In this episode we will present Rabbi Levi Yitzchak's novel kabbalistic explanation on the leshitasei of Abaye and Rava in the talmudic arguments known as 'Yaal Kegam', and suggest a possible explanation how to apply the Kabbalisitc concept in Halachic terms.

Presented in honour of the 20th of Menachem Av, the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe's father.

Deciphering the Rebbe’s footnotes on the opinions regarding canceling a decree through Tefila, before and after the gzar din, for an individual or for a community, and its ramifications regarding Moshe’s Tefila to enter Eretz Yisrael.

This series will explore the Rebbe’s novel approach to the Talmud story recorded at the end of Tractate Avodah Zarah about Shvor Malka, Rav Yehuda, Bati and the Etrog, based on the Hadran published in Likkutei Sichot, vol. 19, Devarim 5.

In this episode we will explore how every ‘minor’ detail of the story can be explained according to the Rebbe’s chiddush.

This series will explore the Rebbe’s novel approach to the Talmud story recorded at the end of Tractate Avodah Zarah about Shvor Malka, Rav Yehuda, Bati and the Etrog, based on the Hadran published in Likkutei Sichot, vol. 19, Devarim 5.

This episode will analyze a reference the Rebbe makes to the Ritva in tracates Avodah Zarah and Niddah, and will suggest a possible diyuk in the Sicha.

This series will explore the Rebbe’s novel approach to the Talmud story recorded at the end of Tractate Avodah Zarah about Shvor Malka, Rav Yehuda, Bati and the Etrog, based on the Hadran published in Likkutei Sichot, vol. 19, Devarim 5.

This episode will present a comprehensive overview of the opinions in the poskim with regards to kashering a knife. Based on footnotes 13-14, this episode serves as a fundamental introduction to the hadran.

This series will explore the Rebbe’s novel approach to the Talmud story recorded at the end of Tractate Avodah Zarah about Shvor Malka, Rav Yehuda, Bati and the Etrog, based on the Hadran published in Likkutei Sichot, vol. 19, Devarim 5. 

In this episode we will decipher the Rogatchover's approach on the mechanism of Rabbinical enactments, and how the Rebbe applies this concept further on the machloket in the poskim with regards to bishul akum.

Is the war against Midian for the purpose of nekama, conquering Midian, or a combination of the two?

The Rebbe and the Rogatchover on the definition of the Midian war, and its ramifications with regards to the war strategy, the participation of the tribe of Levi, and the distribution of the spoils of war.

The Rebbe and the Rogatchover on the definition of Nesiut and Malchut with regards to Moshe, Yehoshua and Moshiach, and its ramification on whether they require to be anointed, as any other king, or not.

The Rebbe and the Rogatchover on the status of the nations of the world in Halacha and Chassidut, and its ramifications in their purpose of creation, the status of their shechita, are they under “hashgacha pratit”, and their status in the era of Moshiach.

When the Talmud compares a Jew to a Sefer Torah — is it referring to the body, the neshama, or perhaps to the Torah that he studied?

Deciphering the Rebbe’s wording and footnote on the difference between the two sugyot in tractates Moed Katan and Ketubot, and revealing the precision behind each reference.