Parashat Toldot 5786 - Rabbi Leeor Dahan

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Just feeling the vibes. Yeah. You feeling it? He knows a pure. [snorts and clears throat] [clears throat] All right. Okay, Okay, you got [clears throat] the para tells us that the great sadik [snorts] says the name comes from the Av and AV comes from heel means heel like h e l was because in circumstance was holding on because in circumstance was holding on to the legs of the heel of and for this reason he was called who called him says who calls If it was, if it was, I wouldn't have had such a question. Okay, they see a baby coming out. They don't know what's the future, out. They don't know what's the future, right? And the what's in front of them is a baby holding on to the other brother's heel. Okay. Yakov. Yeah, let's go. Yakov. I can see that. But if it's a who's naming and we know tell us how important a name is you know today they even have like hundreds of pages which name is a good name which name is not a good name this one you should call this one you this one you should call this one you shouldn't call this is going to give good mazal this is going to give bad mazal the truth of the matter is too many people uh pay too much attention to oh this is a Mazal. It's not not always it's the case. Sometimes there's holy names in that the word the rumors spread about them that they're not so good names, but they really are good names. And it's not necessarily the case. But either way, there is a truth to the concept that a name is very impactful and very meaningful. And as an example, it's to

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1. 0:00Just feeling the vibes. Yeah. You feeling it? He knows a pure. [snorts and clears throat]…
2. 4:43good Jewish name, a nice name, and and use that name. You don't call the child…
3. 9:54what happened with all of it? But look at the result. Abraham has Yakov has 12…
4. 15:11they don't always open like um but only like the very very famous like everybody learns…
5. 19:56Aamu passed away at 175. When Abrau passed away, he was 100 years older than it…
6. 25:12they're either going to get do chuva or get washed up one of the two options…
7. 30:30because his grandfather passes away. A grandson is regular. He doesn't have to do he doesn't…
8. 35:07one of the he says, "What's the waiting outside?" "No, no, I want to go inside,…
9. 40:19to ask him for information like, "Where are you from? what's your name? He wouldn't say…
10. 45:36midot incredible midot the right-hand man of the for years how come he's not getting married…

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