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A Dwelling in the Lower Realms80
דירה בתחתוניםGod's desire for a home specifically in this physical world.Agunah and Testimony39
עגונה ועדות אישהFreeing a woman to remarry, and the testimony that permits it.Ahavas Yisroel (Love of a Fellow)86
אהבת ישראלLoving every Jew as oneself, rooted in the shared Divine soul.Aliyah LaRegel41
עלייה לרגל וקרבן חגיגהThe pilgrimage festivals and the chagigah offering.Atzilus (The World of Emanation)14
אצילותThe highest of the four worlds, wholly unified with the Divine.Avodah (Divine Service)246
עבודהThe work of refining oneself and the world.Bikkurim (First Fruits)52
ביכוריםBringing the first fruits to the Temple and the declaration over them.Birchas HaMazon and Zimun21
ברכת המזון וזימוןGrace after meals and the zimun.Bitachon (Trust)38
בטחוןActive trust that God provides for one's needs.Bittul (Self-Nullification)51
ביטולNullifying the ego before the Divine — the core avodah of the soul.Blessings on Enjoyment27
ברכות הנהניןThe blessings said over food, drink and fragrance.Challah (The Dough Portion)54
חלהSeparating a portion of dough for the kohen.Chochmah, Binah, Daas (ChaBaD)52
חכמה בינה דעתThe three intellectual faculties and the method of Chabad.Chol HaMoed31
חול המועדWork permitted and forbidden on the intermediate days.Chometz and Matzah46
חמץ ומצהRemoving chometz, and the mitzvah of matzah.Demai72
דמאיProduce whose tithing is doubtful, and how it is treated.Emunah (Faith)51
אמונהSimple faith in God that transcends intellect.Eruvin and Techumin119
עירובין ותחומיןCarrying between domains, eruvei chatzeros and Shabbos boundaries.Etzem HaNeshama (Essence of the Soul)65
עצם הנשמהThe soul's deepest essence, beyond its revealed powers.Fast Days45
תעניותThe communal fasts and their meaning.Festivals117
מועדים וימים טוביםThe Yomim Tovim and the laws and joy of the festival cycle.Forbidden Relations73
עריותThe forbidden relationships and their consequences.Gifts to the Poor95
מתנות ענייםPeah, leket, shichechah and the other field gifts to the poor.Gittin142
גיטיןDivorce: writing, delivering and validating a get.Hashgacha Pratis (Divine Providence)51
השגחה פרטיתGod's individual providence over every detail.Hiskashrus (Connection to the Rebbe)204
התקשרותBinding oneself to the Rebbe and the chain of transmission.Kabbolas Ol (Accepting the Yoke)42
קבלת עולAccepting the yoke of Heaven — service beyond feeling.Kesubah139
כתובהThe marriage contract and the obligations between husband and wife.Kiddushin168
קידושיןBetrothal: how a marriage is effected and by what means.Kilayim (Forbidden Mixtures)104
כלאיםThe forbidden mixtures of seeds, vines, animals and garments.Krias HaTorah24
קריאת התורהPublic Torah reading, who reads and what is read.Krias Shema26
קריאת שמעThe obligation, times and manner of reciting Shema.Maaser Sheini and Neta Revai114
מעשר שני ונטע רבעיThe second tithe, its redemption and eating it in Jerusalem.Mesirus Nefesh (Self-Sacrifice)76
מסירות נפשTotal self-sacrifice for God, above reason.Mitzvos (Commandments)145
מצוותThe Divine commandments as the means of connection.Mitzvos of the Land267
מצוות התלויות בארץThe agricultural mitzvos that apply specifically in Eretz Yisroel.Moshiach and Geulah (Redemption)73
משיח וגאולהThe coming of Moshiach and the final redemption.Mourning28
אבילותThe laws and stages of mourning.Nedarim146
נדרים והפרתםVows, their language, and their annulment.Nezirus75
נזירותThe nazirite vow and its restrictions.Ohr Ein Sof (Infinite Light)24
אור אין סוףThe unlimited Divine light that precedes all worlds.Orlah (The First Three Years)45
ערלהThe fruit of a tree during its first three years, forbidden for benefit.Oros and Keilim (Lights and Vessels)11
אורות וכליםThe interplay of Divine light and the vessels that hold it.Pesach81
פסחThe festival of liberation: chametz, matzah and the Seder.Pnimiyus HaTorah (The Inner Torah)146
פנימיות התורהThe soul of Torah revealed through Chassidus.Purim and the Megillah16
פורים והמגילהThe Megillah reading and the mitzvos of Purim.Ratzo vaShov (Running and Returning)17
רצוא ושובThe soul's oscillation between yearning to ascend and returning to act.Sanctifying the Month33
קידוש החודש והעיבורWitnesses to the new moon, and the calendar.Seder Hishtalshelus (The Chain of Worlds)31
השתלשלותThe descending order of spiritual worlds from Above to here.Shalom Bayis22
שלום ביתPeace and holiness in the Jewish home.Shekalim55
שקלים ומחצית השקלThe half-shekel and the funding of the Temple service.Shemitah (The Sabbatical Year)117
שמיטהThe seventh year, when the land rests and its produce is ownerless.Shevuos26
שבועותOaths, their forms and their consequences.Shofar17
שופרThe shofar, its blasts and the mitzvah of hearing it.Simcha (Joy)48
שמחהJoy in serving God, and how it breaks all barriers.Sotah and Eglah Arufah61
סוטה ועגלה ערופהThe suspected wife, and the eglah arufah.Sukkos and the Four Species61
סוכות וארבעת המיניםDwelling in the sukkah and taking the four species.Tefillah (Prayer)142
תפילהPrayer as the soul's ladder and avodah of the heart.Terumos and Maasros (Tithes)224
תרומות ומעשרותThe priestly gifts and tithes separated from produce.Teshuvah (Return)77
תשובהReturning to God — not only from sin but as the soul's ascent.The Animal Soul72
נפש הבהמיתThe self-oriented soul and its refinement.The Days of Awe58
ימים נוראיםRosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: judgment, shofar and atonement.The Laws of Shabbos235
הלכות שבתThe labors, boundaries and spirit of Shabbos observance.The Pesach Offering72
קרבן פסחThe Pesach offering, its times, and who brings it.The Sanctity of the Land59
קדושת ארץ ישראלThe holiness of Eretz Yisroel and the mitzvos that depend on it.The Sefiros24
ספירותThe ten Divine attributes through which God relates to creation.The Soul (Neshamah)96
נשמהThe Divine soul, a literal 'portion of God above'.The Temple and its Service302
בית המקדש ועבודתוThe Beis HaMikdash, its offerings and its service.The Tzaddik and the Rebbe237
צדיקThe role of the righteous leader as channel of blessing.The Yom Kippur Service59
עבודת יום הכיפוריםThe Kohen Gadol's service on Yom Kippur.Torah Study146
לימוד התורהLearning Torah as union with the Divine wisdom.Tumah and Taharah170
טומאה וטהרהRitual purity and impurity, and how they are conveyed.Tzimtzum (Divine Contraction)18
צמצוםHow the infinite light contracts to allow a finite world to exist.Yibum and Chalitzah143
ייבום וחליצהLevirate marriage and the chalitzah that releases it.Yichud Hashem (Divine Unity)38
יחוד השםThe absolute oneness of God — that all is truly Him.Yom Tov and Ochel Nefesh63
יום טוב ומלאכת אוכל נפשMelacha permitted on Yom Tov for food preparation.