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Simchas Chanukah at Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim

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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

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I'll tell you the truth. Actually, the Rashiva told me there's a line in yeshiva. When all else fails, tell the truth. This is not my first rodeo. I've spoken before, but I've never been this nervous. This is not an easy venue for me to speak at. You know, when you bring someone in from the outside, they have no idea what they're getting into. They come from the outside. They think they're going to say a nice and everyone's going to nod their heads and forget about it. They don't know they're going to be the subject of analysis for weeks in the black chair. It's highly unlikely they know what they're subjecting themselves to. But I would like to consider myself an insider to some extent. I had this to learn in the yeshiva for many years. I

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