Today’s online Torah study is dedicated l’ilui nishmas Rabbi Yitzchak Aharon ben Rabbi Yakov Eliezer ע”ה whose yahrzeit is on the 25th of Adar.
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Likutey Halakhos, Birkhas Hamazon 4. Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. The power of renewal. Hashem takes pride in the azus (stubbornness) of the People of Israel.
00:00 – Review.
01:55 – PARAGRAPH 11b.
06:03 – Hispa’arus is an aspect of clothing.
16:50 – The tzaddik’s power of renewal enables him to bring people who are distant close. The power of renewal.
Achshanus (persistence) – the importance of being stubborn in serving Hashem; the Bas Ayin arrives in Eretz Yisrael, gemstones of the choshen; the holiness of Chanukah. Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 2, Torah 40.
06:03 – Hispa’arus (the splendor of diversity) is an aspect of clothing. The tremendous good achieved in the world through kiruv rechokim – bringing newcomers to Torah observance.
24:14 – QUESTION about applying kiruv rechokim to oneself.
25:15 – QUESTION about the application of these principles to tzaddikim in this world vs. to those who are already in Olam HaEmes (the World of Truth).
28:12 – “If it looks as if Rav Nasan z”l is repeating himself, look again!”
33:28 – The holiness of Chanukah. “Chinuch ” – education – means initiation to a something new.
35:53 – QUESTION about buying new clothing before a holiday.
36:44 – QUESTION about counteracting any negative effect of newcomers.
43:25 – PARAGRAPH 12. The menorah was made from one solid piece of gold. Reference to Likutey Moharan 2, Torah 48: a person needs to be very stubborn in their commitment to serve Hashem.
54:30 – Through achshanus a person can achieve the level of Eretz Yisrael.
56:00 – QUESTION about when not to be stubborn. PARAGRAPH 16 (beginning).
58:31 – “The horse and the rider He threw into the sea…” (Shemos/Exodus 15).
60:35 – QUESTION. How do we educate a child to be persistent?
64:43 – QUESTION about the level of livelihood needed to make a person feel “comfortable”.
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