'era said in 1958, starting with a verse from the near the beginning of the Sedra, "Therefore tell the Children of Israel..."...
The Alef Kabbala Group (5 May 09) explored a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, taught after Shabbat Parshat Emor in 1978, on the them of Pesach Sheni, the 'second Pesach' on 14 Iyar (Friday 8 May...
The Alef Kabbala Group (28 April 09) explored a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, taught on Shabbat Parshat Kedoshim in 1984, begining 'Mosheh Kibel Torah MiSinai', ie: Moses Received the Torah...
The Alef Kabbala Group (31 March 09) explored a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, taught on Pesach in 1957, begining 'Vayehi bahatzi halayla' meaning 'And it was at midnight', the time of the...
The Alef Kabbalah group (29 April 2008) explored the edited Chassidic-kabbalistic discourse taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the final day of Pesach (Acharon shel Pesach) 1954, starting with the...
The Alef Kabbalah group (25 March 2008) explored the (unedited) Chassidic-kabbalistic discourse taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Parah in 1958. Parshat Parah is an extra passage...
The Alef Kabbala Group (27 Mar 07) discussed a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe entitled "Ki Yishalcha Bincha" 5738, "When your son will ask you in the future". This discourse concerns the Question...
Alef Discussion (April 2006): "Vehigadeta 5735". A discourse about the FOUR SONS in the Haggada. The duty to tell the story of the Exodus is focused on the fourth son (or daughter) - the one who does...
This is the second part of the discourse that the Lubavitcher Rebbe taught in 5718 on the Shabbat after Pesach. It discusses the transition from leaving Egypt to receiving the Torah and yet further,...
The Lubavitcher Rebbe taught this discourse in 5718 on the Shabbat after Pesach. It discusses the transition from leaving Egypt to receiving the Torah and yet further, to the future Redemption.
This discourse was taught by the Rebbe in 1988 for Shabbat Haggadol, the Great Sabbath which precedes Pesach. It quotes the Haggadah 'We were slaves to Pharoah in the land of Egypt' and explains a...
This discourse was taught be the Rebbe on Shabbat Metzora in 1965, the Shabbat before Pesach (Shabbat Hagadol). It begins with the opening words from the Song of Songs, which mention 'wine'. The...
The Rebbe said this discourse on the last day of Pesach in 1965. The Haftorah for this day focuses on Moshiach, and the Chabad custom is to have a final meal in the late afternoon with Matza and four...
This discourse was taught by the Rebbe on Shabbat Behar-Bechukotai in 1987. It concerns the spiritual dimension of counting the Omer. The Rebbe presents three different ways of understanding this,...
The Rebbe taught this discourse, which begins with a quote from the Haggadah, 'We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt..' on Shabbat Parshat Tzav in 1988. It explains that enslavement to Pharaoh comes...
This discourse, taught by the Rebbe in 5735 (as a continuation of his maamarim on Yetziat Mitzrayim from Pesach and Shmini that year), discusses the verse "UveRoshei Chodsheichem" and how all Rosh...
This discourse was said on the second night of Pesach in 5730 (1970). It concerns the question of the Wise son mentioned at the Seder. What is he really asking, and what answer is he given?
A Shiur to Bnei Akiva in the London Bayit, on finding the spiritual dimension of Pesach, March 2015.
Exploring the idea that 'one leaves Egypt every day'.
A class by Rabbi Nachman Sudak on a Chassidic discourse by the Rebbe, taught on the second night of Pesach, 1968, explaining the inner meaning of Passover and matzah in Chassidic thought. The...
The dynamic of G-d's initiative reaching down to the Jewish people and their response from below, using the phrase from Song of Songs. The month of Nisan's theme of divine initiative is connected to...
On the command that fire must burn on the Altar continually and never go out, connecting this to the continuous inner fire of spiritual enthusiasm each person must maintain. The two problematic...
The search for and removal of leaven as both a practical and spiritual preparation for Pesach, connecting chametz to the yetzer hara and its removal to spiritual purification. The flour offering in...
The approaching Pesach festival to the Sanctuary's seven days of dedication described in Tzav, interpreting these seven days as a return to the purity of the seven days of Creation before Adam's sin....
Shemini to the period of counting the Omer, presenting the days after Pesach as a journey of discovering new levels of freedom, getting the slave mentality out of one's system. Each day of the Omer...
On the Haftorah for Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach, Ezekiel's vision of the valley of dry bones, to present the eternal hope of the Jewish people. The insight is that even when the Jewish people appear...
Lubavitcher Rebbe-based commentary on the Four Sons for use at the Seder table, exploring what each type represents spiritually. The insight is that the Wise Son's danger is keeping wisdom to...
The seventh day of Pesach and the Splitting of the Sea as a spiritual purification of the world, building on the Flood and the exodus. The insight is that each stage of purification, from Noah's...
On the significance of the seventh and eighth days of Pesach, focusing on the Splitting of the Sea as a revelation of divine power surpassing the prophetic visions. The insight is that the simplest...
The Splitting of the Sea on the seventh day of Pesach, placing it within the larger narrative of purifying the world to receive the Torah. The insight is that the Sea's splitting was not merely a...
The four sons from the Haggadah in preparation for the Seder nights, drawing on the Lubavitcher Rebbe's commentary. The insight is that the four sons represent four personality types that coexist...
Jewish liberation, drawing on the Haggadah's statement that in every generation each person must see themselves as having left Egypt. The insight is that Jewish freedom has multiple levels, from...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on 11 Nisan, 5733 (1973), the Rebbe's birthday. The Torah presents the Wise Son's question at the Seder 'What are the testimonies, statutes and laws which...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Tzav, 5748 (1988). The custom on the Shabbat before Pesach to recite 'We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt' is explored through the...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Tzav, Parshat Parah, 5733 (1973). The Shabbat before Pesach includes a reading about the Red Heifer, a statute beyond rational...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Shemini, 5718 (1958). The verse 'As the days of your going out of Egypt I will show you wonders' is explored through a Midrash which...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Vayikra, Parshat HaChodesh, 5748 (1988). On the Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nisan an additional Torah reading commands 'This month shall...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on the last days of Pesach, 5725 (1965). The Haftorah for the eighth day of Pesach describes Moshiach, and the Previous Rebbe's discourse asks: if the earth...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Hagadol, Parshat Metzora, 5733 (1973). The discourse opens with the Haggadah's declaration 'We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt', exploring the...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Hagadol, Parshat Metzora, 5733 (1973). The discourse opens with the Haggadah's declaration 'We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt', exploring the...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Hagadol, Parshat Metzora, 5733 (1973). The discourse opens with the Haggadah's declaration 'We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt', exploring the...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Metzora, 5725 (1965). Opening with the verse from Song of Songs 'Your love is better than wine', the discourse links wine and joy to...