ABSTRACT Likkutei Sichos Part 4

ABSTRACT לקוטי שיחות

• The circumcision of Avrohom draws down to the Jews a level in milah that is higher than the boundaries of Torah; enabling an override of the restrictions of Shabbos according to each of the three derivations of this halacha.

G-d’s Promises Regarding Eretz Yisrael

“I will give” (יב, ז)“I have given” (טו, יח)Future tense
Not connected to Avrohom
Gift (from G-d)
Conquest by Yehoshua
Conveyed sanctity through conquest rights; when the effect is finished, so is the sanctityPast tense
Connected to Avrohom
Inheritance/Chazaka
Avrohom walked the land
Acquisition by Ezra (chazaka)
Sanctity acquired and conferred forever

Inner Dimension

• Gift Level of Tzadik From Above down. Conquering without facing real opposition (from the world)
• Inheritance Level of Baal Teshuvah From below to Above. Engaging and purifying the world

TYPES OF LOVE OF THE SOUL

• Brother & Sister: Natural constant. Soul’s connection to HaShem. עבודת הנשמה
• Husband & Wife: Longing of the Soul. Transforming the body. עבודת הגוף

AVROHOM PREPARES FOR THE BAIS HAMIKDASH

• 1st Altar (1st Bais HaMikdash): Providing sustenance. Shelamim. Eating of the korban. Service of Torah & Mitzvos feeds the soul
• 2nd Altar (2nd Bais HaMikdash): Atonement. Chatos. Sprinkling of the blood. Service of Teshuvah
• 3rd Altar (3rd Bais HaMikdash): No ulterior motive. Olah. Revelation of the Divine Presence. Mesiras Nefesh

Differing Sources of the Law that an On-Time Milah Overrides Shabbos

• Condition in the laws of Shabbos: זו מילה שמותר לעשות בשבת ושמרו בני ישראל את השבת לדורותם ברית עולם
• Permission from the laws of Milah: ביום אפילו בשבת ביום ה שמיני ימול
• Prior to Torah & higher than its limits; connection to the essence; (בעצם היום) - Shabbos and Yom Kippur גזירה שוה לשבת לאות ברית (יז, יא) לדורותיכם (יז, יב)