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The Alef Kabbala Group (17 July 07) discussed a discourse taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Shabbat Devarim in 1964. That day was the Ninth of Av. Being Shabbat, the fast of the Ninth of Av was...
From when does one say the Shema in the evening? The Rebbe explains how this first Mishnah in the entire Talmud hints at each of the six Orders of the Mishnah. 'Evening' represents a state of...
The spiritual meaning of the three 'watches' of the night. The Divine 'roar' at the exilic state of existence. The dangers of entering a 'ruin'.
The Sedra speaks of the terrible curses of suffering and exile. But when Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi chanted this Sedra in the Synagogue, his young son did not hear any curses. Why not? Can...
The poignant opening of the Sedra in which Moses pleaded with G-d to enter the Holy Land, connecting this to the broader Divine plan of exile and eventual redemption. The sheet explores why G-d chose...
On the significance of names in the opening of Exodus, connecting the names of Jacob's sons to the theme of exile and redemption. The central insight is that what went into Egypt was our names, our...
The multiple dimensions of identity through the opening of Exodus, using Rashi's comment to show that a person has both a collective Jewish dimension and a unique individual dimension. The insight...
The theme of Jewish unity as the key to survival in Persia, drawing on the parable of a bundle of sticks versus individual sticks. Unity with G-d and with each other, expressed through standing firm...
The apparent contradiction of the Jewish people being both free and in exile, using the story of Joseph in Egypt as a mirror of the Jewish experience. The insight is that Chanukah, occurring during...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Mattot-Masei, 5734 (1974). The Sedra commands the establishment of Cities of Refuge for one who has accidentally killed, and the Rebbe...