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The Secret of the First Letter of Kinnus

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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

A Torah shiur by Rabbi Daniel Glatstein exploring the first letter of Kinnus.

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  1. 0:00Okay, friends. I like to share with you the significance of the opening not Kinnah, not…
  2. 0:31But that's not actually accurate. The opening letter of Kinnah is not a Shin. The opening…
  3. 1:03Samach? Why begin with the letter Samach? In years past, we said over from the Imrei…
  4. 1:35Sameach Hashem L'chol Noiflim. The Pinchas Koritzer says, "What's a miracle? What's a Nes?" A miracle…
  5. 2:06has an incredible observation. He says, first of all, originally they would say Kinnos in Chazon…
  6. 2:36Yakar on Parshas Devarim. Kli Yakar says that if you look at the three weeks, the…
  7. 3:07days of misfortune. Now, he makes the following Cheshbon. There are about 600 6,000 Pesukim in…
  8. 3:37begin with an Aleph, hundreds that begin with a Bet, hundreds that begin with a Gimel.…
  9. 4:08The meraglim, selach na la'avon ha'am hazeh. Therefore, he says on Tisha B'Av when we're mas'beilim…
  10. 4:39in our history, chet ha'meraglim and the chet ha'egel. That's another secret of why Kinus begin…

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