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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein delves into the historical and spiritual significance of Yaakov's collateral and its connection to Rebbi Akiva's students.
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says if you sneeze during Shemoneh Esrei, it's a good siman. Hopefully during a shiur. Okay. And l'iluy nishmat Rav Dovid ben Yaakov Zachi. Also Sefer Vayikra shiurim are dedicated by Mrs. Yehudit Herman l'iluy nishmat her husband, Harav Shabsai Beinish ben Moshe. Tonight's shiur is dedicated by Mrs. Brenda Strasfeld l'iluy nishmat her father-in-law Yaakov Yehoshua ben Yosef Baruch Strasfeld whose yahrtzeit is chof daled Iyar. We got a name in the team in the chof. So they should have a mail to you shortly for the whole family. I'll be asking Al Tzedek. >> [snorts] >> Make sure you get the newest sefer pocket edition of Rameira Balaness. This way you could be mekayem the words of Rav Chaim Palagi never to be maysiach da'as from the Tanna Rebbi Meir. >> [snorts] >> Okay. So parshas Bechukotai the Gemara tells us in Maseches Megillah that Ezra enacted that we should read before the Yom Tov of Shavuos the tochacha of >> [snorts] >> Toras Kohanim. It's a tough one. It's a tough tochacha. There are 49 klalos kneged the 49 days of Sefiras HaOmer. During the Omer, we try to extricate ourselves from the klala of Mayav. Mayav is gematria 49. We make a bracha every night and we try to extricate ourselves from this klala. But the tochacha does end with a >> [snorts] >> nechama, with consolation. The pasuk says, "V'zacharti es bris Yaakov." I will remember of Jacob. The off as we see Isaac and
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- 0:30says if you sneeze during Shemoneh Esrei, it's a good siman. Hopefully during a shiur. Okay.…
- 5:07gam zera Yaakov emes. That is the a pasuk in Yirmiyahu lamed gimmel chof vav. Then…
- 10:13watch, so you take one watch. What's he taking five watches for? How many vavs does…
- 15:22Also, another possible reason is if you look in the Zohar Kadush, the Zohar Kadush says…
- 20:35there is no shivut after it. The geulah atida will be eternal. Therefore, it says shalach…
- 25:46quicker than it's supposed to be. Okay, that's kuf lamed. So, we explained why Yaakov Avinu…
- 30:59that the Geulah will only be accomplished in the merit of Mishnayos. Ein Hagoliyos Miskanseis Elah…
- 36:06What was the sign? The Zohar Hakadosh says he gave him a vav. Why did he…
- 41:16his five new students, "You don't do this. Don't repeat the same mistake." You ready for…
- 46:22we need to we need to excel more in limud Torah. The verb the hey I'm…
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