3506 —יגיעה בלימוד תורה אור ולקוטי תורה, הבהרת מושגים חסידיים

B"H, 24 Iyar, 5715.

Brooklyn.

Haraha"ch iy"a nu"n etc. Nisan Horowitz

Shalom u'Vrachah!

In response to your letter from 12 Iyar regarding your statement that there is no one in your area with whom you can study—without a vow—the discourses of Torah Ohr and Likkutei Torah as appropriate to the Shabbos Mevarchim talk before Chanukah: Our Sages have already said, "If you did not toil and found [success], do not believe; if you toiled and did not find, do not believe." And it is obvious that the above does not mean to take away from the fixed hours for studying Nigleh (revealed Torah), but rather to add to them.

Regarding your comment on Eretz HaKodesh section 1 about what is written there: "The one who establishes and sustains the head is the intellect," etc., "to give birth from this understanding love and awe," etc.—these are the arms and body within the soul—and why was 'head' omitted? It is clear that this is the conclusion of the explanation about generating love and awe from this understanding—that is, the emotions which are divided into three: chesed (right arm), gevurah (left arm), tiferes (body). What is written afterward about sustaining the head and arms is because he begins to explain the function of the loins, which support not only the emotions but also the intellect. As for why he does not specify 'body' here as well—it is like a merchant who need not list everything; all three lines were already detailed earlier, where he entered into specifics about the levels of emotions, as explained in Rashpei Eish: fear of G‑d and awe, etc.

Regarding your comment on what is written further on in parentheses: about establishing and sustaining the aspect of 'head,' it says "taamah ki tov sachrah" (she perceives that her merchandise is good), wanting to say that this refers to 'sachrah' (her merchandise) and speaks about makifim (encompassing lights). In my opinion this is not so, because there was no mention earlier at all about makifim; rather, the emphasis is simply on the word 'taamah'—taste and intellect—and it follows from the previous verse: "She girds her loins with strength and strengthens her arms," which refers to loins and body. In continuation comes 'taamah,' matters of taste and intellect.

With blessing.

Summary

The Rebbe teaches that diligent effort leads to success in learning even advanced Chassidic texts. He clarifies subtle points in Chassidus regarding how intellect gives rise to emotions, urging careful study for true understanding.