2025-07-14 – LH7 – CM1 – Shutafim beKarka 5 – Para. 8-12 – Chalukas Shutafim – Vayechi

Shutafim beKarka 5 – Chalukas Shutafim – Vayechi – Menashe – Ephraim – Silence Protects Wisdom – Mezuza – Daled Amos – 4 Mochin – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
Hilkhos Shutafim beKarka 5 is based on 2Likutey Moharan 7.
00:00 – Review.
01:00 – PARAGRAPH 8. Parshas Vayechi. Yaakov Avinu blessed Menashe and Ephraim before he blessed his 12 sons.
04:00 – In the context of this lesson, emunah is equivalent to daas. Reference to Likutey Moharan 22.
10:30 – Meaning of the name Ephraim: even in situations of poverty and oppression, HaShem has compassion and allows Am Yisrael to prosper – HaShem’s kindness never stops.
14:00 – Yaakov Avinu switched the order of the blessing Yosef HaTzaddik’s sons, placing the younger brother Ephraim before his elder, Menashe.
19:30 – “His descendants will fill the nations” – refers to Torah outreach and bringing recognition of HaShem throughout the world.
22:30 – הָקִ֨יצוּ וְרַנְּנ֜וּ שֹֽׁכְנֵ֣י עָפָ֗ר – “…awaken and sing, you who sleep in the dust…” (Yeshaya 26:19).
24:30 – The most essential blessing is sekhel. Reference to Likutey Moharan 24.
27:30 – Q&R.
28:00 – PARAGRAPH 9. Parshas VeZos HaBerakha. HaShem prevented Yaakov Avinu from revealing the secrets of the final redemption.
35:00 – It is important to know when to give over Torah and when to stop. Torah wisdom is protected by silence.
37:00 – Q&R What is the best thing to bless our children with? Daas.
38:10 – PARAGRAPH 10. Avraham Avinu’s question to HaShem’s gift of Eretz Yisrael: “How will I know?” HaShem revealed all the exiles to Avraham Avinu. גאל in Atbash is כתר.
41:45 – PARAGRAPH 11. “We sit alone in silence” (Eicha). “Be silent before HaShem and your enemies will be wiped out” (Tehillim).
44:00 – There’s a time to daven, and a time to be silent and wait. “Silence is our greatest praise” of HaShem (Tehillim).
45:00 – PARAGRAPH 12. Hilkhos Chalukas Shutafim. Mezuzah. The minimum size of a room that needs a mezuzah is 4 amah by 4 amah. A courtyard may not be partitioned between two neighbors unless each neighbor will still have and area of 4 amah x 4 amah.
51:00 – Why does a Jew needs a home? To achieve Daas.
54:00 – Reference to 2Likutey Moharan 67 – The Three Weeks. The size of a room needs to be 4 amah x 4 amah corresponding to the 4 mochin.