Korbanos
קרבנותThe offerings — drawing close through what is given up. The Sfas Emes on korbanos.
81 essays
Bereishit
Lech Lecha
Vayeira
Toldot
Bo
Mishpatim
Shekalim
Zachor
Vayikra
- Giving the inner self through Klal YisraelVayikra · תרל"א · Essay 3
- Much or little, the heart mattersVayikra · תרל"א · Essay 4
- Inner self-surrender as the true korbanVayikra · תרל"א · Essay 5
- Heaven Compelling Willing HeartsVayikra · תרל"ב · Essay 1
- Atonement Through Human SpeechVayikra · תרל"ה · Essay 1
- Sincerity of heart outweighs quantityVayikra · תרל"ו · Essay 2
- Korban as inner self-sacrificeVayikra · תרמ"ג · Essay 1
- The loving call: dveikus before every mitzvahVayikra · תרמ"ד · Essay 1
- Teshuvah as a path beyond the tzaddikVayikra · תרמ"ט · Essay 1
- Moshe's eternal portion in the spoken TorahVayikra · תרנ"ח · Essay 2
- Adam: Man's Power to Elevate CreationVayikra · תרנ"ח · Essay 3
- Small alef and the lowered TorahVayikra · תרס"א · Essay 1
- Reuniting the soul-fragment with its rootVayikra · תרס"א · Essay 2
Tzav
- Binding every mitzvah to TorahTzav · תרל"א · Essay 2
- Burning away the heart's stray thoughtsTzav · תרל"ד · Essay 1
- Descent for the sake of ascentTzav · תרל"ה · Essay 2
- Burning away dross reveals inner holinessTzav · תרל"ו · Essay 2
- The fire of Torah consumes the yetzer haraTzav · תרל"ז · Essay 2
- Burning away the intrusive thought in avodahTzav · תרמ"ב · Essay 1
- Enduring Merit of the KorbanosTzav · תרמ"ב · Essay 2
- Torah Study as the Ascending Burnt-OfferingTzav · תרמ"ו · Essay 1
- Absorbed ashes preserve eternal meritTzav · תרמ"ו · Essay 2
- The perpetual inner fire of avodahTzav · תרמ"ז-תרמ"ח · Essay 3
- Aharon and the mitzvah of deedTzav · תרנ"ב · Essay 2
- Revealing the hidden miracle in natureTzav · תרנ"ב · Essay 3
- Moshe's Torah repairs Aharon's blemish in deedTzav · תרנ"ד · Essay 1
- Shalom as the vessel of blessingTzav · תרנ"ד · Essay 2
- Heavenly Torah-fire and man's fire of self-sacrificeTzav · תרנ"ז · Essay 1
- Zerizus as giving Hashem priorityTzav · תרנ"ח · Essay 1
- Zerizus guards the love of Torah and mitzvosTzav · תרנ"ט · Essay 2
- Two fires of Torah and teshuvahTzav · תר"ס · Essay 1
- Korbanos awaken hidden loveTzav · תרס"א · Essay 1
- Lowering the sitra achra, raising kedushahTzav · תרס"ד · Essay 2
Shmini
Acharei Mot
Emor
- Two divine utterances joined by the KohanimEmor · תרמ"ב · Essay 1
- Showbread as channel of blessingEmor · תרמ"ג · Essay 3
- Three Crowns, Three Festivals, and Shabbos AboveEmor · תרמ"ה · Essay 3
- Three Heichal vessels and three blessingsEmor · תרמ"ז · Essay 2
- Showbread, Shabbos, and the inner TorahEmor · תרמ"ח · Essay 2
- Shabbos as the boundless root of sustenanceEmor · תרמ"ט · Essay 3
- Sustenance received face to faceEmor · תרנ"ב · Essay 3
- Lechem HaPanim, changelessness, and ShabbosEmor · תרנ"ו · Essay 2
- Shabbos as the root of all blessingEmor · תרנ"ו · Essay 4
- Elevating the world to its rootEmor · תרנ"ז · Essay 3
- The korban elevates the animal to the level of manEmor · תרנ"ח · Essay 1
- Show-bread, Shabbos, and the renewal of CreationEmor · תרנ"ח · Essay 2
- Shabbos prayer as praise, not petitionEmor · תרס"ג · Essay 2
- Drawing heavenly shefa through the showbreadEmor · תרס"ד · Essay 2
Shavuot
Korach
Pinchas
- Drawing All To HashemPinchas · תרל"א · Essay 3
- Drawing Bounty Through AvodahPinchas · תרל"ה · Essay 2
- Reawakening Har SinaiPinchas · תרל"ז · Essay 3
- Drawing Close From BelowPinchas · תרל"ט · Essay 3
- Song Through The KorbanosPinchas · תרמ"ב · Essay 2
- Elevating Nature Through KorbanosPinchas · תרמ"ג · Essay 3
- Elevating Worlds Through OfferingsPinchas · תרמ"ד · Essay 2
- Drawing Down Heavenly FlowPinchas · תרמ"ז · Essay 3
- Drawing Shefa Through DeedsPinchas · תרמ"ט · Essay 2
- Inner Fire Through KorbanosPinchas · תר"נ · Essay 2
- Restoring Action Through TorahPinchas · תרנ"ח · Essay 1
- Drawing Down Divine BountyPinchas · תרנ"ט · Essay 3
- Daily Elevation Toward SinaiPinchas · תר"ס · Essay 2