The Fatal 5 Minutes | Rabbi Reuven Schmeltzer

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A Yid related the following story. >> [music] >> I was walking along with my friend Chaim who is blind. I was escorting him and suddenly [music] his phone rings and he says, "Oh, that's my alarm. That's the hour that I have to keep shmiras halashon." In my silence, [music] he sensed that I didn't approve so much of this kabbalah and he says, "Oh, you're one of those who think that just [music] one hour of shmiras halashon doesn't mean anything because anyway you're not supposed to talk lashon hara ever, huh?" So I said to him, "So Chaim, what's the answer?" [music] He said, "Well, I know that this hour is going to bring me further to many more hours and I'm going to get [music] hours and I'm going to get [music] closer to Hashem eventually." "Sounds like you're pretty positive about that," I told him. He said, "Yes, I am. I'll tell you a story. A few months ago, I got a phone call from a neighbor of mine in Rishon LeZion, which is a city, a lot of frum people, a lot of not frum people. My neighbor's name is Nitzan. He's in his 20s. He calls me up hysterical, crying and crying. You must tell me how I could become frum. I need someone who could direct me to keep the entire Torah." I said to him, [music] "Why so radical?" He said, "I wanted to get close to Hashem. You know, I love Hashem. I love

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1. 0:07A Yid related the following story. >> [music] >> I was walking along with my friend…
2. 0:37hours and I'm going to get [music] closer to Hashem eventually." "Sounds like you're pretty positive…
3. 1:08Hashem. You know, I love Hashem. I love the nation of Klal Yisrael. I'm just not…
4. 1:38Friday night, right after that, I was out with my friends. It was late at night.…
5. 2:08[music] I took out my phone. I shut my phone. I prepared myself on the bench…
6. 2:39then they start hysterically crying and they embraced me, they hugged me. You're here, you're here.…
7. 3:09haloshon I'm sure will [music] get me places. This is the chizuk we all must take.…

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