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Only in Exile - נחמו נחמו עמי | Rabbi Nachum Binder

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Vayimaen

A shiur on the themes of exile and redemption in Jewish thought.

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We are entering now the period of Shiva De Nechama. And the Rebbe in the begs of cloudy Israel nachamu nachamu ami. Find comfort. Comfort yourselves. And the question is how can we find comfort? After all, the base of mikdash is still not rebuilt. We are living in difficult times. So how can we find comfort in the galas in which we find ourselves in? The Rebbe of Belz Rebbe Yisachar Dov one The Rebbe of Belz Rebbe Yisachar Dov one Friday night was walking on the outskirts of town. Where from a distance he heard the sweet sound of a blood Gemara coming out of a small hut. As he approached the hut, he couldn't believe what he was seeing. He sees a young soldier fully uniformed swaying over the Gemara singing the sweetest words of Amora Baye, Amora Rava. Puzzled, the Belzer Rebbe looks at the soldier and says, "Who are you? What are soldier and says, "Who are you? What are you doing here?" And the soldier told him, "I'm a soldier in the army and I'm off for Shabbos." To which the Belzer Rebbe asked him, "Why don't you come into town? I'll find you a family, a comfortable bed, hot meals. Why are you here in this hut spending Shabbos all alone?" And the soldier looked at the Rebbe and said, "I'll tell you my story. When I was first drafted into the army, the one fear that I had was what's going to be with Shabbos Kodesh. And with much

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  2. 0:36The Rebbe of Belz Rebbe Yisachar Dov one Friday night was walking on the outskirts of…
  3. 1:07soldier and says, "Who are you? What are you doing here?" And the soldier told him,…
  4. 1:37to be with Shabbos Kodesh. And with much siyata dishmaya, I found favor in the eyes…
  5. 2:08shel Olam that at that moment I promised myself I will not waste my Shabbos. Six…
  6. 2:40like this that are holding back Mashiach from coming?" And what the Belzer Rov meant to…
  7. 3:10that's where we can find our nachama. Yes, we've been in galus for so long. It's…
  8. 3:40And if we internalize this message, we can hear those words of the Navi, "Nachamu, nachamu…

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