Converting into a Zechus | Rabbi Alexander Charlop

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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.

We say in davening, And remove the Satan from before us and from behind us. “From behind us” tells us about one of the strategies of the Yetzer Hara, when we're down, when we've fallen, when we've stumbled, to try to convince us that is who we are, that's where we are, that's who we are in truth. There’s a powerful insight from the story of the Akeidah. The Akeidah starts off And it was after these things, and Hakadosh Baruch Hu challenged Avraham Avinu. The Rashbam says, Whenever it says “And it was after these things”, it is always connected to the Parsha immediately preceding. What was the Parsha immediately preceding the Akeidah? That was the incident with Avimelech, Avimelech and Pichol, the commander of his army, that Avimelech made a treaty with Avraham Avinu. He said: If you will deal falsely with me, or my son, or my grandson. Avraham Avinu agreed to that treaty. Says the Rashbam, “And it was after these things,”

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1. 0:07We say in davening, And remove the Satan from before us and from behind us. “From…
2. 0:37and Hakadosh Baruch Hu challenged Avraham Avinu. The Rashbam says, Whenever it says “And it was…
3. 1:11Hakadosh Baruch Hu was very upset at Avraham Avinu. What are you doing? I'm giving you…
4. 1:42Comes out from the Rashbam that the Akeidah was really a punishment. And he speaks it…
5. 2:13And Avraham Avinu doesn't fall for the Yetzer Hara. He doesn't say: I messed everything up.…
6. 2:43This is where you are, you’re down already. Forget it. You're lost. It's all over. Remind…

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