In this Podcast you can join the in-depth Chassidus classes given at Yeshivas Tiferes Bachurim (Morristown, NJ) by Rabbi Zalman Dubinsky on the Maamar BeYom Ashtei Asar Yom 5731 (מאמר ד"ה ביום עשתי עשר יום תשל"א).
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Pull up a chair and sit alongside us as we journey into the Lubavitcher Rebbe's Maamarim and enter his soul. Along the way, we will harvest the deep wisdom, broad philosophy, and timely life instructions the Rebbe presents. We hope you will find this experience as nourishing as we have!
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Rav Shlomo Katz explores Ma’amar Hayeled from Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger’s Korva El Nafshi, revealing the inner child’s role in manifesting G-d’s glory. Through Torah wisdom and heartfelt stories, Rav Katz guides listeners to reconnect with their pure, untouched inner flame, fostering authentic living and divine connection. From redefining kedusha to fulfilling Yerushalayim’s prophecy, this series illuminates a path to spiritual renewal and inner peace.
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In this captivating seven-episode series, Rav Shlomo Katz brings to life the Mamar Hashalom from Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger’s Korva El Nafshi. Through soulful teachings and heartfelt stories, Rav Katz guides listeners to achieve shalom bayit—harmony between body and soul. From tracing self-doubt to Adam’s sin to rediscovering childlike kedusha, each episode offers practical wisdom to live authentically in the moment, free from external judgment. Listeners learn to cultivate self-value, overcome ...
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Rav Shlomo Katz concludes Ma’amar Hayeled from Korva El Nafshi, exploring how embracing the inner child’s eternal renewal fulfills Yerushalayim’s prophecy. He teaches that living authentically, like “boys and girls playing”, aligns us with G-d’s ever-new vitality. By blending the adult’s wisdom with the child’s purity, we embody “constant renewal”,…
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Rav Shlomo Katz explores Ma’amar Hayeled from Korva El Nafshi, redefining Torah and mitzvahs as the soul’s path to authentic living. He teaches that these practices connect us to the untouched purity of the inner child, rejecting partial truths. “Torah and mitzvahs… the most real reality,” guides us to live fully, aligning heart and soul with Hashe…
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Rav Shlomo Katz explores Ma’amar Hayeled from Korva El Nafshi, redefining G-dliness as living authentically through the inner child’s purity. He teaches that true connection to Hashem flows from embracing our unfiltered essence, unburdened by external expectations. “Sing the song of your heart”, aligning mitzvahs with natural emotion to awaken the …
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Rav Shlomo Katz explores Ma’amar Hayeled from Korva El Nafshi, teaching that believing in Hashem mirrors trusting in an untouched “jug of pure oil” within our soul. This divine spark, unmarred by external pressures, fuels authentic living. “The reality of the kid within provides satiation”, guiding us to reconnect with Hashem’s unchanging truth thr…
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Rav Shlomo Katz continues Ma’amar Hayeled from Korva El Nafshi, exploring why believing in the untouched purity of our inner lamp is as vital as knowing it exists. Drawing on deep Torah, he teaches that this untainted light reflects our soul’s divine essence, unaffected by external demands. “The child acts just the way Hashem created it,” guiding u…
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Rav Shlomo Katz opens Ma’amar Hayeled from Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger's Korva El Nafshi, revealing how each child carries a unique flame to manifest Hashem's glory. Through personal stories, like rediscovering his childhood gym, Rav Katz teaches that connecting to the inner child unlocks our soul’s purpose. “Each has an inner candle,” guiding us to li…
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Rav Shlomo Katz, channeling Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger, explores why adults struggle to live purely in the moment, unlike children who naturally embody kedusha. Learn to silence the external observer—comparisons, regrets—and embrace the present with authentic connection. Reclaim the “utmost connection to reality” for shalom. Reflect nightly to find mo…
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Rav Shlomo Katz, drawing on Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger, explores how stepping outside yourself—through moments like hearing a recording of your anger—can awaken self-awareness and growth. Learn to use an external perspective to overcome destructive impulses, like jealousy or pride, and realign body and soul for shalom. “A thought from the outside can …
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Rav Shlomo Katz, channeling Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger, teaches how to catch yourself when you step out of the present moment, a habit rooted in Adam’s sin. Learn to stay connected to your true self by integrating body and soul, resisting the urge to judge externally. Embrace the now to find shalom. “The present is a present.”…
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Rav Shlomo Katz delves into Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger’s teachings on why we struggle with self-doubt, tracing its origins to Adam’s sin and the Tree of Knowledge. Discover how this “original sin” introduced shame and external judgment, fracturing our inner peace. Learn to reclaim your true self by aligning body and soul. “You become one unit to serve…
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Rav Shlomo Katz, drawing on Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger’s teachings, explores how to cultivate compassion for your body as a sacred vessel. Learn to embrace your physical self with love, aligning body and soul to experience true shalom. By honoring your body’s holiness, you create vessels for the light of Mashiach. “Your body is chosen with love by Has…
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Rav Shlomo Katz explores Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger’s teachings on discovering your true self through Pnimiyus haTorah, the inner dimension of Torah, versus that of modern psychology. Learn how connecting to your divine value—rooted in Hashem’s creation—offers a deeper, holier path to self-worth than secular self-esteem. Embrace the journey to live au…
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In the opening of Mamar Hashalom, Rav Shlomo Katz introduces Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger’s teachings on redefining responsibility as a joyful opportunity. Discover how recognizing your divine value as a Jew shifts self-criticism to serenity, preparing your soul for the light of Mashiach. Through relatable insights, learn to embrace your purpose and fin…
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In sections 9-12 of the Maamar, the Rebbe departs from the Friediker Rebbe’s Maamar and develops an original idea; the boundary up to which the Moshe can reach in his efforts to connect the people to G-d beyond which he cannot venture, and there the person needs to achieve a connection that only they can access.…
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As we continue with sections 5-8 of the Maamar, we explore the Rebbe’s elaboration of the Friediker Rebbe’s Maamar and how Moshe Rabbeinu and Mordechai shepherd different modes of internalizing faith. Here is a link to the Maamar in Hebrew and in English. -Spencer and Peretz由Peretz Chein & Spencer Clark
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In the Maamar V'ata Tezaveh the Rebbe put forwards his vision for a time when he is not physically present. The Rebbe hand distributed this Maaamar 14 days before he suffered a debilitating stroke, after which he never spoke again. Originally recited in 5741 (1981), edited and distributed in 5752 (1992). Here is a link to the Maamar in Hebrew and i…
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As we conclude the maamar, we explore the real depth of the particular and the value of "sweating the details." Here is the full text of the maamar. -Spencer and Peretz由Peretz Chein & Spencer Clark
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Continuing with sections 5, 6, and 7 of the maamar, we explore that the reason for the system is for an ultimate state of presence with the Divine within the details of life. Here is the full text of the maamar. -Spencer and Peretz由Peretz Chein & Spencer Clark
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We continue into sections three and four of the maamar exploring the reason for the system of creation, and the Torah, which operates from the universal to the particular. Here is the full text of the maamar. -Spencer and Peretz由Peretz Chein & Spencer Clark
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In honor of the upcoming holiday of Shavuot we are studying a maamar the Rebbe recited on Shavuot 5728 (1968) and edited in honor of Shavuot 5749 (1989). In this episode, we introduce ourselves and study sections 1 and 2 of the Maamar. The full maamar can be downloaded here. -Spencer and Peretz由Peretz Chein & Spencer Clark
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The divine blessing granted to those who transgress G-d's will are as "an aside", like one who throws what he gives to another over his shoulder.由Rabbi Zalman Dubinsky
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7A - ['אות ז] - The Clever Person Wants The King Alone, Not Even Intermediaries Who Are Completely One With Him
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The duke, prefect and commander are representing angels whose identity is subsumed in G-dliness, and even the Sefirot of Atzilus. The "cleverness" of the person who states "I will choose the king" is clear: He wants the king alone, not any intermediary, not even one bonded with the king.由Rabbi Zalman Dubinsky
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6 - ['אות ו] - The Intellectual Decision to Choose Hashem Is Rooted In The Souls' Fundamental Bond With G-dliness
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The reason the Jew recognize the need to forego the benefit they could receive from the intermediaries, and instead choose G-dliness, is due to their souls' intrinsic bond with Hashem, which affects their thinking processes.由Rabbi Zalman Dubinsky
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5B - ['אות ה] - The Clever Person Desires Sustenance That Comes From The Kings' Inner Desire
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By saying "I will choose the king because all the others are subject to replacement", the clever man is stating that he does not desire the prosperity that is drawn down from the place of death and impurity even though it is abundant. Instead, he desires sustenance from the realm of holiness even though it is limited in nature, for it is true and g…
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One might ask: If the clever person's choice of the king is due to his desire to bond with him, why does the Midrash offer the rationale that all the others are subject to replacement?由Rabbi Zalman Dubinsky
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The nurture received by the nether side comes from G-d's encompassing light ("Or Makkif") that is above the framework of the Spiritual Cosmos. The prosperity that emanates from that source is dispensed without any calculations.由Rabbi Zalman Dubinsky
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The nurture received by the nether side comes from G-d's encompassing light ("Or Makkif") that is above the framework of the Spiritual Cosmos. The prosperity that emanates from that source is dispensed without any calculations.由Rabbi Zalman Dubinsky
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4A - ['אות ד] - The Choice For Intermediaries Is Rooted In The Motivation To Receive Sustenance
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The motivation for the choice of intermediaries is not intellectual. Instead, it is the fundamental motivation to receive sustenance that leads to the decision to choose the intellectual approach that will justify receiving sustenance from the intermediaries.由Rabbi Zalman Dubinsky
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The Maamar states: "From a surface perspective it appears that the reason the sustenance comes through the stars and the constellations is because they have a positive quality which causes one to think that they are fit to serve as intermediaries. The awareness possessed by the Jews: that they [the intermediaries] are like an axe in the hand of the…
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3A - ['אות ג] - The Mistake Of The Nations Is Assuming That Intermediaries Have (Some) Independency
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A possible reason for choosing false deities (the duke or the other officers) can be explained based on the rationale as why initial pagans worshiped the starts and the constellations in the first place.由Rabbi Zalman Dubinsky
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2 - ['אות ב] - The Clever Person Is The Only One To Choose The King (The Analogy Of The Medrash)
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On the verse "'G-d is my portion', says my soul," the Midrash offers an analogy: A king entered a country accompanied by dukes, prefects, and commanders... In contrast to some persons who decided to choose the duke, prefect or commander as their patron, the clever person said: "I will choose the king, because te others are all subject to replacemen…
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The Midrash (Bamidbar Rabbah 14:10) states that the good fortune of Israel is that they chose Hashem as their G'd, and afterwards it speaks of G-ds' choice of Israel. The use of the term 'choice' is problematic, since it is appropriate to use that term when speaking of two entities that are equal or when each possesses an advantage the other lacks.…
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The Midrash (Bamidbar Rabbah 14:10) states that the good fortune of Israel is that they chose Hashem as their G'd, and afterwards it speaks of G-ds' choice of Israel. The use of the term 'choice' is problematic, since it is appropriate to use that term when speaking of two entities that are equal or when each possesses an advantage the other lacks.…
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