The Transformation of Elul | Avrum Mordche Schwartz

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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.

What does a Yid do when he has, unfortunately, already fallen? He has already seen a forbidden sight. What’s the advice after the transgression? Where does he go? How does he stand up? What does he do? Here enters the most sublime וימאן. As the holy R’ Nachman of Breslov reveals, Elul is the ראשי תיבות What is the meaning? What is the connection of these words to Elul, to Teshuva? The holy R’ Nachman reveals, לבושה means that the clothing of a Yid is a thought. The thought is called clothing. I will give a parable. When a thief enters a bank and steals money, and the police begin to search for him, what is the first thing the thief does so they won't catch him? He changes his clothing, his garments. If until now he wore a red shirt, he will wear a blue shirt. Why does he change clothes? So they won't recognize him, so they won't catch him, where he is, who he is. Says the holy R’ Nachman, When a Yid transgresses, G-d forbid, a sin, then come all the forces of the סטרא אחרא,

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1. 0:05What does a Yid do when he has, unfortunately, already fallen? He has already seen a…
2. 0:36The thought is called clothing. I will give a parable. When a thief enters a bank…
3. 1:07all the חיצונים, the Yetzer Hara, they want to catch him in their web to bring…
4. 1:38you’ll be able to laugh at the Yetzer Hara until the last day of your life.…
5. 2:09You’re already here with me. There’s no one else in the house. You are already in…
6. 2:39There is וימאן before the sin, we shouldn’t fall, but there’s another וימאן. Even if, G-d…
7. 3:09Regardless of what I did, there is no despair. I will think positively, I will not…

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