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Yiras Shamayim — Awe of Heaven
Yiras shamayim, awe before Hashem, is what turns knowledge into living Torah. Here are moments from shiurim on the fear and awe of Heaven, each with a watch link.
- Orchos Tzadikim 2word I agree. But what we're saying is whenever we see fear of heaven, yiras shamayim, Artscroll translates it as fear of heaven. But fear often means I'm scared▶ Watch at 4:37
- Likutei Moharan #263 - Torah Samech (3)Hashem. Here, he says Yira Shamayim In Ha'Nami. But over there, we said Yiras Hashem, it's a rigid fear, but it's it's Gevurah, but it's Gevurah Shebechesed▶ Watch at 47:51
- A Handful of Dust Motes: Rebbe Nachman's Discourses, 5-6what brings us to love Hashem. The fear of Hashem brings us to the awe of Hashem and the love of Hashem. And that's what's the what uh King Solomon▶ Watch at 11:50
- Likutei Moharan #262 - Torah Samech (2)right why is it called shamayim what does it mean on a simple level fear of heaven right so usually people think that the word heaven in this phrase is a reference▶ Watch at 33:52
- Rabbi Yehoshua Nissan - Parshas Toldos: The Secret of the Three Wellstalking about might or yira fear awe of hashem a sense that i i must i'm a servant of god and i must get in line hashem is the king there▶ Watch at 24:03
- Teshuva Music (3) UNDERSTANDING YOUR MISSION IN LIFE (Preparing for Yom Kippur)halacha. HAKOL BE-YEDAI SHAMAYIMCHUTZ MI-YIRAT SHAMAYIM. Everything is from heaven except the fear of heaven. Meaning the outcome of everything is from heaven. Whether you follow what heaven dictated for▶ Watch at 4:52
- Orchos Tzaddikim 1 - Yiras Shomayimbut when I don't really like translating as fear of Heaven I like translating as a of heaven right we say this many times people say they're not scared▶ Watch at 1:42
- Rav berel wein: rav A Y Hacohen Kook # 2That's what we all try to do is to have a little a little yiras Shamayim, to have a little fear of heaven. A Jew that has a little fear▶ Watch at 5:37
- Eikev: Rav Levi Yitzchak’s Teffilahpious? Why? The Gamara says cuz it teaches us Hakol B'Yedei Shamayim Chutz M'Yiras Shamayim. Ultimately because everything is in the hands of heaven except literally again fear of heaven▶ Watch at 3:34
- Passover the Jewish Holiday of Freedom | LIKUTEI MOHARAN TORAH 7 TINYANAabout it in the Torah is that when two Yidden are learning or speaking about yiras shamayim, just speak about Hashem. It's already engendering yirah. And then it's bringing▶ Watch at 31:06
- Naso Gems 5785sheyeish bahem yiras shamayim veyiras chet. For life that has fear of heaven and fear of sin. Then we ask for chaim shel osher vechavod. For wealth and honor. And then after▶ Watch at 22:36
- Zera Shimshon Tazria #10 5781 - Rabbi Zvi Kahnthat a person can develop is the quality of yirah yiras hashem fira and awe of hashem the alkane and therefore shame hassudar the name of this scarf headdress type garment hamora▶ Watch at 7:46
- 02-29-2024 Rabbi Moshe Malka - Beit Halevi on Ahavat Yisrael #10will be pessimistic and cranky and complain that's up to you and since fear of Heaven is in your hands when a Jew a man or a woman overcomes a difficult▶ Watch at 13:09
- Parshas Re'eh with Rabbi Yisroel BodkinsGod wants from us is are we showing our year shamayam our awe our fear of heaven and this week we're saying that God doesn't need us our actions▶ Watch at 5:41
- Jealousy, KOSHER TREIF, Video Games, MEZA DANGER, Chabad Meshichist Psak - STUMPTHE RABBI (113)the from there we learn the uh and from there we get the name fear of heaven why fear of heaven because when hashem roared at the heaven the heaven was▶ Watch at 1:36:25
- Real Stories of Applying Duties of the Heart | TORAH FOUNDATION (14)enough." And they stopped expanding. This is why fear of Hashem is also called fear of heaven because the first thing to fear Hashem was the heavens. In the book of Job▶ Watch at 14:01
- Maximize Rosh Hashanah (Alternate Version)answer is two types of fear of hashem fear of punishment and being in awe of hashem fear of punishment fear type a brings to keeping the men's vice keeping the▶ Watch at 26:03
- Basi Legani 5726 #9: If You Could Give Your Child One Thing, What Would It Be?And it doesn't take away People are afraid it's going to take away Yiras Shamayim. This is the biggest Yiras Shamayim. There's no Yiras Shamayim like the Yiras Shamayim▶ Watch at 32:58
- Rav Amos Gueta and Those Who Think They're Pinchas | STUMP THE RABBI (275)going to follow God or not. So everything is from heaven except the fear of heaven. Meaning whether you're going to fear fear Hashem and actually follow his law▶ Watch at 1:16:58
- 263 Shoftim Television 3000 080916own intelligence my own faculties no straight away we ask fear of heaven to realize It's not me. It's a gift. And we have to thank Hashem and thank Hashem▶ Watch at 50:00
- Tehilim 130means that we make mistakes and Hashem is moichel, so then we're shiyach to Yiras Shamayim, then we're shiyach to serve Hashem. So Kimcha Slicha L'man Tivare allows▶ Watch at 11:49
- Parsha Perspectives (Korach, 5784) - Our Enemies are Praying Sincerely, We Must Pass Their Passionavira d'shamayim. Let's see if when you wake up you have the same yiras shamayim that you claim to have now. Boker, v'yoda Hashem es asher▶ Watch at 46:43
- Chelek 34, Shoftim 01 - Rabbi Ari Shishlershamayim says Rashi, "What that means is you should create the appropriate heaven oriented awe of Hashem through wielding the stick. So, we're talking here, we need to understand this Gemara▶ Watch at 21:51
- #11: Iggeres HaRamban (10 Minutes of Meaning) - Conquering Your Egoinspired. You don't live with either fear of punishment or consequence or yiras Shamayim. It's only when a person sublimates their ego, it's when a person surrenders to Hashem▶ Watch at 1:03
- Break Your Reliance on Secular Wisdom | Rabbi David Yisrael Kalmuslong as you don't have gevorah of kadusa meaning that you have awe of hashem automatically the gevor devolves and it turns into denim and those denim those judgments then take▶ Watch at 20:55
- Rebbetzin Bracha Leeds--Be an Influencer! (Chabad of UC Berkeley)idea is that sneeze is yura shamayim what is your shaman yura shamayam the fear of heaven that's what it's loosely translated as but i would say that it really▶ Watch at 19:24
- Maximize Rosh Hashanahmagnificent he's so powerful he's so knowledgeable i'm in such awe of hashem▶ Watch at 11:50
- Intellect Free of Defectssuch awe of Hashem that you fear nothing else. And therefore the says this second kind of fear of Hashem is awe which is inspired by his magnitude, exaltedness and awesome power▶ Watch at 1:33:24
- For the Shabbos Ki Sisa Table 5786says that's not from Hashem. Because it says I told you they shamayim chutzmi yiras shamayim. So, first you have to work yourself on that branch of chachma▶ Watch at 2:36
- Finding Your Path Mesilas Yesharim PT 61course, is a stepping stone. A person who thinks that he can have true awe of Hashem without fearing Hashem in the literal▶ Watch at 28:24
- R' Avrohom Schorr | Shaarey Tefillah Miami | 5784 Tevet | The Importance of Fear of Hashemtake Yira and elevate it to become Yira Shamayim. We have a good vehicle to become Yira Shamayim. To use the Yira, the fear. So, the problem is that we don▶ Watch at 21:30
- Korach | Likkutei Sichos Vol. 2the whole paragraph of V'ahavta is is yira, is you should be in awe of Hashem. So, it's love of Hashem and awe of Hashem. It's not enough▶ Watch at 56:42
- Two Character Traits That Are Silent Killers of Success| Torat HaChassidut (24)think about worldly matters when you're serving Hashem. The ninth is being in awe of Hashem and diffident before him. Understand that Hashem does not need you. Understand that fearing him▶ Watch at 1:24:49
- Dangerously LAZY PEOPLE - Jewish HaShkafa (60)get to it is a prerequisite just like breathing is a prerequisite for living fear of heaven fear of hashem is a prerequisite of serving unfortunately in today's world fear▶ Watch at 30:23
- Chelek 26, Yisro 1, 10 min, Mendel Lipskierhim first to love Hashem and then this also causes him to stand in awe of Hashem and fear Hashem Etc then the ram says that based on this I'm going▶ Watch at 3:14
- David’s Song： An Introduction to The Book of Psalmswhen he says he's talking about the awe of hem this was his awe of Hashem and this awe was stronger than▶ Watch at 48:31
- Gates of Repentance Part 24 Sha'arei Teshuvahgod and fear of heaven then who hopefully will never even put them in that position hashem will know that i see from the fear of heaven that this person has▶ Watch at 16:24
- For the Shabbos Vayakheil Table 5786you Shabbos is the great step towards Yiras Shamayim. That we have a boss. That we have Hashem. And that comes even before Torah. As it says "Any Yiras Hashem Yiras Hashem▶ Watch at 13:54
- Intellect Free of Defects | TORAH FOUNDATION (4)loving Hashem requires a higher level of fear, which is fear of punishment and awe of Hashem. What's the of here? The tells us one who reaches the degree of fear▶ Watch at 1:31:56
- Bitachon 63 - Yiras Hashem and Bitachonright now is going to help me but involves another aspect of euro of fear of heaven is you have to be concerned i'm constantly concerned perhaps i've done something▶ Watch at 3:43
- 05-13-2026 Rabbi Moshe Malka - Pele Yoeitz # 69the world, the the more you get to know Hashem, you the more in awe of Hashem you are. When you see how your life takes on a pleasant role and you▶ Watch at 4:48
- Zera Shimshon Parashat Haye Sara "Avraham Avinu and King David"right if you don't have fear of heaven you have nothing that's what amir says fear hashem and then keep his mitzvoth you got to have fear of heaven▶ Watch at 34:12
- Overcoming Tests, LIFE'S MISSION, Wicked Business Partner, TESHUVA FROM LOVE -STUMP THE RABBI (111)world today the uh brexit says that uh to do chewbacca from fear of heaven is the is reality is reality for most people to the extent where he says i wish▶ Watch at 1:42:14
- Chelek 29 Nitzavim Rabbi Yosef Kantorheart, with all their soul. This could also be a service of Hashem from awe of Hashem. Fear, reverence, awe. They don't want to do something that offends Hashem. The next▶ Watch at 7:11
- What Really Matters in Life? | A Story You’ll Never Forget - Rabbi Avi Hoolinhave a mission invis that explains that hashem the beginning to wisdom is fear of heaven. The way to connect to fear of hashem is through wisdom. That means that▶ Watch at 3:40
- Parashat Chaye Sarah - Soul mates and the Eshet Chayilyou don't have fear of heaven if you don't have fear of god all of it is pointless you need to you need to always feel that you're being▶ Watch at 4:50
- Emuna Hour： Hashem is Onepeople translate as fear of hashem it's all hashem when you're awed by hashem it's nothing you know they're trembling and you're afraid they're both the▶ Watch at 30:41
- Likutei Moharan #264 - Torah Samech (4)long breath like the Rebbe explained wind, air, rain. And that's the nakuda of yiras shamayim. Yiras shamayim brings to the holy kind of ashiras that we've been speaking about▶ Watch at 1:48
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