Come As You Are - Rabbi Shlomo Horwitz

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You would not believe what I learned about Parshat Va'etchanan. Sometimes people [music] think about having a real relationship with God. And they say, "Spirituality, [music] that's not my bag. It's not for me." And they may have one of three reasons that sound legitimate. The first one is, "Look at me. I'm a human being. I have a body. I have physical needs, desires, temptations. How can somebody like me possibly How can somebody like me possibly >> [music] >> connect with God?" Or maybe they say, "Well, it might be possible to connect with God, but that's only for the great righteous people, the tzadikim. I'm not on that level. Not for me." Or there's a third possibility. Maybe you'll tell me that even I can reach that [music] level someday. Fine. But that would take a lifetime of working on myself before I could really possibly [music] connect with God, with Hashem. It's a beautiful idea from the book

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1. 0:04You would not believe what I learned about Parshat Va'etchanan. Sometimes people [music] think about having…
2. 0:34How can somebody like me possibly >> [music] >> connect with God?" Or maybe they say,…
3. 1:05It's a beautiful idea from the book Hamda Geniza. He points out that one verse in…
4. 1:36Hayim, alive. You can connect with God as long [music] as you are alive. I don't…
5. 2:07spent an entire lifetime perfecting yourself. You can begin that relationship today. What an incredibly encouraging…
6. 2:37Hayom Kulchem Hayom. Even without the Beis Hamikdash, we can connect with Hashem alive right here…
7. 3:08closeness in its fullest form with the rebuilding of the Temple, of the Beis Hamikdash, in…

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