Parshas Chukas with Reb Chaim Kramer

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Shalom Aleichem. Welcome to the Breslov weekly Parshah shiur. This week's Parshah, this Shabbos, we're going to read Chukas. Sometimes Chukas and Balak are together - this year they're separate. Why? Because Shivah Asar b'Tammuz comes out on a Sunday. So that Shabbos will be Balak, and then Shivah Asar b'Tammuz, and then you have the Three Weeks - Pinchas, Matos-Masei together, and Devarim. Okay, so we're in Chukas now, and Chukas has a number of things that are involved in the Parshah. The first starts off with the laws of the Red Heifer. A Red Heifer is that you take a young red cow - it has to be completely red, even its hairs. Occasionally it's born, but depends when. The Gemara says that you do the Red Heifer close to birth so that it shouldn't start getting old, turning different colors. But anyway, the Red Heifer has the power - when it's burned and mixed with water - that it can purify a person from the worst impurities. Yes, from the worst impurities - the ashes of the Red Heifer could purify a person. Then it goes on to the passing of Miriam. Then the Parshah continues with the Jews not having water to drink. Then the Parshah continues with the Jews wanting to pass through the land of Esav, which is near Yemen - near where Yemen was - south, very south of Israel. And the Jews wanted to pass through, and Esav, the children of Esav - Edom they're called - wouldn't let them. Following that, we have the passing of Aharon. Following that, there's a battle with Amalek - that they

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1. 0:03Shalom Aleichem. Welcome to the Breslov weekly Parshah shiur. This week's Parshah, this Shabbos, we're going…
2. 1:09but depends when. The Gemara says that you do the Red Heifer close to birth so…
3. 2:09which is near Yemen - near where Yemen was - south, very south of Israel. And…
4. 3:09week speaking about all the different parts of this Parshah. Let's start and see where we…
5. 4:46did the wise man do? He didn't give him medicine or anything. He sat down with…
6. 6:00tzaddik is there giving us ideas where we're holding. It's up to us to start beginning…
7. 7:20Because the rolling stone that accompanied the Jews in the desert came about in the merit…
8. 8:59and instead of controlling his anger, he went and forced the issue by hitting the stone…
9. 10:06to Yaakov. It didn't work - it wouldn't have worked. Yaakov also forced an issue. And…
10. 11:10don't force an issue. That's a very important issue for today too. We have battles all…

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