Who Believes in You | Rabbi Yitzchok Fingerer

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

We all know it. Immorality is rampant. It's ubiquitous. Everywhere we turn, there are sights and scenes that we should not look at. How do we maintain control? Yosef was a 17-year-old young man, handsome, he had everything. He was living in the most licentious, decadent place on earth, Egypt. There was a woman, his boss’s wife, that tried to seduce him and entice him, every single day. And what was Yosef’s reaction? וימאן! He refused to succumb, he wouldn't give in. How? What was his secret? Let's look earlier in the Torah. When Yaakov Avinu was despondent almost and devastated. His precious and beloved son, Yosef, was missing. His children gathered together to comfort him, to console him, and what does the Torah say? He refuses to be comforted, he won't be consoled. Why?

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1. 0:04We all know it. Immorality is rampant. It's ubiquitous. Everywhere we turn, there are sights and…
2. 0:35וימאן! He refused to succumb, he wouldn't give in. How? What was his secret? Let's look…
3. 1:05Because he says, My son, Yosef, I believe in him. I have faith in him. Wherever…
4. 1:35from Eretz Yisroel, Eretz Canaan to Egypt, and it resonated to Yosef. He heard the Vayimaen…
5. 2:07The same letters as אמן. Because Amen means affirmation, Amen means belief. The refusal to give…
6. 2:37Is it your child? Is it your student? There's someone out there who's going to be…

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