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DEMAND ZION! The Chofetz Chaim On How To Pray For Moshiach

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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

Rabbi Glatstein explores the Chofetz Chaim's teachings on praying for the coming of Moshiach.

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Okay, during the event of Tish'a B'Av certainly after Tish'a B'Av, there's extra emphasis on Tfilos for the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the coming of the Geulah. So, you say I had a lot of Kavana. No, it's not good enough. A lot of Kavana is not good enough. It's not good enough? What more do I need to do? Says the Chofetz Chaim, this comes from the Sefer Sichos Chofetz Chaim. It's brought in the Chofetz Chaim Al Hatorah. Uga'alenu Lema'an Shemecha. Kama pa'amim beyom anu mevakshim al Geulah? We request the Geulah many times a day. Ulam havaqasha bilvad enenu maspekes. It's not enough to ask. Yesh litbo'a es haGeulah. You have to demand it. Kefa'al sachir hamevakesh es scharo. Like a worker who requests his wages. Sha'adin hu im

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