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- ‫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 
‫הוראה‬ ‫ענין‬ ‫פסוק‬ ‫חלק‬
Speak to a Jew about Yiddishkeit (‫ )א‬Mesiras Nefesh by of taking the lamb, the
politely, but with conviction, killing of the ‫ עבודה זרה‬of ‫ מצרים‬brought
and eventually be successful the redemption from Egypt
Teshuvah only through bitul; a (‫ )ה‬Matzah is about Bitul and Teshuvah ‫בעשר לחדש‬ ‫א‬
Jewish sigh is Teshuvah Ila’ah (symbolized by the letter ‫)ה‬ ‫ ג‬,‫יב‬
See oneself as Nachshon at the (‫ )יב‬Lessons from the Previous Rebbe (‫)י' שבט‬
sea, prepares oneself for the emphasize the different Mesiras Nefesh of
final Redemption Avrohom and of Rabbi Akiva
The avodah of the entire Nisan is Rosh Chodesh is the tikun for minimizing the
the nullification of ego, which moon; the uniqueness of Rosh Chodesh in ‫החדש הזה‬ ‫ב‬
brings to redemption comparison to Shabbos ‫ ב‬,‫יב‬ ‫הוספות‬
Pure Emunah in Moshiach’s Plague of the First Born was exactly at mid-
coming will bring Moshiach night, which alludes to the revelation of G-d ‫בחצי‬ ‫ג‬
into this world from beyond all spiritual levels to this world H ‫ כט‬,‫יב‬
Plague of Locusts: ‫מדה כנגד מדה‬
Even someone who is low, is not Paroh proclaimed HaShem did not control him; *‫פרעה‬ ‫בא אל‬
beyond the reach of Teshuvah thus, HaShem made him a puppet unable to ‫וא‬
‫ א‬,‫י‬
exercise his choice to free the Jews
Permission to leave granted at night (potential –
We need to have the Geulah in
Bais Shammai) yet the departure by day ‫בעצם היום‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ו‬
actuality – like Bais Hillel says ‫ נא‬,‫יב‬
(actual – Bais Hillel)

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‫פ' בא‬abstract ‫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 
‫הוראה‬ ‫ענין‬ ‫פסוק‬ ‫חלק‬

Case BAIS SHAMMAI BAIS HILLEL

Main Reason
Portion of Hallel to say at Seder
prior to the meal
When is honey in the hive
considered liquid
Rosh Hashanah for Trees
4 months after judgment trees are 1 of Tishrei general judgment of Specific (actual) judgment of water
sustained by “new” waters
Chanukah
Number of candles to light
Nighttime Saying of Shema
HaShem considered (primary) part
of Creation
Roots of their neshama-differences
According to Potential According to Actual Occurrence
Only first chapter First two chapters
Eating of Korban (at the night Since began the Mitzvah, then
meal) leads directly to the finish it by mentioning the Exodus
Exodus (2nd chapter) (in the 2nd chapter)
Upon person deciding to use the Upon beginning to drip
future liquid outside of the hive (actually becoming liquefied)
Ending 1st of Shvat Ending 15th of Shvat
st
entire world (potential) on Sukkos
According to the days that are to According to the days that have
come actually happened
First third of the night All night
Time when people go to sleep Actual sleeping time
The Heaven The Earth
Spiritual realm in potential Actual place of existence of Torah
includes all (including Torah) and the Jews
‫גבורות )מחמירים( נסתר‬ ‫חסדים )מקילים( גילוי‬

Importance of simchah on Yom Reasons for allowing to do ‫ מלאכה‬on Yom Tov ‫לכל נפש‬ ‫א‬ ‫יא‬
Tov for the needs of eating ‫ טז‬,‫יב‬
‫סיום למס' פסחים‬
Future Redemption comes from Primary obligation of Pidyon HaBen: on the
level of Father, which is son (and the father acts on his behalf); or on ‫ יג‬,‫יב‬ ‫תפדה‬ ‫ב‬ ‫יא‬
higher than nature, into nature the father (HaShem’s redemption of His first
born, the Jewish people from Egypt)
Rambam’s calculation of lunar and solar effects on the calendar and its
corresponding effects in spiritual service ‫בחדש הזה‬ ‫א‬ ‫טז‬
Yet due to the coarseness of the world, they do not exactly align ‫ ב‬,‫יב‬
Mesiras Nefesh is the key to Two physical Mitzvos in Korban Pesach have
spiritual service of HaShem their reflection in our spiritual services
‫ושחטו‬ ‫ב‬ ‫טז‬
(1) Shechting and (2) eating – physical ‫ ו‬,‫יב‬

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‫פ' בא‬abstract ‫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 
‫הוראה‬ ‫ענין‬ ‫פסוק‬ ‫חלק‬
preparation for leaving Mitzraim
Spiritual serving Hashem by (1) destroying
idols and (2) ingesting the mesiras nefesh to
become part of one’s physical body
To be redeemed, HaShem gave the Yiddden two
Geulah requires every Jew; we
Mitzvos to wipe away their deficiencies
must assist every Jew not be
“bare” at that time, by
‫ עשה טוב‬Milah - positive involvement with good *‫טזג בעשר לחדש‬
deeds (action to connect to G-d) ‫ ג‬,‫יב‬
including them now in at least
‫ סור מרע‬Korban Pesach - public denunciation of
one Mitzvah
Egyptian idol worship (to remove tumah)
Types of Matzos represent types In Egypt able to fulfill Mitzvah also with “rich”
of service of HaShem; today Matzah, which is not applicable today when ‫ יח‬,‫יב‬ ‫מצות‬ ‫ד‬ ‫טז‬
we operate with bitul (“poor”) we only use “poor” matzah
G-d’s revelation (above time) at Expression of infinitude: Plague of First Born *‫כחצות‬
midnight was revealed in our at exactly midnight expresses G-d’s personal ‫א‬ ‫כא‬
time-bound world involvement in the process ‫ ד‬,‫הלילה יא‬
Kiddush HaChodesh (first Mitzvah) expresses a
A Jew has the potential to make
an effect in oneself, both in
Jew’s service - make a “newness” now in the ‫החדש הזה‬ ‫ב‬ ‫כא‬
Creation: holiness be brought into the world, ‫ ב‬,‫יב‬
intellect and beyond - Bitul
and this lower world become a home for G-d
Connecting the Exodus to the remembrance of
Higher level of Shabbos (oneg)
connected to wonders of
the Shabbos, Rambam indicates the main ‫זכור‬ ‫כא‬
‫ג‬
aspect of the Exodus is the positive step of ‫ ג‬,‫יג‬
going out of Egypt
becoming free
By “conquering” time, turning it Torah sanctifies all existence; the first and most
into “Jewish time” – which is general existence is time; thus sanctification of ‫החדש הזה‬
part of the spiritual conquest of time itself, Kiddush HaChodesh, is the ‫א‬ ‫כו‬
the Land – hastens Moshiach appropriate beginning of all other Mitzvos
‫ ב‬,‫לכם יב‬
Reason why a boy, who turns 13 between the
first Pesach and the second Pesach, is ‫שה לבית‬ ‫ב‬ ‫כו‬
exempted from the second Pesach ‫ ג‬,‫יב‬
Jews brought their Pesach offerings within their own homes in Egypt, since those
offerings took place at the time of the nation's birth; this stresses the purpose of ‫לא תצאו‬ ‫ג‬ ‫כו‬
their personal spiritual service to make for G-d a dwelling within each one of ‫ כד‬,‫יב‬
them, transforming their individual homes into a Home for G-d
Light to the Jews during Plague of Darkness
In this time of darkness, G-d
allowed them to later request the silver & *‫הי' אור‬
makes revealed miracles so
that Jews should fulfill their
gold; but the light needed to be a natural light,
‫במושבותם‬ ‫א‬ ‫לא‬
since the preparation for a Mitzvah, where
mission ‫ כג‬,‫י‬
possible, needs to be in the natural realm
Aspect of remembering the Connection of Korban Chagigah to Korban
‫ואכלו את‬ ‫ב‬ ‫לא‬
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‫פ' בא‬abstract ‫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 
‫הוראה‬ ‫ענין‬ ‫פסוק‬ ‫חלק‬
going out of Egypt exists as Pesach in two aspects: leaning on Pesach and
part of many Mitzvos in roasting of the Korban Pesach ‫ ח‬,‫הבשריב‬
Two types of children: Two types of tomorrow:
ones connected to the prior After the event and far into the future
generations; & ones that are Two types of questions: *‫מחר‬ ‫ג‬ ‫לא‬
not connected, but are still To clarify (connected to the past); and to ‫ יד‬,‫יג‬
your children oppose (removed from the past)
Love of G-d for the Jews is expressed in the
Need to bring Torah to every miracles of Passing Over; the smiting of the
Jew, even if one didn’t come to first-born was itself entirely secondary to the *‫ועברתי‬ ‫א‬ ‫לו‬
learn main task at hand, saving and redeeming the ‫ יב‬,‫יב‬
Jewish people
Bnai Yisroel are called the Hosts of G-d, specifically when going out of Egypt
One opinion, this name is Chol since does not express the holiness of G-d
The other opinion that this name is Kodesh (cannot be erased) specifically when ‫ יז‬,‫יב‬ ‫צבאות‬ ‫ב‬ ‫לו‬
the Jews fight evil in this world; this expresses G-d’s rulership in this world
When one does not redeem the first-born
donkey, the punishment of breaking the neck
(complete loss) reflects the deed of seeking to *‫וערפתו‬ ‫ג‬ ‫לו‬
cause a loss of money to the Cohen (complete ‫ יג‬,‫יג‬
loss) with no benefit to the owner

9-15th Shvat 10-12th Adar 13-15th of Adar 1st of Nisan 10th of Nisan 15th of Nisan
Harder days of Jews set aside lamb;
Plague of 1st three days HaShem Death of First-born;
Darkness Civil war of the first
Locusts of Darkness speaks to Moshe Jews leave Egypt
(Jews died) born

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