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Doing the Impossible is Natural

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Charlie Harary

Charlie discusses how G-d teaches us to overcome impossible tasks through miracles.

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have you ever found yourself in a position where you looked in front of you and said it's impossible never have that it's impossible I can't do it's impossible how is a small little country going to win a war on multiple fronts and face an enemy that's hidden in tunnels how is a nation going to deal with hatred and anti-Semitism that is completely irrational amongst people that we thought would never do this how can I deal with the kids in my life my children that need much more than I can give you ever have this people engaged in tragedy in challenge in difficulty and they look at it and go it's impossible no literally it's impossible how do they do it so this week's total portion this week's para tells us a secret listen to this it's unbelievable this week's par is par Noah the story of Noah is there was a generation that went completely crazy no generation was completely corrupt everyone and everything and for whatever reason in God God's wisdom he needed to reset the world one man in his family were Above the Rest Noah and his family and God said we're starting again with you Noah and here's what I'm doing I'm bringing a flood to wipe everybody out I need you to build an arc build a tava put all the animals on the Tava and we will start again after the flood and He commands them to build a specific type of Arc it was a 300 OS by 50 by 30 which understand what that is

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  2. 0:30in tragedy in challenge in difficulty and they look at it and go it's impossible no…
  3. 1:00needed to reset the world one man in his family were Above the Rest Noah and…
  4. 1:30500 feet around by 85 by 50 right that's a football and a half football field…
  5. 2:03thousands of species and as big as this thing was zoos which have a portion of…
  6. 3:04see the world here's how it is he says is the way of Torah which means…
  7. 3:34this way because God is teaching us a lesson I'm G to put impossible in front…
  8. 4:04with this tragedy to deal with this it's impossible it is is naturally impossible that's your…
  9. 4:35how we survive in this world he puts before us the impossible and we look at…
  10. 5:05of us has something before us that seems like it's beyond us that's normal that's how…

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