Sukkos: As Far as You Can | Rabbi Elchonon Jacobovitz

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The opening of this shiur, in Vayimaen’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

Kivi was a delightful young boy from Detroit, [music] just beginning second grade, when his parents found out that Kivi had leukemia. He was only 10 years old. His class had just started learning Mishnayos, but Kivi would be starting chemo instead. The treatments began, and [music] Kivi was absent more often than not. But through it all, Kivi had one dream. Kivi wanted to finish the nine [music] program of Mishnayos Brochos and make a Siyum. And so, anytime anybody came to visit him in the hospital, Kivi asked them him in the hospital, Kivi asked them [music] to please learn a Mishnah with him. The disease progressed, but so did Kivi. One Mishnah after another Mishnah. One perek after another perek. He wanted so much to make it to the very end, but unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be. The Levaya was absolutely heart-wrenching. And the first Maspid [music] was my dear friend, his Rebbe, Reb Meir Kranzer. And he said, "Kivi, you tried so hard. You wanted [music] so desperately to finish Maseches Brochos. You finished eight perakim, and there's nine perakim. I'm sure the Ribbono shel

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1. 0:06Kivi was a delightful young boy from Detroit, [music] just beginning second grade, when his parents…
2. 0:37him in the hospital, Kivi asked them [music] to please learn a Mishnah with him. The…
3. 1:07nine perakim. I'm sure the Ribbono shel Olam himself >> [music] >> is going to finish…
4. 1:37Mesifta Derech HaKodesh, and all the Malachim together are going to finish with you the ninth…
5. 2:08say, "Kivi, mazel tov. This is the real world up here. And in the real world,…
6. 2:38the Ribono shel Olam says, "You know what? That third wall, I don't need a wall.…
7. 3:09Klal Yisrael, never underestimate that tefach. Because in the real world, it's not about finishing. It's…

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