Rabbi Glatstein discusses the Chofetz Chaim's insights from the story of Vespasian.
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Uh we just learned the only mention of the Atzei Almugim in the entire Mishna Berurah. So, the question was raised whether we're allowed to eat meat and wine to celebrate. No, you can't eat meat. But, if you come to the dinner Sunday night of the Machon Maggid Harakiah dinner where we make a Siyum on Maseches Nedarim that we learned it multiple times, bekiyus and be'iyun and chazarah, then l'cholah de'os you could eat meat and you could drink wine. You'll ask, but the Mishna Berurah brings a chumra that 3 days before Tisha B'Av you should make a Siyum. That's why we're going to be a Siyum. That's why we're going to be completing the Siyum before shkias hachama. So, not to to go into that. Okay, the Chofetz Chaim on Aggados Hashas on the sugia of Churban Beis Hamikdash. Rebbi Yochanan ben Zakkai sneaks out of the city and he meets up with Vespasian. He says, "Shalom aleichem, malka." Peace unto you, king. So, he said, "I'm not a king, I'm the general. And number two, if I'm a king what took so long?" I'm a king, what took so long? Ee malka ano ad hasha na le'os gavra. If I'm a king, why didn't you come until now? When a person sins he's despicable. He doesn't remember the tovos Hashem did to him from the time he was born until today. And he's not smart. If he was smart, he would think he would think Okay, maybe all the benefits that Hashem does for me, the doesn't allow me to think about. How do you know that? There are many others. I'm still here in the corridor. It's like the muscle that we said above.
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- 0:32Uh we just learned the only mention of the Atzei Almugim in the entire Mishna Berurah.…
- 1:03a Siyum. That's why we're going to be completing the Siyum before shkias hachama. So, not…
- 1:43I'm a king, what took so long? Ee malka ano ad hasha na le'os gavra. If…
- 2:43It's like the muscle that we said above. Before you accept a dowry. I'm going to…
- 3:13And forget the that a person needs to have in this world. You're going to need…
- 4:14you know, in this world, I don't really feel that I need God. I feel I…
- 4:46Hashem did for us in the past. Who Osicha. V'yechanecha. But, Gam Lo Chacham, but we're…
- 5:18thinks he'll run from Hashem without any problem, Halo Oz Yichusa Klima Panav L'Olam HaBa. Kisha…
- 6:20So Hashem's going to say, "Pal, where have you been until now? Why did you forget…
- 6:52loy asina ad hashtah? Imalka ana ad hashtah, am I loy asisa legabei?" That's the Chofetz…
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