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‫הוראה‬ ‫ענין‬ ‫פסוק‬ ‫חלק‬

We need to be living signposts Torah speaks of the spiritual reality and we grasp it
to those in need to direct to as an allusion to mundane matters
‫ב‬
the “refuge” of Torah One who kills spiritually also needs a
corresponding spiritual city of refuge
Bring people close to Torah & Definition of the letter Aleph:
not the other way around Yud on top – G-d Yud on bottom – A Jew ‫ב‬
Line of yiras shemayim joins them ‫הוספות‬
The Torah due to its unlimited
At Har Sinai the Divine Words had no echo since
G-dliness permeates to our
heels, even when involved
they were absorbed in all materials, and they ‫קול גדול‬ ‫ד‬
remain for each generation; similarly in the ‫ יט‬,‫ה‬
in mundane matters
future times, spirituality will permeate all
When one “happens” to be
Students are called one’s children since obligated
someone’s teacher, one
must continue to teach to
to listen to their teacher; so the teacher is called a *‫ושננתם לבנך‬ ‫טא‬
father since must strive like a father to take ‫ ז‬,‫ו‬
the end and finish the job
responsibility for their learning
Middos & Mochin each have
In Shmos, Tefillin of the head and of the arm
its own function, but the
appear as one mitzvah;
ultimate is to harness both
In Devarim, they appear as two Mitzvos
and operate together
see table at the end *‫ולטוטפות‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ט‬
‫ ח‬,‫ו‬
‫יחודא תתאה פני יהושע כפני לבנה שמיעה מדות אתפכיא‬ ‫תפילין של יד‬
‫מוחין אתהפכא‬ ‫ראיה‬ ‫פני משה כפני חמה‬ ‫יחודא עילאה‬ ‫תפילין של ראש‬
First Beis haMikdash had the advantage of a higher level of revelation (tzaddikim)

Second Beis haMikdash had the advantage of worldly service (baalei Teshuvah) ‫נחמו נחמו‬ ‫ט‬
‫ג‬
Third Beis haMikdash fuses both advantages and serves as a “comfort” for each
Mishneh Shabbos concludes with laws which spiritually express the
accomplishments of keeping Shabbos and being partners with HaShem
'‫סיום מס‬
Permission (conditionally) to stop up, to measure & to tie ‫א‬ ‫יד‬
‫עליית המלכות מבי"ע לאצילות וביטול הקליפות‬ ‫וינוחו בה‬ ‫ליל שבת‬ ‫פוקקין‬ ‫שבת‬
‫גילוי מדות )ז"א( דאצילות‬ ‫וינוחו בו‬ ‫יום שבת‬ ‫מודדין‬
‫גילוי המקשר ז"א ומלכות דאצילות‬ ‫מנחת שבת וינוחו בם‬ ‫קושרין‬
Through Torah, which is The idea of unity out of diversity (day & night) lies
beyond change, one can at heart of the mitzvah of Shema (vs. Torah/bitul)
overcome all external Shema, at the beginning of the Mishnah, can ‫סיום מס' נדה‬ ‫ב‬ ‫יד‬
“changes” of time & place overcome “Nidah”, the conclusion of the Mishnah
‫שמואל הקטן אומר‬ Mitzvah of learning Torah (unifying one’s intellect
"‫"בנפול אויבך אל תשמח‬ with HaShem) is given with the concept of
‫ושננתם לבניך‬ ‫א‬ ‫יט‬
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‫פ' ואתחנן‬ Abstract ‫לקוטי שיחות‬
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 Resource to encourage the study of the Rebbe’s sichos 

‫הוראה‬ ‫ענין‬ ‫פסוק‬ ‫חלק‬

Even if it is a “battle” within teaching one’s child; expresses the need for Bitul ‫ ז‬,‫ו‬
Torah one must be humble ( ‫ )קטן‬in one’s learning
Tefillin of HaShem contains Put on the head Tefillin when already wearing the
the unity of the Jews, the hand Tefillin; General rule in Torah and Mitzvos ‫וקשרתם‬ ‫ב‬ ‫יט‬
“simple” Jews (‫ )של יד‬with that intellectual understanding must be preceded ‫ ח‬,‫ו‬
the “wise ones” (‫)של ראש‬ by fear and awe
Neighbors have an effect for good or its opposite:
‫אוי לרשע ואוי לשכינו‬ ‫ עולם‬selling of real estate ‫בר מצרא‬
Elul, the breaking of evil, has ‫ זמן‬adding on from chol (mundane) to kodesh on '‫סיום מס‬
Yom Kipur, Shabbos and Yom Tov ‫ג‬ ‫יט‬
effects on its neighbor, Av,
to become Menachem Av ‫נפש‬ “Woe to a Rasha, Woe to his neighbor”; how
‫סוכה‬
much more so for the good by a Tzadik
The Rabbis on two occasions cried upon seeing the aftermath of the
destruction based on the viewpoint of the present
Rabbi Akiva saw the future outcome and was happy due to: '‫סיום מס‬
1) All that HaShem does, is done for the good ‫ד‬ ‫יט‬
2) Halacha takes into account the future benefit
‫מכות‬
3) A hiddur in a Mitzvah takes precedence over a non-essential detail
Two ways of explaining the word ‫ואתחנן‬
Prayer is a service of below
Requesting an unearned gift; or ‫ואתחנן‬ ‫א‬ ‫כד‬
arousing the Above ‫ כג‬,‫ג‬
Praying (for a response after one’s actions below)
Two types of service: Rashi negates inference to the miracles of leaving
‫פתח – עבודת ברורים‬ Egypt, rather it relates to Har Sinai when Jews *‫אתה הראת‬
Revealing sparks of G-dliness saw a vision of HaShem’s unity ‫ ; אין עוד מלבדו‬G- ‫ב‬ ‫כד‬
‫קרע – עבודת הנסיונות‬ d provided the means not only to “open” the ‫ לה‬,‫לדעת ד‬
Mesiras Nefesh beyond limits hidden but to “tear” apart the physical boundaries
Divine unity permeates all of creation ‫ה' הוא‬
3 stages of a Jew’s service:
‫האלוקים‬
Neshama going up at night
The heavens above (spiritual) ‫בשמים ממעל‬ ‫וידעת היום‬ ‫א‬ ‫כט‬
Praying upon awakening ‫ לט‬,‫ד‬
The earth below (physical)‫על הארץ מתחת‬
Involvement in the world
The emptiness of the universe (lowest)‫אין עוד‬
Rambam adds ‫ומבקשיה‬, even a searching student
‫ עשה לך רב‬and then, one will
be able to bring out one’s
has potential, so that the Rav goes into exile with ‫ מב‬,‫ד‬ ‫וחי‬ ‫ב‬ ‫כט‬
him; so too, every Jew is searching and one’s
potential
Rav (HaShem) is always with the Jew
‫רמב"ם‬
In this era, where reward is
In this world we receive some reward for
limited, then “cause and
observance of Mitzvos, but it is subject to *‫היום‬
effect” results (automatic)
In the next era, the reward is
obstacles and delays ‫מקבל שכרם‬
‫לעשותם‬ ‫ג‬ ‫כט‬
In the World to Come we take our entitled reward,
unlimited and would be a ‫ יא‬,‫ז‬
without delay at all ‫ליטול שכרם‬
separate act (miracle)
A person should strive to learn The lav of forgetting Torah applies only to willful
at least once, the entire separation from Torah; “normal” forgetting is not
‫פן תשכח‬ ‫א‬ ‫לד‬
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‫פ' ואתחנן‬ Abstract ‫לקוטי שיחות‬
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‫הוראה‬ ‫ענין‬ ‫פסוק‬ ‫חלק‬

Talmud, since “forgetting” separation from Torah, since this does not cause ‫ ט‬,‫ד‬
does not exist in the future a separation between the Torah and the person
Rambam counts love and fear of G-d as two separate Mitzvos, almost opposites
Love is a movement of closeness Fear is a movement of distance and nullification ‫ואהבת‬ ‫ב‬ ‫לד‬
Yet, the ultimate is a love which is related to awe in one heart achieved through ‫ ו‬,‫ו‬
contemplation about HaShem
Moshe on such a high level no Moshe set aside 3 cities of refuge:
direct involvement in sin Rambam implies only preparation in some way *‫אז יבדיל‬
Moshe as leader, extends Rashi implies made a designation which would ‫א‬ ‫לט‬
himself to a low domain be valid retroactively
‫ מא‬,‫משה ד‬
Tefillin of the arm – service of Sefer Ahavah (Rambam) is regarding Mitzvos that
Midos; Tefillin of the head result in constant love & remembrance of G-d
– service of the mind in a The Head tefillin which is the main part of the ‫רמב"ם‬ ‫ב‬ ‫לט‬
way of constancy Mitzvah stresses the concept of constant ‫& מוחין‬
Midos should follow the mind is mentioned prior to the Tefillin of the arm

TEFILLIN
‫ארבעה בתים‬ ‫רש"י‬ ‫והיה לאות על ידכה ולטוטפות בין עיניך‬ ‫ טז‬,‫שמות יג‬
‫וקשרתם לאות על ידך והיו לטוטפות בין‬
‫רש"י מנין פרשיותיהם‬ ‫ ח‬,‫דברים ו‬
‫עיניך‬

‫שמות‬
Indicates focus of the pair as one unit towards
remembrance of our going out of Egypt ‫והיה‬
Hand is the power of deed even to the “left” side, place
where deeds are the weakest ‫ידכה‬
Emphasis on four batim - in the first 40 years of the
desert the head Tefillin contained two batim with
parshious and two empty batim; the increased number of ‫רש"י‬
batim enlarged the remembrance
‫דברים‬
Plural refers to these words of the different parshious and
not a single unit ‫והיו‬
Establishes distinction between tefillin of the head and of
the arm ‫וקשרתם‬
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 Resource to encourage the study of the Rebbe’s sichos 

‫הוראה‬ ‫ענין‬ ‫פסוק‬ ‫חלק‬

Previously only 4 batim; now, four also applies to the ‫רש"י‬
count of parshious
In Shmos the pair of Tefillin appear as one unit; in D’varim appear as separate
Arm alludes to middos and head alludes to mochin, each having own function
But the ultimate aim is to harness both and operate together as one unit

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