Finishing the מאמר, we use the new understanding of שמחה and ביטול to explain the זהר on the פסוק of שרה's life:

The reason why שרה was able to own her life was because she was an embodiment of true שמחה as it comes from ביטול.

This is the lesson - and the empowerment! - to us all: Through ביטול, we can express our joy, we can feel our joy, and we can enjoy our joy, always connected to Hashem!

How do joy and humility work together? Well, what is humility?

Only through getting unstuck from one's own self can one experience - yes, experience! - true joy.

That was the uniqueness of שרה's life, and with that she fixed the problem of experienced joy that חוה and נח got stuck in.

In this מאמר - the רבי's fundamental מאמר on joy - we begin by introducing שרה אמנו's unique quality of being able to elevate this world without being effected by it.

Being our matriarch, her life empowers ours. In what way?

We begin exploring joy, and why it is crucial.

How could joy come with - and from - humility. Stay tuned...

In this historic מאמר, said two days after the heart attack of שמיני עצרת in 5738 (1977), the רבי explains the core power of שמחת תורה, specifically as it follows the theme of יום כיפור and all of תשרי: less of celebrating the intellectual elements of תורה learning, and more of celebrating the oneness of אידן as they supersede סדר השתלתשות.

In the beginning of the שיעור, we talk about the fascinating lesson we can take from this מאמר and that year's שמיני עצרת to help us rejoice on שמיני עצרת following the horrific attacks of שמיני עצרת תשפ"ד/October 07 2023.

In this 1-week מאמר, we learn how the רבי uncovers the depth(s) of תשובה:

Through uncovering one's inner Essence and discovering a new way of living life one reaches the very Essence of all existence.

In this special שיעור, given in Congregation Tzeirei Anash of Crown Heights, we explore the אלטער רבי's well-known משל of המלך בשדה.

Join us as we travel through the historical development of this משל, and appreciate the nuances of the אלטער רבי's words, as analyzed and revolutionized by our רבי.

Finishing the מאמר, the רבי explains the "greatness of the lower level" theme as it pertains to the תשובה of אלול vs. the תשובה of ראש השנה.

Using the idea of the core עצמות connection of the אידן with Hashem expressed in a non-מצוה, the רבי answers the original question of the מאמר how the "ודודי לי" of תשרי is really a part of the "אני לדודי" of אלול.

Completing the process of advancing from אלול and יראה תתאה to ראש השנה and יראה עילאה, we bring in the discussion of אהבה and explain its importance.

This brings us to the רבי's חידוש in this מאמר, explaining how the יראה תתאה of אלול is greater than the יראה עילאה of ראש השנה!

With this, we answer the question on the מאמר of the צמח צדק from the beginning of our מאמר.

What is the עבודה of אלול? How can one develop feelings of יראה toward Hashem?

In this שיעור, we delve into the differences of יראה תתאה and יראה עילאה, understanding how אלול prepares us for ראש השנה.

Welcome back to year #3 of the מאמרים, and it is אלול!

We explore the interesting development of the אלטער רבי's משל of המלך בשדה as it was revolutionized by the פריערדיקער רבי in 5700 (1940), thereby gaining an appreciation of the אהבה expressed during אלול.

So, what are the feelings of יראה for?