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Lag B’Omer & the Practice of Getting Hadasim For Shabbos as a Segulah for Good Children

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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

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Okay, shalam allayikum everyone. Today is I want to share with you a garum and a practice that I don't think is so widely observed but I guess I got into it uh a while ago when I was preparing the safer on and I want to share with you the garra says in Shabas This is the famous garl in Shabas. The garra tells us the story of how the rashi because he criticized the Roman government, he had to run away. He hid out in a cave and he was in the cave for 12 years. And when he came out, it seems like he had he did not have the ability to view people involved in worldly pursuits and understand the value of of being involved in any kind of worldly pursuit, advancing society, adv advancing the outside world. had spent 12 years immersed in the cave in in a suedesh and wherever he he cast his eyes it burnt up. He went back into the cave for another year and when he came out it was shabas he saw an old man he saw him holding two bundles of myrtles. He was running right before Shabas. So the Raji said, "What are you doing? Where are you going?" He said, "It's Shabas. These are Shabas." So the Raji said, "Well, all you need is one." He said, "No, one can get Zakar and one can get Sham." The Raji turns to his son. He said, "Look how beloved the mitzvah are for Israel." So it was Arab Shabas and this old man was holding two bundles of

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  2. 0:32Shabas This is the famous garl in Shabas. The garra tells us the story of how…
  3. 1:36myrtles. He was running right before Shabas. So the Raji said, "What are you doing? Where…
  4. 2:08myrtles and he took it for Shabas says the Marsha why did he need two but…
  5. 3:11night is this is the the says that if the same way we light two candles…
  6. 3:43And therefore the he brings that you should make a bra on at the Shabas and…
  7. 4:45many make. So when I learned this, I was working on the I was like, okay,…
  8. 5:16shipment of hadim but it only lasts a certain amount of time you know you know…
  9. 6:17and you know they said Look, uh, daddy, you're the rabbi in the shaw. You're the…
  10. 6:47rashi. when the rashi came out of the cave. By the way, I want to add…

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