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On Top of the Tallest Mountain, I'm No Closer to Infinity

1.2K views · Jan 14, 2020

Rabbi YY Jacobson

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the yeshiva dotnet so I got an email in the middle of the night last night from someone who heard yesterday's shear and I'd like to read the email with your permission almost verbatim starts taking on a few words that were personal you said what this person wrote wow wow I said what this person wrote wow wow I feel godly revelation has descended into my soul and heart today the mind me you learned today was earth-shattering for me thank you for revealing such truth that changes the lenses to which I view the world God and myself I will never be able to go back and live in the world of yesterday after today's Mimer that's okay and I thank you for this I that's okay and I thank you for this I was crazy about the class today I've grasped it first with my soul and only then with my intellect I try to surrender myself completely to the Mimer and perhaps later I merit that it becomes also understandable in my very narrow and limited understanding of such heavenly matters I'm going to try to explain what I understood I realized in the teaching of the minor of the ballot the teaching of the minor of the ballot Anya that there are two burgers beer Edition and beer Shanee the first beer which he calls bittle high ash is a much more predictable journey I'm in control and I'm climbing the mountain towards Ahad I am elevating all over the net suits all of the divine sparks in me and in the world I am comprehending the harmony and the beauty of creation and I'm ready to surrender all yes fragmentation egotism

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