A shiur on themes including fasting, anger, and Shabbos, sponsored by Neil and Joanie Harris and others.
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the concept of the concept of the concept of the concept of the concept of the concept of the concept of the concept of the concept of the concept of the concept for my best. It's in my best interest to live a life, right? That is within a framework. And that framework is the framework that was given to us by the Chazal, by the Chachamim, and the Tzadikim in every generation. And that's the aspect of Eitz Asner the aspect of Eitz Asner right? They were sending us good advice. Good advice. That's all that they wanted from us. When a person is in the consciousness of Neder, the Ehi which is the aspect of Yakov Avinu who is called Roish Lo Amoyim Yidrei Yakov Neder, then the person is able to activate Avram and Yitzchak as well. Avram and Yitzchak being the right hand and the left hand. And that's the aspect of oil which is transcendent. Bashemen Kotchiy Meshachtiv has the same Roshei Teivos of the Sofei Teivos of Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yakov. and Yakov. Which is the Beis of Yakov, right? The Kuf of Yitzchak, and the Mem of Avraham. Bashemen Kotchiy Meshachtiv. And that's the aspect of Yakov Avinu pouring oil over the rock when he made his Neder for the purpose of elevating physicality and demonstrating the way in which even we who are physical beings in a physical world, nature, we're nature. We are nature, right? No less than trees are nature. We're part of the physical world, but we're able to become elevated and transcendent on account of living
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