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A comparison of the Baal Shem Tov and Alter Rebbe’s approaches to living in flow.
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Okay, just before we begin, just a few uh basic announcements. Next week, we're also on next week there'll also be a class Tuesday, our pre- rashana class uh at 8 at 9:30 a.m. Same place here. and this shabas we begin it's an early beginning of so as we always do every year before there'll be a big faban with words of inspiration and malavala and music everybody is is dedicated by Leorasi in honor of her youngest son Simka in honor of his 18th birthday kai birthday on the 25th day of ll which is also the birthday of the world. So it's a very good day to have a birthday. You join the birthday of the universe. May he have a safe and successful year in the premilitary in Israel. And may we see an immediate return of all of the Jewish hostages from captivity. Safe return of all of our soldiers, security of all of our people and of all good people. And this is dedicated by Leora Laskkey. Thank you for being a pillar of inspiration and for being a pillar of inspiration and empowerment and for all of your partnership. Thank you very very much. Today's class is also dedicated in honor of the one and only my dear father-in-law Ben Reb and Esther Schlommo in honor of his birthday today for many many long happy healthy years including of his son-in-law and all of abundant blessings. Thank you very very much and welcome everybody. So there's always this time of the year there's always I get the lots and lots of uh emails and questions of people and it's a little hard to read because there's for many many people the this time of the year is very very difficult. It's emotionally very very challenging. Uh some people just the word l already sends tremors of dread or
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