Matos: The Revelation of Rav Shamshon of Ostropolle How Moshe In the End Avenged Midyan

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Okay, good morning friends. As mentioned the Beis Hamedrash next week starting Thursday night begins our annual campaign. If anyone could participate and especially helpful if you could set up a team page. This is an astounding insight of Reb Shimshon of Ostropol quoted in the sefer Kli Yakar Moshe brought in the sefer Pninei Kedem. The pasuk is missing a letter. It should say what do you mean Bnei Yisrael acher te'asef? It's to say and after then you in other words take revenge against Midian and after that you will die. Why after that you will die? Says Reb Shimshon of Ostropol. Could somebody please explain why Moshe Rabbeinu sent Pinchas? Hashem told him to do it. Hashem said Bnei Yisrael Midian. Hashem tells Moshe to do it and Moshe says to Pinchas hey Pinchas I got a job for you. What? Hashem just told you to do it. The Gemara says he couldn't do it. Because the pit [clears throat] that you drank water from don't [snorts] throw dirt into. Moshe grew up in Midian. >> [snorts] >> Moshe grew up in Midian so he couldn't avenge them. So now the question is Hashem didn't know where Moshe grew up? I think Hashem knew where Moshe grew up but he told him to do it anyway. So why is Moshe Rabbeinu being such a ethicist? You know I can't do it. Hakaras Hatov. Okay but you know the Lord told you to do it. Says the Shamshon of Ashkopul based on the Gemara Rosh Hashanah, the

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1. 0:00Okay, good morning friends. As mentioned the Beis Hamedrash next week starting Thursday night begins our…
2. 0:34The pasuk is missing a letter. It should say what do you mean Bnei Yisrael acher…
3. 1:04Could somebody please explain why Moshe Rabbeinu sent Pinchas? Hashem told him to do it. Hashem…
4. 1:34don't [snorts] throw dirt into. Moshe grew up in Midian. >> [snorts] >> Moshe grew up…
5. 2:04Gemara says the the posuk equates three lightweights like three heavyweights to tell you Yiftach b'doroi…
6. 2:35is like Shmuel, Gidon is like Moshe, Shimshon is like Aharon? Just say three are like…
7. 3:05like Moshe Rabbeinu. Shimshon was a spark of Aharon. That's why he was a nazir. He…
8. 3:35What did Gidon do in his life? He destroyed Midian and Amalek. That's what the posuk…
9. 4:06after you die and you become good then you'll do it. In the meantime has to…
10. 4:36and the revenge against Midian will not be until after the death of that is the…

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