Parshas Yisro: Wrestling the Torah From the Angels - The Chida Revolutionizes Kabbalas Hatorah

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

foreign blessed art you the Lord you did not make me a gentile that's somewhat of a matter of plea it's an astounding matter why would men why would mashabino comment blessed are you God that you did not make me a gentile upon receiving the Torah and in fact in the safer domestically he also quotes this Madre plea now what is a Madras plea so it may come as a surprise to you after all I'm sure over the years you've heard many rabanum quota matters plea but basically in the 16th and 17th century darshanim would make up nadrashim they would just completely pull out of a hat of murderish and it would be an astounding matter meaning it would be a riddle basically make up riddles and then they would say a whole toyra to explain the Riddle That was never true in the first place it was a technique it was a method of drush it's not based on hazal you know obviously when we say uh a drush drush in the gemara every word of the gemara was given me Sinai all the midrasha Madras tanhuma has given me Sinai there's not one letter that's invented but there was a time in history where you know I'll give you an example let's say a speaker you think every story a speaker says is true there's even a child in halacha could a speaker

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1. 0:32foreign blessed art you the Lord you did not make me a gentile that's somewhat of…
2. 5:20why because they believe in one God it's just he has different parts meaning was only…
3. 10:13I was uh I was trying to get this uh get this forum out uh shipping…
4. 15:08of the names of he brings us in number six in the safer is he brings…
5. 20:33continues you know how we know we're God's children even if we don't do a return…
6. 25:16therefore for these three reasons where God's children he gave us a gift and we have…
7. 30:07commentary anaphase quotes who says also a very uh nice chat in the mishnah based on…
8. 35:22my children Hashem so this we discussed two months ago there's one particular Mitzvah that demonstrates…
9. 40:22what does Rashi say foreign the different versions but we're gonna go with the kazal that…
10. 45:14allowed to believe in we can only believe in even God will perforce that means that…

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