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This discourse was taught by the Rebbe on Shabbat of Sedra Naso, a few days after Shavuot, in 1966. It provides a fascinating perspective on the relation between the Torah and Nature. The essence...
This discourse was taught by the Rebbe on Shavuot in 1969. It discusses the word 'saying' in the verse at the beginning of the Ten Commandments: 'And G-d spoke all these Commandments saying'....
The Alef Kabbala Group (11 May 2010) explored a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said in 1968 on Shavuot. The discourse focuses on the words at the beginning of the Ten Commandments "And G-d spoke...
The Alef Kabbala Group (10 February 09) explored a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the words "I am the L-rd your G-d who took you out of the Land of Egypt", the first of the Ten Commandments,...
The Alef Kabbala Group (15 May 07) discussed a discourse taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Shavuot in 1969. It was edited and published in 1990. This discourse discusses the verse which introduces...
Alef Discussion (May 2006): "I am Hashem your G-d" - a discourse of the eve of SHAVUOT 1989. This discusses the fact that the opening words of the Ten Commandments speak of G-d as having taken the...
A class by Rabbi Nachman Sudak on a Chassidic discourse by the Rebbe, taught on the second day of Shavuot, 1968. Opening with the word "Anochi" (I am), the first word of the Ten Commandments given at...
The theme of unity in diversity through the Sanhedrin's halachic process, as in the standard Yitro 5773 sheet. The yahrzeit of the Rebbetzin adds a note of commemoration to the Shabbat.
The same theme as the 5770 sheet on transforming the world through the Ten Commandments, exploring the connection between the Ten Statements of creation and the Ten Commandments at Sinai. The...
The significance of numbers, connecting the Ten Statements of creation to the Ten Commandments at Sinai, and asking what the revelation at Sinai achieved. The Giving of the Torah is presented as the...
The significance of the Ten Commandments being engraved on the Tablets of stone rather than written on them, with engraving making the letters and the stone one unified whole. This teaches that the...
The revealed outer Torah and the hidden inner Torah, arguing that both were present at Sinai. The detailed commandments heard at Sinai represent the outer body of Torah, while the spiritual...
Whether Jewish law is democratic, explaining that while Torah comes from above, the extraordinary revelation at Sinai was a collective experience where every Jew heard G-d directly. The laws of...
Unity in diversity through the legal system of the Sanhedrin, where even opposing opinions of Sages come together at the point of the authoritative halachic ruling. Jewish teaching's ability to hold...
The Midrash's surprising statement that the first word of the Ten Commandments, Anokhi, is from the Egyptian language. The Lubavitcher Rebbe explains that this teaches the Torah's essential nature:...
On the Ten Commandments as described in the Sedra, exploring what the Jewish people were looking for: a reasonable lifestyle or a gateway to the infinite holiness of the Divine. The Sages teach that...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Naso, 5726 (1966). The verse 'And G-d spoke all these words, saying' introduces the Ten Commandments, and the Rebbe asks what 'saying'...