Acharei Kedoshim
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Going to the Root of the Soul
This discourse was taught by the Rebbe in 1988 for Shabbat 'Acharei-Kedoshim'. The Sedra teaches about Yom Kippur when one comes 'before G-d'. The discourse explains that this means reaching the...
The Forbidden Years of the Fruit Tree
The Rebbe taught this discourse in 1968 for Sedra Kedoshim. It gives a fascinating interpretation of the law of 'Orlah', in which the fruit of a tree is forbidden for the first three years, then in...
Ki Bayom HaZeh
This discourse was taught by the Rebbe for Sedra Acharei Kedoshim in 1988. Concluding the depiction of the service in the Sanctuary on Yom Kippur, the Torah states 'before G-d you will be purified'...
Borders
The role of borders and distinctions in Jewish life, drawing from both Torah portions, which list boundaries between the permitted and the forbidden. The insight is that maintaining boundaries is not...
Keeping One’S Feet On The Ground
Whether Jewish teaching is a flight from reality, arguing through the example of Aaron's sons that the authentic Jewish path is to draw holiness into ordinary life rather than abandoning the world....
What Is Life?
What it means to truly feel alive rather than merely existing, drawing on the verse 'keep My laws and live through them.' The insight is that keeping Torah laws connects a person to the Divine source...
Simplicity
On the simplicity of the High Priest entering the Holy of Holies with fragrant incense, representing intimate encounter between G-d and the Jewish people. It connects the Yom Kippur service with...
The Essence And The World
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Sedra Kedoshim, 5727 (1967). The command 'Be holy because I G-d am holy' introduces the concept of sanctifying oneself even in permitted...
B Aharei Vayomer Lo Yehonatan
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Sedra Acharei Mot (Diaspora) and Kedoshim (Israel), 5711 (1951). This is the second part of the discourse on the Haftorah of Erev Rosh Chodesh...
Aharei Vayomer Lo Yehonatan
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Sedra Acharei Mot (Diaspora) and Kedoshim (Israel), 5711 (1951). When Shabbat falls on the eve of Rosh Chodesh, a special Haftorah from Samuel is...