Lessons In Sefer Hamaamorim

Selected discourses of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Maamarim include:

• Basi Legani 5711 "I came into my garden" - refers to the love a leader has for his people.
• Lo Sih'yeh Meshakeilah 5712 "there shall be no barren woman" - refers to the state of being devoid of the emotions of love and fear
• BeYom Ashtei-Asar Yom 5731 "on the 11th day" - 11th day of the gifts of the princes of the Twelve Tribes to the Tabernacle - the 11th prince is Asher, and the Rebbe's birthday's on 11 Nissan.
• Mayim Rabim 5738 "many waters' - waters of worldly involvement can't extinguish the divine soul
• VeAtah Tetzaveh 5741 "and thou shalt command" - about Moses to command the people to bring pure olive oil, crushed for the luminary - the luminary referring to the King, or ultimately the Messiah. Here, with crushing, the idea of humility is also discussed.