Parshas Acharei

The maamarim 4

1. 1 כי ביום הזה יכפר עליכם לטהר אתכם מכל… For on this day He shall make atonement for you The atonement of Yom Kippur comes from G‑d’s very essence, which no Name can capture and no sin can touch. Teshuvah, from the bitterness at the innermost point of the heart, reaches that “Rock” above the consuming fire of creation and strikes new light even where, for lack of Torah and good deeds, the first light has gone out. Maamar 1.29 paragraphs~1 h 5 min174 sourcesEnglish
2. 2 כי ביום הזה יכפר עליכם לטהר אתכם מכל… For on This Day He Shall Atone for You Teshuvah is turning back to face G‑d, and its root is self-nullification: Torah study clothes the soul in G‑d’s own garment, while teshuvah from the depths of the heart, the work of the Ten Days culminating on Yom Kippur, reaches even higher, removing both outer and inner haughtiness. Maamar 2.21 paragraphs~1 h129 sourcesEnglish
3. 3 ביאור הדברים בענין לטהר תטהרו An Explanation of “To Purify … You Shall Be Purified” Yom Kippur purifies in two ways: the outer “garment” of haughtiness is wiped away from above, while the inner sins are purified by a cry from the depth of the heart that reaches the Infinite above the Name Havayah. Behind this stands the contrast of Torah and mitzvos: Torah study is true self-nullification that joins the soul to the Infinite, while the mitzvos, rooted even higher, come down only as a garment, through the “hairs” of detailed law. Maamar 3.Biur9 paragraphs~35 min78 sourcesEnglish
4. 4 ביאור הדברים ע״פ כי ביום הזה יכפר הנ״ל,… An explanation of the words on “For on this day He shall make atonement” The Kohen Gadol’s white linen (bad) garments on Yom Kippur express G‑d “alone” (badad): the simple, essential light above every vessel, like white, which is no dye but the thing itself. From there, above all the inner and encompassing lights that Torah and mitzvos draw down, comes the atonement that fills every flaw. Maamar 4.Biur23 paragraphs~50 min93 sourcesEnglish

The Rebbe’s maamarim on this parsha 2

The Rebbe built 2 of his maamarim (5736–5748) on the Alter Rebbe’s maamarim of this parsha. Each maamar’s page summarizes them, with what the Rebbe adds; or see them all together.

• Maamar 2כי ביום הזה יכפר עליכם לטהר אתכם מכל…1 maamar · 5748
• Maamar 4ביאור הדברים ע״פ כי ביום הזה יכפר הנ״ל,…1 maamar · 5736

Learn it in seven days Sunday to Shabbos

The Rebbe asked that all the maamarim of the week’s parsha be learned in that week, spread over its seven days. Here is the parsha in seven portions of about equal length.

1. SUNMaamar 1, ¶1–13~31 min
2. MONMaamar 1, ¶14–27~29 min
3. TUEMaamar 1 ¶28 – maamar 2 ¶6~31 min
4. WEDMaamar 2, ¶7–18~32 min
5. THUMaamar 2 ¶19 – maamar 3 ¶5~30 min
6. FRIMaamar 3 ¶6 – maamar 4 ¶7~30 min
7. SHABMaamar 4, ¶8–23~31 min