781. The Way of the Baal Shem Tov
December 5, 1964 The way of the Baal Shem Tov is that he set up a Heder [room for learning Torah], meaning […]
December 5, 1964 The way of the Baal Shem Tov is that he set up a Heder [room for learning Torah], meaning […]
“And you, write about the Jews as you see fit … for a decree which is written in the name
“Bless the fruit of your womb.” Rabbi Natan says, “How do we know that a woman’s fruit of the womb
Pleasure cancels the mind and does not let it think about life’s purpose, whether he derives pleasure from spirituality or
What is the meaning of the prayer, that we should pray for the exile of the Shechina [Divinity]? The Sitra
Rosh Hashanah, September 16, 1958 There is still of Kedusha [holiness], and there is vegetative, etc. The “still” is considered all those things
“Israel” is one who engages in Mitzvot [commandments]. A “gentile” means idol-worship, the bad in him. Israel’s bad thought is that he
November 4, 1964 “A psalm, a song … it is good to thank the Lord.” We should ask why it
The difference between Torah and ethics: “Ethics” is called “the correction of creation,” which is the qualification of the Kelim [vessels]. “Torah,”
Raba said, “Although his forefathers left him a book of Torah, he is commanded to write his own, as was