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Section 1: the first stretch

Maamarim 1–31, Shavuos 5672 to Vayigash 5673, in Lubavitch

The first stretch of the hemshech: thirty-one maamarim said in Lubavitch, opening with the crowns of Sinai and keser, the will that bridges the Infinite and the worlds.

In this video

Where and when: Lubavitch, 31 maamarim, from Shavuos 5672 to Parshas Vayigash 5673.
One long discourse: each maamar builds on the one before it.
The opening: keser and its three meanings, waiting, a crown, and encircling.
Keser is the will, the bridge between the Infinite and the worlds.
Inner powers live in vessels and are limited; the will surrounds and is not divided.
Atzilus: lights from the kav and vessels from the reshimu.
Why it matters: na’aseh before nishma, the will above understanding.

An introduction to the first of the hemshech’s four stretches, drawn from the date headings of maamarim 1–31 and the Rebbe Rashab’s own kitzurim of the opening maamarim.

Not yet verified: page numbers follow chabadlibrary.org, not checked against a printed copy; that the whole stretch was said in Lubavitch follows Hayom Yom and Chabadpedia, and was not checked maamar by maamar.

Sources

Hemshech Besha’ah Shehikdimu 5672, maamarim 1–31, pp. 1–244 (chabadlibrary.org page markers)
The Rebbe Rashab’s kitzurim of maamarim 1–2
Chabadpedia, on the four stretches

Review questions

When and where was the first stretch said?
In Lubavitch, from Shavuos 5672 to Shabbos Parshas Vayigash 5673: thirty-one maamarim.
Why is the hemshech called one long discourse?
Each maamar opens with its own verse and questions, but the explanation runs on from one maamar to the next, and a maamar often answers its questions only after building on what came before.
Why is keser called the bridge between the Infinite and the worlds?
Keser is the will. Before a person wants something, the thing has no connection to the person; once the will awakens there is a connection.
How do the inner powers differ from the will?
Intellect, emotion, sight and hearing each live in a fitting vessel, so each is limited and divided. The will surrounds, is not limited to one place, and rules every limb at once.

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