In this shiur, delivered at the final Eilecha Hachana L'Shabbos before our upcoming departure from London, we reviewed 5 central themes that sit at the core of everything we have learned together as a chabura over the years. This is a "state of the union" of sorts, an attempt to articulate a parting message that cuts to the core of what Eilecha was all about and what we need to do in order to bring the Geulah ever-closer.

This class is sponsored anonymously

לרְפוּאָה שְלֵמָה מְנַחֵם מֶנְדֶל בֶּן דְבוֹרָה - a 5yr old who has recently been diagnosed with leukaemia, and to fulfil my Neder of donating Tzedoka for the further publication of Seforim that strengthen Emunah

Also by Avi Rovinsky L'ilui nishmas his mother's 1st yahrtzeit next week, כ"ב סיון - Selina Rovinsky: Esther Bas Fivel Moshe HaLevi.

Also by David Krup לע"נ חנה ליאורה בת שלמה משה דניאל

Also sponsored in the zechus of אהרן בן יוכבד - פרנסה בנקל

And בתי׳ בלימא בת יהודית רבקה - ‏רפואה שלמה physically and emotionally

Also sponsored by Zev Klein l'ilui nishmas his parents:

רבקה בריינדל בת צבי שמחה & יעקב בן ישעיהו

And also for shidduchim for: Yehudis Adina bas Elisheva Rochel, Dovid ben Fayga Kayla, Yonatan Shimon ben Hadassah Ronit, Netanel ben Meechal Mahnaz, Noach Avraham Ben Sarah Raizel, זאב בן רבקה בניינדל and all of Yisrael.

And annonymously L’ilui Nishmas Esther Bat Blanca Z”L, like her namesake Exemplar of True Royalty

Also sponsored annonymously לזכות חיים בן פערל and his Wife פעסיל בת בלומא פערל and the kids to be זוכה להמשיך קדשת ארץ ישראל

Also dedicated as a zechus for a refuah sheleimah for Chaim Yehoshua ben Chaya Miriam

Themes: Background about the lesson, the Zohar's riddle, mainstream interpretation, Moshe rabbein and the Anan-Be'er-Mann, Moshe and the Avos, Moshe battling Amalek, the meaning of "tikkun habris" - mending our perspective on Hashem comes first!, the doubled over energy of Yesod, an activated Daas unlocks livelihood, Torah of "chessed", appeal for chevra to fill out the form sent a few days ago (link below!), yiras Shomayim alongside our learning, knowing ow to present Torah in a way that empowers and doesn't belittle.

This class is sponsored anonymously

לרְפוּאָה שְלֵמָה מְנַחֵם מֶנְדֶל בֶּן דְבוֹרָה - a 5yr old who has recently been diagnosed with leukaemia, and to fulfil my Neder of donating Tzedoka for the further publication of Seforim that strengthen Emunah

Also by David Krup לע"נ חנה ליאורה בת שלמה משה דניאל

Also sponsored in the zechus of אהרן בן יוכבד - פרנסה בנקל

And בתי׳ בלימא בת יהודית רבקה - ‏רפואה שלמה physically and emotionally

Also sponsored by Zev Klein l'ilui nishmas his parents:

רבקה בריינדל בת צבי שמחה & יעקב בן ישעיהו

And also for shidduchim for: Yehudis Adina bas Elisheva Rochel, Dovid ben Fayga Kayla, Yonatan Shimon ben Hadassah Ronit, Netanel ben Meechal Mahnaz, Noach Avraham Ben Sarah Raizel, זאב בן רבקה בניינדל and all of Yisrael.

And annonymously L’ilui Nishmas Esther Bat Blanca Z”L, like her namesake Exemplar of True Royalty

Also sponsored annonymously לזכות חיים בן פערל and his Wife פעסיל בת בלומא פערל and the kids to be זוכה להמשיך קדשת ארץ ישראל

Also dedicated as a zechus for a refuah sheleimah for Chaim Yehoshua ben Chaya Miriam

Themes: Review, Rebbe Nachman erased some of the words, the three seforim, everything was with precise calculation and intention, our primary healing comes from hope, the tzaddikim really believed in us, the healing power of plants, mixing together different plants produces unique effects, the "combination lock" of healing, the tzaddikim know just what to say and to whom, Torah SheBaal Peh is an experience of combining, Tzaddikim can sometimes act in ways that seem contrary to the Torah, "our best thinking got us here".

This class is sponsored anonymously

לרְפוּאָה שְלֵמָה מְנַחֵם מֶנְדֶל בֶּן דְבוֹרָה - a 5yr old who has recently been diagnosed with leukaemia, and to fulfil my Neder of donating Tzedoka for the further publication of Seforim that strengthen Emunah

Also by David Krup לע"נ חנה ליאורה בת שלמה משה דניאל

Also sponsored in the zechus of אהרן בן יוכבד - פרנסה בנקל

And בתי׳ בלימא בת יהודית רבקה - ‏רפואה שלמה physically and emotionally

Also sponsored by Zev Klein l'ilui nishmas his parents:

רבקה בריינדל בת צבי שמחה & יעקב בן ישעיהו

And also for shidduchim for: Yehudis Adina bas Elisheva Rochel, Dovid ben Fayga Kayla, Yonatan Shimon ben Hadassah Ronit, Netanel ben Meechal Mahnaz, Noach Avraham Ben Sarah Raizel, זאב בן רבקה בניינדל and all of Yisrael.

And annonymously L’ilui Nishmas Esther Bat Blanca Z”L, like her namesake Exemplar of True Royalty

Also sponsored annonymously לזכות חיים בן פערל and his Wife פעסיל בת בלומא פערל and the kids to be זוכה להמשיך קדשת ארץ ישראל

Also dedicated as a zechus for a refuah sheleimah for Chaim Yehoshua ben Chaya Miriam

Themes: Review, peace of animals - non-dialogic - and peace of humans, turning the Ches into a Heh, not being rigidly stuck in our views, not "co-existence" but rather real peace!, holding onto the dream despite everything, elevating the three gates.

This class is sponsored by David Krup לע"נ חנה ליאורה בת שלמה משה דניאל

Also sponsored in the zechus of אהרן בן יוכבד - פרנסה בנקל

And בתי׳ בלימא בת יהודית רבקה - ‏רפואה שלמה physically and emotionally

Also sponsored by Zev Klein l'ilui nishmas his parents:

רבקה בריינדל בת צבי שמחה & יעקב בן ישעיהו

And also for shidduchim for: Yehudis Adina bas Elisheva Rochel, Dovid ben Fayga Kayla, Yonatan Shimon ben Hadassah Ronit, Netanel ben Meechal Mahnaz, Noach Avraham Ben Sarah Raizel, זאב בן רבקה בניינדל and all of Yisrael.

And annonymously L’ilui Nishmas Esther Bat Blanca Z”L, like her namesake Exemplar of True Royalty

Also sponsored annonymously לזכות חיים בן פערל and his Wife פעסיל בת בלומא פערל and the kids to be זוכה להמשיך קדשת ארץ ישראל

Also dedicated as a zechus for a refuah sheleimah for Chaim Yehoshua ben Chaya Miriam

Themes: Review, who is a true "ben chorin"?, the concept of "koach hagevul b'bilti gevul", the ultimate extent of Hashem's Infinity is - here, the greatest act of freedom, connecting os aleph with os beis, our choosing to enter into the "marrriage" with Hashem, fasting - with tzeddakah, Shabbos - with tzeddakah, the difference between the two, shalom "with speech", the difference between Chometz and Matzah.

This shiur is sponsored by Neil and Joanie Harris, with gratitude to Hashem, in honor of the chasuna of their son, Eli Meir to Ahuva Ulano last night. May this special couple merit to build a bayis ne'eman byisrael filled with the presence of the Shechinah!

Also sponsored by David Krup לע"נ חנה ליאורה בת שלמה משה דניאל

Also sponsored in the zechus of אהרן בן יוכבד - פרנסה בנקל

And בתי׳ בלימא בת יהודית רבקה - ‏רפואה שלמה physically and emotionally

Also sponsored by Zev Klein l'ilui nishmas his parents:

רבקה בריינדל בת צבי שמחה & יעקב בן ישעיהו

And also for shidduchim for: Yehudis Adina bas Elisheva Rochel, Dovid ben Fayga Kayla, Yonatan Shimon ben Hadassah Ronit, Netanel ben Meechal Mahnaz, Noach Avraham Ben Sarah Raizel, זאב בן רבקה בניינדל and all of Yisrael.

And annonymously L’ilui Nishmas Esther Bat Blanca Z”L, like her namesake Exemplar of True Royalty

Also sponsored annonymously לזכות חיים בן פערל and his Wife פעסיל בת בלומא פערל and the kids to be זוכה להמשיך קדשת ארץ ישראל

Also dedicated as a zechus for a refuah sheleimah for Chaim Yehoshua ben Chaya Miriam

Themes: Review, the reason fasting causes our enemies to fall, anger and Eisav, losing our Tzelem Elokim, fasting returns our wisdom by "feeding" the brain first, eating with dignity on Shabbos, Shabbos is "post-history" - nothing left to do, on account of the "forces of anger leaving" our "faces shine".

This shiur is sponsored in the zechus of אהרן בן יוכבד - פרנסה בנקל

And בתי׳ בלימא בת יהודית רבקה - ‏רפואה שלמה physically and emotionally

Also sponsored by Zev Klein l'ilui nishmas his parents:

רבקה בריינדל בת צבי שמחה & יעקב בן ישעיהו

And also for shidduchim for: Yehudis Adina bas Elisheva Rochel, Dovid ben Fayga Kayla, Yonatan Shimon ben Hadassah Ronit, Netanel ben Meechal Mahnaz, Noach Avraham Ben Sarah Raizel, זאב בן רבקה בניינדל and all of Yisrael.

And annonymously L’ilui Nishmas Esther Bat Blanca Z”L, like her namesake Exemplar of True Royalty

Also sponsored annonymously לזכות חיים בן פערל and his Wife פעסיל בת בלומא פערל and the kids to be זוכה להמשיך קדשת ארץ ישראל

Also dedicated as a zechus for a refuah sheleimah for Chaim Yehoshua ben Chaya Miriam

Themes: Review, activating the light oft he Avos - Fatherly energy, "BaKaM - Oil", pouring transcednece onto physicality, the light of Shabbos Kodesh, a taste of the gift of Torah, Shin-Bas - the 4 legs of the Merkavah, Dovid HaMelech and Torah SheBaal Peh, M'ein Olam Haba, accessing boundarilessness through boundaries, the eating of Shabbos is completely pure, eating on Shabbos in the proper way has the same effect as a fast.

This shiur is sponsored in the zechus of אהרן בן יוכבד - פרנסה בנקל

And בתי׳ בלימא בת יהודית רבקה - ‏רפואה שלמה physically and emotionally

Also sponsored by Zev Klein l'ilui nishmas his parents:

רבקה בריינדל בת צבי שמחה & יעקב בן ישעיהו

And also for shidduchim for: Yehudis Adina bas Elisheva Rochel, Dovid ben Fayga Kayla, Yonatan Shimon ben Hadassah Ronit, Netanel ben Meechal Mahnaz, Dovid ben Yael, Noach Avraham Ben Sarah Raizel, זאב בן רבקה בניינדל and all of Yisrael.

And annonymously L’ilui Nishmas Esther Bat Blanca Z”L, like her namesake Exemplar of True Royalty

Also sponsored annonymously לזכות חיים בן פערל and his Wife פעסיל בת בלומא פערל and the kids to be זוכה להמשיך קדשת ארץ ישראל

Also dedicated as a zechus for a refuah sheleimah for Chaim Yehoshua ben Chaya Miriam

Themes: Review, the way to access Emunas Chachomim - Neder, the psychology of making a Neder, choosing kedusha of our own violition, a p'gam in "peleh", "yazir atzmo", the Chachomim drew their wisdom from Kesser-Compassion, pieces of advice from afar, "mechuyavim anachnu" - we come to see the benefit of their advice by ourselves, Yaakov Avinu's Neder rectifies the hands of the angels.

This shiur is sponsored in the zechus of אהרן בן יוכבד - פרנסה בנקל

And בתי׳ בלימא בת יהודית רבקה - ‏רפואה שלמה physically and emotionally

Also sponsored by Zev Klein l'ilui nishmas his parents:

רבקה בריינדל בת צבי שמחה & יעקב בן ישעיהו

And also for shidduchim for: Yehudis Adina bas Elisheva Rochel, Dovid ben Fayga Kayla, Yonatan Shimon ben Hadassah Ronit, Netanel ben Meechal Mahnaz, Dovid ben Yael, Noach Avraham Ben Sarah Raizel, זאב בן רבקה בניינדל and all of Yisrael.

And annonymously L’ilui Nishmas Esther Bat Blanca Z”L, like her namesake Exemplar of True Royalty

Also sponsored annonymously לזכות חיים בן פערל and his Wife פעסיל בת בלומא פערל and the kids to be זוכה להמשיך קדשת ארץ ישראל

Also dedicated as a zechus for a refuah sheleimah for Chaim Yehoshua ben Chaya Miriam

Themes: Hashem's Words create angels. fractal layers of angels - from broader categories to specificity, the "hands of the Malachim", why the left hand is mashpiyah, the Torah heals, Torah SheBaal Peh and fragments of angels, the illness that has no cure, Rav Yochanan and his sick student - "give me your hand", an amazing remez in a pasuk in Iyov.

In this shiur on Rebbe Nachman's Sichos HaRan, we explore a few central teachings regarding this particular Tzaddik's essential bond with the chag of Rosh HaShana, and why he considered spending it in Uman together with the Kibbutz HaKadosh to be the greatest possible form of avodas Hashem.