Soulwords

Our connection to the mitzvos--even those that have reasons that we can understand--is ultimately suprarational. It is this level of devotion to Hashem's will that the Hellenists sought to eradicate as symbolized by their purposely defiling the oil in the Temple. Chapters 4-6 of the maamar Tanu Rabanan Mitzvas Ner Chanukah 5738.

Day 222: Positive Commandment 105

Day 221: Positive Commandment 105

Day 220: Positive Commandment 97

Day 219: Positive Commandment 97

The final class of this series covers Ch. 53 of Tanya.

Day 218: Positive Commandment 96

Day 217: Positive Commandment 104, 96

Day 216: Positive Commandment 104

Day 215: Positive Commandment 106

Chapters 1-3 of the Rebbe's discourse Tanu Rabanan Mitzvas Ner Chanukah 5738 are studied in this text-based class. We examine the meaning of the number eight and its connection to transforming darkness to light.

Day 214: Positive Commandment 100

Day 213: Positive Commandment 99

Day 212: Positive Commandment 102, 103

This lesson covers Ch. 52 in Tanya in which we further explain the concept of the "brain" of each plane of existence that was mentioned in Ch. 51.

Day 211: Positive Commandment 111

Day 210: Positive Commandment 110

Day 209: Positive Commandment 112

Day 208: Negative Commandment 308, 307

In the final chapter of the discourse Mayim Rabim we learn about how ordinary mundane life actually contains tremendous spiritual potential. The return to our everyday lives after the excitement of the High Holidays is compared to the soul's embodiment on the physical plane following its having been in the spiritual realms.