The Betrothed Addict - Parsha Matos - By Rabbi YY Jacobson

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[Music] good evening one of the most fascinating adventures in the study of Torah is the absolute synchronisation in every law between the legal and the spiritual between the concrete and the transcendental tonight we're going to explore a law that at the surface seems extremely technical legalistic and yet extremely technical legalistic and yet upon deeper reflection we will show how the legal dimension is only a mirror for psychological emotional and spiritual essence in one's journey throughout life the 30th chapter of The Book of Numbers the portion of mitosis deals with the commandment for a person to fulfill their vows and promises Judaism takes words very seriously God Judaism takes words very seriously God Genesis tells us created the world through words we can destroy the world through words we can also heal the world heal souls and hearts through words words have significance and power and when you make a vow when you make a pledge you ought to keep it and not desecrate it and violate violate it but there's also the concept of annulment of valves knowing known as a forest valves knowing known as a forest Nidoran different methods through which you can nullify vows and promises that you have made so that you are not held any longer responsible and accountable for fulfilling them now one of these laws of the annulments of vows deals with a father and a daughter if a child makes a vow verbally a boy or a girl they're not held accountable after all they're children and they are not responsible for their verbal promises but once they reach a certain age a son

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2. 3:35declares it naught and guess what she's not responsible any longer even if she doesn't fulfill…
3. 6:41through this ring according to the law of Moses in Israel now they are officially husband…
4. 10:16married a rusyn and is soohyun and makes a vow after the wedding her husband has…
5. 13:24that's the difference a full-fledged husband who's living with her in the same home can only…
6. 17:02vials on his own he needs the partnership of the father they both need each other…
7. 20:10vows after she enters into the coppa he can do it because he is a full…
8. 23:15psychologically in a person's life you have a person that his relationship with God his relationship…
9. 26:55staying away from the negative by abstaining from following their negative habits and addictions they're frustrated…
10. 29:59Halawa like legally you can't do it on your own the patrols the husband needs the…

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