2024-03-10 – LH5 – YD2 – Bechor Beheyma Tehora 4 – Para. 27-30 – Bikurim Statement – Amalek – Bilaam – Lavan – Naval – Yiras HaShem Is Beneficial Fear – Avoid Mussar/Rebuke that Causes Discouragement – Purim – Yom Kippur – Bechor Baal Mum

Bechor Beheyma Tehora 4 – Bikurim Statement – Amalek – Bilaam – Lavan – Naval – Yiras HaShem Is Beneficial Fear – Avoid Mussar/Rebuke that Causes Discouragement – Purim – Yom Kippur – Bechor Baal Mum – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
Hilkhos Bechor Beheyma Tehora 4 is based on Likutey Moharan 185.
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 27. Bikurim statement. Amalek, Bilaam, Lavan, and Naval.
05:00 – PARAGRAPH 28. Yiras HaShem is beneficial fear. Avoid mussar/rebuke that causes discouragement
*10:30 – חֲֽדַל־בְּ֖נִי לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ מוּסָ֑ר לִ֜שְׁג֗וֹת מֵֽאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת – “My son, refrain from listening to any words of rebuke that discourage you from wisdom” (Mishlei 19:27).
21:00 – NOTE – Biographical incident about Rabbi Rosenfeld zal encourage Rabbi Maimon to live in Eretz Yisrael. Story of Reb Shimon zal whose wife prayed for the recovery of their son even though Rebbe Nachman indicated that he couldn’t do anything.
26:30 – PARAGRAPH 29. Purim is an aspect of Yom Kippur.
36:00 – The importance of joy on Purim.
46:00 – PARAGRAPH 30. Bechor Baal Mum – deficient firstborn. Yoreh Boshes – Shabbos. On Shabbos, the Yiros Nefulos are elevated so there is peace.
52:00 – Q&R about the yirah of Purim. Brief overview of the entire halakha: Yiras HaOnesh – fear of punishment – is on a level lower than ahava. Yirah Ilah – awe – is on a level higher than ahava.
55:00 – Closing blessings.