ביום עשתי עשר, י"א ניסן (בין מנחה למעריב), ה'תשל"א (מוגה)

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Based on the above, it is possible to explain the connection between, and the relevance of, the Jews’ choice of the Holy One, blessed be He, and His choice of the Jewish people. At its very beginning (sec. 1), the maamar quoted a passage from Bamidbar Rab...

The importance of pnimiyus, inwardness, highlighted in the previous section sheds light on the role of the unique souls designated as “shepherds” of the Jewish people. The above explanations can be connected to the Midrash’s comments on the phrase: “For t...

Based on the above, we can also explain the advantage of the fact that the Jews’ choice of the Holy One, blessed be He, stems not only from the will of the soul, a level that transcends intellect, i.e., it is a result of the soul’s essential connection to...

Further explanation can be added to clarify the connection between the approach of “I will choose the king” and the love of G-d intimated by the verse, “Whom have I in heaven but You?”– i.e., that a person desires G-d’s infinite light. As a preface: The f...

It could be said that the interpretation of the statement “I will choose the king” (offered in secs. 7-8), – that “the clever person” does not desire the levels (of holiness) that exist in the spiritual realms Above, but rather desires G-d’s Essence – and...

It is possible to say that this approach is synonymous with the love for G-d described by the verse:Tehillim 73:25. “Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing.” As the Alter Rebbe was wont to say at times when he would enter a state...

Until now, the maamar has explained the analogy of the Midrash, which speaks of “a clever person who said: ‘I will choose the king,’” and the analogue, the Jewish people’s choice of G-d. A difficulty was noted: that the analogy did not parallel the analog...

Further explanation is necessary, for it appears that the “clever person’s” choice of the king is an intellectual decision. This applies even according to the explanation that he is not choosing the king because of his desire for personal benefit, but bec...