Parshas Shoftim: Palm Reading and Physiognomy - Are They Sanctioned by Halachah?

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

see if you just with a superficial reading of rashi you don't pick up on this but in fact rashi is telling us that the pasik is saying two different ideas number one his walk with god wholesomely yearn for him hope for him do not investigate the future ella rather commas whatever comes upon you cabell but accept wholeheartedly accept wholeheartedly in other words the first part of the pasta is tom mtm don't look into the future don't go to people with crystal balls don't go to people who are going to predict your future based on astronomy astrology sorcery divination and all other types of practices and if you do that then you will get the following hashem then you will be with god that's number one be wholesome with god that's number one be wholesome with god and if you do a you'll get b b is imagine which means a is k b is contingent on a if you want to know does god consider me part of his elite group then all you need to know is if you're going running to to diviners and sorcerers then hashem says you're not me and you we have nothing to do with each other you go to them you go to their camp but if you don't if you pray and have trust in me then hashem says your own mind i'll take care of you okay and this brings us to the following okay and this brings us to the following question what we are going to discuss this morning is palm reading all right and a different art which in english is called [Music] [Applause] physic anatomy oh sure right good i sound happy you don't do that but this is called sir turd hi sir today reading the lines of the hands

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1. 0:30see if you just with a superficial reading of rashi you don't pick up on this…
2. 3:03concept that you could read the lines of a person's face and then you see everything…
3. 6:09will be able to determine based on six forms of says to be able to look…
4. 8:45look at the wrinkles under the eyes you look around the sun okay what about you…
5. 11:48this is inherited inherited from who not from your rebbe not from your father but from…
6. 14:34and recognizing attributes of the person the sidre sartutin and the way the lines are formed…
7. 17:43the initial okay so my man is saying they're lost does anybody have them yes the…
8. 20:18that is there's only one thing that arizona told with that you can't learn and you…
9. 23:38wisdom but nowadays it's a long lost and therefore it's isr gamor less asik bazaar you…
10. 26:12people go to people who want to know the future and based on that they want…

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