Redemption to Redemption

Redemption to Redemption: Introduction

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:13:00 -0500

Why is it so important to celebrate Purim in the month immediately before Pesach, even in a leap year? Introduction to Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

Seder Night and The Haggadah

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:59:00 -0500

How the Seder puts all of this into practice, and activates the proper "switches" to bring the Holy Light to us. Pesach: Chapter Nine from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

B’Yad Ramah

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:24:00 -0500

This realization is what elevates a person out of the everyday mundane reality, into the realm of the supernatural, and empowers a person to become a partner with G-d in his own self-completion and perfection of the world. Pesach: Chapter Eight from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

Avraham and Inspiration

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:36:10 -0500

Following this train of thought came only to Avraham, and the zealousness with which he served G-d, which is the measure of one’s devotion to the Creator and His plan for creation. Pesach: Chapter Seven from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

Bris Milah: Covenant Of The Word

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:50:00 -0500

In fact, speech is so central to completion of the human being and achieving godliness, that, the central covenant of the Jewish people - Bris Milah is named for it. Pesach: Chapter Six from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

Da’as Moshe

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:37:00 -0500

This was the level of intellectual clarity that Moshe Rabbeinu achieved, which is why, incidentally, Bris Milah was such an issue for him.Pesach: Chapter Five from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

When Fifty & Speech Meet

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:33:00 -0500

Understanding better the centrality of speech, we can now look at its connection to the Nun Sha’arei Binah—the Fifty Gates of Understanding— and see how Pesach is the redemption that Purim leads to. Pesach: Chapter Four from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

Adam & The Donkey

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:38:00 -0500

As it turns out, the separation between the Jewish people and the Egyptians has a primordial beginning, and matzah is the link between the two. Pesach: Chapter Three from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

The Centrality Of Speech

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:32:00 -0500

Embodied in the concept of speech is the entire purpose of man’s existence. Pesach: Chapter Two from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

A Mouthful & Redemption

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:30:00 -0500

We may take our ability to speak for granted, but, as we will see, it was and is central to the concept and reality of redemption. Pesach: Chapter One from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

The Rite Of Passage

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:55:00 -0500

Redemption, Part One is complete, and it provides the bridge over which to cross over into the ultimate redemption of Pesach. Purim: Chapter Nine from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

The Inside Story

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:43:00 -0500

Having understood all of this, it is now possible to see how the day of Purim, and its various mitzvos, act as a spiritual springboard to the freedom of Da’as. Purim: Chapter Eight from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

Twenty & Mishkan

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:09:00 -0500

The number twenty, it turns out, represents an intellectual blindness, one which the Mishkan came to cure. Purim: Chapter Seven from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

Toward A More Perfect Vision

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:07:00 -0500

The “bottom line” is one’s vision, that is, one’s ability to see not only with one’s physical eyes, but with the mind’s eye as well. We see this from the story of Yosef and his brothers. Purim: Chapter Six from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

Seventy & Da’as

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:39:00 -0500

The role of the number seventy and its connection to Da’as is also an important key to unlocking the spiritual potential of Purim. Purim: Chapter Five from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

Heavenly Bread & Amalek

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:43:00 -0500

... And the connection of the munn, the miraculously Heavenly bread, to Haman. Purim: Chapter Four from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

Wine & Da’as

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:45:00 -0500

The role of wine and drinking is not clear, when it comes to understanding the potential of Purim as a time of great spiritual growth—that is, until we see its intimate connection to Da’as... Purim: Chapter Three from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

The Fifty Gates & Amalek

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:27:00 -0500

The Fifty Gates of Understanding are the Jewish people’s most effective weapon against Amalek. Purim: Chapter Two from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

The Fifty Gates of Understanding

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:09:00 -0500

The Fifty Gates of Understanding - Haman was a fool? Then why did he build his gallows fifty amos high to hang Mordechai - against the Fifty Gates of Understanding? Purim: Chapter One from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.