Rabbi YY Jacobson analyzes the story of Samson and its spiritual lessons.
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inspiration and love and blessing. Also dedicated by Rebbetzin Esther Russ Shalom L'zecher Nishmas in loving memory of Reb Aaron Ben Lilly who was a Holocaust survivor and went on to build a beautiful legacy. May his soul be elevated with compassion and blessings and be a source of tremendous flow and inspiration and empowerment. Also dedicated by my one and only mother-in-law. Yes, truly one and only. Mrs. Rachel in loving memory of her dear father my wife's dear grandfather who we used to call Pop Up Yeshayahu Yosef HaCohen Ben Reb Yaakov Leib Abba Zt"l one of the pillars of the community in Pittsburgh president of the Federation who was instrumental in helping so many individuals and Jewish institutions on the occasion of his 14th Yahrzeit this week on the 12th day of Sivan. Also I want to mention Miriam Yehudis Bas Esther Hentsha Yuta and Menachem Bas Esther Hentsha Yuta and Menachem Mendel Ben Esther Avigail Shmuel Ben Rachel Tirza for Refuah Shleimah and Refuah Krovah. Amen. Today we're going to explore one of those fascinating stories in the Tanakh and that is one of the famous riddles of Shimshon known as the story of Samson, Shimshon Hagibor. The problems in Gaza did not begin today The problems in Gaza did not begin today or a number of years ago. The problems in Gaza began thousands of years ago. This was the center of a nation known as Plishtim, the Philistines, who when the Jews were living in the first Commonwealth in Eretz Yisrael did not cease waging guerrilla warfare, wars, conflicts against the Jews. One of the most enigmatic and fascinating biblical characters is known as Shimshon Hagibor, Samson the mighty one, and his story is explored in the
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- 0:33inspiration and love and blessing. Also dedicated by Rebbetzin Esther Russ Shalom L'zecher Nishmas in loving…
- 6:09It's like, okay, great. Let's go have coffee. It's like, no, this doesn't make sense. I'm…
- 12:16later, when he returns for the marriage ceremony, he passes, he goes to look for the…
- 18:20he wants these young Philistines, friends and relatives of his new wife. He challenged them with…
- 24:29this story, then there's other equally enigmatic stories about Shimshon. Now, when you think about this…
- 30:43nutrition for 190 years and get six PhDs, you wouldn't know what the body of a…
- 37:01Through myriads and myriads of steps and bridges of this chain of angels throughout all the…
- 43:20coffee. The coffee beans didn't come from nowhere. Starbucks doesn't create the coffee. They're not the…
- 49:37Hu Atzmi D'rei L'vannes Barer. I can't elevate something if I myself am still stuck. L'kach…
- 55:42Even the water itself, right? The sun acts like a pump and it elevates, it pumps,…
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