English translation — שיחת יום ועש״ק ערב פסח ח׳תגש״א - לאחרי תפלת מנחה -

The additional virtue of the Passover holiday in the fixation of this year

(in addition to the fixation of Passover on the 15th of Nissan)

— which falls on the day of Shabbat*.

And

(The determination of Pesach on the Sabbath itself adds a special elevation from the blessing of 'Shabbat HaGadol' before it - it is known¹ that from the day of Shabbat,

all the days are blessed,

all six days of the week until Shabbat,

and including it,

that even the day of Shabbat is blessed from the previous Shabbat³,

and even more than the other days of the week,

because of the common aspect that both are days of Shabbat.

And if on every Shabbos a blessing is drawn down to the praise that follows it,

on "Shabbos HaGadol" certainly a great blessing is drawn down to the Shabbos that follows it, on which the festival of Pesach occurs.

And an additional elevation in the determination of this year — that the festival of Pesach is in the portion of Shmini.

And we must explain the content and also the connection and relevance of the advantages in the festival of Pesach in this year

(its occurrence on the day of Shabbos,

the special blessing from Shabbos

HaGadol,

and the portion of Shmini / including and especially concerning Erev Pesach,

that in addition to it being Erev

(Yom Tov,

and specifically on the Festivals,

the first of the Festivals"³)

Pesach,

it is additionally in this year that it is also Erev Shabbos,

and Erev Shabbos receives blessing from "the Great Shabbos",

and in Parshas Shemini⁷,

As follows.

Passover that falls on Shabbat:

Shabbat

(the seventh day of the creation of the world)

-is connected and indicates the perfection of the world,

as our Sages, of blessed memory, said•,

What was the world lacking? Rest,

Brought the Shabbos, brought rest",

That is,

That after the completion of the creation of the world in the six days of Bereishis, the world lacked rest,

And on Shabbos was completed

(the lack in the world — perfection)

the world.

And Pesach

(in which they were redeemed from Mitzrayim)

- connected and indicates the level of G‑dlyness that is above the world,

for,

even the perfection of the world is still in the category of "Mitzrayim" from the word narrowness and limitation,

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And the true perfection is in the redemption from the narrowness and limitation of

(perfection of the world,

in a manner of skipping

(Pesach, named for the skipping and leaping")

Above the frameworks of the world.

And in the fixed nature of this year, that the holiday of Passover falls on Shabbat, the two levels are connected

(Pesach and Shabbat)

Also together" - that the level that is above the world

(Pesach)

is drawn down and penetrates also within the frameworks of the world

(Shabbat)

.

In a different style: Not only are Israel redeemed and leave Egypt,

That is,

That they elevate to a level above the world,

But more than that,

That they elevate the world itself to a level above the boundaries of the world.

Shabbos

(on which Pesach falls)

It begins from "Shabbos HaGadol":

The concept of "Shabbos HaGadol"

("Gadlus" in the matter of "Shabbos")

- that in addition to the perfection of the world

(the concept of Shabbos)

is drawn and becomes in it "Gadlus" that is above the world,

that is,

that the world itself is elevated to a level above the world,

As emphasized in the great miracle of "to smite the Egyptians with their firstborn"

(for this reason it is called "Shabbos HaGadol" / that the miracle is not in a manner of changing nature

(above nature / but in a manner that pene-

trates into nature itself to change and transform it

("to smite the Egyptians with their firstborn")

.

And it can be said,

that the content of the blessing that is drawn from "Shabbos HaGadol" to the holiday of Passover, every year,

It,

that also the level above the world

(Pesach)

will be drawn down and revealed within the boundaries of the world,

in the manner and similar to the "great miracle" of "the Great Shabbos"; and this matter is emphasized particularly in Pesach that falls on Shabbos - that the blessing that the festival of Pesach receives from "the Great Shabbos" is openly evident in the establishment of the festival of Pesach on the day of Shabbos,

in which the connection of the level above the world with the world is emphasized.

Parshas Shemay:

"Shemini" - indicates a level above the world,

because,

the existence of the world

(also the perfection of the world)

is connected with the number seven,

the seven days of creation, which are the seven days of the cycle,

and the number eight is connected with a level above the world",

and alludes to matters of the Redemption" - redemption from the measurement and limitation of the boundaries of the world.

Yom and Erev Shabbos Kodesh,

Erev Pesach

[And to note,

that the quality of “Shmini” is emphasized also in the festival of Pesach

(in addition to the fact that in both the leap above the world is emphasized)

- that the Eighth of Pesach

(“Nacharal”)

is particularly relevant

(more than the other days of Passover)

to the future redemption that will come through our righteous Moshiach,

that on the last day we read the haftarah of the prophecy of redemption,

And a shoot will emerge from the stem of Yishai, etc.'*

and we eat the "Moshiach meal",

as is known and famous, the accepted custom from the Baal Shem Tov"]

.

And "Shmini" is also from the term "shoneh zenunim",

that-,

permeates all of it”

(as per the ruling in Shulchan Aruch)”

-

the Mashiach that is appointed⁵

(and see this, and it was on the day of the sixth that is the previous note.

toward Tazria M,

and more)

.

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,

Hayom Yom⁶ 22 Nissan.

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that in this is hinted that the elevation of,

Shemini\" that is above the world is also like a layer of fat that permeates all of it,

That is,

that is drawn and penetrates the boundaries of the world.

And a further advantage in the establishment of this year that they call \"And it was on the eighth day\" eight times,

so that then there is added a greater emphasis in the two matters of \"Shemini\" – both in the aspect of the G-dly level of–

That is,

that the service of man in all the details of the matters in all four parts of the Shulchan Aruch is permeated with humility,

that Shamaz•

(,

Shmini⁷)

in the Torah,

the inner dimensions of the Torah.

(And more specifically - that in addition to the drawing down and activity of the 'Shemad

(,

Da'ah et Ha⁸ -,

Yoreh De'ah⁹)

In Orach Chaim¹⁰ of B.G.-Y.,

There is the humble one of,

Even HaEzer¹¹,

That,

The Holy One, blessed be He, strengthens him and gives him power and strength to cause the continuation and effect of the oil also in the laws of monetary matters in Choshen Mishpat,

matters of the world)

.

And through the completeness of the work in the continuation and revelation of the oil in all four sections of the Shulchan Aruch, in all details of the matters in the service of man <also in matters of the world,

Monetary laws in Choshen Mishpat/ also bring about the drawing down and revelation in the world itself,

in all four corners of the earth,

And through this is brought about the redemption of Bnei Yisroel - who come from all four corners of the earth to our holy land,

to Yerushalayim, the holy city, and to the third Beis HaMikdash,

and we see the,

Choshen Mishpat• in which the garments of the Kohen Gadol are placed.

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elevation from the world,

Since the concept of "Shmini" is repeated and doubled in elevation after elevation eight times,

and they are in the extension and revelation within the bounds of the world

("shamen that permeates throughout it"/ since the concept of "Shmini" itself is in the manner of "shuman",

as is known²² the saying "Shmini Shmona Shmina"

(for when one recites "Shmini" eight times then the entire year is fat)

.

And the explanation of the concept of the connection of the level of Divinity that is above the world with the world

(The common denominator and the shared point in the details of the aforementioned matters in the determination of this year)

- In the service of man:

It is known that the service of man is divided into two general categories:

(a)

The service of the righteous — orderly service

("continual [offerings] in their order")

As the order was established in the creation of man in the manner of "whom G-d made man upright,"

(b)

The service of baalei teshuvah - in a manner of addition

("adding as per their law")

and skipping

("to skip over a bull"²⁷)

Regarding the order of creation,

that through this one comes to a level above the limits of creation,

as our Rabbis said: "In the place where baalei teshuvah stand, completely righteous individuals cannot stand."•²,

and beyond that, that "they cannot stand there."

And among the differences between them in the seasons of the year - Shabbat and Pesach: Shabbat

(perfection of the world)

pertains

(primarily)

to the service of the tzaddikim,

and Pesach

(leap above the world)

pertains

(In the essentials²)

For the service of baalei teshuvah²² in a skipping manner,

As it is written²² "The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, skipping upon the mountains, jumping upon the hills,"

Skipping and jumping above the order of hishtalshelus²⁴,

In the manner and example of the skipping in the service of teshuvah²².

Day and the holy Shabbat,

Erev Masach

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And from this it is understood that in the fixation of this year, Passover falls on Shabbat

[indicating that the leap which is above the world continues and penetrates the boundaries of the world

(T.L. sec. 62)

,

And it is emphasized also in the other details of the fixation of this year,

both in connection with Shabbat HaGadol,

and in the portion of Shemini

(as above, secs. 3-4)

]

—Emphasized is the connection between the service of the righteous and the service of the penitents together.

And the matter is such - that in addition to the elevation and perfection of the service of the righteous,

"And they all stood as righteous,"

perfection that comes from the boundaries of creation,

is added in the service also the perfection of the service of repentance that is above the boundaries of creation,

as emphasized in the true and complete redemption through

which is a miraculous conduct above nature

(Psh"ab month of Tishrei whose essence is natural conduct / except that the leap is made from the revelation of pla'pe'la

(.

He revealed Himself to them, the King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He, and redeemed them")

••,

namely,

that the revelation from above in a manner of a leap effects a leap in man's service•••

(,

The Holy One, blessed be He, leaps.

.

(and his ketubah Moe)

And you shall do all his works for the sake of Heaven in a skipping and jumping manner)

.

And His very Essence.

Our righteous Moshiach who "came" to bring back the righteous in repentance"".

And it can be said,

That this matter is also hinted at in the special service of Erev Pesach:

The special service on Erev Pesach is the offering of the Paschal sacrifice after midday and after the slaughtering of the daily afternoon offering,

And similarly in this time,

By reciting the "Order of the Paschal Sacrifice" after the Minchah prayer which corresponds to the daily afternoon offering,

As it is written, "and we will render [for] bulls [the offering of] our lips,"

And therefore, "a person who is G‑d‑fearing and trembles at the word of G‑d should read it at its time so that it should be considered as if he offered it""⁴.

And in the "Order of the Paschal Sacrifice" there is a perplexing matter*⁴ — that its conclusion and seal is with a matter that is

(seemingly)

The hyper-perfection of the Passover offering: "If the Passover [offering] is found trefah, it does not count for him until he brings another!"

And it can be said,

that the inner content of the 'Order of the Passover offering' is hinted at in its conclusion and seal

("all follows after the seal'")

that 'if the Passover [offering] is found

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trefah, it does not count for him until he brings another" - for the better:

"Passover offering",

,

The offering is called Pesach (Passover) after the skipping and leaping.

.

"All its services are done by way of skipping and jumping" - indicates the closeness to Hashem,

(Korban from the word kiruv (closeness),

the totality of the service)

in a manner of skipping and jumping.

And the "Order of the Pesach Offering" - that the skipping and jumping

(It is not a one-time matter,

but)

it becomes a fixed order in his service,

that is,

that the constant service is in a manner of skipping and leaping from one elevation to another.

And the conclusion and seal

(completion and perfection and the order of everything)

of the "Order of the Paschal Offering":.

And if the Paschal lamb is found to be treif, he does not fulfill his obligation until he brings another" - that even when his service is in a manner of skipping and jumping,

he arrives at the conclusion that.

he does not fulfill his obligation",

that is,

that in relation to his true standing and situation

(.

his obligation")

this is not considered an elevation

(skipping and jumping)

Regarding the regular order of service,

.

Until it brings another—drawing close to Hashem through skipping and jumping

(Pesach sacrifice)

in a completely different manner,

.

"another" for superiority,

which is utterly incomparable with his previous service,

a leap and jump even relative to the leap and jump of the Paschal offering itself.

Accordingly, it is understood that in the "Order of the Paschal Offering" the concept of "to bring the righteous to repentance" is emphasized – that even after the completion of the service in the usual manner

(the service of the righteous)

,

including even after there has been established in the service of the righteous a regular order of leap and jump,

a higher perfection is required and consequently achieved through a leap and jump that is utterly incomparable.

And one may add,

that in the offering of the Pesach on Erev Shabbos

(as in the fixing of this year)

it is more emphasized that the skip and leap which is above the world

(Pesach)

is drawn and penetrates into the boundaries of the world

(Erev Shabbos,

the perfection of the world)

.

And moreover, and it is the main point—the totality of the gift of the holiday of Passover

(that begins with the offering of the Passover sacrifice)

does not remain in the world of thought or in the world of speech which is above the world of action,

but rather extends and penetrates into the boundaries of the physical world of action—in actual deed,

through this that immediately and literally, the true and complete redemption takes place by our righteous Moshiach,

that then they offer the Passover sacrifice in actual deed in its literal sense.

And this gift is emphasized at the conclusion and seal of the recitation.

Order of the Paschal Lamb" - that also after the elevation of.

And we will render the words of our lips as bulls",

.

that its reading should rise in place of its offering",

Thus,

according to the measure of the elevation and completeness of the offering of the Paschal Lamb in actual deed, this is as [the statement] that "the Paschal Lamb

(through the recitation of the Order of the Paschal Lamb)

if it is found to be a tereifah, it does not count for him until he brings another" - another Paschal Lamb which is not at all comparable - the offering of the Paschal Lamb in actual deed.

And one could say,

that.

brings "other" also alludes to the service through which one arrives at the actual offering of the Pesach in the true and complete redemption - the service of teshuvah

(which brings the redemp- tion")

whose essence is to transform,

"other"

(to idol worship)

to-

SS and Asi'ak,

Sereg Pesach

,

one"

(holiness/transforming Reish into Dalet,

thereby instead of connecting the two corners of the keren

(the upper line with the right line)

they add the point of unity,

which alludes to the point of Judaism in every single Jew.

And furthermore, the main point—that they are not satisfied with the two legs of the letter dalet

(d,

"one"/ which allude to thought and speech,

meaning,

as the Passover is in thought and speech above the world of action,

but rather,

the action is the main thing"⁴,

The offering of the Paschal lamb as an actual deed.

And this matter⁴ is accomplished by adding a third line that is separated from the two corners,

(Through which a Dalet becomes a Hei⁴/ which hints at the action that is a separation from speech and thought,

To indicate the distance of value relative to speech and thought - the distance of the value and separation for the better,

(For the ultimate purpose of thought and speech is for the action which is the essence/ as hinted in the verse,

I created it, I formed it, indeed I made it,

The three worlds of Beriah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah corresponding to thought, speech, and action,

That the separation of,

Even

(I made him)

adds and increases in a superior level that is incomparable - as hinted also in the letter Hei*

(which is made by adding the third line/ fifth level*" ,

,

fifth to Pharaoh""",

,

that were broken and revealed from it all

Gas,

B

(And according to Rayatz - the expiration comes from * the arousal from above,

as above, the note of the Gaon [in] note 435

Nahorin""" ,

that is drawn and revealed and penetrates in this world that was created with the letter Hei⁴" - Hei d,

Yud-Hei" that is in the Name Havayah,

and until the letter Hei as a candle that is by itself - the fifth aspect

(Hashem / above the four unities, the name Havayah.

And its meaning in the service of man - that the order of service is that there should be an interruption between thought and speech and actual deed,

in order to return and contemplate the actual deed before doing it, to do the actual deed with utmost perfection and with addition relative to thought and speech,

And so too in the conduct of

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HaKadosh Baruch Hu

(as it were)

- that even after thought and speech regarding the redemption,

He again contemplates the world in order that the redemption in actual deed will be with utmost perfection and with addition*.

And particularly through the increase in charity now

(In addition to the effort in giving charity during the thirty days before Passover⁷*)

- "Great is charity that brings the redemption near"•/ that immediately and directly comes the true and complete redemption through our righteous Mashiach in actual deed,

below ten handbreadths,

as it is written, "And you shall be gathered one by one, O children of Israel,"

"With our young and our old etc., with our sons and our daughters,"

and "Their silver and their gold*• with them,"

And they come "with the clouds of heaven" to our holy land,

to Jerusalem, the holy city,

and to the Third Holy Temple,

"The Sanctuary of Adon-ai, Your hands have established••,"

"And we will eat⁵• there from the sacrifices and from the Passover offerings.""

[The Rebbe, shlita, gave each one, shiye, a dollar bill,

in order to give it

(or exchange for it)

to charity.

And afterwards said:]

We will conclude as written - blessing of a warm, kosher and happy holiday,

including also its vitality, "first of the pilgrimage festivals"*,

which alludes to the elevation of the foot to the Holy Temple, the third,

"The Sanctuary, Ad-n-ai, Your hands established."

And from strength to strength - to thank all those who offered their wishes and their blessings.

(Karkach from the language of Hamshach••)

Chatuvot,

And already my words are said - all your merchandise is clarified•\

And in the blessing of the Holy One, blessed be He, that you add more on the main point*\".

And as for this - here is the place to also receive the letters of difficulties Karkach,

Pidyones etc.,

That they gave them etc. over the concealment of the Holy One, my master and father, the Rebbe, the Nasi of our generation.

And may they live, good tidings always all wheat,

And begins in the manner that time caused - conclusion of the wisdom for Passover,

Including and especially the recitation of "Order of the Passover Offering",

And from the Passover offerings that Elijah the prophet sacrificed,

That "they said about him that he sacrifices the daily offerings in the Holy Temple, even though it is destroyed, since it stands in its holiness."

(Ten Discourses, Discourse "Em Kol Chai", Part 3, page 263)

.

With and more and main point,

Erev Pesach

And as above, concerning the matters of the nullification itself,

the recitation of the Haggadah,

and as the law of Chashelach Decharis'i.

.

Matzah, Katz, and Maror -

Like the third Kichamik which will be on the morrow in our days,

Teichen)

and actual separation.

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