ABSTRACT Likkutei Sichos Part 3

ABSTRACT לקוטי שיחות

• One becomes a messenger of G-d through the service of Torah & Mitzvos, making a dwelling place of HaShem in this world. The point of “Lech Lecha” for Avrohom as the 7th of Cheshvan is for us.
• No details of Avrom’s service of HaShem until the age of 75. Avrohom’s mission (the start of Judaism) begins with (fulfilling) a command of HaShem. Mitzvos do not need prior understanding for its perfection. Connection to HaShem begins with doing Mitzvos, even for a Jew with no prior knowledge.
• Two aspects of Bris Milah: 1) Signifies the general covenant (connection) between HaShem & the Jews; even present if the bris is not able to be performed. 2) Specific Mitzvah of the bris itself (unique) with its 13 covenants.
• Avrohom, as the father of all nations, does not negate the prior meaning of the letter Reish, thus it does not move from its place לא זזה ממקומה. The Yud from Sarai is different. Our inheritance from the Avos contains the responsibility to illuminate to the entire world; yet, first one has to tend to one’s immediate environment.
• Avrohom built 3 altars to prepare & provide the ability to the Jews for their future service of Korbanos, that would be brought in the Mishkan and in the Bais haMikdash. At the end of Galus we need to connect to the third altar (the service of mesiras nefesh).
• Avrohom שלם uncircumcised no lackings removed from the Yetzer. Yitzchak תמים circumcised positive wholeness adds in holiness. Yaacov הליכה בתמימות Kabolas Ol simple perfection total bitul.
• We are obligated for Milah only due to the command from Har Sinai; we perform our Mitzvah in the manner “to be entered in the covenant of Avrohom our father.” The covenant of Milah contains a three-fold aspect: 1) accomplishment of this particular mitzvah 2) general connection to G-d like all mitzvos 3) intrinsic connection by virtue of inheritance from Avrohom, the first Jew.
• Five items G-d acquired (heaven, earth, Avrohom, Yisrael, Bais HaMikdash). These five items exist in an exalted state above the world, and through refinement continue to be recognized as G-d’s processions in this world.
• The inheritance of the land is connected to the fulfillment of the mitzvah of Milah; Galus “seems” to be an interruption in the ownership of the land. In connection to the covenant with G-d, there are two viewpoints: To us, Galus seems to interrupt, due to our sins. To G-d, no interruption exists since we are going to return; since we are circumcised the covenant always exists, just needs to be revealed.