What Shall I Tell the Chevra | Rabbi Moshe Schmelczer

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There's a famous expression, It takes a village, which means one cannot do it alone without the support of others. When Yosef HaTzaddik was faced with his Nisayon of Eishes Potiphar, Rashi quotes Chazal, נראית לו דמות דיוקנו של אביו an image of his father appeared to him to help Yosef stave off her advances. Even the great Yosef HaTzaddik couldn't do it alone. The pasuk in Parshas Ki Teitzei, The Sefer Tzror HaMor teiches that אויביך, your enemy, is a euphemism for the Yetzer Hara. When one goes out to wage war with that enemy, do it with a Machaneh. You need a village. It helps when one feels that he's part of a broader movement and not in it alone. Rav God’l Eisner, the great Mashgiach in Yeshiva Chidushei Harim in Bnei Brak, spent time in the Lodzer ghetto. You weren't allowed to leave your house at night. One evening, he gets a knock at the door, which usually meant it's all over. He readied himself for the inevitable, answered the door,

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1. 0:04There's a famous expression, It takes a village, which means one cannot do it alone without…
2. 0:35is a euphemism for the Yetzer Hara. When one goes out to wage war with that…
3. 1:05and to his surprise, standing there was his Yedid Nefesh, his friend from the Yeshiva, a…
4. 1:38I can't think of anything. Everything I do is for the Ribono shel Olam. I decided…
5. 2:09He turned around and left, never to be seen again. Decades later in Bnei Brak, Rav…
6. 2:40And we need to ask ourselves, What will we say to the Chevra?…

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