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Ani Ledodi 5726 part 1/3 (Se'if 1-3)
Ani Ledodi 5726 part 1/3 (Se'if 1-3)
Sep 9, 2025
44:08
Jumping in to a new אני לדודי מאמר, the רבי invites us to a deeper understanding of אלול by asking about the "ודודי לי" part, which seems to be the opposite of what אלול is about - "אני לדודי". The משל of המלך בשדה brings out the paradox of אלול: On the one hand it is "המלך", the king is making himself available to everyone, but on the other hand it is "בשדה", the king is not in a state of grandeur, and even the inspiration to go meet him comes from the person themself, and not from the king.
102
Ani Ledodi 5726 part 2/3 (Se'if 4)
Ani Ledodi 5726 part 2/3 (Se'if 4)
Sep 16, 2025
44:07
In this fascinating, stand-alone part of the מאמר, the רבי reveals a revolutionary depth to the idea of מלך בשדה. We trace this idea back through the אלטער רבי's and the פריערדיקער רבי's מאמרים, appreciating the רבי's חידוש as to theavailability of the King in the field during אלול. This point begins the explanation as to why the אלטער רבי adds about the king's positive expressions to us, which ostensibly run contrary to the theme of אלול being specifically "אני לדודי" and our עבודה. Attached are links to the pages of the מאמרים that were read inside during this שיעור: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14963&st=&pgnum=396&hilite= https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=19800&st=&pgnum=280 https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=32923&st=&pgnum=331&hilite=
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Ani Ledodi 5726 part 1/3 (Se'if 1-3)
Ani Ledodi 5726 part 1/3 (Se'if 1-3)
Sep 7, 2025
44:08
Jumping in to a new year with אני לדודי, the רבי invites us to a deeper understanding of אלול by asking about the "ודודי לי" part, which seems to be the opposite of what אלול is about - "אני לדודי". The משל of המלך בשדה brings out the paradox of אלול: On the one hand it is "המלך", the king is making himself available to everyone, but on the other hand it is "בשדה", the king is not in a state of grandeur, and even the inspiration to go meet him comes from the person themself, and not from the king.
104
Ani Ledodi 5726 part 2/3 (Se'if 4)
Ani Ledodi 5726 part 2/3 (Se'if 4)
Sep 16, 2025
44:07
In this fascinating, stand-alone part of the מאמר, the רבי reveals a revolutionary depth to the idea of מלך בשדה. We trace this idea back through the אלטער רבי's and the פריערדיקער רבי's מאמרים, appreciating the רבי's חידוש as to the availability of the King in the field during אלול. This point begins the explanation as to why the אלטער רבי adds about the king's positive expressions to us, which ostensibly run contrary to the theme of אלול being specifically "אני לדודי" and our עבודה. Attached are the links to the pages of the מאמרים that were read inside during this שיעור (with the timestamps when in the שיעור they were read): https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14963&st=&pgnum=396&hilite= (04:02) https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=19800&st=&pgnum=280 (22:40) https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=32923&st=&pgnum=331&hilite= (26:10)
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Ani Ledodi 5726 part 3/4 (Se'if 5-6)
Ani Ledodi 5726 part 3/4 (Se'if 5-6)
Sep 22, 2025
56:29
Continuing in the מאמר, the רבי analyzes the descriptions from the אלטער רבי about the King's Presence in the field, which uncovers a major involvement of Hashem in our lives during אלול, in two ways: Reciprocal, and Essential. How does that work together with what we know about אלול being about our עבודה?! This is the חידוש of this מאמר: The relationship of Hashem and אידן in אני לדודי is not about the עבודה of the אידן, it is about the very existence of אידן (which is expressed in their עבודה).
106
Ani Ledodi 5726 part 4/4 (Se'if 7-8)
Ani Ledodi 5726 part 4/4 (Se'if 7-8)
Sep 28, 2025
33:49
Finishing the מאמר, the רבי shows how the י"ג מדות הרחמים are uplifted and infused with עצמות energy when they do their job in expressing the עצמות connection of Hashem and אידן. This is connected with the חידוש earlier in the מאמר that המלך בשדה is for every איד, even those in the שדה of קליפה. The מאמר finishes with answering the opening question: אלול includes "ודודי לי" - the י"ג מדות הרחמים, but the point of it all is the "אני לדודי" - the איד's essential oneness with Hashem that is expressed through his עבודה.
107
Vayihyu Chayei Sarah 5745 part 1/4 (Se'if 1-2)
Vayihyu Chayei Sarah 5745 part 1/4 (Se'if 1-2)
Oct 19, 2025
42:53
Beginning a new מאמר, the רבי fuses together the explanations of רש"י and the זהר on the פסוק describing שרה's life. Does תשובה really change me? How do I change my past that might not be so great? In learning a lesson from the life of שרה, the רבי shows us how we can be in control of our past!
108
Vayihyu Chayei Sarah 5745 part 2/4 (Se'if 3) Plus In-Depth Tanya Shiur about Beinoni
Vayihyu Chayei Sarah 5745 part 2/4 (Se'if 3) Plus In-Depth Tanya Shiur about Beinoni
Nov 12, 2025
1:46:45
Link to Text Sheet PDF here. In this extended שיעור, we continue in the מאמר, where the רבי applies the lesson we learned from רש"י to answer a famous question in תניא. To better appreciate this answer, we present the background of this question, and the various answers posed prior to this מאמר, slowly developing the tremendous חידוש the רבי is teaching us here.
109
Vayihyu Chayei Sarah 5745 part 3/4 (Se'if 4-6)
Vayihyu Chayei Sarah 5745 part 3/4 (Se'if 4-6)
Nov 16, 2025
1:13:45
Continuing in the מאמר, the רבי fuses together the explanations of זהר and רש"י on "שני חיי שרה" in the opposite way as before - through "כולן שוין לטובה" one can reach "דילה הוו חיין": When the source of מלכות is revealed, not only do the other ספירות benefit from it, מלכות itself becomes redefined. Instead of selflessness (ביטול) in contradiction to expression, מלכות can now express itself selflessly. In our עבודה this means the ability to feel joy: not in contradiction to our selflessness to Hashem, but on the contrary - expressing it!
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Vayihyu Chayei Sarah 5745 part 4/4 (Se'if 7-8)
Vayihyu Chayei Sarah 5745 part 4/4 (Se'if 7-8)
Nov 24, 2025
21:38
Finishing the מאמר, the רבי explains the underlying theme of the two interpretations of "דילה הוו חיין" - owning your life through תשובה מאהבה, and מלכות being able to express itself with ביטול: When the שרש is revealed, it brings about the unlimited power of being able to handle opposites, drawing down from higher than time into time, and the ביטול עצמי into expression.