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Chassidus that speaks your Language!Enjoy a weekly Shiur on a Maamar of Chassidus, with a focus on clarity and practical application. Some will be one-week Maamarim, while others will continue over three or four weeks, but each Shiur will contain in it a clear, complete, and concrete lesson, culling from the truth of Chassidus and carrying into our modern-day lives. Invigorate your week with a fresh infusion of Chassidus energy!
Rabbi Shmuel Wagner hosts Chassidus Explained, a religion show with 130 episodes published.
Continuing along the theme of ירידת הנשמה למטה, the רבי uses the rule of "כל הגבוה ביותר יורד למטה יותר" - whatever has a higher source falls lower - to demonstrate how a נסיון requires the most strength from the person
Contrasting בירורים (even by מצות לא תעשה) with נסיונות, the רבי explains how נסיונות are not a true existence - as by the 'river' in the story of the עקידה - and that is how a איד passes tests - by remembering that they
The רבי finishes the מאמר's opening part by showing how אברהם's עבודה of מסירות נפש came from his יחידה. This opens up the מאמר's discussion of the difference between the עבודה of בירורים and that of נסיונות: While בירור
This שיעור begins with a lengthy introduction to the מאמר's history, specifically connecting it with the miracle of the Entebbe raid that happened the week that this מאמר was said. (We also delve into the history of how
Continuing to explain the theme of rain vs. dew in תורה, the רבי explains how rain is a reference to נגלה, while dew refers to פנימיות התורה. While the main גילוי of טל תורה is only when משיח comes (connected to the dew
In this מאמר of שבועות, the רבי explains the concept of the "dew" of תורה that was used to revive the אידן by מתן תורה, and, based on the fundamental teaching of the בעל שם טוב, we experience anew on שבועות every year. I
Finishing the מאמר, the רבי explains the connection between ל"ג בעומר and "עד הגל הזה": The whole point of the barriers of סדר השתלשלות is for the איד through his עבודה (through the גילוי of פנימיות התורה beginning on ל"
The רבי continues to show the theme of the מאמר - the "עליונים" being expressed from the "תחתונים" - within the כונות of מצות, as well as in Davening: No matter how high the כונת המצוה is in חסידות and קבלה, the ultimate
The point of מתן תורה - and, by extension, the point of ל"ג בעומר - was not the גילוי מלמעלה as much as that the גילוי should be מלמטה ("getting down to the bottom of it"). Thus, the רבי explains the דיוק in the פסוק of
Beginning this ל"ג בעומר מאמר, the רבי quotes a מאמר from the רבי מהר"ש that explains the connection of ל"ג בעומר - the day celebrating רשב"י's revelation of פנימיות התורה - to this פסוק of גל עיני. We also bring from th
To better understand the wisdom of the one who chooses the King, the רבי analyzes a משל from the אלטער רבי about the various levels of people (and dogs) who benefit from the king's feast. What emerges from the רבי's דיוק
Continuing with the 3rd step of explaining the wisdom of the אידן in their choosing קדושה over קליפה, the רבי explains how it is not about making a choice for a better return, it is rather about purely choosing the King!
In this part of the מאמר, the רבי continues with the 2nd step of explaining the wisdom of the אידן in their choosing קדושה over קליפה: Choosing קדושה requires real sacrifice in commitment, ביטול, and sufficing with limit
What is the fundamental difference between עבודה זרה and, להבדיל, belief in Hashem? In this part of the מאמר, the רבי breaks it down by delving into the nuanced differences of שיתוף and עבודה זרה, thus uncovering the cor
Beginning this landmark מאמר, the רבי seeks to understand the nature of us choosing Hashem and Hashem choosing us. The מדרש says that choosing the king over the ministers is wise, because only the king lasts forever. Wha
Finishing the מאמר, the רבי explains why we refer to the יום טוב's miracle as "פורים": When the truest בחירה of עצמות comes through the גורל, then Hashem's ultimate choice in the אידן is expressed even in סדר השתלשלות, a
If אחשורוש is already a level above השתלשלות - where the גזירה can take effect - why did המן need the גורל? The רבי explains that while in the "אחשורוש" plane of above השתלשלות there are no differences of levels, there a
If גורל is such a high level, what was המן thinking to use it against the אידן ח"ו?! The answer is, specifically from such a high level of סובב did המן think that his plot can take effect. Because within השתלשלות, even ה
In this historically famous מאמר (in connection with Stalin ימח שמו's death - see videos below), the רבי begins by explaining the power of a גורל: Not only is a גורל higher than שכל, it is higher than - and controls - רצ
View the PDF of the מאמר booklet here. Finishing the מאמר, the רבי explains the experience of מקיף הרחוק - through משלים and the stories of תורה. Specifically through the 'low' level stories of תורה and the 'simp
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Chassidus Explained is hosted by Rabbi Shmuel Wagner. The show is categorised under religion (spirituality) and has published 130 episodes.
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