2025-07-13 – LH7 – CM1 – Shutafim beKarka 5 – Para. 2-7

Shutafim beKarka 5 – Silence Is a Wall – Shomrei Emunim – Chanukah Light Is Spiritual Only – Blessings of Yaakov Avinu and Moshe Rabbeinu – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
Hilkhos Shutafim beKarka 5 is based on 2Likutey Moharan 7.
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 2. Trying to understand things that are beyond a person’s ability is an aspect of Ayin Ra – Evil Eye. To prevent looking into and thinking about the lives of others – a person needs to have partitions in his brain.
06:10 – Sipurey Maasios – the Taam says of the shoes he makes “Why should I look into what others are doing?”
07:00 – PARAGRAPH 3.
10:00 – PARAGRAPH 4.
17:00 – PARAGRAPH 5. Binyan Beis HaMikdash is an aspect of daas.
20:00 – סְיָג לַחָכְמָה, שְׁתִיקָה – Silence is a “wall” that gives spiritual protection (Avos 3:13).
28:30 – Emunah is revealed through speech. פִּתְח֖וּ שְׁעָרִ֑ים וְיָבֹ֥א גֽוֹי־צַדִּ֖יק שֹׁמֵ֥ר אֱמֻנִֽים – “Open the gates, so that a righteous nation, awaiting the realization [of HaShem’s promise], may enter” (Yeshaya 26:2).
31:45 – The importance of doors, locks, and bolts to protect entrance-ways.
32:20 – Mezuza. Reference to Likutey Halakhos, Yoreh Deah 2, Hilkhos Mezuza 3 – Para. 5.
35:20 – PARAGRAPH 6. Chanukah. The difference between chokhma and foolishness, is like the difference between light and darkness.
39:00 – The Chanukah lights can not be put to any practical use to honor the fact that their light is only spiritual.
43:00 – PARAGRAPH 7. Yaakov Avinu gathered his sons together before his petira to reveal secrets of Am Yisrael’s future. The blessings he gave to the shevatim brought holiness into every part of Am Yisrael.
50:30 – Reference to 2Likutey Moharan 2. The ultimate purpose of a Jew is to bless HaShem. Through blessing HaShem, one receives blessing. Blessings of Yaakov Avinu and Moshe Rabbeinu.
54:50 – Closing blessings.