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The Journey From a Possible Existence to an Intrinsic Existence

Rabbi YY Jacobson explores the spiritual journey of self-realization and…

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Rabbi YY Jacobson explores the spiritual journey of self-realization and purpose.

A 1h 24m hashkafa 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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original good morning everybody [Music] do we have tattoos [Music] hmm [Music] um [Music] no no no no no no no no no no [Music] oh boy [Music] you know [Music] so we began the mimer who made it of parishes [Music] the moment began on 176 we're holding 177. pay test column two the second paragraph from the bottoman the Swarm on the Bim if anybody needs [Music] um today's class is dedicated by our very dear friends Dr Michael Michelle and his wife Liz in loving memory of her mother Mrs Robinson Shirley Levy Sarah pastel bastard Aria labe and tribute to her fourth yard site on the 22nd day of other Mrs Shirley Levy was one of the pioneers and builders of the Muncie Jewish Community yet back in 1952 founded ashar together with her husband and husband been a tremendous pillar of this community of Tyler and may she remain an everlasting source of blessing and inspiration and Light for her daughter son-in-law although the family all the children grandchildren great-grandchildren um what we have today in Muncie comes because of the commitment and sacrifice and work of such people who built the community many many eons ago or decades ago thank you very much so let me summarize what we learned and we're going to continue began the mimer with focusing on a redundancy that seems strange in the beginning of parishes says Hashem take from yourselves a truma a donation to Hashem and every person with a Generous Heart should bring

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  1. 0:04original good morning everybody [Music] do we have tattoos [Music]…
  2. 7:35like rhyme and then there's a second meaning of truma which is half Russia segregation to…
  3. 13:45that's what his slap shows means his slapstress means that it's tailor-made like you say tailor-made…
  4. 20:12which the gemara says that the Angels ate the man how can Angels eat physical food…
  5. 27:03it's going to eat me up what's going to be left of me they saw it…
  6. 33:15if you didn't know what no like everything else he wanted that the Jews should understand…
  7. 39:33usually it's always it's much deeper than the yes which part of you doesn't want to…
  8. 45:44that you don't exist as a yesh your deepest existence is iron and when your deepest…
  9. 52:04and that the sun emerged okay we're lucky that there's a son and we're grateful but…
  10. 58:30means it's the only thing that's intrinsic to reality it is reality so the nachman says…

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