Rabbi Yosef Shitrit

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Hello. This The essence is to delight in God and enjoy the radiance of His presence. That this is the true pleasure, the greatest of all delights. The Messilat Yesharim writes that this is applicable even in this world. Although the world is full of hardships and troubles, as it is written "and the earth was formless and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep, " and even great technology and science , that is darkness. As our Sages said. And darkness, what is darkness? It is Greece, which darkened the eyes of... Israel. This is darkness, but "God said , let there be light." When a Jew merits sparks of light, he can see that all the hardships and sufferings are nothing. Our Sages expounded on "and behold, it was very good"—what is " very good"? It is the measure of suffering. So that is called "very good ." The measure of suffering is very good. How can that be? It is like a father who pulled strongly on his young son to save him. He saw his son being pushed into the wheels of the bus, the wheels. And he came immediately, pulled his son quickly out of the wheels, he was almost crushed to death, so that is the pain of love. The holy one of Kobryn said: To those immersed in this world, for them, "the earth was formless and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep." Those who are immersed in this world, when a Jew is steeped in darkness— "God said, let there be light." There was darkness , and the Holy One, Blessed be He, said "Let there not be darkness, let there be light," and there was light. The

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1. 0:00Hello. This The essence is to delight in God and enjoy the radiance of His presence.…
2. 5:12is essentially where the darkness rules , which is the evil inclination. Darkness—that is the evil…
3. 10:45The Torah is the soul's divine source, which you know is pure. What is the purest…
4. 16:37. >> Yes, also, yes, it is also on the 25th of Tishrei that the Chatam…
5. 21:38clothes, so they are the same—they are animals. If so, why did God withhold the Tree…
6. 27:36the sea and the fowl of the air." Meaning: not only rule over them, but everyone…
7. 33:05is a holy man of God, the Ramban is a giant, a giant, and when the…
8. 38:03to the spirit of truth, only that this path is not unsightly. And if...and if so,…
9. 43:26thing that is most quenching for thirst is water, and the Torah is water. It quenches…
10. 48:56the "thirsty" non-Jew, but to go and drink in their words with thirst. And so it…

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