Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 66. Pi Shneyim; Yud Gimmel Midos Shel Rachamim – 13 Attributes of Mercy/Kindness.
00:00 – Pi Shneyim. Rabbi Rosenfeld ז”ל – in Ein Yaakov, Sotah 8 – explains the statement in the gemara that a Talmid Chochom should have “an eighth of an eighth of g’eiva – pride”. Link to that indexed shiur is HERE.
07:29 – The greatness of the tzaddikim.
10:38 – Repetition of Hashem’s Name at the beginning of the Yud Gimmel Midos Shel Rachamim.
14:58 – Q&R about the Midos Shel Rachamim at an Eys Ratzon – Time of Favor. Tefilah is begematria Yosef, Moshe, and Dovid.
17:47 – PARAGRAPH 12. Tevilas Keylim – immersion of cooking vessels in a mikveh.
20:00 – How mikveh (gathering of water) repairs ruah ra. Water represents the potential for creation.
25:36 – The source of holiness is bringing potential into actual, which is an aspect of mikveh mayim – purifying waters. The Ruach of Moshiach is a combination of all the spiritual aspects of creation.
30:17 – וְזָֽרַקְתִּ֧י עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם מַ֥יִם טְהוֹרִ֖ים וּטְהַרְתֶּ֑ם מִכֹּ֧ל טֻמְאֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם וּמִכָּל־גִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶ֖ם אֲטַהֵ֥ר אֶתְכֶֽם – “And I will sprinkle pure water upon you, and you will be clean; from all your impurities and from all your abominations will I cleanse you” (Yechezkel/Ezekiel 36:25).
32:47 – Q&R – Renewing one’s faith in the effectiveness of mikveh can be done through Torah and tefilah. Analogy of a car mechanic who repairs a car but the owner looks at the car and doesn’t see a change. Story of the Bas Ayin ז”ל when he first arrived in Eretz Yisrael.
37:50 – Q&R about a woman not being required to go to the mikveh after a certain age. The dangers of dismantling gender.
41:26 – PARAGRAPH 13. Immersing cooking vessels in a mikveh.
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