2025-11-03 – LH7 – CM1 – Mikach uMimkar 3 – Para. 12-13 – Parshas Vayeshev

Mikach uMimkar 3 – Parshas Vayeshev – Workaholic – 39 Melakhos – Connection to the Tzaddik Protects from Obsession – Yosef HaTzaddik – Definition of Tzaddik Emes – Yosef’s Dream – Rochel Imeinu – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
Hilkhos Mikach uMimkar 3 is based on Likutey Moharan 159.
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 12. Workaholic. Connection to the Tzaddik protects from obsession with work.
05:42 – PARAGRAPH 13. Parshas Vayeshev. וְיִשְׂרָאֵל אָהַב אֶת־יוֹסֵף מִכָּל־בָּנָיו כִּי־בֶן־זְקֻנִים הוּא לוֹ – “And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was a son of his old age…” (Bereishis 37:3, Vayeshev). Sale of Yosef HaTzaddik. Definition of Tzaddik Emes.
10:00 – Why Yosef HaTzaddik told his brothers about his dream.
15:00 – Opposition to Rebbe Nachman in recent times is compared to why Yosef HaTzaddik’s brother’s opposed him.
16:00 – Q&R about being attached to tzaddikim other than Rebbe Nachman.
19:20 – Taavos Mamon – desire for material wealth. Some of the opposition to Rebbe Nachman based on people’s desire for money.
22:00 – Reference to Likutey Moharan 23. Disrespect for the tzaddik leads to obsession with money.
27:00 – What gives the klipos power is lack of seder – when things are out of place.
28:45 – NOTE about Rochel Imeinu, since yesterday was her yahrzeit (the 11th of Cheshvan). Reference to 2Likutey Moharan 67. Brief BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE on Rabbi Michel Dorfman zal’s emphasis on the importance of Kever Rochel.
36:00 – ***The 39 Melakhos – all business transactions are within the 39 creative acts needed to build the Mishkan. When a person goes about his work without breaking the laws of the Torah, and attaches himself to the tzaddik by supporting his Torah learning – then his work is in the category of Melakhas HaMishkan. Reference to Likutey Moharan 29:9.
39:00 – Q&R about man’s mission in this world being to set things into the order prescribed by the Torah.
40:00 – C’SAV YAD. Tal Torah. Tal Ohros – the 39 Lights and HaShem’s Name Y – H – V – H. The Mohn in the midbar was connected to the Tal Ohros.
44:00 – When a person learns Torah in purity, then every day his Torah is new and he is able to generate Chidushei Torah.
45:00 – Malbush – clothing – is an aspect of Chashmal. Comparison between tefillin and shoes. Tikkun habegadim. Clean clothing is an aspect of Tikkun HaBris.
48:00 – Q&R about Shoresh Neshama.
50:30 – Q&R about saying hiskashrus before going to work. Rabbi Michel Dorfman zal said the nusach of hiskashrus to the tzaddik only once a day.
51:00 – Q&R – it’s important to use discretion when mentioning the greatness of Rebbe Nachman to others.
53:00 – Closing blessings.

Indexing and Notes by S.Y. Wurtzel.