Rabbi Mendel Kessin discusses the nature of the Yetzer Tov, the Good Inclination, and its role in Jewish thought.
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People do not realize he has a part in the Messianic process, which is shocking. Yeah, but what he doesn't realize is that he has to understand what that is. He needs a spiritual guidance cabinet. You know, you have secretary of defense, you know, then you need a secretary of environment department, you know, whatever you want to call it, you know. No, he's going to make all kinds of mistakes. He doesn't understand what his purpose is. And that was a Although I heard he said that, you know, in private heard he said that, you know, in private he pointed out that God, but you have any idea what is You could have made a Kiddush Hashem in front of everybody in the planet was watching that guy. The only one was some guy in Zimbabwe he doesn't have, you know, you don't was watching that returns, right? If he would have said Is this on? Yes. Ladies and gentlemen, what happened is an open miracle. Even I have to admit this. Okay, because it's the greatest upset in American history, and it is. American history, and it is. But I want to tell you the only one really who gets the credit is God. So I openly want to thank your mighty as whatever he would call him, right? For putting me into this incredible position with the possibility to do so much good. Then he could have said, "Okay, and I also want to thank, you know, all the other people." That's what he should have done. So, you know, I forget about having a bunch of watches there. But he had a chance to be Mekadesh Shem Shamayim
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- 0:22People do not realize he has a part in the Messianic process, which is shocking. Yeah,…
- 6:28uh to, you know, building more casinos, you know, hotels, right? What else is doing and…
- 12:40But you should watch the 13th cuz the 13th is that the he just loaded it…
- 18:53Okay? What's another great example? Nucleus. The Ba'al Shem Tov revealed something very interesting, of which…
- 24:59zero, there's a decree, you cannot leave the body because the soul and the body are…
- 31:08Yeah. Interesting to think who you have in mind. But anyway, right? You know, murder. Murder…
- 37:17You see? Now, the question then is what's the manifestation and why at 13 years old?…
- 43:26probably has meaning. You see? That's the yetzer tov. And once you have the drive to…
- 49:36to seek meaning, right? And I guarantee you if you would have sought it, I would…
- 55:39get into the future world, you know, how do you compare this with saving the world?…
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