Faith and Miracles: Everything Can Change in an Instant - Rabbi Zamir Cohen in English (AI)

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

When we reflect on the 10 plagues in Egypt, we see more than just divine intervention and providence. We witness tremendous miracles and reversals of fortune. In moments of despair, when everything feels dark and hopeless, a person must remind themselves that the creator of the universe can turn everything around in an instant. The Egyptians who once enslaved the Israelites were defeated. And the Israelites stood on the shores of the sea watching their oppressors drown. The slaves who had been subjugated left The slaves who had been subjugated left Egypt with great wealth and freedom. The Magged of Dubnau, known for explaining profound ideas through stories, shares a parable that illustrates this concept. There were two traveling companions who moved from city to city. One was a strong, muscular man, proud of his physical strength, but also arrogant and boastful. The other was the opposite, weak, humble, and riddled with illness and scars. Instead of supporting his struggling companion, the strong man mocked him at every turn, belittling and

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1. 0:00When we reflect on the 10 plagues in Egypt, we see more than just divine intervention…
2. 0:31The slaves who had been subjugated left Egypt with great wealth and freedom. The Magged of…
3. 1:02mocked him at every turn, belittling and humiliating him. One day, they arrived in the capital…
4. 1:33bodyguard. The two men were brought before the king to test the doctor. The king said,…
5. 2:04out into the streets, and as fate would have it, found the two traveling companions, the…
6. 2:35explains, "This is how God operates in the world. As the verse says, he humbles the…
7. 3:06we can imagine. Often the solution comes from unexpected directions completely outside of our plans. Strengthening…

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