Rabbi Mendel Kessin discusses Derech Hashem, given in Lakewood, May 12, 2012.
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now that there is we there's a he to say that there's no but there never was a time I'm saying of course there never was a time how could the always have been what does it mean it means means it goes back in time no that's not what I'm saying what I'm saying is that they wow what's that are we only you know you know the biggest problem we having with this whole I was listening to yeah I wouldn't the biggest problem is how do we describe something we can't describe we describe something we can't describe so we're using nebulous terms to describe something and now now get where all the questions coming up because we really don't we can't describe what we're talking from don't really know what it is I don't all but it's from the that he he had to have been oh my yeah also another thing is that the the term exist because usually when you think let me the [Applause] sh we finish P off the end no still go sh we finish P off the end no still go yeah I got theise when we you in Paris Paris um 1983 what 1983 83 that's a rookie you went together yeah pass she go all right Still Still honey but she didn't make she didn't make you change the house and put up mirrors actually you would pass the whole mirrors I I know I just I I sort
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