Tzav

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Ultimate Freedom From Pharaoh

28 March 2023

The Rebbe taught this discourse, which begins with a quote from the Haggadah, 'We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt..' on Shabbat Parshat Tzav in 1988. It explains that enslavement to Pharaoh comes...

Im Yiye Nidahcha Nitzavim (5727)

16 September 2014

The Alef Kabbala Group (16 September 2014) studied a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said on Shabbat of Sedra Nitzavim-Vayelech in 1967. This opens with the verse "If your scattered one will be at...

Sos Asis Nitzavim 5743

27 August 2013

The Alef Kabbala Group (27 August 2013) studied a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe taught in 1983 on the Shabbat of Sedra Nitzavim-Vayelech. The discourse focuses on the Hatorah which speaks of...

Tiku Bahodesh 5718

11 September 2012

The Alef Kabbala Group (11 September 2012) discused a discourse said on Shabbat Parshat Nitzavim in 1959. The theme is Rosh Hashana. One aspect of the festival is repentance, another is becoming a...

Shabbat Nitzavim

20 September 2011

The Alef Kabbala Group (20 Sept 2011) explored a discourse for Shabbat Nitzavim said in 1979. This emphasises the bond between each individual and the Essence of the Divine, linking with the theme of...

Atem Nitzavim 5716

31 August 2010

The Alef Kabbala Group (31 August 2010) explored an unedited discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said in 1956 on Shabbat of Nitzavim Vayelech, shortly before Rosh Hashana, when the world will be...

Kiyemei Tzesecha - Shabbos Tzav 1968

1968

A class by Rabbi Nachman Sudak on a Chassidic discourse by the Rebbe, taught on Shabbat Parshat Tzav, 1968. Opening with the verse "As in the days of your going out of Egypt," the discourse draws a...

Flames On The Inner Altar

5772

On the command that fire must burn on the Altar continually and never go out, connecting this to the continuous inner fire of spiritual enthusiasm each person must maintain. The two problematic...

Getting Rid Of The Leaven

5770

The search for and removal of leaven as both a practical and spiritual preparation for Pesach, connecting chametz to the yetzer hara and its removal to spiritual purification. The flour offering in...

The Megilla In The Present

5774

The Baal Shem Tov's teaching on reading the Megilla in order, and examines the story of Purim as immediately relevant to every Jew today. Haman's description of the Jews as scattered and divided is...

Appreciation

5769

On the Thanksgiving Offering as a means of expressing gratitude to G-d for infinite daily bounty, connecting this to the Blessing on the Sun recited once every twenty-eight years. Both practices...

Tzav Dedic Double 5764

5764

The approaching Pesach festival to the Sanctuary's seven days of dedication described in Tzav, interpreting these seven days as a return to the purity of the seven days of Creation before Adam's sin....

The Temple Within

5771

The Temple offerings as a framework for elevating the animal dimension within the human being, connecting this to the Purim story's theme of revealing the hidden Divine spark. The secret of Jewish...

Ultimate Freedom From Pharaoh

5748

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Tzav, 5748 (1988). The custom on the Shabbat before Pesach to recite 'We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt' is explored through the...

Mitzva Beyond Reason

5733

This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Tzav, Parshat Parah, 5733 (1973). The Shabbat before Pesach includes a reading about the Red Heifer, a statute beyond rational...