Chukat

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The Statute of the Torah

5 July 2022

This discourse was taught by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parsha Chukat in 1965.  It concerns the law of the Red Heifer, which is described both as the central Mitzva in the Torah and also as a Statute which...

Connecting With the Essence

9 July 2019

The Rebbe taught this discourse on Shabbat Sedra Chukat, 1965. The discourse discusses transcending intellect and reaching the Essence of the Divine.

The Engraved Torah within Each Person

19 June 2018

Taught by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Chukat in 1988, this discourse describes the inner engraved Torah which is the essence of each individual.

Sedra Chukat

12 July 2016

This fascinating discourse was taught by the Rebbe in 1965. Chukat relates to the word for 'engraving' and this leads to exploration of different levels of the Torah and of the individual's...

Vehaya Miydey Chodesh Chukat (5727)

25 June 2014

The Alef Kabbala Group (25 June 2014) studied a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe taught on Shabbat of Sedra Chukat, 1967. This was Rosh Chodesh, and the discourse focus on the concluding verse of...

Zot Chukat 5745

19 June 2012

The Alef Kabbala Group (19 June 2012) studied a discourse said on Shabbat Chukat in 1985. This explains that there are different levels of Torah - the Tablets from Sinai, the Written Torah, Oral...

Chukat

28 June 2011

The Alef Kabbala group (28 June 2011) studied an unedited discourse for Sedra Chukat, taught in 1984. That Shabbat was Rosh Chodesh Tammuz. The discourse speaks of the nature of Shabbat, in which...

Transformations

The central challenge of transforming bad into good at every level, from individual character development to education to the world as a whole. The insight is that the serpent in the Sedra,...

Illuminations

5774

The episode of the bronze serpent, which the Sages connect to transformation of the negative. The insight is that the serpent, originally a symbol of evil from the Garden of Eden, is transformed into...

The Meaning Of The Mitzvot

5773

The meaning of the 613 Mitzvot by drawing on the Sages' teaching about their correspondence with the 248 limbs and 365 sinews of the human body. The insight is that the Mitzvot are designed to...

Journey Of The Soul

5772

The Song of the Well in the Sedra as a metaphor for the soul's journey through life. The insight is that like the well of Miriam which provided water throughout the forty-year journey, the soul...

Grandparents Of The Future

5771

On the deaths of Miriam and Aaron in the Sedra, exploring the theme of generational transmission and how leaders are replaced. The insight is that the water springing from the rock after Miriam's...

Ruling From Sea To Sea

5733

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on 12 Tammuz, 5733 (1973). The Psalm verse 'He will rule from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth' is interpreted by Rashi as concerning...

Zot Chukat HaTorah

5725

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Sedra Chukat (Diaspora), 5725 (1965). Rabbi Shneur Zalman explains that the Red Heifer is called the Statute of the Torah because it expresses the...