Parshat Parah (and Vyakhel-Pekudei)

The Alef Kabbala Group (13 March 2012) studied a discourse for Parshat Parah (and Vyakhel-Pekudei), the passage about the Red Heifer, taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1958. This explains the significance of the Red Heifer in comparison to that of the ordinary Offerings in the Temple. The Daily Offerings, like the Mitzvot of the Torah, reveal the 'Garden of Eden'. On a higher level are the Offerings and the Mitzvot themselves. Even higher is the Red Heifer, which has a transformative effect of Repentance and Purification.