ABSTRACT לקוטי שיחות
- תוכן הענינים מ לקו"ש השבועי -
נשמת אפרים לע"נ ר' אפרים ב"ר אברהם ע"ה האפמאן
▪Resource to encourage the study of the Rebbe’s sichos ▪
Ideas must be put into action. Yisro completed the concepts of wisdom and of deed into completeness of holiness; his coming prepared the way for Matan Torah.
Yisro’s Role
When one lifts up another, then one reaches the greatest of insights. Moshe judged the people by himself, lifting the people to his level; Yisro’s addition (the outsider) saw that the people could judge themselves and make the Torah their own; thus, his name was added to this Parsha.
Changes from Matan Torah
All the changes accomplished by Matan Torah are explained in the Torah of Chassidus. Matan Torah caused a יוסף, an addition and change in the world; that Mitzvos not only affected the person but also changed the שוק, the object of the mitzvah, into holiness.
By Har Sinai HaShem went down in a way of settling and staying.
Shabbos and Unity
Three ways to learn “adding from the regular day to the holiness of Shabbos”. Wolf grabs from the front and from behind.
Unity of G-d & Jew, when doing mitzvos only since commanded. Like one man with one heart results in the acceptance of mitzvos.
To reach to depths of Torah, needs bitul; love of a fellow Jew applies to one whose essence is not currently revealed (buy a letter in a Sefer Torah). “One” stresses that from the outset only one thing exists; “Two” indicates divisiveness – opposite of unity. “Three” unifies differing entities – makes one out of two; brings shalom from divisions.
Honor and Holiness
Love and honor of another, created in the image of G-d, is true love and honor of HaShem and cannot overlook the honor of another. Stones with no feelings, the Cohen avoids the appearance of disgrace; in time of need one must act with sensitivity.
Kedusha (davening & learning) first, then we act to draw down the “above“ into the “below” in our daily activities. Yisro first to say ברוך ה'; concept of drawing down the highest level of G-dly light into the lowest areas; allowed for the final preparation for the giving of the Torah.
Shabbos Levels
We refrain from activities on Shabbos to emulate G-d’s actions, plus as a reflection of our relationship with G-d; Three levels of refrain on Shabbos:
- In action מן התורה
- In speech מדרבנן
- In thought מדת חסידות
