Shemini

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Leviathan

28 March 2016

A discourse of Shabbat Shemini 1965. This Sedra includes the laws of kashrut. The Midrash links this with a battle between the Leviathan and another mystical creature, the 'wild ox'. This becomes a...

Vayomer lo Yehonoson - Shabbos Shemini 1968

1968

A class by Rabbi Nachman Sudak on a Chassidic discourse by the Rebbe, taught on Shabbat Parshat Shemini, 1968. Opening with the verse "And Jonathan said to him" from the story of David and Jonathan,...

Getting The Slavery Out Of Us...

5770

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...

Silence

5774

The response of Aaron to the death of his two sons, who were killed at the moment of the Sanctuary's dedication, and the lesson of silence in the face of inexplicable tragedy. Drawing on Moses's...

Recognitions

On recognising G-d's presence through the varied experiences of life, both joyful and sombre, using the dedication of the Sanctuary and the revelation of G-d's glory as the framework. The different...

The Next Step

5772

The step-by-step spiritual progress in the Torah from the seven days of Sanctuary dedication to the eighth day, drawing an analogy to leaps in technology. The Sanctuary's eighth day represents a new...

Keeping The Balance

5771

The tragic death of Aaron's two sons on the eighth day of the Sanctuary's dedication, explaining it through their spiritual ecstasy that caused their souls to leave without fulfilling their full task...

From Pesach To The Future

5718

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...

Beyond Nature in Nature (Vayikra 5748)

5748

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...

Shemini (5725)

5725

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Shemini, 5725 (1965). A Midrash describes a future 'circus' in which Leviathan slaughters the Ox with its serrated fins, raising a...