Shoftim: The Rabbi's Got the Power

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

[Music] the gamar Bia on page 59b tells of a great dispute that was raging between Rabbi elzar and theim RAB elzar and the other rabbis what is the halak status of an oven that is made out of pieces of ceramic that are glued together with sand does this oven retain ritual impurity does it not and as the dispute raged the began to ask many questions raged the began to ask many questions against RAB elazar and although RAB elazar answered those questions were winning the debate Rebel elezar said look over there do you see that carab tree if I am correct that carab tree will prove it immediately the carab tree was uprooted and flew 200t and the said we don't listen to carab trees we've disproved you with halakic argument with Torah reasoning Rabbi elazar turned to the Kim and said if I elazar turned to the Kim and said if I am correct that stream will prove my point the stream reversed direction and the water flew up hill said we don't we don't listen to streams we have determined according to argument that we are correct Reb leazar said if I am correct the walls of the betam midash the walls of the study hall will prove my point and immediately the walls of the study hall began to fall at that point rabi yahushua stood up and said walls of the study hall why do you meddle in this

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1. 0:00[Music] the gamar Bia on page 59b tells of a great dispute that was raging between…
2. 0:31raged the began to ask many questions against RAB elazar and although RAB elazar answered those…
3. 1:02elazar turned to the Kim and said if I am correct that stream will prove my…
4. 1:34study hall why do you meddle in this argument amongst rabbis and the walls stopped falling…
5. 2:04immediately a Heavenly voice came out and said why are you questioning Rabbi El the is…
6. 2:35dispute amongst rabbis the majority rules we don't listen to a BOS Co we don't listen…
7. 3:0540 years will not be joining them he will not enter the land of Israel what…
8. 3:36can only go to the judge who lives in your time the rabbis answer that the…
9. 4:06each generation so Bal the Jewish people are about to enter the land of Israel they…
10. 4:37Elijah the prophet and he said to him what is God doing right now and Elijah…

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