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Rabbi Mendel Kessin discusses the nature of the Yetzer Tov, the Good Inclination, and its role in Jewish thought.
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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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