Before The Dawn - R. Eliyahu Maksumov - TorahAnytime.com

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

When to make the noise? So, when a person goes to sleep, he completely shuts down because the world shuts down. And the when the first rays of light comes into the horizon, it becomes like a beacon of hope. All of a sudden, you realize that today is a new day. And this rooster is a very optimistic creature. He's very optimistic in the sense that he says, "Why do I have to rub it into people's face that the day is over? So, they couldn't accomplish a bunch of things. I'm going to make noise for that? Instead, I will wait that? Instead, I will wait for the sun to rise to tell them today is a new day. What you haven't been able to accomplish yesterday, you'll be able to take advantage and accomplish today. So, Hashem is always revising the day. Hashem is always giving you more chances. And the rooster reminds you of that. Go and tackle the day. Go and conquer the world. Today is your chance. So, the rooster teaches us a very important message. You know that message is? That Hashem always gives us more chances. The rooster's message is that we always have hope for another day. It's never over until it's over. So, the rooster

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1. 0:00When to make the noise? So, when a person goes to sleep, he completely shuts down…
2. 0:30that? Instead, I will wait for the sun to rise to tell them today is a…
3. 1:01over until it's over. So, the rooster says, "Listen, I'm going to wait for that moment…
4. 1:32when there is redemption, when there's freedom, when there is serenity, when there's peace and calmness,…
5. 2:03shining right through. We have to remember that, believe in that, that no matter what happened…
6. 2:33to stay optimistic and believe that there is hope, that there is going to be another…
7. 3:04after everything, it was able to come out stronger than ever. So, the rooster tells us…
8. 3:34have to engrave that into yourself. We are right now in Galut. We're in exile. We're…
9. 4:04going to be representing the shofar. So get ready cuz Messiah could be coming any day.…

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