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Vayechi 5786: Maamar Yehuda Atah - I Am So Close, I Am So Far; Then I Realize You Really Want Me

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Rabbi YY Jacobson

Vayechi 5786: Maamar Yehuda Atah - I Am So Close, I Am So Far; Then I Realize You Really Want Me

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What's my store? Morning everybody. Welcome Happy New Year's to everybody. So, I said we're going to start busy lagani today, but we'll start Monday basic because uh I wasn't ready. Yeah, it's a hard mime and uh takes time to prepare it. So uh I need another few days will start Monday. So today we'll learn from par the first mimer first. >> Huh? We'll try. We'll try. [laughter] >> Uhhuh. To finish kits, huh? Yeah. So, it's page 89. In the Hebrew, it's mehe column 2. The first man Okay. Today's class is graciously dedicated by Dr. Danil Galbber in loving memory of man whose insights into Torah and everyday life will be greatly missed. and may his soul be an everlasting source of inspiration and blessing and we should be and thank you so so much. Amen. Okay, said that means the beginning of 1806 and it's on the blessing that says to Yehud when Yakov starts speaking to Yehuda's first words are your name is Yehuda you are Yehuda literally means your brothers will acknowledge you or your brothers will thank you or your brothers will submit to you as he's going to explain from the word but That's what he says. And then he continues, "Your hand is etched into the into the nape, the back of your enemies, and your brothers will prostrate themselves to you." And he continues about the royalty, the royal qualities, the malus of Yehuda in the continuation of the blessings to Yehuda. So focuses on the opening words to Yehuda. You are Yehuda and your brothers shall acknowledge you or submit to you. So it's a very interesting expression. It doesn't explain what but your

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