Saved by "Good Evening" - R' Avraham Yitzchok Elbaz

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Yosef the tzaddik, if we trace back how Yosef was saved out of the dungeon and the prison that he was there for so many years, it's because of these four words. Madua pnei'chem ra'im hayom? Not because Sar Hamashkim remembered him, but because he asked them, "Why are you so sad and depressed?" He took the opportunity to ask them. The power of words that ultimately led to his salvation. He cared enough to ask, "Who are they already?" Sar Ha'ofim, Sar leave already?" And the guard said, "I know for sure he did not leave because both of you say good morning and both of you say good evening and you're saying it but your friend is not here. So he must have not left yet. So where is he?" They searched everywhere and they finally found him in the freezer near death only because he said good morning in the morning but something was missing in the afternoon evening. The good evening was missing. The power of words in the morning and the power of omitting words in the evening actually saved his life. Most people like speaking. As a

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1. 0:07Yosef the tzaddik, if we trace back how Yosef was saved out of the dungeon and…
2. 1:07leave already?" And the guard said, "I know for sure he did not leave because both…
3. 1:38matter of fact, most people like hearing themselves speak. But the art of listening or not…
4. 2:10once holding two apples, one in the right hand, one in the left hand. The mother…
5. 2:40And instead of having a negative effect, it was turned into a most cherished event. The…

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