Today is February 4, 2026 /
Today is February 4, 2026 /
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Rabbi Nasan Maimon. Birkhas HaPeyros. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 6. Study of Pirkei Avos during the spring and summer months; Tzidkascha Tzedek (Your righteousness is just) and the letter Aleph; Sefiras HaOmer; danger of wasting time, praying to find one’s soulmate.
00:00 – This shiur is dedicated by Yonasan Crow l’ilui nishmas his grandmother, Tammy bas Hershel Tzvi a”h.
This section of the halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 6, which speaks about teshuvah (return to Hashem and His Torah), the deeper meanings of the letter Aleph, and the spiritual dynamic between teachers of Torah and their students.
01:05 – PARAGRAPH 14b. The custom of studying Pirkei Avos on Shabbos afternoons during the spring and summer months, beginning during Sefiras HaOmer.
03:38 – The three verses beginning with the word tzidkascha that are said on Shabbos correspond to the three tzaddikim who left this world at mincha time on Shabbos: Moshe Rabbeinu, Yosef HaTzaddik, and Dovid HaMelech.
12:36 – PARAGRAPH 15. Counting the days of Sefiras HaOmer. Elevating sparks of holiness is an aspect of finding lost articles.
15:00 – The danger of wasting time: “There’s no greater loss in the world than the loss of time.”
22:00 – Forgetfulness and loss result from Hefsake haDaas – interruption in consciousness/mindfulness.
24:25 – Ownership depends on consciousness.
27:47 – Announcement of the passing of Reb Shimshon Barsky z”l earlier today.
32:08 – A person is put in this world to find the lost sparks of holiness that pertain to his soul.
34:00 – QUESTION about Alzheimer disease.
*36:50 – QUESTION: how does a person know which lost articles pertain to one’s shoresh neshama? RESPONSE: through prayer and connection with tzaddikim. Example: praying for one’s soulmate. NOTE about the Arizal telling Rabbi Chaim Vital z”l how he could best fulfill his mission in this world, based on the Arizal’s knowledge of his students’ past incarnations.
38:33 – QUESTION about lost articles. RESPONSE: reference to Likutey Moharan 34: “Shame and embarrassment have broken my heart” – What repairs a broken heart.
39:59 – QUESTION about the four connections a person needs for spiritual advancement: connection with Hashem, with the tzaddik, with a friend, and with himself.
43:26 – QUESTION about the Tzaddik Emes as “Ish Asher Ruach Bo”, which refers to being able to relate to every Jew.
44:53 – Consciousness needs to be renewed every single day of one’s life. Sun and moon represent the upper and lower points of the Aleph, as described in Likutey Moharan 6.
51:48 – When saying Kriyas Shema, the final Daled is emphasized to attach the upper world with the lower world.
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