#540: Amida: Al Ha'Tzadikim (Part 9)

What’s said in this shiur

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

significance they're irritating because they're so inspired they're irritating because they're so energized they're irritating because they make us feel guilty they are the mirror we hold up to ourselves I have a lot of on the sitter that's how I prepare for sitter Snippets and I look through them on each word we see but the next word I didn't find one commentator saying one word about everyone has something to say about and then we say we're asking to show mercy and compassion and to give a great reward but the last on that list is alenu who is alenu ourselves don't only be compassionate Hashem to these who are so worthy these who are so exceptional these whove transformed and converted literally their lives also don't forget venu venu and and us and us I think it's very significant and shouldn't be overlooked because alenu means even if we don't meet the criteria even if we don't meet the definition we're not we're not we're not we were born a Jew we're not GED but we also are worthy and we're also asking for for's compassion for hashem's compassion we sometimes see or think the righteousness and piety is found elsewhere in the godal biography in the story we hear or tell about another

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1. 1:03mercy and compassion and to give a great reward but the last on that list is…
2. 1:35because alenu means even if we don't meet the criteria even if we don't meet the…
3. 2:05someone else in the community whom we admire or look up to but we forget about…
4. 2:38we read a couple weeks ago theah to love our fellow Jew obligation to love a…
5. 3:10word in some ways is the most important because it's the foundation for the rest love…
6. 3:40self-esteem and people who struggle to love themselves they feel unlovable to others maybe to hem…
7. 4:10selflessness doesn't want us to focus on our ego or our sense of self but maybe…
8. 4:41week's that we have to help others sustain others but with us with us vienu that…

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