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‫פ' וארא‬ Abstract ‫לקוטי שיחות‬

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 Resource to encourage the study of the Rebbe’s sichos 

‫הוראה‬ ‫ענין‬ ‫פסוק‬ ‫חלק‬

The “avodah of the plagues”
enables one to break the
power of one’s own Egypt, by
bringing passion (hot) into
one’s avodah, & calm (cold)
into dealings with the world
It’s easier to overcome Galus, if
we know that the Geulah is
already here
Combining the opposites of
intellect and emotion, one
who sit in the tents of Torah
also should be involved in the
world, similar to the Previous
Rebbe whose talks were
translated worldwide
Tesuvah of a Jew changes the
past and uproots the entire sin
Chacham placed next to the
Rasha to have an influence; in
education must reach all
children
(‫ )א‬The plagues broke the Galus, despite
the severity of the Galus; for example,
blood (hot) overcame the Nile (cold),
and the frogs (cold) overcame all, ‫א‬
even the ovens (hot)
(‫ )יד‬The fifth expression of Geulah means
it’s here already (just hidden)
The Avos were associated with emotions;
G-d told Moshe, whose service centers
on intellect, to temper it with emotion, ‫וארא אל‬
like the Avos’ unquestioning faith ‫ג‬
On Rosh Chodesh Shvat Moshe began ‫ ב‬,‫אברהם ו‬
expounding the Torah in 70 languages
combining intellect with emotion
Yocheved had a distinguished ancestry as *‫יוכבד דודתו‬ ‫וא‬
much as Amram ‫ כ‬,‫ו‬
Cessation of hail was response to the
teshuvah of Paroh, did it (only) not reach *‫ומטר לא נתך‬
the ground or did it (even) cease to fall; ‫ב‬ ‫ו‬
Does Teshuvah of a non-Jew only stop ‫ לג‬,‫ארצה ט‬
the punishment or entirely remove it?
Reclining and the 4 cups at the Seder
express freedom in detail and in general ‫ד' כוסות‬ ‫א‬ ‫יא‬

FOUR CUPS OF THE SEDER (‫ נרצה‬,‫ ברכת המזון‬,‫ הגדה‬,‫)קידוש‬

‫לפי סדר תורה (הגדה) מעלת התורה‬
‫ולקחתי‬ ‫וגאלתי‬ ‫והצלתי‬ ‫והוצאתי‬ ‫ד' לשונות‬
‫שאינו יודע לשאול‬ ‫תם‬ ‫רשע‬ ‫חכם‬ ‫ד' בנים‬
‫ורדפהו‬ ‫בקש שלום‬ ‫ועשה טוב‬ ‫סור מרע‬ ‫ד' תשובה‬
‫לפי סדר שו"ע אדה"ז (הרב) המעשה הוא העיקר‬
‫והצלתי‬ ‫ולקחתי‬ ‫וגאלתי‬ ‫והוצאתי‬ ‫ד' לשונות‬
‫רשע‬ ‫שאינו יודע לשאול‬ ‫תם‬ ‫חכם‬ ‫ד' בנים‬
‫יצירה‬ ‫בריאה‬ ‫עשיה‬ ‫אצילות‬ ‫ד' עולמות‬
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‫פ' וארא‬ Abstract ‫לקוטי שיחות‬
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 Resource to encourage the study of the Rebbe’s sichos 

Mixture of wild animals, purpose to

In times of breaking & mixing of
barriers, one needs special
wreak havoc and inspire fear; the first *‫משליח בך‬ ‫ב‬ ‫יא‬
mention of setting apart the land of ‫ יז‬,‫ח‬
effort to strengthen the barrier
Goshen (till now Jews also suffered)
The Avos bequeath an inherent but
By having Emunah permeate
undeveloped belief in G-d; Moshe ‫וארא אל‬
oneself (through Chassidus),
caused this faith to permeate the Jews by ‫א‬ ‫טז‬
the Geulah will come
his question and G-d’s response
‫ ג‬,‫האבות ו‬
Unity of G-d’s manifestations Moshe & Aharon not just equal, but they *‫אהרן ומשה‬ ‫ב‬ ‫טז‬
comes through work of man are one in their single mission ‫ כ‬,‫ו‬
Connecting to the Moshe of our Moshe spoke the holy language to Paroh;
generation, we can break Moshe, whose function was to judge (not *‫אתה תדבר‬ ‫טז‬
‫ג‬
through even the darkest explain), has the capability to break ‫ ב‬,‫ז‬
Galus through to Paroh
The one starting the Mitzvah of Aharon begin the plague by bringing one
bringing a Jew closer should frog, was considered responsible for the *‫ותעל הצפרדע‬ ‫ד‬ ‫טז‬
finish it; but if one can’t, then spreading of the entire plague, since all ‫ ב‬,‫ח‬
should not stop from starting the frogs came from the first frog
Highest level of freedom is The discussion if each plague has 4 or 5
‫הגדה‬
when one is totally free, even parts is about how “deep” the plague ‫ה‬ ‫טז‬
from the limits of Kedusha affected ‫מצרים‬ ‫ר"א ור"ע‬
Rabbi Eliezer Rabbi Akiva
Effect of the Plagues to Each plague encompasses five
Each plague encompasses four
the Land of Egypt (to The 4 primary elements, plus the
The Four primary elements
counter the teumah) essential essence of all
(Chachamim) able to crumble (Rabbi Yehudah)
Destruction of
up and throw to the wind Destroy by fire to eliminate the
Chametz
Removes the form only essence of the Chametz
Egypt counts as the first of the Egypt not counted as one of the
Four Exiles
four Exiles Exiles, since the source of all Exiles
4 categories of service
Spiritual service of a Thought, speech, deed (‫)מלכות‬
Also service of Yechidah of one’s
Jew – “going out of Traits/Emotions (‫)ז"א‬
soul, the essence
our Mitzraim (limits)” Intellect (‫)בינה‬
Mesiras Nefesh (‫)חכמה‬
‫אלקי אבי בעזרי‬
The nature of each Son of converts
Due to it connection, the
Rabbi Service to fix the essence
essence is not corrupted

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‫פ' וארא‬ Abstract ‫לקוטי שיחות‬
- ‫תוכן הענינים מלקו"ש השבועי‬-
‫לע"נ ר' אפרים ב"ר אברהם ע"ה האפמאן‬ ‫נשמת אפרים‬
 Resource to encourage the study of the Rebbe’s sichos 
Concept of One Torah Rashi explains here that the hammer
encompasses many levels hitting the rock gives off equal quality of *‫וגם הקמתי‬
Even the Revealed forces us to sparks, yet spreads to different locations ‫ ד‬,‫ו‬ ‫א‬ ‫כא‬
understand the Hidden as Indicates the same explanation can be
)‫ ט‬,‫(רש"י ו‬
well P’shat and in other places the Medrosh
Frogs serve no recognizable
purpose (even negative) to Three levels of denial of G-d existence
teach us that everything 1) Deny Oneness of G-d - Bilaam
comes from HaShem by their 2) Deny dependency on G-d - Paroh ‫ כט‬,‫ז‬ ‫צפרדעים‬ ‫ב‬ ‫כא‬
fulfillment of their mission 3) Complete denial of G-d - Sancheriv
with total devotion
Credit is due just for doing Reward to Paroh and Nevuchadnezzar
good no matter what the who’s actions were without intent, ‫הפטרה‬ ‫ג‬‫כא‬
intent nevertheless overrode punishment
3 Matzos represent Geulah from G-d’s side
(Giver), first three phrases of redemption;
Delighting with Kabolas Ol
four cups of wine from our side ‫ד' כוסות‬ ‫א‬ ‫כו‬
(receiver), includes the fourth phrase
The miracle of the stick swallowing the
If you need to correct someone, snakes showed that the “other side” has *‫ויבלע מטה‬
do it unemotionally, like a no real power; afterwards the Ten ‫ב‬ ‫כו‬
stick, and not like a snake Plagues broke the ten levels of tumah in ‫ יב‬,‫אהרן ז‬
Egypt
When a person infuses all one’s Revelation of ‫( 'הוי‬without limits) to the
service with bitul, then one Jews in Egypt, which was not provided ‫'שמי ה‬ ‫א‬ ‫לא‬
can leave one’s personal to the Avos, was the result of the Jews ‫ ג‬,‫ו‬
limitations suffering the pains of Galus
Kabolas Ol:
To break the stubbornness of Paroh (who
1) force oneself, or
hardened his own heart), need to use the *‫כבד‬ ‫ב‬ ‫לא‬
2) reaching beyond oneself ‫ יד‬,‫ז‬
holy “stubbornness” – kabolas ol
from the essence
Attribute of Nezach: G-d opens Warning about next plague as a direct *‫וימלא שבעת‬
His most hidden treasures to continuation of prior plague; this ‫ג‬ ‫לא‬
those that fight the battle increases the effect of the plague ‫ כה‬,‫ימים ז‬
Uniqueness of the plague of hail, that an
Joining of above time and within
added dimension of miracle is expressed *‫כעת מחר‬ ‫לאד‬
time – from the name of ‫'הוי‬ ‫ יד‬,‫ט‬
in the exact time of its occurrence
The plague of boils combined a natural occurrence and miraculous effects
resulting in the total humiliation of Paroh’s magicians making them aware *‫וזרקו משה‬ ‫א‬ ‫לו‬
of HaShem’s power so they could no longer stand in front of Moshe ‫ ה‬,‫ט‬
1. Not to fear world events
Different explanations of the purpose of
2. To do everything to bring
another closer to
the plagues, and, so too, of the reason for ‫הפטרה‬ ‫ב‬ ‫לו‬
hardening Paroh’s heart
Yiddishkeit

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