Chapter Eleven Introduction In this the chapter the Rebbe is going to answer the question that he asked in CHAPTER EIGHT. (i) The Rebbe explains how this works in one’s service to G-d. Moses connects the Children of Israel with their Essence of the Soul, and then the Children of Israel each work to align their form of the Faculties with their Essence of the Soul. By doing this within the Children of Israel there becomes an elevation and addition in the Essence of the Soul that Moses revealed in them, that now there is the revelation of the Essence of the Soul as it is sourced within the Essence of G-d.
Note: The Rebbe, in a brackets, answers the question in FOOTNOTE 8 as why the verse reads as Moses is to connect the Children of Israel among themselves. The Rebbe explains that this is of the Revelation of the Essence of the Soul, by which there are no differences, but rather, all Children of Israel are one.
(Note: In the original transcript of how the Rebbe had originally orally delivered the mamor, the Rebbe answers the question concerning “ And you - Moses being the one connecting the Children of Israel with the Infinite Light, being that it is Moses who does the “lift up the heads of Israel” which refers to lifting up the “skull - that encompasses the brain”. And that Moses had self-sacrifice for the Children of Israel, which through this Moses effected the Children of Israel that it be by them the revelation of the “luminary” in their soul.)
(ii) In a brackets the Rebbe explains the “connect the Children of Israel” as it speaks of connecting the children of Israel among themselves, one with the other. From the first dimension of the Revelation of the Essence of the Soul, as it is an additional concept to their form, the Love Your Fellow as yourself is through “making their soul primary, and their body superfluous”. However, from the Revelation of the Essence of the Soul, as it becomes one with the form of the faculties, then the love for a fellow Jew is also from “their body”.
(iii) The Rebbe now answers the question in CHAPTER ONE of why it states in this verse “a perpetual candle”, and in the next verse, “from evening to morning”. Specifically through this that the Children of Israel, through their service of aligning their Revealed Faculties with their Essence of the Soul, they then bring an addition to Moses’ bringing them the “Essence of the Soul as it is sourced within the Essence of G-d”, this then brings about that the “Soul of man is the candle of Gd” be “perpetual”, with no changes.
Meaning, that in the first dimension of the Revelation of the Essence of the Soul that comes from Above to Below there are differences between the Evening (decrees in times of exile) through self-sacrifice, and when these people come to a place of morning, (spiritual and physical abundance in exile) the self-sacrifice was not that recognizable by them. However, the true “perpetual flame”, with no changes between evening and morning, can be only when the service of Israel is that also the Revealed Faculties is one with the Essence of the Soul, which is what happens with the “and they shall take to you (Moses) (olive oil)”.
(iv) Now the Rebbe answers to his question at the end of CHAPTER SEVEN, as why the verse has the “crushed for luminary” in connection with the “and they will take to you pure olive oil”?: The “crushed for luminary” includes also the “crushed - brokenness and depression” of being in exile, which is from the service of Israel to align the Essence of the Soul, which is the “and they shall take to you…”, which reveals the Essence of the Soul as it is sourced within the Essence of G-d. Thus, the verse connects the “crushed for luminary” to the “and they will take to you pure olive oil”.
With this, the Rebbe concluded the Body - Part B of his mamor. “ 11) And there is to connect this (that there are two dimensions of the Revelations of the Essence of the Soul: That which is the fenced within ‘simplicity’, and that which is sourced within the Essence of G-d, and is fenced within nothing) to that which is explained in the (Previous Rebbe’s) mamor58 in explaining the verse ‘And you shall ‘tetzaveh’ the Children of Israel and they shall take for you olive oil, etc.’ that after Moses is ‘yetzaveh’ and connects the Children of Israel, then Israel will bring to Moses olive oil, etc.
, that Israel through their service add revelation of Light in Moses’ level.” The Rebbe asks a question at the end of CHAPTER EIGHT: Why, in the verse, does the “crushed for luminary” come in connection with the “and they shall take to you pure olive oil”, which speaks of an addition of Light that Israel brings to Moses? The entire journey of CHAPTERS NINE-TEN was leading up to answering this question.
First the Rebbe explained that within the “crushed for luminary” - Revelation of the Essence of the Soul there are two dimensions: (a) The “crushed for luminary” - Revelation of the Essence of the Soul, which is revealed through Israel’s service of selfsacrifice, which cannot become one with the Form of Faculties. (b) The “crushed for luminary” - Revelation of the Essence of the Soul that comes from the brokenness and depression that there is no revelation of Divinity in the times of exile, which becomes one with the Form of Faculties.
The Rebbe then explained the reason for these two dimensions: (a) The “luminary” - Revelation of the Essence of the Soul, is fenced within Simplicity - above and beyond any Form of Faculties (thus, its effect of having self-sacrifice for Torah and Mitzvas are as the Encompassing Essence is driving the Form of Faculties). (b) Revelation of the Essence of the Soul that is sourced within the Essence of G-d, to which simplicity and form are one (thus, its effect of being broken and depressed of there being no revelation of Divinity in the time of exile, is of the Essence of the Soul becomes one with the Form of Faculties).
Thus, the Rebbe explained that the latter is higher than the prior. From this the Rebbe continued with, the prior is what Moses gives Israel, “And Moses ‘tetzaveh’ the Children of Israel”, while the latter is what the Children of Israel give to Moses through the service of aligning their Form of Faculties with the Revelation of the Essence of the Soul that Moses gave them. The Outcome: The “crushed for luminary” - Revelation of the Essence of the Soul, which is revealed through Israel’s service of selfsacrifice, is the Revelation of the Essence of the Soul of “And you shall connect the Children of Israel” - that Moses gave Israel from Above.
The “crushed for luminary” - Revelation of the Essence of the Soul that comes from the brokenness and depression of Israel in exile, is the Revelation of the Essence of the Soul of “And they shall take for you pure olive oil” - that Israel gives Moses from Below, through aligning their Form of Faculties with the Essence of the Soul.
From this the Rebbe will answer his question at the end of CHAPTER EIGHT, that the verse’s “crushed for luminary” includes the latter Revelation of the Essence of the Soul of “And they shall take to you pure olive oil” - thus the verse places the “crushed for luminary” in connection to the “And they shall take to you pure olive oil”. The Rebbe begins his answer with that which the Previous Rebbe’s explains that the “And you shall connect the Children of Isreal” leads to the “And they shall take to you pure olive oil”, which is Israel giving an addition of Light to the level of Moses.
Then the Rebbe continues with: “And there is to say that of the explanations of this within the service of man (to G-d), that this Moses is ‘metzaveh’ and connects the Children of Israel, is, that he (Moses) feeds and sustains the faith (of Israel), that the faith will be, in addition to they way it is from the revelations of the soul (from this that the soul above (the encompassing dimension, which is above being enclothed in the body) sees Divinity) (but rather, the faith of Israel should be) also from the Essence of the Soul.” The Rebbe explains this in the service to G-d.
This is the service of Israel that they align their Form of Faculties to the Revelation of the Essence of the Soul, that Moses gave Israel.
The Rebbe, before continuing with the outcome of the service of Israel, will first give us a brackets to answer the question as to why the verse reads as Moses is the one the one to connect the Children of Israel among themselves: “[And there is to say, that this is what it is stated, ‘And you shall ‘tetzaveh’ the Children of Israel, that the terminology ‘and you shall ‘tetzaveh’ the Children of Israel means that Moses is ‘metzaveh’ (connects and bonds) the Children of Israel themselves, for from (the aspect of the) Essence of the Soul all of Israel is one59.