הרב חיים ברוך "חג סוכות" במוסאיוף 24

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

I really want to talk about the joy and it's good that the previous rabbi ended with joy because it gave me context. The truth is that we've been crying for a long time. We do n't need any context. We can start with joy right away. So let's start with a story about the governor of Berlin who invited himself to the rabbi of Berlin. The governor came with his group and his friends. He came and his friends. He came and the rabbi told them that today is Sukkot and because today is Sukkot we're going down to the Sukkah. The governor of Berlin didn't understand what it meant not to go down to the Sukkah. And I want to tell you that on Sukkot in Europe it's very cold and how much the rabbi of Berlin arranged the Sukkah to be dignified and strong and really protect from the winds. It's cold and cold. Then the governor of Berlin asked the rabbi, "You Jews ask every Passover what has changed this night? Jews ask every Passover what has changed this night? And I want to ask you what has changed this night. What has changed that you leave your house and go to the Sukkah?" The rabbi of Berlin said to him, "Listen, we are Jews. We have been a diaspora for 2,000 years. We have been moving from place to place. It's not a question of why we leave our homes and go to the Sukkah on Passover. That we sit in the mornings and cover ourselves." The question is, what has changed? A Jew sits like this. What has really changed? The governor of Berlin is relieved by the

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