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Rabbi Mordechai Kraft - YOU Are The Future Jewish Leaders

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Yeah, the hour is very late. So, I'm just going to end with the statement Moshe Rabbeinu the last few months of his life he makes a plea to the Almighty for one thing. And if you'd ask yourself a question as Moshe is approaching the end of his life after 120 years of of service and a connection with Hashem where he could ask for anything. If you're that close to Hashem, you really probably could ask for whatever you want. could ask for whatever you want. Moshe has one final request that he makes of Hashem before he dies. And the request is as follows. The request is that the Jewish nation should not be left without a leader. And I'd like to read you from the Chumash. This is Parshas Pinchas. What Moshe's request sounds like. Vayedaber Moshe el Hashem lemor. And Moshe spoke to Hashem saying Yiftach Hashem Elohei haruchot So, Hashem, please appoint Please Hashem, the God of of ruchot, the God of spirit lechol basar the one who puts spirit into all flesh ish alah edah Please appoint an ish on this community. Asher yetzei lifneihem Somebody who will lead them. Somebody Somebody who will lead them. Somebody who will go before them. Va'asher yotzei lifneihem va'asher yovi'em Someone who will bring them out. V'isha Yotzim, v'isha Yeviem. Someone who will bring them out. And someone will bring them in. For lo ti'em das Hashem k'tzon. Don't leave the nation like sheep. Asher ein lahem ro'eh. Who don't have a shepherd. You know, if if I were giving a shiur on this, if this were a class, and we had more time, what I would do with this one

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  2. 1:19And Moshe spoke to Hashem saying Yiftach Hashem Elohei haruchot So, Hashem, please appoint Please Hashem,…
  3. 2:20more time, what I would do with this one sentence is I would hand out sheets…
  4. 3:51about how spiritual life is. You have to be willing to go down to the busar.…
  5. 4:53A leader who will go out before them. And will come before them. You know, in…
  6. 6:24So, he says, "God, I need someone who has passion. I need someone who understands that…
  7. 7:25we have to protest inviting certain past presidents to speak at Jewish colleges. Sometimes we have…
  8. 8:27Lo tihiye edah such shem katzone. Please Hashem, don't let this nation be like a flock…
  9. 10:00nation isn't going to make it. We'll make it, but we're going to We need leaders.…
  10. 11:00says, "Please, before I leave this world, make sure there's someone who will be like that."…

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