Special Series - Spreading Like Wildfire | Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

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The wildfires in Los Angeles have completely altered the Southern California area. We're talking tens of thousands of acres of terrible destruction. $250 billion of damage. 12,000 structures so far have been destroyed. In terms of the acres that have been damaged, in the Palisades area more than 23,000 acres, in the Eden area more than 14,000 acres. In total, tens of thousands of acres of damage because of fire. Sometimes a person says, "What am I in this world? Can I really make an impact? Do my actions really change anything in my surroundings? Will I ever have an influence on the landscape of my community?" Well, let's think for a moment because our sages teach us Chazal tell us that desire, giving in to desire, desire is like a fire. The Gemara tells us, "Nu Rabbi Amram." When there was a certain

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1. 0:05The wildfires in Los Angeles have completely altered the Southern California area. We're talking tens of…
2. 0:37because of fire. Sometimes a person says, "What am I in this world? Can I really…
3. 1:09sage who was tempted by something very alluring, he wanted to shake himself, so he cried…
4. 1:39That means then one act of self-control is not an isolated act. This is something that…
5. 2:09Even though yes, it's just between you and your yetzer tov and your yetzer hara and…
6. 2:41self-control can literally change the landscape of the world that you live in. Bracha v'hatzlacha.…

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