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Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. Birkhas HaPeyros; Earning Eretz Yisrael through saying a blessing on food; Tzedakah (charity) of Eretz Yisrael.
00:00 – This shiur is dedicated by Yehuda Wurtzel l’ilui nishmas his mother, Bernice bas Avraham a”h, whose yahrzeit is the 12th of Shevat.
13:24 – The Seven Species for which Eretz Yisrael is praised.
16:45 – Reference to Likutey Moharan 30: the physical and spiritual structure of the eye.
20:45 – Nimtza – we conclude…
21:41 – Whichever of the Seven Species is listed first in the Torah has priority in blessing. Four parts of the eyes correspond to the four aspects of the Torah (letters, vowels, crowns, cantillation). These four parts of Oreisa correspond to the 4 aspects of the “Eyes of Hashem”.
27:30 – QUESTION about saying a bracha on food generating the environment of Eretz Yisrael. What about people who are in Eretz Yisrael?
31:30 – QUESTION: request for clarification about the shiurim and the Seven Species.
34:24 – QUESTION about hagba (when Torah scroll is opened and lifted up so the congregants can see the letters).
37:01 – HALAKHA 3. INTRODUCTION. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 37. Soul vs. body corresponds to man vs. animal, memory vs. forgetfulness, intelligence vs. foolishness, and more…
41:05 – The main credit of a fast is the tzedakah given that day.
41:42 – There are two levels in charity: supporting those in Eretz Yisrael and supporting those dispersed in the rest of the world.
42:17 – There are two levels of Torah: that being spoken by those who have sinned, vs. that of young children who have not sinned. [מִפִּ֚י עֽוֹלְלִ֨ים וְֽיֹנְקִים֘ יִסַּ֪דְתָּ֫ עֹ֥ז לְמַ֥עַן צֽוֹרְרֶ֑יךָ לְהַשְׁבִּ֥ית א֜וֹיֵ֗ב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם]
47:35 – “Be careful [to respect] talmidei chochomim who have forgotten their Torah.” – Rabbi Yehuda ben Baseira.
48:31 – The souls of the children of unlearned Jews are very precious.
58:57 – Keeping the right hand above the left hand when davening (praying).
59:16 – QUESTION about fasting. RESPONSE: beyond the standard fasts instituted by Torah, best to invest in tefilah.
62:05 – NOTE: Rav Yitzchak Elchanan b’Rav Yisrael Issa Specktor z”l (1817-21 Adar 1896) explains that not drinking before morning prayer is actually an example of te’inas sha’os (literally “Fasts of Hours”). This chumra (stringency) is a valuable legacy from Rebbe Nachman because abstaining from eating and drinking for even a few hours is counted as a fast but doesn’t weaken strength.
63:40 – QUESTION about the effects of fasting on a person’s patience and clarity of thinking.
64:59 – Reference to Likutey Moharan 179.
65:12 – QUESTION on “Dirshu Hashem b’Uzo…” (Seek Hashem in strength…”)
This shiur is dedicated by Yehuda Wurtzel l’ilui nishmas his dear mother, Bernice bas Avraham a”h, whose yahrzeit is the 12th of Shevat.
