Emor

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Involuntary Holiness

10 May 2022

This discourse was taught by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Emor in 1965, and was edited by the Rebbe for publication in 1990.  Commenting on a discussion by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of a verse in the...

Dimensions of Holiness

5 May 2020

This discourse was taught be the Rebbe in 1965 on Shabbat Parshat Emor. It was edited by the Rebbe and published in 1990 for the Yahrzeit of the Rebbe's brother R. Yisrael Aryeh Leib, a mathematician...

The Nature of Holiness

14 May 2019

This discourse, taught by the Rebbe in 1965 and edited in 1990, concerns the nature of Holiness.  One aspect is expressed by the individual reaching upwards to the Divine; but there are two ways in...

Self Sacrifice

1 May 2018

This discourse, taught for Parshat Emor 1988, speaks of drawing holiness from the exalted Essence of the Divine, through the aspects of 'Holy, Holy, Holy is the L-rd of Hosts' into the individual.

Holiness of G-d and of Man

24 May 2016

This discourse was taught by the Rebbe for Sedra Emor in 1965, exploring the twin concepts of the holiness of G-d and of the individual.

Rabi Omer Emor (5744)

30 April 2014

The Alef Kabbala Group (30 April 2014) studied a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe taught on the Shabbat of Parshat Emor, when the second chapter of Pirkei Avot is studied. The discourse focuses on...

Shabbat Emor

3 May 2011

The Alef Kabbala group (3 May 2011) studied an unedited discourse for Shabbat Emor, taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1984. This focuses on the beginning of Chapter Two of Pirkei Avot, which is...

I have come into My Garden

11 January 2011

The Alef Kabbala Group (11 January 2011)explored an unedited discourse "I have come into My Garden", taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1971 commemorating the 10th Shevat, the Yahrzeit of the...

Usefartem (5711)

27 April 2010

The Alef Kabbala Group (27 April 2010) explored a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said in 1951 on Lag B'Omer, relating also to Sedra Emor. Beginning with the words 'And you should count for...

Lehavin Pesach Sheni 5738

5 May 2009

The Alef Kabbala Group (5 May 09) explored a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, taught after Shabbat Parshat Emor in 1978, on the them of Pesach Sheni, the 'second Pesach' on 14 Iyar (Friday 8 May...

And You Shall Count 5736

6 May 2008

The Alef Kabbalah group (6 May 2008) explored the unedited Chassidic-kabbalistic discourse taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe during the week of Parshat Emor 1976, on 2 Iyar (birthday of the 4th...

Emor / Lag BaOmer (5764)

5764

The hidden light of Creation concealed within the Torah and made accessible through its inner Chassidic dimension. The insight is that Lag B'Omer celebrates the revelation of this light through Rabbi...

The Radiance Of Torah

5770

Lag B'Omer through the Sedra's account of the Omer counting, focusing on the celebrations at Meron and the inner radiance of Torah revealed through Rashbi. The insight is that the Torah's inner...

Educating Oneself And Others

5774

Education as a continuous life process of both self-development and concern for others, finding this theme in the double expression used for the Cohen's laws. The insight is that the period between...

Bringing Light To The World

5773

The hidden light of Creation as residing within Torah, accessible through its inner dimension, which is celebrated on Lag B'Omer. The insight is that Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai's revelation at Meron on...

Self And Society

5772

The Counting of the Omer as a balance between individual spiritual development and collective Jewish experience. The insight is that 'counting for yourselves' indicates that each person has a...

Singularities

5771

The concept of singularity through the special laws of the Cohen, the Priest, who has extra obligations reflecting his unique spiritual role. The insight is that facing one's singularity, one's...

Tzedakah

5769

On the surprising appearance of the law of leaving corners of the field for the poor in the middle of a chapter about festivals. The insight is that Tzedakah and care for the poor are inseparable...

Venikdashti -Emor

5725

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Sedra Emor (Diaspora), 5725 (1965). The verse 'I will be sanctified by the Jewish people' describes a flow from below to above, as the Jew's heart...

The Wedding Of Rashbi

5730

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Sedra Emor, Lag B'Omer, 5730 (1970). Lag B'Omer is the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (Rashbi), yet it is celebrated joyfully and called...