2025-08-19 – LH7 – CM1 – Sheluchin 2 – Para. 7b – Sheluchin 3 – Para. 1-2a – VaYishlach

Sheluchin 2 – VaYishlach – Dominion Over Angels – Emes Brings Hashgacha – Eyes of HaShem – Free Will – Before Creation – After Creation – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
Hilkhos Sheluchin 2 is based on Likutey Moharan 22.
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 7b. Parshas VaYishlach. Since Yaakov Avinu perfected his shelichus for HaShem, he was able to have dominion over angels and send them as his messengers.
08:00 – HALAKHA 3. INTRODUCTION. Hilkhos Sheluchin 3 is based on Likutey Moharan 51 – “Mayim Mayim”. Brief overview of Likutey Moharan 51 – sheker makes free choice possible.
15:00 – The more honest a person is, the more he draws HaShem’s hashgacha – direct supervision – upon Himself.
17:50 – Q&R about why Yitzchak Avinu’s eyes became weak.
18:45 – Q&R about Eretz Yisrael being presently in the state of golus.
22:00 – PARAGRAPH 1. The purpose of man is to connect Before Creation with After Creation.
24:20 – מִצְוַ֖ת יְהֹוָ֥ה בָּ֜רָ֗ה מְאִירַ֥ת עֵינָֽיִם – “…the commandment of HaShem is clear, enlightening the eyes” (Tehillim 19:9). It’s through the “Eyes of HaShem” – so to speak – that we draw HaShem’s supervision upon us.
26:45 – וְ֜נִרְגָּ֗ן מַפְרִ֥יד אַלּֽוּף – “…and a grumbler alienates HaShem” (Mishlei 16:28).
33:00 – PARAGRAPH 2. Free will.
35:30 – “If you understood HaShem, you would be HaShem” (Kuzari).
38:30 – As soon as HaShem created the world, He created room for error so that free will would be possible.
41:20 – Q&R about free will. Am Yisrael’s “default” is faith in HaShem.
47:15 – The essence of the Sutra Achra is kefira – apostasy – lack of awareness/faith in HaShem.
52:00 – Apostasy is an aspect of the Vacated Space created by HaShem. Reference to Likutey Moharan 64.