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

Shalom. This week's para and took what did he take exactly? He says and then just says his dad's name and his grandfather's name. Doesn't say what it took. So different mforim different commentators said he took himself out of the people of Israel whatever he but really no one knows what he took. So I that it was just that he was a taker. He that it was just that he was a taker. He he took and desa says that there are two powers in the world. There's a power of giving and the power of taking. And you've got to choose which side you're going to be on. And we all have a bit of both. But in general, most people are born a little bit selfish and we're takers. And you're thinking about yourself the whole time. What's in it for me? What can I get out of this? And we got to transform ourselves into not being takers. Although we're allowed to take, you're allowed to receive, but the purpose of allowed to receive, but the purpose of receiving is to be able to give. So you want to be a giver. Rav Desler says really that all evil in the world is created by the power of taking, taking honor, taking power, taking pleasure at someone else's expense. Greed, even when you're arguing with your wife, God forbid. It's my anniversary Sunday night. 16 years, not one argument. We've never argued because we discuss like grown-ups when something's not working. It's a crazy idea.

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1. 0:02Shalom. This week's para and took what did he take exactly? He says and then just…
2. 2:33But if you get your sense of self based on your nama, you guys should feel…
3. 5:06you can't let this don't let people have prophecy. And Masha says, "I wish that everyone…
4. 7:44Unbelievable stuff. The the judgment is about to be fulfilled. Hashem says to get everyone away…
5. 10:52He said, "I'm going to come in an to show that I'm I being the main…
6. 13:29like a do." So he was hoping that there would be that little point where they…
7. 16:05very mood, very kingly and really cared about every Jew. Knew everything about crazy miraculous stories…
8. 19:10you have to love the whole but at least to try and start to love every…
9. 21:41says get away from there. Masha stands up and goes to there. That could be quite…
10. 24:13And it's actually the opposite. The less you judge someone, the more you awaken and arouse…

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