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A Dwelling in the Lower Realms81

דירה בתחתוניםGod's desire for a home specifically in this physical world.

Agunah and Testimony50

עגונה ועדות אישהFreeing a woman to remarry, and the testimony that permits it.

Ahavas Av (A Father’s Love)28

אהבת אבA father’s love for his child, even in rupture.

Ahavas Yisroel (Love of a Fellow)217

אהבת ישראלLoving every Jew as oneself, rooted in the shared Divine soul.

Aliyah LaRegel83

עלייה לרגל וקרבן חגיגהThe pilgrimage festivals and the chagigah offering.

Atzilus (The World of Emanation)25

אצילותThe highest of the four worlds, wholly unified with the Divine.

Av uVen (Father and Son)58

אב ובןThe bond, duty, and strain between father and son.

Avodah (Divine Service)463

עבודהThe work of refining oneself and the world.

Avodah Zarah290

עבודה זרהIdolatry, and separating from it in practice.

ארבעה אבות נזיקיןThe primary categories of damage, and what each one covers.

Bikkurim (First Fruits)82

ביכוריםBringing the first fruits to the Temple and the declaration over them.

Binyamin and Yehudah37

בנימין ויהודהThe tribes Binyamin and Yehudah: bond, rivalry, and shared destiny.

Birchas HaMazon and Zimun39

ברכת המזון וזימוןGrace after meals and the zimun.

Bitachon (Trust)258

בטחוןActive trust that God provides for one's needs.

Bittul (Self-Nullification)105

ביטולNullifying the ego before the Divine — the core avodah of the soul.

Blessings on Enjoyment90

ברכות הנהניןThe blessings said over food, drink and fragrance.

בור ואשThe pit and the fire: liability for a hazard one sets in motion.

Challah (The Dough Portion)74

חלהSeparating a portion of dough for the kohen.

Chilukei Melachos (Multiple Chatas on Shabbos)1

חיוב חטאות על חילול שבתWhen performing labors across multiple Shabbosos or multiple toldos of one av obligates separate sin-offerings.

Chochmah, Binah, Daas (ChaBaD)134

חכמה בינה דעתThe three intellectual faculties and the method of Chabad.

חול המועדWork permitted and forbidden on the intermediate days.

Chometz and Matzah98

חמץ ומצהRemoving chometz, and the mitzvah of matzah.

Courts and Monetary Law325

דיני ממונות ובית דיןJudges, witnesses, and how a monetary claim is decided.

דמאיProduce whose tithing is doubtful, and how it is treated.

Dinei Nefashos (Capital Law)7

דיני נפשותCapital cases: the laws and gravity of life-and-death judgment.

Emunah (Faith)396

אמונהSimple faith in God that transcends intellect.

Eruvin and Techumin132

עירובין ותחומיןCarrying between domains, eruvei chatzeros and Shabbos boundaries.

Etzem HaNeshama (Essence of the Soul)97

עצם הנשמהThe soul's deepest essence, beyond its revealed powers.

תעניותThe communal fasts and their meaning.

מועדים וימים טוביםThe Yomim Tovim and the laws and joy of the festival cycle.

Forbidden Relations142

עריותThe forbidden relationships and their consequences.

Galus and Assimilation (Exile among the Nations)218

גלות והתבוללותIsrael's endurance among the nations in exile, resisting both persecution and the seductive embrace of assimilation and foreign worship.

Gevul Hasagas HaAdam (Limits of Human Perception)68

גבול השגת האדםThe limits of human knowledge, which grasps only how things appear to the senses rather than their true essence known to their Creator.

Gifts to the Poor192

מתנות ענייםPeah, leket, shichechah and the other field gifts to the poor.

Gilui Elokus (Divine Revelation)304

גילוי אלוקותRevelations of G-dliness to man: prophecy, wonders, the still small voice.

גיטיןDivorce: writing, delivering and validating a get.

Gufim Chalukim (Divided Entities)1

גופים חלוקיםThe principle of treating separate acts or bodies as distinct entities for separate sin-offering liability.

Hashgacha Pratis (Divine Providence)702

השגחה פרטיתGod's individual providence over every detail.

Haste in Speech (Atz BeDvarav)11

אץ בדבריוThe flaw of responding hastily without listening or deliberating, and the wisdom of restraint in speech and judgment.

Hiring and Wages75

שכירות פועליםEmployer and worker: wages, conditions and obligations.

Hiskashrus (Connection to the Rebbe)317

התקשרותBinding oneself to the Rebbe and the chain of transmission.

Injury and its Payments29

חובל בחבירו וחמישה דבריםInjuring another: damage, pain, healing, lost work and shame.

כעסThe vice of anger and the failure to restrain one's temper, and the need for self-control over one's emotions.

Kabbolas Ol (Accepting the Yoke)102

קבלת עולAccepting the yoke of Heaven — service beyond feeling.

כתובהThe marriage contract and the obligations between husband and wife.

קידושיןBetrothal: how a marriage is effected and by what means.

Kilayim (Forbidden Mixtures)131

כלאיםThe forbidden mixtures of seeds, vines, animals and garments.

Kinnim (Bird Offerings)1

קיניםThe pairs of bird offerings, their assignment as olah and chatat, and the resolution of mixed-up or misassigned kinnim.

Korban Yoledes (Offering of the New Mother)2

קרבן יולדתThe offering a woman brings after childbirth: a sheep or bird as olah with a bird as chatat.

Kosel Maaravi (The Western Wall)1

כותל מערביThe Western Wall and the gates built by David, which were never destroyed because God swore they would endure.

Krias HaTorah77

קריאת התורהPublic Torah reading, who reads and what is read.

קריאת שמעThe obligation, times and manner of reciting Shema.

Lashon Hara and Rechilus (Gossip and Talebearing)15

לשון הרע ורכילותThe prohibitions of gossip and talebearing and the trait of an unrestrained tongue that harms others.

Maaser Sheini and Neta Revai165

מעשר שני ונטע רבעיThe second tithe, its redemption and eating it in Jerusalem.

Malchus Dovid (The Kingdom of David)327

מלכות דודThe reign and dynasty of David, the eternal royal house.

Malchus Shaul (The Kingdom of Shaul)47

מלכות שאולThe reign and house of Shaul, first king of Israel.

Megillas Eicha (Lamentations)4

מגילת איכהThe book of Eichah mourning the destruction of Jerusalem and the sufferings of the famine and exile.

Melech (The King)118

מלךThe king in Israel: his powers, duties, and limits.

Meridah BeMalchus (Rebellion Against the Crown)69

מרידה במלכותRebellion against the king: its course and its consequences.

Mesirus Nefesh (Self-Sacrifice)147

מסירות נפשTotal self-sacrifice for God, above reason.

Mishpat Tzedek (Righteous Judgment)110

משפט צדקJust judgment: truthful process and impartial ruling.

Mitzvos (Commandments)360

מצוותThe Divine commandments as the means of connection.

Mitzvos of the Land463

מצוות התלויות בארץThe agricultural mitzvos that apply specifically in Eretz Yisroel.

Moshiach and Geulah (Redemption)530

משיח וגאולהThe coming of Moshiach and the final redemption.

אבילותThe laws and stages of mourning.

נדרים והפרתםVows, their language, and their annulment.

Neighbours and Chazakah64

שכנים וחזקהShared property, boundaries, and possession established over time.

נזירותThe nazirite vow and its restrictions.

Ohr Ein Sof (Infinite Light)35

אור אין סוףThe unlimited Divine light that precedes all worlds.

Orlah (The First Three Years)59

ערלהThe fruit of a tree during its first three years, forbidden for benefit.

Oros and Keilim (Lights and Vessels)18

אורות וכליםThe interplay of Divine light and the vessels that hold it.

פסחThe festival of liberation: chametz, matzah and the Seder.

Pnimiyus HaTorah (The Inner Torah)257

פנימיות התורהThe soul of Torah revealed through Chassidus.

Purim and the Megillah90

פורים והמגילהThe Megillah reading and the mitzvos of Purim.

רעבThe devastation of famine and starvation, especially during the siege and destruction of Jerusalem.

Ratzo vaShov (Running and Returning)27

רצוא ושובThe soul's oscillation between yearning to ascend and returning to act.

Returning Lost Property44

השבת אבידהFinding, announcing and returning what belongs to another.

ריביתInterest: what is forbidden, and how a loan is structured without it.

Sale and Acquisition165

מקח וממכר וקנייניםHow ownership transfers, and when a sale becomes binding.

Sanctifying the Month69

קידוש החודש והעיבורWitnesses to the new moon, and the calendar.

Sanhedrin and Punishments184

סנהדרין ועונשיןThe court in capital cases, and the punishments of the Torah.

Seder Hishtalshelus (The Chain of Worlds)82

השתלשלותThe descending order of spiritual worlds from Above to here.

Sefer Amos (The Book of Amos)2

ספר עמוסThe prophecies of Amos, his rebuke of Israel's sins and warnings of punishment.

Sefer Iyov (The Book of Job)50

ספר איובThe book of Iyov, his sufferings, his debates with his companions, and the questions of divine justice and human mortality.

Shalom Bayis100

שלום ביתPeace and holiness in the Jewish home.

שקלים ומחצית השקלThe half-shekel and the funding of the Temple service.

Shemiras HaSod (Guarding a Secret)5

שמירת הסודThe importance of guarding confidential matters, since disclosure of a secret unravels even the best counsel and marks one who cannot restrain his tongue.

Shemitah (The Sabbatical Year)159

שמיטהThe seventh year, when the land rests and its produce is ownerless.

Shen and Regel18

שן ורגלDamage done by eating and by walking, and when the owner pays.

שבועותOaths, their forms and their consequences.

Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs)12

שיר השיריםThe allegorical love-dialogue between the Holy One and Kenesset Yisrael expounded through the verses of Shir HaShirim.

שופרThe shofar, its blasts and the mitzvah of hearing it.

Shofet (The Judge)17

שופטThe office of the judge in Israel: appointment, duties, integrity.

Simcha (Joy)134

שמחהJoy in serving God, and how it breaks all barriers.

Sotah and Eglah Arufah88

סוטה ועגלה ערופהThe suspected wife, and the eglah arufah.

Sukkos and the Four Species88

סוכות וארבעת המיניםDwelling in the sukkah and taking the four species.

תם ומועדThe goring ox: half damages until it is forewarned, full damages after.

Techias HaMeisim (Resurrection of the Dead)78

תחיית המתיםThe belief in the future resurrection of the dead and the fate of man after death.

Tefillah (Prayer)429

תפילהPrayer as the soul's ladder and avodah of the heart.

Terumos and Maasros (Tithes)505

תרומות ומעשרותThe priestly gifts and tithes separated from produce.

Teshuvah (Return)529

תשובהReturning to God — not only from sin but as the soul's ascent.

The Animal Soul246

נפש הבהמיתThe self-oriented soul and its refinement.

The Days of Awe87

ימים נוראיםRosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: judgment, shofar and atonement.

The Four Guardians63

ארבעה שומריםUnpaid and paid guardians, borrowers and renters, and who bears the loss.

The Laws of Shabbos318

הלכות שבתThe labors, boundaries and spirit of Shabbos observance.

The Pesach Offering176

קרבן פסחThe Pesach offering, its times, and who brings it.

The Sanctity of the Land258

קדושת ארץ ישראלThe holiness of Eretz Yisroel and the mitzvos that depend on it.

ספירותThe ten Divine attributes through which God relates to creation.

The Soul (Neshamah)282

נשמהThe Divine soul, a literal 'portion of God above'.

The Temple and its Service1382

בית המקדש ועבודתוThe Beis HaMikdash, its offerings and its service.

The Tzaddik and the Rebbe466

צדיקThe role of the righteous leader as channel of blessing.

The Yom Kippur Service100

עבודת יום הכיפוריםThe Kohen Gadol's service on Yom Kippur.

Theft and Robbery89

גזילה וגניבהStealing and robbing, and what must be returned or repaid.

Tochacha (Prophetic Rebuke)229

תוכחהThe prophets' rebuke of Israel for their sins and the warnings of consequent punishment.

Torah and Science (Torah uMada)30

תורה ומדעThe relationship between Torah and scientific claims, including flawed extrapolations about the age of the world and dating methods.

לימוד התורהLearning Torah as union with the Divine wisdom.

Tumah and Taharah1432

טומאה וטהרהRitual purity and impurity, and how they are conveyed.

Tzimtzum (Divine Contraction)31

צמצוםHow the infinite light contracts to allow a finite world to exist.

Yibum and Chalitzah174

ייבום וחליצהLevirate marriage and the chalitzah that releases it.

Yichud Hashem (Divine Unity)132

יחוד השםThe absolute oneness of God — that all is truly Him.

Yiras Shamayim (Fear of Heaven)181

יראת שמיםAwe before God, and the fear of sin that precedes wisdom.

Yissurim (Suffering and Affliction)253

ייסוריםThe experience of suffering, humiliation and reversal of fortune, and its meaning in the life of the righteous.

Yom Tov and Ochel Nefesh78

יום טוב ומלאכת אוכל נפשMelacha permitted on Yom Tov for food preparation.