Tanya (Part 22)

What’s said in this shiur

The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Efrem Goldberg’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

they are the expression of the two qualities of yera and ava of awe and of love. And where we last left off, the balatana was telling us that aa is the shish love is the root of the 248 positive commandments and awe or reverence often translated or mistransated as fear is the root of the 365 negative prohibitions. and that these are not simply random uh laws of the Torah, but they actually are the ability to manifest and to express our innermost feelings, our innermost emotions or what we'll call the midos, the midos that are inside each and every one of us. In other words, it's not enough to feel love and awe, but that has to be put and placed into action. So, if someone tells their spouse, "I love you. You're the greatest. You mean the world to me. You're my other half. You complete me. And they say, "That's all wonderful. Would you mind taking out the garbage?" Yeah, I wouldn't mind. Not interested. Could you put the cap on the toothpaste as I've asked a thousand times? No, but I really love you. I love you incredibly. I love you insanely. I love you more than anything in the world. Well, that spouse might question the quality of that love, the authenticity of that love because a love without expression in action. And similarly when it comes to awe, reverence, what we'll call fear. If I say please don't do that, that crosses a line, a boundary, it creates a reaction in me this way. I'm asking you, this is a need I have.

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1. 0:31they are the expression of the two qualities of yera and ava of awe and of…
2. 1:31Could you put the cap on the toothpaste as I've asked a thousand times? No, but…
3. 3:02external thoughts come trying to distract us, whether it's thoughts that are unhealthy, whether it's thoughts…
4. 4:34style changes. They can change as they wear out. They can change. I would have thought…
5. 6:08significant than the inner self, than the inner soul. And what does he mean? He didn't…
6. 7:40the essence of who he is. And when we connect with them even though it's through…
7. 9:14arm. I I would have thought my soul is my arm. I have an arm and…
8. 10:47connecting to Torah that I get to the essence of him. If I only connect to…
9. 12:20relationship and a connection, then that's meaningful. You come to know me, but it doesn't compare…
10. 13:52The bala goes out of his way to quote several to remind and reinforce us. Don't…

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