Day 339: Positive Commandment 191, 214; Negative Commandment 311, 58; Positive Commandment 221; Negative Commandment 263, 264; Conclusion
Day 338: Negative Commandment 46; Positive Commandment 190; Negative Commandment 56, 57; Positive Commandment 192, 193
Day 337: Positive Commandment 187; Negative Commandment 49; Positive Commandment 188, 189; Negative Commandment 59
Day 336: Positive Commandment 173; Negative Commandment 362, 364, 363, 365
Day 331: Negative Commandment 195; Positive Commandment 37
Day 330: Negative Commandment 318, 319; Positive Commandment 210, 211
Day 329: Positive Commandment 174; Negative Commandment 312, 313, 314
Learn about the connection between the Lubavitcher Rebbe's Purim gathering in Brooklyn in 1953 and Stalin's sudden demise in Moscow. Rabbi Shais Taub meticulously maps out the historical timeline, providing compelling visual aids to illustrate the extraordinary sequence of events.
Explore the paradoxical mission of the soul, torn between the intense desire to transcend the body and the necessity to return in order to make a dwelling place for Hashem in this world. Based on Chapter 50 of Tanya.
As we conclude the maamar with the study of the ninth and final chapter, we delve even more deeply into the true nature of Hashem's relationship with the Jewish people. Even at the loftiest levels where there is no compelling reason for Hashem to choose one way or another, the Jewish people are essential to Him. For our part, we mirror Hashem's choice by devoting ourselves to Hashem in ways that transcend logic.
Day 321: Negative Commandment 317; Positive Commandment 178
Day 319: Negative Commandment 280; Positive Commandment 177; Negative Commandment 276, 274
Day 318: Negative Commandment 279, 277, 275, 278, 273
In order to make space within Himself for us, Hashem "contracts" His Infinity, so to speak. When we contemplate on the fact that this is all done in order to create the possibility of a relationship with Him, it will trigger within us reciprocal feelings of wanting to "contract" ourselves for Him, ie. to prioritize His will even at the cost of our personal desires. Based on Chapters 48-49 of Tanya.
Based on what we have learned so far, we understand that the randomness of a lottery allows for the possibility of Haman's wicked plot succeeding. We now explain why it didn't actually work by introducing a new way of understanding G-d's "choice" in choosing the Jewish people. Chapter 8 of the discourse.
Day 316: Negative Commandment 310; Positive Commandment 224; Negative Commandment 300
Day 315: Positive Commandment 226, 227, 230, 231; Negative Commandment 66