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Rabbi YY Jacobson discusses the tension between Jewish identity and left-wing politics.
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Okay, I want to begin the class with uh saying together a few capital to him. For our brothers and sisters in Israel. For all of the wounded and their families. Especially for all of our soldiers. And of course for all those who are in captivity. Hostages. And for all of the families of the slain. And for all of our brothers and sisters and for all of the Jewish people. In Israel and the whole world. So let's begin. We'll say capital pay gamma. Actually you have it for those who are sitting on this side. You could just look up. They have a sign with it. If you want. Those who are sitting on that side. You see there's a sign. Or in the back. Most of the have a in the back. So uh You can get one. I'll say loud and everybody is welcome to join. Pay gamma. Shem Israel Adonai Elohim Adonai Echad. Baruch shem k'vod malchuto l'olam va'ed. V'ahavta et Adonai Elohecha b'chol l'vavcha uv'chol nafshecha uv'chol m'odecha. V'haya im shamoa tishm'u el mitzvotai asher anochi mitzaveh etchem hayom l'ahavah et Adonai Elohechem ul'ovdo b'chol l'vavchem uv'chol nafshechem. V'natati matar artzechem b'ito, yoreh umalkosh, v'asafta d'ganecha v'tirosh'cha v'yitz'harecha. V'natati esev b'sadecha l'vehemtecha, v'achalta v'savata. Hishameru lachem pen yifteh l'vavchem, un'sitem va'avadtem elohim acherim v'hishtachavitem lahem. V'charah af Adonai bachem, v'atzar et hashamayim v'lo yiheyeh matar, v'ha'aretz lo titen et y'vulah, va'avadtem chayam me'al ha'aretz hatovah asher Adonai noten lachem. V'samtem et divarai eleh al l'vavchem v'al nafsh'chem, uk'shartem otam l'ot al y'd'chem, v'hayu l'totafot ben eineichem. V'limadtem otam et b'neichem, l'daber bam b'shivtecha b'veitecha, uv'lechtecha vaderech, uv'shochbecha uv'kumecha. Uchtavtam al mezuzot beitecha uvish'arecha. L'ma'an yirbu y'meichem v'imei b'neichem al ha'adamah asher nishba Adonai la'avoteichem latet lahem, k'imei hashamayim al ha'aretz.
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- 0:01Okay, I want to begin the class with uh saying together a few capital to him.…
- 6:53the quite intense stories. And I think each one quite relevant. Maybe on more than one…
- 13:02saved. Of course, he is given the commandment not to look back, to leave and to…
- 19:14which is let me just go to sleep or let me just go eat or let…
- 25:24what made him stuck? When you see the context of the story, one can understand it…
- 31:30was his name? Uh very interesting story. They they killed him. They assassinated him in 1922.…
- 37:43I'm ready to own that type of freedom. That ownership could sometimes look like victimhood because…
- 43:51are committed towards the Jewish people, they can find it in themselves to say what did…
- 50:02at me. You Hitler once said, "If you say a small lie, people don't believe you.…
- 56:16permission or not. She's talking about the fabric and the nature of Yishmael versus Yitzchak. And…
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