March 21, 2025
Sicha, Shabbos Parshas Pekudei 5734
Likkutei Sichos vol. 16, Pekudei 1
2 Mitzvot stood between the Jewish people and the Exodus, and 2 Mitzvot can bring our redemption. A journey between Moses in Egypt, Rabbi Matya in Rome, and the Lubavitcher Rebbe in New York.
“I do mitzvahs without feeling,” “I didn’t have a choice” — does that count as a mitzvah? Does an unintentional transgression count?
On Judaism’s double standard on the importance of intent
Elon Musk tweeted that aliens built them, the prevailing tradition is that the Israelites built them, and Egyptian scholars claim that Egyptians built them. But everyone is still amazed: how did they manage to move such heavy stones? And why couldn’t the Levites use the same technology in erecting the Tabernacle?
It is easy to choose between right and wrong. Choosing between right and right proves more difficult. How are we to ascertain the correct course of action?