Remembering the Golden Calf | Rabbi Yossi Schwartz

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When I was a child, I always had a dream of being an expert at karate, a black belt. That didn't happen, but I did learn about a concept in Japanese called Juno [music] Sigo. It's the concept that is the basis of Judo and many other kinds of martial arts, which says rather than use your energy to fight against [music] your opponent, you use his energy against him. So, when he throws a punch, you don't try to block it. You move to the side, take his arm, and continue. Pull him down. And of course, in Avodas Hashem, we have to figure [music] out how to do this as to figure [music] out how to do this as well. You see, when it comes to Shmiras Einayim, the Yetzer Hara comes with a claim. And he whispers in our ear, "What's the point [music] in not looking just one time? You've looked so many times. You've looked a thousand times. So, just this one time, it's not going to make a difference." How do we not just fight back [music] against this claim, but how do we somehow use it against the Yetzer Hara? After Cheit HaEgel, [music] Hashem says, "Uve'ein Pakadti U'fakadeti, that whenever I will bring a tzara and aveira upon the Jewish people, [music] there's going to be a little bit of a punishment for the eigel." This cheit was so

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3. 1:08for the eigel." This cheit was so severe, it was so bad, that I will always…
4. 1:39accepted upon ourselves to follow Hakadosh Baruch Hu." But you know what? That in and of…
5. 2:10which was still a mess from Mitzrayim. Zev ben Bli Yitzchak of Bardichev, you know what…
6. 2:40Yid who is just a menta shara tumah, and he is able to step up and…
7. 3:10The password that Moshe Rabbeinu says in Hashem's name when getting us out of [music] Mitzrayim…

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