Maamar Heichaltzu

Introduction: A Teaching to Purify the Air There’s an old joke about a Jew marooned on an island. When finally picked up by a passing ship the rescuers are bemused to find that the otherwise desolate island has no less than three synagogues. The marooned ...

Although "Love your fellow as yourself" is, as Rabbi Akiva taught, the great underlying principle of the Torah, actually achieving this love is a profound challenge for most people. Human personality is instead, often given to baseless hatred. This discou...

Although "Love your fellow as yourself" is, as Rabbi Akiva taught, the great underlying principle of the Torah, actually achieving this love is a profound challenge for most people. Human personality is instead, often given to baseless hatred. This discou...

In this course, we will cover strife, personal weakness, the human condition, and the daily battles that rage between our G-dly soul and our animal soul. You will discover that not all conflict is bad; on the contrary, it can be channeled into a greater g...

In ch. 30, the Rebbe Rashab quoted our Sages statement,Sanhedrin 99b. “Whoever studies the Torah generates peace among the hosts Above and peace among the hosts below.” In chapters 30 to 32, he explained that generating peace among the hosts Above refers ...

In these chapters, the Rebbe Rashab develops the theme with which he concluded the previous chapters — that the harmonious balance between revelation and tzimtzum, which ultimately makes possible the creation of our world, results from the revelation of a...

In these chapters, the Rebbe Rashab explains that this same dynamic — the functioning of Chochmah and Binah and the synergy between them — applies on an even higher spiritual plane. He introduces certain fundamental Kabbalistic concepts, beginning with a ...

In these four chapters, the Rebbe Rashab describes the interrelation between the Sefiros of Chochmah and Binah. As mentioned, Chochmah is characterized by contraction and concentration, on the part of both the mashpia and the recipient. Hence, it is repre...

From this point until the end of the maamar, the Rebbe Rashab discusses the unity that characterizes G‑d’s name Havayah, in greater detail. The Rebbe Rashab never completed Kuntreis Heichaltzu. Chapters 21-32 explain the unity and synergy between the firs...

There is a common saying, “Knowing the ailment is half the cure.” Only when an ailment is recognized and understood can it be treated. Nevertheless, this awareness is only half the cure — there must also be a working therapeutic remedy for healing to occu...