Parshas Shemini

The maamarim 2

1. 1 לויתן זה יצרת לשחק בו “This Leviathan You Formed to Play With” There are two kinds of tzaddikim: hidden ones, the Leviathan, whose calm, wholly spiritual service reaches G‑dliness itself in a single flight, and revealed ones, the wild ox, whose fervent service through physical mitzvos and festival joy draws divine light into this world. The “hunt” between them in the Time to Come is a mutual elevation, for both are good and each is superior in its own way. Maamar 1.2 paragraphs~35 min109 sourcesEnglish
2. 2 ביאור על לויתן זה כו׳ הנ״ל An Explanation of “This Leviathan” The hidden tzaddikim, the Leviathan and the fish of the sea, are higher in the order of descent, but the servants who bear the yoke of the practical mitzvos, the wild ox, draw a strength rooted higher still, in Keser. So each raises the other, and in the Time to Come the servant’s level will be revealed as surpassing. Maamar 2.Biur16 paragraphs~55 min138 sourcesEnglish

The Rebbe’s maamarim on this parsha 2

The Rebbe built 2 of his maamarim (5725–5747) on the Alter Rebbe’s maamarim of this parsha. Each maamar’s page summarizes them, with what the Rebbe adds; or see them all together.

• Maamar 1לויתן זה יצרת לשחק בו2 maamarim · 5725–5747

Learn it in seven days Sunday to Shabbos

The Rebbe asked that all the maamarim of the week’s parsha be learned in that week, spread over its seven days. Here is the parsha in seven portions of about equal length.

1. SUNReview~0 min
2. MONMaamar 1, ¶1~26 min
3. TUEMaamar 1 ¶2 – maamar 2 ¶1~9 min
4. WEDMaamar 2, ¶2–3~20 min
5. THUMaamar 2, ¶4~7 min
6. FRIMaamar 2, ¶5–13~16 min
7. SHABMaamar 2, ¶14–16~10 min