Fearless | Rabbi Eliyohu Meir Schmeltzer

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The opening of this shiur, in Vayimaen’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

Often a person really, really wants to perform Vayimaen, but there are so many uncomfortable situations, you're worried that maybe the person will be offended. How do we combat that? Let me tell you about the Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon R’ Avremel Ausband, who was just Niftar. His Midah was a Midah of fearlessness. After he lost his daughter, לא עלינו, he was hosted by a couple in Boca Raton for a week. And he heard that this Balabos was asking his Rav, that there was a big game, the St. Louis Cardinals were going into the 6th game of the World Series, and if they win the 6th game of the World Series, they'll be zoche to the 7th game of the World Series. And he wanted to go and attend the 7th game of the World Series, which was going to take place on a Friday night in St. Louis. I worked out all of Hilchos Shabbos. They're not going to tear my tickets, I have a hotel across the street, I’d even have a Minyan with a Sefer Torah. There will be no Chillul Shabbos. I'll be able to walk in, walk out, no problem.

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1. 0:06Often a person really, really wants to perform Vayimaen, but there are so many uncomfortable situations,…
2. 0:36that there was a big game, the St. Louis Cardinals were going into the 6th game…
3. 1:06I said: But I can't see a scenario where I'm going to go to St. Louis…
4. 2:06I go to Shul, come back home, I'm sitting at the table, I'm shvitzing already by…
5. 2:37This is a man who was fearless. He's a guest in somebody's house, but he knew…
6. 3:09May the Aibishter give us the Kochos to continue to fight the war and win the…

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