The Clay Digger

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

[music] with Hashem's loving grace. Good evening from the south of Israel for another one of lessons in Rebi Nakman's tales. uh we're learning Rabbi Nakman's short tales and uh the second half of the short tale the second half of the lesson will be elaborating a selection of liquor that more explains the tale no liquor that more explains the tale no further here we are with Hashem's loving grace we're going to learn story of the clay digger the clay digger here we had that talking about a person that have every reason in life to be disappointed even to commit suic suicide. Other people in his situation, they might have committed suicide. But no, he refused to frown. He refused to be disappointed. He knew that there was Hashem in the world. And under all cost, he kept a smile on his face. And this is not only did it save his life, the fact that the clave save his life, the fact that the clave digger kept a smile on his face under extreme pressure, under extreme anxiety, but it was a key to success. It was a key to success for Hashem. Hashem seems to say to us, Hashem, it doesn't seem. He says to us that you trust me under pressure and see what happens to you. And I'll give you more and more and more reasons to trust me. You thank me when it's illogical to thank me and I'll give you more and more reasons to thank me.

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2. 4:15and and earls [clears throat] and royalty and they're rich and they could buy big diamonds…
3. 8:24and going back and forth and it was very like a like a a rocking a…
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6. 20:43going to die and when? It's only Hashem. The gammor says there are three keys in…
7. 24:49tikunali, pick up the these say these 10 psalms, these 10 psalms because it's a cure…
8. 29:00It's a danger. And then the soldier wonder how did soldiers get ambushed and so many…
9. 33:05quarreling with people and murdering and robbing. Yets. He's my student. Yitzk. He's going to continue…
10. 37:14our joy in some area of life domestic or doesn't matter we maintain joy because we…

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