Lesson: Try to stay away from getting stuck in black and white arguments vilifying someone, work to see the relationship underneath. Aim for the emes and deal with conflict with integrity.

If someone is in a position of having influence - (beis din) - we can’t stay away from the issue. It needs to get dealt with with clarity. Clarity will shine a powerful light. If a person does end up shoved into a machlokes. Integrity will carry them. Stay true to emes. In the end it will shine through.

We have torah to help us clarify issues and go through hard things, and also to know that integrity lasts and will carry us through.

(Sicha 179. Parshas Ki Seitzei. Chelek Chof Daled. Pg 152.)

BH This week’s sicha was sponsored by Geulah Newman in honor of the imminent Geula today. During this month of elul, מלך בשדה, in appreciation of the פנים שוחקות and miracles of Hashem. And specifically In gratitude of the Rebbe’s tremendous brachos for 2 babies, bh, both born this week: In honor of the birth of our dear granddaughter אלישבע פיקרסקי שתחי לעו and in honor of our dear grandson, Baby Boy Parnas שיחי לעו. May their parents raise them to תורה, חופה, מעשים טובים ושליחות!

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Sicha #178, Parshas Shoftim, Chelek Chof Daled p.121.

This Week’s learning was sponsored in honor of the yahrtzeit on Beis Elul of Tzvi ben Shmuel . May his neshama have an aliyah and may his family be reunited all together with the coming of Moshiach!

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Topic: The unique (and shocking) mitzvah of “Egla Arufa” - (“decapitated calf”), performed when a murdered person was found out in the field and the killer was unknown.

The details of how this mitzvah is performed highlights the tragedy of what happened with this person. There are different opinions on which part of this tragedy to focus on, the murdered, the murder, or the murderer. Rashi focuses on the ONE who was murdered. We are all responsible for this person. We dont get to “dump” or “excuse away” the situation thinking “maybe somehow this person brought this on himself - not even using Torah sources for this” NO!

We must RUN to look out for each other.

Where do I put my energy? We all have to be shaken up.

Am I ensuring that when ppl go on their way - they will be safe, right food, right clothing, right protection of yiddishkeit and torah and mitzvos? In this month of Elul especially, Hashem is ready for EVERY Jew. I must go out of my way to care for every Jew, not just in the city, but in the field!

With the tragedy of the 6 yidden murdered this week, please take the time to listen to this sicha, and take on an active resolution to reach out to someone else.

Sicha #22 - Likkutei Sichos Chelek Chof Daled page 115. "What is truly the essence of a person? Sicha is based on the posuk "Ki HaAdam Eitz HaSadeh" A man IS a tree of the field. The tree is connected to its root, our middos are constantly connected to essence of our nefesh. When is our learning complete? When it affects and changes our middos. So, we have work to do!