Basha'ah Shehikdimu 5672 (1912): Difference between revisions

Basha'ah Shehikdimu is a maamar (Chassidic discourse) that [[the Rebbe Rashab]] began saying on the first day of Shavuos 5672 (1912) in [[Lubavitch]], and completed on Shabbos Parshas Vayera 5676 (1915) in Rostov, with the maamar "VaHashem Amar HaMechaseh Ani MeAvrohom." The hemshech (series) contains approximately 124 maamarim. In addition to delivering these discourses orally, the Rebbe Rashab wrote them down, and these writings include additional content that was not delivered orally and was not divided into individual maamarim. The Rebbe Rashab showed special affection for this hemshech.

== Content of the Hemshech ==

This hemshech explains fundamental concepts in [[Kabbalah]] and Chassidus in great breadth, including concepts like oros (lights), keilim (vessels), kesser (crown), sefiros, with various explanations through many mashalim (analogies). With its delivery began a new era in the expansion of Chassidic teachings, with all the deep concepts in Chassidus explained extensively.

The Rebbe Rashab's original holy manuscript is divided into four parts:

The content can be generally divided into six sections:

# Explanation of the three interpretations of kesser: language of waiting and silence, language of crown, and language of "surrounding" and encompassing, corresponding to three levels in sefiras hakesser

# Extensive explanation of how specifically through Jews' fulfillment of Torah and mitzvos, the highest level of kesser is drawn down

The other maamarim delivered during these years were printed in Sefer HaMaamarim 5672-5676.

The sefer was first published in three volumes before Yud Shevat 5737 (1977) by Otzar HaChassidim.

At the beginning of the sefer is an index of maamarim with the content of each maamar's beginning - as it appeared in a list from the Frierdiker Rebbe. Also included are photographs of the Rebbe Rashab's handwriting of the first page of the hemshech, a page from the kuntres of beginnings and corrections, a page from the kuntres of summaries, and a page from the transcription of the maamarim with added beginning and end.

For years, Rashag, Rabbi Moshe Gurary, and Rabbi Yaakov Landau requested from the Rebbe to publish the hemshech, but the Rebbe declined (part of the hemshech had already been published earlier in photographs).

== Commentaries and Summaries on the Sefer ==

Shiurim on Hemshech 5672 by Rabbi Yitzchak Arad, edited by his son Rabbi Meir Arad - as of 5781 (2021), twelve volumes have been published.

[[Category:Maamarim]]