The Thursday Night Shiur

Embark on a late night journey into the most profound Kabbalistic secrets of the Torah. Follow along in the book as we climb from the highest peaks of Chassidic thought into the deepest canyons of the soul, in these avant garde teachings from the writings of Rabbi Schneir Zalman of Liadi on the weekly Torah portion.

Vayechi – Osri Lagefen

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The blessing of Yaakov to Yehuda that he will wash is clothing with wine is alluding to the days of Moshiach when our performance of Mitzvos will be in its perfected state. The garments are the mitzvos that garb the Soul in G-Dly light. The wine is referring to our innate love for G-D that is hidden in the recesses of  our hearts that we can reveal only by squezing the ego. With this wine we wash our mitzvos enabling them to shine their holy light on to our Neshamah.

Chanukah – Tanu Rabanan Mitzvas Ner Chanukah Part 1

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Why is a mitzvah caaled a lamp? Why is the Neshama called a lamp? Why are the Mitzvahs the garments of the Soul? What does the candle symbolize? What is the inner meaning of the oil,wick and the 2 colors of the flame?

Chanuka – Tanu Rabonan Ner Chanuka

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Torah is here to light up the world with G-dly awareness. Studying Torah merely to grasp its wisdom doesn’t accomplish this. One needs to study it with an appreciation of the holiness of its letters. This is what the Greeks tried to eradicate from the Jewish people. The lighting of the Chanuka Menorah restores this sensitivity to us.