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What Does Emunah Peshutah Really Mean?

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Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky

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Hi, this is Dov Baronlawsky with our question and answer series. I've always learned that a moon of shoot that is a higher level than a moon of through high Kira. And at some point you will get to a question that you may not find an answer to and that's where your moon of shoot that kicks in. How does that fit in with all of what you have said? What does this mean when we talk about a moon of shoot that? Simple faith. So people think simple faith does means So people think simple faith does means I just believe. I just I believe whatever you say. I said that case you will never have the a moon that. The perfect faith of a moment. Cuz if you can believe in Mormonism there's no evidence to support whatsoever. Joseph Smith claimed an angel led him to a a mountain in upstate New York and he dug up these golden plates and he transcribed them and no one ever saw the plates and no one ever understood it. You just have to believe Joseph Smith. I said no Jew is ever

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  1. 0:00Hi, this is Dov Baronlawsky with our question and answer series. I've always learned that a…
  2. 0:30So people think simple faith does means I just believe. I just I believe whatever you…
  3. 1:02Joseph Smith. I said no Jew is ever going to have that level of faith because…
  4. 1:32answer. But the fact that I know that I'm having thoughts whoever is having these thoughts…
  5. 2:03that level? So when people say I have emunah peshuta, they just mean I never thought…
  6. 2:34clear to you that God exists like you know your own existence. But let's be real.…
  7. 3:06every single pathway until by process of elimination he figured out Hakadosh Baruchu. And then God…

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