This series of classes especially suited for the Three Weeks of Mourning over the Temple's destruction is based on an essay written by Rebbe Hillel of Paritch, one of the greatest thinkers of the Chasidic world. In this revolutionary essay, he masterfully investigates the questions we face today in the final days of our current exile (otherwise known as the Modern Era) in light of the first exile in Egypt. Rebbe Hillel reveals that the exile is not at all what it seems, just as the exile in Egypt was not at all what it seemed to be at first to Moses, who was sent to free the Israelites from slavery. To fully explore his surprising conclusion, Rebbe Hillel delves into a central analogy used in Chasidic thought--that of the relationship between a teacher and a student. This analogy is used to reimagine the relationship between God and man and to enlighten our minds with a completely new appreciation for the magnificence of the historical journey we are on.

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