Eliyahu Touger

The first letters of the words of the verse,Shir HaShirim 6:3 “I am my Beloved’s and my Beloved is mine,” form an acronym for the name Elul.Avudraham, The Order of the Prayers of Rosh HaShanah, ch. 1; Pri Etz Chayim, Shaar 24 (Shaar Rosh HaShanah,) ch. 1;...

Awed by Impending Judgment “In the month of Elul, even the fish in the sea quake in fear.” This characteristic Jewish adage describes the traditional approach to Divine service during this month. Nor is this merely man’s natural emotional response; it is ...

In this section, the maamar returns to the verse cited at the outset, explaining that on the basis of the concepts explained above, we can understandWith regard to the explanations that follow, see the maamar entitled Tziyon BeMishpat in Likkutei Torah, s...

On the basis of the above concepts, it is possible to explain the meaning of the verse from Eichah:Eichah 5:1. “Remember, O G-d, what has befallen us.” The Tzemach Tzedek explainsOr HaTorah, Nach, Vol. 2, p. 1086, commenting on the verse cited. that מה (“...

This maamar was delivered on the 4th of Menachem-Av, the day preceding the yahrzeit of the Arizal. In commemoration of that date, the Rebbe introduces a teaching of the Arizal, stating that the concepts explained in the previous section can be connected w...

This section further develops the concepts explained in the previous sections, connecting them to a verse from Eichah and to the concept of exile. Based on the above, it is possible to explain the connection between exile and forgetting, as reflected in t...

In sec. 1, the Rebbe quotes the Alter Rebbe’s statement in Likkutei Torah that when one does not view the Torah and its mitzvos as continuously new, “his bitterness and joy stem from matters of this world, and then the spark of G-d within him is in exile ...

It is possible to add a further point: The concept that the union of G-d’s light that is sovev kol almin with His light that is memale kol almin is what enables the Torah and its mitzvos to be perceived as new every day applies, not only – as explained in...

The previous section explained that the capacity to view the Torah and its mitzvos as new every day is possible only through the revelation of G-d’s light that is sovev kol almin. Sec. 1, however, stated that to attain this outlook it is necessary to cont...

The idea that the possibility of viewing the Torah and its mitzvos as new and not merely as an “old edict” can only result from contemplating the implications of the phrase “that I command you today,” i.e., a connection with G-d’s Essence, can be understo...