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The Relationship behind the Relationship: Do I Choose My Judaism?

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Rabbi YY Jacobson

The Relationship behind the Relationship: Do I Choose My Judaism?

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Okay. Today's Yeah. Today's class is dedicated by our dear friend Tesler in honor of Rabbi Yay Wilhelm of Kabat of the Upper East Side for all of the work he does on behalf of all of the young professionals of Manhattan and the Jewish people. Wishing him and his rebbit and their entire family a sweet new year and all of the blessings. Amen. Thank you. Today's class is also lovingly dedicated Today's class is also lovingly dedicated by Josh and Yafa Bernstein in memory of their beloved fathers Baba and dad who are cherished and deeply missed and may their souls be an eternal source of inspiration and love and empowerment for you and thank you very very much. Okay. So, today we're going to begin learning something very very uh special. This is a a talk that was presented by This is a a talk that was presented by the Reb by the labb in the month of Elo as you could see on the top Shabas param. So, it was Shabas and Shabas afternoon the par ofim and it was the seventh day of El and the year is which in the English calendar would be 1988. Why did I choose to learn this? It's the month of L and it's all about El and Rashashana. So, it's uh very apppropo, but it's also in incredibly uh but it's also in incredibly uh >> huh it'll be very different, very different. It'll trigger good things. But it's a incredibly life-changing perspective, not just on LOL or Shashana Yamiper, but also on some of the fundamental aspects of life and of yiddish kite and of our own relationships and inner development as you'll see I also had the of being there at the faban and I remember it very vividly um how many years ago is it

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  3. 12:35So finishes that this is a metaphor for the month of that the king is in…
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  6. 31:58You might say the answer is duh. It's obvious. I don't have to tell you. Yeah.…
  7. 38:19fashion the knife, right? Make take metal like the mish speaks about it. Take metal and…
  8. 44:22mitzvah because it's the foundation of all the mitzvah. You can't give a mitzvah on because…
  9. 50:33happen in two ways. The doesn't say the second way because he doesn't want to say…
  10. 56:46got to figure it out. You understand what I mean? I hate my jeans. Which eye…

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