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Tzom Gedaliah: The Megaleh Amukos Reveals the Mystical Code of GEDALIA BEN ACHIKAM

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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

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The day after rashashana is ga why do we fast for the assassination of gdaya throughout history many sadikim have perished what's the emphasis why specifically fast to commemorate the death of gdala was he the greatest of all the sadikim that has been killed throughout history also what's the connection between Gdala's assassination and the day after rashash shana so let's go straight to the root. There is an amazing mystical cabalistic idea that really uncovers and reveals the power and the source of Gaya. The Arizal quoted by the Benhay teaches that the month of Tishim is the month of Midas and the greatest miden of course is on rash the however we temper it. We sweeten it with but what are we going to do after rash sha when we no longer have that's the day that midasin comes out unadulterated without really any way to sweeten it that's midas is associated with the name alf lammed hey he then and then al kim is five letters alim is the epitome of midas Fasten your seat belts. You know if you take the word eloim and you spell it out the says in those five letters the milo of alf and them and then me becomes 13 letters. Alf lid pay three letters. Lammed lammed me daled three letters. He hey alf two letters we're up to eight yud yudval three letters 11 mem 13 so the five letters of elim become yudiml 13 those 13 letters

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  1. 0:02The day after rashashana is ga why do we fast for the assassination of gdaya throughout…
  2. 0:34really uncovers and reveals the power and the source of Gaya. The Arizal quoted by the…
  3. 1:06unadulterated without really any way to sweeten it that's midas is associated with the name alf…
  4. 1:37the milo of alf and them and then me becomes 13 letters. Alf lid pay three…
  5. 2:09the milo deoy spelling out each of those 13 letters makes another 34 letters you hear…
  6. 3:13manifest without any way to temper it with you see the midas on rashashana is in…
  7. 3:43names of y is also 52 if you spell out the shame then hey, and then…
  8. 4:15for 52 years after the Shabas tells us on the Adamu 52 that is in desolation…
  9. 4:46know we say so there's and that's there's a there's there's mash there's ket There's and…
  10. 5:17yashkus even though his real name is mashkas and then kf and then the final me…

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