- תוכן הענינים מלקו"ש השבועי- לע"נ ר' אפרים ב"ר אברהם ע"ה האפמאן נשמת אפרים Resource to encourage the study of the Rebbe’s sichos הוראה ענין פסוק חלק Bringing First Fruits reveals the faith of all Jews that G-d gives the blessing of fruits of the land; giving First Fruits to the Cohen, one learns to serve G-d in בכורים ב all aspects of life including eating The Admonitions are meant as blessings in disguise, that everything is good Rabbi Akiva כל דעביד רחמנא לטב עביד still felt pain Nachum Ish Gam-Zu גם זו לטובה the experience itself was good The uniqueness of this command lies in that we are told to "walk in His Paths" It is possible to perform a mitzvah and to remain stationary - finding oneself in the same state as before; however, performing this mitzvah propels the individual into ללכת בדרכיו ד motion, leaving the previous station and going to a higher spiritual rank ט,כח The soul within a body, performing mitzvos with physical objects, is considered to be in motion, enabling a Jew to rise each new level loftier than the previous one Ahavas Yisrael is the The bringing of the First Fruits began only after centerpiece of both the complete good in inheriting the land (and not * כי תבוא טא luminaries of Chai Elul just entering the Land); complete good could ב,כו גדול הוי' ומהולל מאד בעיר אלקינו only happen after everyone received their portion ה' אורי וישעיG-d’s action allows האמרתas separate; G-d separates the Jewish people a Jew to not engage in bad & on a daily basis (understood the context of the *האמרת ב ט do Teshuvah verse without conclusive proof in scripture) יז,כו Common factor between the First Fruits, Lavan and It is insufficient to only the Egyptian exile is the acknowledgement that attempt to elevate from this the Jews are in a settled place world; one must also draw A tree’s fruit is analogous to the soul clothed in the וענית ואמרת א יד down spirituality from ה,כו body: the Bikurim offering is the elevation of the Above into this mundane lower to the higher; and the declaration alludes to world to fulfill one’s task the drawing down from Above Kabolas Ol ensures the proper After 40 years the Jews were accustomed to the understanding and recognition miracles, and unable to see the loving kindness *לב לדעת ב יד of this physical world of G-d, and Moshe needed to remind them ג,כט הוי 'ודבש היום הזה ה' ר"תRashi connects this section beginning with היום הזה ראש השנה-ראשית היום הזה- בכוריםto the prior section of Bikurim and not to Maaser *ושמרת The service of Rosh Hashana Bikurim is a matter of מידה כנגד מידהbetween G-d א יט is Kabolas Ol from the and the Jews; one brings the First Fruits this year טז,ועשית כו essence of the neshama and G-d responds to bless to bring the next year Ultimate purpose of the admonitions is to lead the Jews to Teshuvah and a higher *'והשיבך ה ב יט level than before, as reflected in the final verse See table below סח,כח Chassidus as the soul of Torah affects the entire person to The word Savo indicates a complete coming into כי תבוא ג יט the land (after full settlement, not just entrance) ב,כו become one with the Torah Every Jew is essentially above Jews are like a hidden treasure that just by their creation; Ahavas Yisrael very existence give pleasure to the King כאשר דבר לך א כד For weekly email, send an email to info@parshapages.com * רש"י שיחה בס"ד פ' כי תבואAbstract לקוטי שיחות - תוכן הענינים מלקו"ש השבועי- לע"נ ר' אפרים ב"ר אברהם ע"ה האפמאן נשמת אפרים Resource to encourage the study of the Rebbe’s sichos הוראה ענין פסוק חלק applies to all Jews * יח,כו Galus has a purpose but is a Bavli mentions galus among those items that G-d negative concept that is regrets – refers to the present time 'והפיצך ה ב כד best when finished Yerushalmi does not list – represents the future סד,כח The Jewish soul cannot Although the First Fruits (the soul) are the finest of achieve perfection without the crop, they cannot achieve perfection without ושמת בטנא א כט a physical body a basket (the body) ב,כו Rambam: At time of building, the stones of the Bais HaMikdash need to be אבנים שלימות ב כט complete; after built, a different standard applies to disqualify a stone ו,כז By intellectual contemplation, The Mitzvah of First Fruits: Gemara - after the one causes that faith in conquest (14 years); Sifri - upon entering the כי תבוא א לד HaShem settles Land ( )מידto each person See table below ב,כו To awaken the essence of the This mitzvah is attained by one’s intention to soul, one elevates beyond emulate G-d’s Ways as much as possible; only ללכת בדרכיו ב לד limitations to G-d’s essence attained by הליכהgoing beyond limitations ט,כח One must study daily events 40 years are necessary for the student to internalize (miracles) up to 40 years to his Rebbi’s way of thinking, and see all his לב לדעת לד ג reach their true meaning teachings in the same way ג,כט BeSHT–faith encompasses all ר' יוחנןincluded Parnassa with the key to rain; all the soul powers of a man from G-d and man’s actions have no value יפתח ה' לך לט Alter Rebbe–every soul power – מערבאseparate key directly in the Hand of G-d; יב,כח uniquely perceives G-d since G-d commanded, man’s action have value Parsha Ki Savo – Chai Elul Time Mitzvah of הודאה First Fruits Began Thankfulness Type of Service ח"י אלול Immediate upon entering Upon waking Pure faith בעל שם טוב the Land מיד מודה אני Increase of faith עבודה כללית After the conquest and At the conclusion of אדמו"ר הזקן division of the entire Land one’s prayers Intellectual contemplation Chabad – primacy of 14 years after entering אך צדיקים יודו לשמך intellect עבודת פרטית
Final Verse of the Admonition (28:68)
והתמכרתם שם לאיביך “There”, in the realms of the forbidden, a Baal Teshuvah will There, you will offer “offer oneself for sale” spiritually elevate, “your enemies” yourselves for sale the forbidden interactions from prior to Teshuvah Being a master of self control, the Baal Teshuvah is compared to לעבדים ולשפחות a slave who does not find the tasks easy, but does them As slaves and handmaidens nonetheless with utmost dedication ואין קונה “because they will decree death upon you” the Baal Teshuvah But there will be no buyer manages to “kill” the obsession with pleasures of the world,
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