Published: December 9, 2013
Originally recorded: October 4, 2009

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Lesson Highlights

• Rav Ashlag and Sukkot
• Revealing secrets
• Holidays (chag) and circles (chuga)
• Chassadim (mercies): the intermediary between Light and Desire
• Similarity of Form
• Level of Desire, level of chassadim and the amount of Light we have
• The bigger the ego, the bigger the desire, but we need the Light
• Sharing the Light of Mercy with the entire world
• Matter is a result of the desire to recieve
• Antimatter, chassadim helps us remove the barrier between us and the Light

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Lesson Description

In this special lesson given during Sukkot, Meir discusses the special fondness Rav Ashlag had for Sukkot and explains how the energy of mercy, known as Chassadim which is available in abundance during Sukkot, supports our spiritual work and enables us to connect to the Light.

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About This Course

Kabbalist Rav Yehuda Ashlag was arguably the most profound mystic and spiritual teacher of the 20th Century. Among his many gifts was his ability to take complex concepts and decipher them in a systematic fashion, distilling them down to their very essence. His writings are so pithy that they are studied repeatedly for the deep insights they offer into human nature and the spiritual realm. Join Senior Instructor Meir Yeshurun for these lessons on Rav Ashlag's life and essential teachings.

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