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Rav Yitzchak Breitowitz: Teshuva - Return to Who You Really Are

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Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz

A class on teshuva (return) and self-identity from Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz.

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[music] [singing] [music] [music and singing] [singing] >> Okay, by everybody. Thank you. Thank you for coming. Um [clears throat] as always we're praying for the protection of Am Yisrael, the unity of the people of Israel, which will lead to victory. All of those whose health has been affected by terror, the nitzachaon of all our chayalim, Hashem's protection for Klal Yisrael, the geulah shleimah soon. A refuah shleimah for Leah Shoshana bas Yisrael Asura and Moshe ben Rachel, besoch shaar cholei Yisrael. Aliyat neshamah of the brother of Aric Devinsky, Baruch ben whose yahrtzeit falls on the 24th of Elul. And uh Baruch Hashem, Yibaneh's campaign to collect for financially stressed families for food vouchers has reached 100% of its goal. And uh much thanks to all of you who've contributed, uh tiskul mitzvahs. May it be a great zechus for the Yom Hadin. Uh obviously, uh you know, tzedakah is never completed. So, if you want to put Yibaneh over the 100%, uh the additional contributions will go to additional families who are in need. And a link to contribute can be found in the YouTube description box and on the Yibaneh webpage. Ken, teshuvah, tefillah, u'tzedakah um ma'avirin es es roa' hagezeirah. Teshuvah, tefillah, u'tzedakah, they can take away even God forbid an evil or negative decree min hashamayim can be ameliorated or eliminated uh by these three by these three things. Uh so, we're coming to the end of the year uh and uh Tuf Shin Pey Vav,

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