Chisel Away | Rabbi David Haber

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Everyone at one point or another in their life [music] is looking for a big break. Sometimes it's a businessman looking for the next great [music] deal to get him ahead. Other times it's a mother or a father looking for the right shidduch for their child. Sometimes it's parents that are [music] looking to have a child of their own. But all of us at one point or another in our lives are [music] looking for a big break. If you're one of those people, listen to this. Hashem tells Moshe Rabbeinu Parshat Ki Tisa, [music] carve for yourself two luchot like the original set. [music] Says Rashi, "Misham, from there, nit'asher Moshe harbeh. Moshe Rabbeinu became a very wealthy man from this [music] particular episode." Moshe Rabbeinu was allowed to keep the fragments [music] of the luchot. As he chiseled and as they fell, [music] those Hashem gifted them for himself. What does this mean for us? A little

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1. 0:06Everyone at one point or another in their life [music] is looking for a big break.…
2. 0:37carve for yourself two luchot like the original set. [music] Says Rashi, "Misham, from there, nit'asher…
3. 1:08What does this mean for us? A little while ago, here in the community, [music] we…
4. 1:39course, we'll get back to you. We'll discuss. We'll let you know." Lately into Motzei [music]…
5. 2:11going to go one step further. I made a kabbalah and I went to sleep that…
6. 2:44Pisal lecha shnei luchot avanim. Says Hashem, "Chisel the luchot." The chachamim say this is analogous…
7. 3:14a community or a nation waiting for a big break. That big break comes when we…

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