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Why Yaakov was not able to be comforted over the tragic loss of his son

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Rabbi Chaim Mintz

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  1. 0:00Andalam to all of you that are with us tonight. As usual, it's a great pleasure…
  2. 2:40the years and all over when they if they suffer such a terrible loss of course…
  3. 5:55it. So again, makes this question even stronger. Why it is so important for every name…
  4. 9:11Blacksmith, right? He bangs on the anvil, make sparks, fire. One spark from your anvil will…
  5. 12:26that is represented from the children of As. All those names, cabalistic writings tell us they…
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  7. 18:48Yakov the thought, that means that this whole idea would not be able to come fruition.…
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