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Yom Tov or Holiday - R. Benzion Klatzko

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Rabbi Benzion Klatzko

A Torah lecture on the topic of Yom Tov and its significance.

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In the Jewish calendar, we don't actually have holidays. We have moments of growth. And the difference between a holiday and a moment of growth is that a holiday bumps into you like a like an 18-wheel truck. It's like bam, December 25th, we got a holiday and I celebrate the holiday, I do my thing, I take my presents, I put it away and the holiday's over. In Judaism, every single holiday, there's a pre-holiday and a post-holiday. Meaning, there's a there's

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