A lecture on practical steps to apply Torah teachings in daily life, given by Rabbi Alon Anava at Congregation Emet Ve Emuna in Brooklyn, NY.
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And before we start, I want to dedicate this class to the elevation of the soul Eliyahu ben Menachem Mendel who was born uh who his yahrzeit unfortunately is tonight Zayin Adar which is the birthday and the death day of Moshe Rabbenu. So tonight is a very very very strong night. Very strong shine ha'arah Elokit a godly light tonight and tomorrow is Zayin Adar. The birth and the death of our leader Moshe Rabbenu. So we're going to dedicate this class Eliyahu ben Menachem Mendel and for anyone who needs yeshua, refuah, hatzlacha in the merit of our leader Moshe Rabbenu. We should all have the blessing from Hashem for whatever we need. B'ezrat Hashem. So next week exactly is Purim. One of the most important, powerful holidays and opportunities on our calendar. Uh this is not a regular holiday like the rest of the holidays. If you really look at the holiday, first of all it doesn't really look like a biblical or religious holiday. On Pesach you have to do all these rituals and even on Hanukkah that is not biblical. Purim you give charity. You give charity every day. You give mishloach manot. Okay, so okay, so I get food. Doesn't seem that religious or reading a Megillah or having a meal. But nevertheless, Purim is one of the most powerful days on the Jewish calendar to a point that our sages have explained numerous times that when Mashiach is going to come, most of the holidays will be canceled and Purim and Hanukkah will remain and especially the Megillah of Purim will sustain will will stay. So we already see from that that the godly revelation that happened on Purim which we call it a miracle but really
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- 38:11you're pushing away the darkness. The negative. Everything that's bad in your life. Now the thing…
- 44:30Hashem wants me to learn Torah for 40 years." It's a personal yeshiva. I'm going to…
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