The Sound Of Silence - R' Jonathan Rietti

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We're going to talk about the sound of silence. The greatest power that we have is silence. Kanyevski of blessed memory was once asked many times but sudden a had no children for 10 years to please bless him with children. He would say on one occasion a said no rebi I'm not asking for braha. I'm asking for a guarantee. I'm asking you to please decree I have children. Surim smiled and said I can't decree that. Said well if said I can't decree that. Said well if you can't who can sim said look for someone who is humiliated in public and is silent. Go to him immediately and ask him for braha for children. And sure enough it was a matter of a few weeks later that someone was at a at a bar mitzvah. He was eating innocently as a guest and a different guest came and started screaming at him in front of everyone else. How dare you? How dare you come here and eat while you know that your building is causing me a loss? And what

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1. 0:03We're going to talk about the sound of silence. The greatest power that we have is…
2. 0:34said I can't decree that. Said well if you can't who can sim said look for…
3. 1:04building is causing me a loss? And what ended up happening is this poor man, he…
4. 1:35said, "Please give a bra to Wu Ben Maz that he was to have children." And…
5. 2:05many times my mouth opens and I let my tongue loose. Hashem says, "Talk to me…

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