2017-12-21 – Likutey Moharan 002 – Introduction – Tefilah – Bris – Mishpat – Based on Tovos Zichronos by Rav Avrohom (Kokhav-Lev) Sternartz zal

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Likutey Moharan 002 – Emor el haKohanim – Para. 1-3a – Introduction based on Tovos Zichronos by Rav Avrohom (Kokhav-Lev) Sternhartz zal. Shiur given for students of the Mir Yeshiva on 2017-12-21. Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
00:00 – Introduction based on Tovos Zichronos by Rav Avrohom (Kokhav-Lev) Sternhartz zal. One of Rebbe Nachman’s first students, Reb Shmuel Isaac of Dashev, had a troubling dream about a sword, but when he traveled to the Rebbe to ask about it, he was rejected by the Rebbe at first. This teaching from the Likutey Moharan, “Emor el haKohanim”, was taught the following Shabbos and contains the Rebbe’s response to Reb Shmuel Isaac’s dream.
08:32 – PARAGRAPH 1. The main weapon of Moshiach is tefilah, which is compared to a double-edged sword.
18:15 – PARAGRAPH 2. Shemiros HaBris – purity with regard to marriage – is prerequisite to achieving power of tefilah .
24:04 – PARAGRAPH 3. Mishpat – justice – is also needed to achieve effectiveness in prayer.
29:59 – *PARAGRAPH 4. Justice is a product of tzedakah – charity. Points as to when and how to give charity.