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Once Upon a Soul #1: Introduction - The Story Behind the Stories

An introduction to a podcast exploring stories inspired by Rav Asher Freund…

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An introduction to a podcast exploring stories inspired by Rav Asher Freund zt"l.

A 17 min chizuk shiur by Rabbi Yaakov Klein. Like every video on Lehallel, it was judged and approved under the Lehallel law before it ever appeared — no unreviewed result is ever shown.

Once Upon a Soul #1: Introduction - The Story Behind the Stories
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What’s said in this shiur

The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Yaakov Klein’s own words— taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

it's such a privilege it's mamish such a privilege to embark on this new project this new series together with all of you I want to just Begin by thanking you for devoting your precious time to journeying with me on the Ezra's Hashem was going to be a remarkable Expedition something really unique and valuable and precious but as is Hashem something we're all going to be able to take a whole lot out from with hashem's help so Hashem just to begin by way of introduction to the introduction in this particular episode the first episode in the series will be an introduction to the stories and introduction to that sadhiker Bashar freund whose teachings inspired these stories I'd just like to begin with a few technical notes so that is Hashem the general framework of these recordings will be to keep them around 10 to 15 minutes 20 minutes max on average I'll begin each Episode by reading and translating one of the stories and then I'll offer a few insights into the themes and the concepts woven into these incredible Tales to offer a window into their depth and enable us to draw strength and guidance from these remarkable Revelations so like I mentioned I'd like to begin with an introduction to the stories but even before we get into the stories themselves I want to say a few words about that Sadiq whose teachings messages and spirit Inspire these stories that Sadiq rabbinu So I myself am still in the process of learning more about RAB usher in the context of this project and in reading these stories and getting to

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  1. 0:31it's such a privilege it's mamish such a privilege to embark on this new project this…
  2. 2:10know a little bit just some of the kevra that were connected with him so I'd…
  3. 3:49very podcast series being dedicated in loving memory of Mrs Clary saffron Allah I'm an extremely…
  4. 5:22bewilderment so it is in the same way with each and every individual in his own…
  5. 6:57and he says that this is this is primary pleasure that Hashem gets when even when…
  6. 8:36bewilderment this is the way it is for a person who chooses to live a life…
  7. 10:07the members of his family and here he says you can put this on your fridge…
  8. 11:39who he mentioned earlier in whose memory we have this of dedicating this series and rebel…
  9. 13:17Sadiq was and the messages that he sought to spread through the world and so what…
  10. 14:49they'll speak for themselves there's really nothing quite like them other than but in their brevity…

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  • Chizuk — 17 min, by Rabbi Yaakov Klein
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