Ari Goldwag - Nasso - Gaining Control

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

You're listening to the weekly partial podcast with Ari Goldwag recorded with Hashem's never-ending assistance in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, 5778, 2018. This week's parsha is parshas Nasso. And I'd like to share with you again a beautiful idea from Rabbi Chaim Friedlander. And uh it's based on the possuk we have. The possuk in this week's parsha, it's uh chapter 6, verse 1. Vayedaber Hashem el Moshe lemor, God spoke to Moses and said, "Daber el bnei Yisrael ve'amarta aleihem, ish o isha ki yafli lendor neder nazir lenazir lashem." neder nazir lenazir lashem." The Torah, the the verses speak about the fact that it's possible for a person to make themselves into a nazir. A nazir is somebody who uh promises to God, as it were, that he's not going to drink any wine, that he is going to cut his hair, and it's a certain level of kedusha, of holiness, is brought upon a person. Okay? So, it's very interesting. What is the language of nazir? What is the concept of the nazir? What is the idea that a person takes upon himself this vow? So, I'd like to share with you a vow? So, I'd like to share with you a beautiful idea from Rabbi Chaim Friedlander, beautiful depth. So, he brings a chazal. Our sages say like this, amor chazal, amar Rami bar Abba, ma dichsiv, "Ir ketana ve'anashim bah me'at." The verse speaks about it. It's a verse in Koheles, in Ecclesiastes. It speaks about the fact that um there's a little city. "Ir ketana zeh haguf." The small city is a reference to the body. "Ve'anashim bah me'at." There were only a few people in the city. "Eilu eivarim." This is a reference to the limbs of a person.

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1. 0:01You're listening to the weekly partial podcast with Ari Goldwag recorded with Hashem's never-ending assistance in…
2. 2:34but the person nobody remembered this. Uh. The the the wise one which is 12 is…
3. 5:10like he has power. It seems like he has built this amazing thing for us that…
4. 7:40to come to a sin that's involved with licentious behavior. Other various behaviors are even to…
5. 10:17someone who has overcome his yetzer hara, his evil inclination. So the word Nazir, which is…
6. 12:51accomplishment for him to remain in that state, to remain holy, to remain separated from the…
7. 15:24for the right reasons, just like you. Okay, so So, what's the idea? The Yetzer Hara,…
8. 18:00This is not my friend. My evil inclination is not my friend. He is my enemy.…
9. 20:33It's not something which a person the value doesn't last. Okay, so what does he do?…
10. 23:08friend, right? That's how he presents himself. You can leave a little bit of your hair.…

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