Shechita 4 – Fasting – Breath of Innocent Children – Amalek Knew Magic – The Four Parshios – 10th of Teves – Yahrzeit Rav Nosson of Nemirov ז”ל – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
Hilkhos Shechita 4 is based on Likutey Moharan 37.
*00:00 – One of the main ways we defeat physicality is through fasting. Reference to Sefer Hamidos, Teshuvah 3: “A fast is more powerful than a sword.” When we fast, we elevate our ruach to the pure breath of innocent children learning Torah.
03:38 – PARAGRAPH 10. “HaKol Kol Yaakov” – the voices of young children speaking words of Torah render the hands of Esav powerless.
10:15 – PARAGRAPH 11. The word “Zeh” is 12 parallel the 12 aspects of shechita. Reference to 1 Shmuel 14:24.
11:40 – PARAGRAPH 12.
18:48 – QUESTION and RESPONSE regarding the concept of defeating enemies through the breath of innocent children learning Torah:
מִפִּ֤י עוֹלֲלִ֨ים׀ וְֽיֹנְקִים֮ יִסַּ֪דְתָּ֫ עֹ֥ז לְמַ֥עַן צוֹרֲרֶ֑יךָ לְהַשְׁבִּ֥ית א֝וֹיֵ֗ב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם: (תהלים פרק ח פסוק ג)
“From the mouths of young children and infants You established a stronghold against Your enemies, to do away with enemy and avenger.” (Tehillim/Psalms 8:3).
19:26 – PARAGRAPH 13. The Four Parshios.
28:12 – Parshas Zachor.
33:04 – Parshas Parah.
33:50 – Parshas HaChodesh.
*39:46 – Q&R about the fast of the Tenth of Teves, the yahrzeit of Ezra HaSofer and of Rebbe Nachman’s “scribe”: Rav Nosson b”R’ Naftali Hertz ז”ל Sternhartz (Rav Nosson of Nemirov). “If you want a true understanding of the Likutey Moharan, study the Likutey Halakhos.”
46:00 – Rav Nosson of Nemirov: “If anyone wants to visit me, I’ll be by the Rebbe in Uman. However if they’ll visit my kever [in Breslov], I’ll do them a favor.”
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