Bechor Beheyma Tehora 3 – 4 – Maginei Aretz and Gerim – Washing Before Eating Bread – Sotah – Fallen Emunah Is Repaired Through Holy Waters – Yirah – Reshimu – Bitul – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
Hilkhos Bechor Beheyma Tehora 3 is based on 2Likutey Moharan 5 – Tiku Emunah.
00:00 – Maginei Aretz repair the arrogance caused in Am Yisrael through Gerim.
05:00 – Washing before eating bread.
09:00 – PARAGRAPH 17. Determining the status of a Sotah is done through water.
13:00 – Yetziyas Mitzrayim is compared to the birth of a child. Fallen emunah is repaired through holy waters.
15:00 – PARAGRAPH 18. Aharon HaKohen was constantly refining Am Yisrael – elevating souls from the level of Beheyma to the level of Adam. He merited this task because of his humility when his brother, Moshe Rabbeinu, assumed leadership of Am Yisrael.
27:00 – HALAKHA 4. Hilkhos Bechor Beheyma Tehora 4 is based on Likutey Moharan 185.
27:00 – PARAGRAPH 1. Yirah and Emunah are closely related.
36:00 – Summary of Likutey Moharan 185 – “Where there is yirah – respect for HaShem – there is shleymus” – perfection/completion.
42:00 – Reshimu results ins Yirah.
*49:00 – Q&R about Bitul – it is possible for ordinary people to nullify themselves before HaShem and it’s done by all of us, every day. For example: Three steps forward before Shemoneh Esrei indicates we are entering Olam HeBeriya – the Throne Room of HaShem – Shemoneh Esrei is an aspect of bitul on our level. Shabbos and Hisbodedus are other times of bitul.
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