Fate or Choice? The verse from Proverbs that reveals how you determine your future (AI)

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

Shalom and blessings. The sages said, "When adar enters, joy increases." What does that mean? What is the meaning of the word increases? It means that while we are meant to be joyful all year, during the month of Adar, we must increase. In other words, intensify, the feeling of joy within our hearts. So before we begin our regular lesson in the book of proverbs, it's worthwhile to pause and ask how can a person truly draw joy from the month of Hadar and increase their happiness Hadar and increase their happiness especially during such a difficult time for the Jewish people collectively and as individuals dealing with various struggles. How can one increase in joy? When we reflect on the story of the megilla, the scroll of Esther, we find tools for increasing our joy. In the McGiller, it is told, everyone knows the story, how Hmon convinced King Aaseras to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews. He received the royal signate ring, giving him power to seal any decree he wanted. Even today, if some nation were to issue such a decree, it nation were to issue such a decree, it would be terrifying. Even if escape was theoretically possible and even if one could rally world powers to intervene back then aaseris ruled over all known nations from India to Ethiopia meaning no one could say I'll just flee to another country cross the border and be safe wherever one went the decree to destroy kill and annihilate applied a terrible fear and there was even a set date when it would all be carried out so what happened in the endi

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1. 0:00Shalom and blessings. The sages said, "When adar enters, joy increases." What does that mean? What…
2. 4:03from every house in the city. That's why during the feast, Harvona said to the king,…
3. 8:38meaning of the verse. He who sits in heaven laughs. That God creates a turnaround in…
4. 13:17good deeds. As it's written, repentance, prayer, and charity remove the severity of the decree. A…
5. 17:22defined as a rasha, wicked. The word rasha is composed of two words. What is rash?…
6. 22:00only person on earth, God would still have created the world just for them. This is…
7. 26:35home is so important. A child growing up in an atmosphere where there is respect between…
8. 30:44need this? Live for yourself. Live with self-confidence. Ask yourself, how do I appear in the…
9. 35:22What example did he give in the physical world that we can see with our eyes…
10. 40:03crucial not to skip it. Every word matters. As Rabi of Vojin writes in his book,…

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