גל עיני ואביטה, ש"פ אמור, י"ט אייר, ה'תשל"ז (מוגה)

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The previous section emphasized that the ultimate purpose of creation is that man perceive the wonders of Torah in a manner consistent with his own makeup. Through the study and spreading of pnimiyus haTorah, the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, in p...

To add a further point: Based on the well-known axiom that all the concepts in the Torah are extremely precise in nature, explanation is necessary regarding the interrelation of the verses, “Open my eyes and I will gaze at wonders from Your Torah” and “Th...

On the basis of the above concepts, it is possible to understand the connection between the two verses which allude to Lag BaOmer: “Open my eyes and I will gaze at wonders from Your Torah” and “This mound is witness...” which relates how Lavan and Yaakov ...

To add a further point: Regarding the intent motivating the mitzvos, there is more pressing relevance to the above concept [i.e., that even the loftiest truths should be comprehended from the understanding of the ideas in their simple sense,] than regardi...

In this and the following section, the Rebbe correlates the statement of the Rebbe Maharash explained at the end of sec. 4 – that ideally, the Torah’s mystic secrets should be perceived in the course of one’s study of the revealed dimensions of the Torah ...

In a more general sense, the two dimensions that characterize the nullification of the decree and the barrier between the higher realms and the lower realms – that “Those who are below shall ascend on high and those on high will descend below” – that were...

The above concepts can be understood by prefacing an explanation of the request “Open my eyes….” The wish is that the Holy One, blessed be He, enable his eyes to see. The implication is that David is saying that his eyes are flawed and he is asking G-d to...

In the maamar cited previously,The series of maamarim entitled Chayav Adam Livareich, 5638, sec. 23 (p. 39). the Rebbe Maharash explains that there are two levels of “the wonders of Torah”Thus, the plural form of “wonders,” niflaos, is used. (i.e., pnimiy...

(On an obvious level), the connection of the verse, “Open my eyes” to Lag BaOmer, the day of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai’s passing, is that Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai’s mission and purpose was that he would reveal pnimiyus haTorah. [As explained in several sourc...