Eliyahu Touger

The Laws Governing the Prohibition Against Taking Interest and the Laws Governing Iska (41-80) 41 [The stringency in the previous subsection] applies when [the borrower/manager] stipulates [that he will give the lender/investor] a specific amount, whether...

The Laws Governing the Prohibition Against Taking Interest and the Laws Governing Iska (1-40) 1 One must take the utmost care not to transgress the prohibition [against taking] interest, whether [the transaction] involves a loan to a poor person or [a loa...

On this basis, we can understand the concept that “I am my Beloved’s and my Beloved is mine” serves as an acronym for the name Elul. It is possible to explainSee another explanation of this concept found in Toras Menachem, Sefer HaMaamarim Melukat, Vol. 4...

It is possible to say that the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy are endowed with a connection to a higher dimension of G-dliness as a result of their arousing and revealing the inner desire of the Jewish people. Since the inner desire of the Jewish people for...

Further explanation is, nevertheless, required: Previously,At the end of sec. 4 and in sec. 5. it was explained that the revelation of Elul does not merely provide an opportunity for Divine service – [as stated above,Sec. 3. when the King is in the field,...

In the maamar in Likkutei Torah, the Alter Rebbe adds a further point: In addition to “receiving them all pleasantly,” the king “shows a smiling countenance to all.” The difference between “receiving (them all pleasantly)” and “showing (a smiling countena...

Explanation is required: On the surface, in order to explain that the revelation of Elul (and the opportunity that revelation presents) is granted to everyone, it is only relevant to state that when the king is in the field “anyone who so desires is given...

In order to explain the two aspects of the revelation of the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy in Elul mentioned above – that the revelation extends to every Jew, even to those very distant from G-dliness, but, nevertheless, the revelation does not actually ar...

The maamar in Likkutei Torah continues, stating that Elul is a time when the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy are revealed.See Mishnas Chassidim, Maseches Elul 1:3; Pri Etz Chayim, loc. cit. The Spiritual Cosmos is structured according to the pattern of the T...