Tuesday Menachem Av 16 5703
Torah Lessons (5703)	Chumash: Eikev, Shlishi with Rashi. Tehillim: 79-82. Tanya: However, the letters (p. 411)...see there). (p. 413).

The travels of the Baal Shem Tov when he first revealed himself were for three purposes:

• Redemption of captives,
• buttressing Torah and piety, and
• revealing the Inner Torah (Chassidus).

The Mitteler Rebbe would explain:

The Revealed Torah [1] is called water; one goes to water. The Inner Torah is called fire; one fears fire. [2]

Therefore, the Mashpiya (the one who gives to another) [3] must go to the recipient and say to him, "Do not fear, for Hashem your G-d is a consuming fire." [4]

   

Notes:

1. (Back to text) Talmud, Halacha etc.

2. (Back to text) See Menachem Av 17.

3. (Back to text) Such as a teacher, rabbi, instructor of Chassidus etc.

4. (Back to text) A possible explanation: The Mashpiya says, in effect, "do not fear the fire that you see in Inner Torah; it is the fire of G-dliness."