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A class on Parshas Vayeitzei, focusing on constructive criticism and self-reflection.
A 1h 53m parsha shiur by Rabbi YY Jacobson. Like every video on Lehallel, it was judged and approved under the Lehallel law before it ever appeared — no unreviewed result is ever shown.
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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi YY Jacobson’s own words— taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.
Okay, welcome everybody. I want to make a special welcome back to Bry Hershkowitz who came back this week. We missed you very very much. The biggest effort to come. Yes. Yes. Everybody makes an effort to come. But with all due respect, it doesn't compare to Bry's effort and we know how much toil and sacrifice and commitment and work it takes. But I just want to tell you I hope it's worth it for you. But it certainly ra you're you radiate and emanate light to the entire radiate and emanate light to the entire shar to the entire class. So thank you very much for gracing us with your special presence. It means so much when you come you fill the room with light. So thank you for making the effort. We know it's not easy for you to come. And thank you everybody else for gracing us with your presence. Thank you so much. and to also welcome to all those who are here virtually. Today's class is dedicated in loving memory and eternal tribute and leu memory and eternal tribute and leu nishmas rabbi mard binyamson benf who passed away last week was a very holy and righteous individual known for his unwavering am connection with never see and without either learn with never seeing not learning or helping somebody in need. He lived in Zat, southern Israel, at the border of Gaza southern Israel, at the border of Gaza with remarkable courage, steadfastly refusing to leave even during the challenges of war, embodying true self-sacrifice and a life of dedication to Hashem and his people. May his memory inspire and elevate us all and to his family who just woke up from Shiva. And may his soul be an eternal source of light and inspiration to all of you and to all of us.
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- 0:00Okay, welcome everybody. I want to make a special welcome back to Bry Hershkowitz who came…
- 6:09know when you're living under a father-in-law I don't mean any one of you but somebody…
- 12:19field outside of Karan, he sees this well. And here we have a description of what…
- 18:35You know, I just want to Is that a I'm just going to get a kamush.…
- 24:54You know, people who are quiet. So, Yakov tells them something. But what does he tell…
- 31:08them when you don't even know how they live. They're good. And the reason is because…
- 37:14inside of me. What's happening inside of me? If I'm angry at my son, at my…
- 43:28not even because I want to. You know, as somebody once said, it's not my psychology…
- 49:40deposited my ru my spirit. The beer the living well represents an inner wellspring of inspiration…
- 55:53rock. I am a rock. What it means to become a rock is they're not sensitive.…
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