2025-03-17 – LH7 – CM1 – Harshaah 4 – Para. 6-8

Harshaah 4 – Pesach – VaEschanan – Heichal HaKodesh – Fire of Mishpat – Moshe Rabbeinu – Sneh – Anger Destroys Wealth – Chometz Assur beMashehu – Matzah – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
Hilkhos Harshaah 4 is based on Likutey Moharan 59.

00:00 – Moshe Rabbeinu and the fire in the sneh – burning thorn-bush. Fire of Mishpat – lahavas aish.
05:20 – All souls are rooted in wealth. The redemption from Mitzrayim depended on the Bnei Yisrael acquiring wealth.
***07:00 – Anger destroys wealth.
12:30 – PARAGRAPH 7. Pesach – issur of chometz.
15:00 – Parshas VaEschanan. וְהֽוֹדַעְתָּ֥ם לְבָנֶ֖יךָ וְלִבְנֵ֥י בָנֶֽיךָ – “…and you shall make them known to your children and to your children’s children” (Devarim 4:9, VaEschanan). One of the most important things a person needs to accomplish in this world is to enlighten others about the greatness of Hashem.
19:50 – All Am Yisrael’s exiles are included in Galus Mitzrayim.
21:00 – Issur Chometz on Pesach. Anger is an apsect of chometz – inability to control ruachm as in כִּֽי־יִתְחַמֵּ֥ץ לְבָבִ֑י – “For my heart was in ferment…” (Tehillim 73:21).
25:45 – Wealth is harmed even by a tiny bit of anger – mashehu. Likewise, anger that is contained enables a flow of wealth.
30:00 – The commandment to protect the matzah.
*34:30 – NOTE – All 4 elements of creation are present in bread. In matzah, the ruach is not included.
36:30 – Q&R about how to prevent anger.
38:00 – PARAGRAPH 8. Chometz, anger, wealth.
46:00 – Holy wealth is compared to a wall. …וְהַמַּ֤יִם לָהֶם֙ חוֹמָ֔ה – “…and the waters were to them as a wall …” (Shemos 14:22, Beshalach).
49:00 – Closing blessings.