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we are introduced to a radical idea that should shock us all and that is that god in fact prays and we'll read it inside and discuss it but that's that's the discussion today is first of all to let you know that if in case you didn't god prays and now that we know that god prays i am assuming that you will be full of questions about this this is a very difficult very you know not like what we would be used to we're not like what we would be used to we're not used to such a concept of god pregnant for several reasons so first before i start running my mouth let's hear you guys now once you have heard that god prays so what what would you ask what kind of questions do you have about this new concept i'm going to consider the god praise go ahead why why so question number one is now that we know god praises why does god pray good any other questions we had we had a how how does god pray i would say excellently but okay how does god pray yes what does he pray for oh what does he pray for excellent yes even better i think who does he pray to unbelievable who does he pray to i mean who could as it was scary to think about who does god pray to are we starting to get into like maybe god forbid courses over here is this are we talking about uh something that
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- 0:03we are introduced to a radical idea that should shock us all and that is that…
- 1:33are we talking about uh something that we shouldn't be talking about any other questions before…
- 3:35god's house of prayer however there's we're going to make a little bit of a drasha…
- 5:39connected all this is one big question and that's what the gemara wants to know what…
- 7:42crime has a penalty someone was speeding this is the fine you were speeding this many…
- 9:44much even higher level usually mercy has a certain function merciful favor to find favor in…
- 11:47i'm going to split the sea for you and then you should walk forward and go…
- 13:49but it wasn't enough to merit the miracle of god splitting the sea for them so…
- 15:50mercy needs help and god praying that his mercy overpower his judgment is on some level…
- 17:52and that's the power and beauty i think of this of this gemara we pray because…
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