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The Presidential Debate and the Hand of God

Rabbi Mendel Kessin discusses the 2024 presidential debate from a hashkafa…

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Rabbi Mendel Kessin discusses the 2024 presidential debate from a hashkafa perspective.

A 1h 3m hashkafa shiur by Rabbi Mendel Kessin. 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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You know, last week or actually it's actually 2 weeks ago and 4 weeks ago and so on. Whatever, you know, the last two shiurim I've dealt with you know, Donald Trump. But, you know, when you take a look at what's going on, things are happening so fast that you're confused. You It's like a whirlwind, you know, it's like a tornado where the wind is spinning around at 200 miles an hour, you know? So, it's very miles an hour, you know? So, it's very difficult in many ways. I really the word really is is very disconcerting to have this type of speed of political events. It is actually incredibly confusing. And it's also, like I said, disconcerting and it's really frightening. You know, because one of the things that we all want, we want to have a handle on what is going on. You know, it's very important to us cuz our lives are dependent and wrapped around the stability of this country, around the stability of this country, you know? So, we can't believe what's happening. First, a former president is being was indicted and being found guilty basically for a bookkeeping error, which they claim, of course, was not an error, it's premeditated. But, in the end, it's a bookkeeping situation. You know, it's like being indicted because you brought back a library book, you brought it back after it was due. So, you're now indicted for that crime. I mean, what what kind of significance

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  3. 11:52what's happening and so on. But we're all walking around in a daze. And the answer…
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  5. 24:42baseless hatred, division among the Jewish people, especially in Eretz Yisrael. You see? And this creates…
  6. 31:23important idea. You see. Now, since it seems what's happening is that Trump has to win…
  7. 37:03this man has done to America in 2 and 1/2 years. Uh but there are many…
  8. 43:14radical left people control the government. Uh you see, and the many businesses are destroyed. So,…
  9. 49:27side, that he's still intervening. Do not lose hope. Uh cuz I've mentioned things that have…
  10. 55:39Come to a better belief about God, you see? And I So, the Rambam says that…

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