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The Yanuka’s own words in this shiur, translated into English by Lehallel · 842 words · 6:46. Press a time to hear it said.
0:00 I want to ask one question. Rabbi Avraham Abulafia writes in the book Sheva Nesivos HaTorah, in the third path, this thing: that... attainments in Torah.
0:32 To reach attainments in Torah, one must learn Aggadah. It gives him a special spirit? A special spirit, yes. How is one to understand this, the words of Abulafia? It is a simple thing, and not a halachic thing, and a very low thing.
1:00 He is saying: how can it be that something as low as learning Aggadah would, as it were, bring one to attainments? Yes, specifically learning Aggadah. So I will explain to you. In Tractate Shabbos, page 30, the Gemara says of Rabbah that he would tell a milsa d'bedichusa, a word of humor. Right? Before the students. I am translating for him. [in Russian] Tractate Shabbos says that Rabbah told a milsa d'bedichusa, that is, a joke. Yes.
1:27 How did he speak a milsa d'bedichusa with them? What is the point of speaking that with them, for the sake of words of Torah? That is low, isn't it? I am strengthening your question even more. I am strengthening your question even more. That is right, but I am coming to explain: it is in order to open up the mind, so that they would have vessels to receive the words of Torah, to open up their minds, so that they could receive the words of Torah.
2:06 [in Russian] There is the explanation of the Gaon Yaakov Yehoshua, in his novellae on Tractate Shabbos, page 30, and also in the introduction to the book Pnei Yehoshua.
2:31 He likes that. The Pnei Yehoshua, he understands. He writes that in truth it is unthinkable; he did not tell them jokes. He taught them Aggadah. Aggadah is with gladness of mind. The meaning is, it connects a person to the Holy One, blessed be He.
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2:57 [in Russian] Now, you are asking about the secret in this, right? You are asking about the inner dimension. [in Russian] On this, Rabbi Pinchas of Koritz writes. Rabbi Pinchas of Koritz, a disciple of the holy Baal Shem Tov. The one called the Baal Shem Tov. That in the time to come, we will know the plain meaning within the secret, and the secret of the plain meaning.
3:23 [in Russian] ...the plain meaning as the secret, and the secret as the plain meaning. Because the Aggadah, after all, is the secrets of the Torah. [in Russian] The Aggadah is... In Bava Basra, page 74, the Rashbam writes: the Leviathan is huge. Broadly, all the tales of Rabbah bar bar Chanah, right? There is Rabbi Guttmacher, Rabbi Eliyahu Guttmacher, who wrote a commentary on the sayings of Rabbah bar bar Chanah.
3:55 There is also the Gra, who wrote a commentary on Rabbah bar bar Chanah, on the sayings of Rabbah bar bar Chanah. There is also Rabbi Nachman, in Likutei Moharan. Each one wrote an interpretation. You see, for example, in Bava Basra, page 74, in the Rashbam, he writes, like the Leviathan, he explains that the meaning is something great, which is not within the human dimension, that of our intellect, to understand what he writes. It is Torah, all of it. Yes, it is Torah. But inside, inside, there is a message for us that there is a secret inside, which only one who is worthy of it and sanctifies himself can understand.
4:45 The Sages knew how to understand this secret, like the light of the Leviathan. Yes, they knew how to understand the secret that is within this plain meaning. [in Russian] Rabbi Abulafia, what he writes, he means to explain that when you learn Aggadah, Midrash, anything, you... "If you wish to know the One who spoke and the world came into being, learn Aggadah," for through this you come to know the Holy One, blessed be He, you fall in love with the Holy One, blessed be He, you understand His ways of conduct in this world.
5:29 [in Russian] He means to say that this creates the vessels, the vessels for the levels of emunah and trust in the Holy One, blessed be He, in order to draw close to Him and to bring about all the elevation of the soul, and the things that are the inner dimension and the Tikkun of a person's soul, in order to draw close to the Holy One, blessed be He. Aggadah is... That is the explanation.
5:58 I understand. Thank you. All right. He has a Litvish community; he is the rabbi of Samara. Saratov. Saratov... The city of Saratov, yes. You are the rabbi of Saratov? There are two communities, Chabad and the Litvish community; I am a Litvish rabbi. Yes. Beautiful. With Hashem's help, may you succeed greatly, may the Holy One, blessed be He, give you much great blessing.
6:28 [in Russian] Great. [in Russian] A great blessing. Thank you very much. [in Russian] A great blessing. [in Russian] I love you. [in Russian] I love you. May He watch over you, in good health. Amen, amen.
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אני רוצה לשאול שאלה אחת. אני רב אברהם אבולחי כותב בספר שבע נתותה בנט שלישי דבר שчинот оно помогает для делать делает как бы создают настроение объяснить [‏צחוק] אתה וזה דבר פשוט וזו וזה דבר לא חולן וזה דבר מאוד נמוך יהיה מתנה כז >> הוא אומר איך יכול להיות שדבר כזה נמוך כמו לימוד הגדה הוא כאילו יביא השגות זה כמו לימוד הגדה הוא כאילו יביא השגות זה מה ש >> כן דווקא לימוד הגדה >> אז אני אסביר לך במסכת שבת בדף ל הגמרא אומרת על רבא שהיה מספר מלת דבדיחותה >> נכון לפני התלמידים что перед своими учениками говорил как може такой большой равин сидит и рассказывает шут העני ваш вопрос он делает более крепким как бы такой тораму и своим ученикам рассказывают אבל בא להסביר שמדי בשביל לפח את הדת >> שיהיה להם כלים פני יהושע רבי יוק יהושע על השס בחידושים שלו למסכת שבת בדף ל וגם בהקדמה לספר בני יהושע הוא הבין начале שלא לדבר איתם בדיחות пишет по-настоящему
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- 0:00אני רוצה לשאול שאלה אחת. אני רב אברהם אבולחי כותב בספר שבע נתותה בנט שלישי דבר…
- 0:32оно помогает для делать делает как бы создают настроение объяснить [‏צחוק] אתה וזה דבר פשוט וזו…
- 1:03כמו לימוד הגדה הוא כאילו יביא השגות זה מה ש >> כן דווקא לימוד הגדה >>…
- 1:36העני ваш вопрос он делает более крепким как бы такой тораму и своим ученикам рассказывают אבל…
- 2:52זה человека всем именно это есть который говорил спрашиваете в чём понятие всего этого כותב רבי…
- 3:22את הפשט הסוד שבש בטר בדף עד >> רשבם כותב הליבייתן הוא גדול >> דג גדול…
- 3:52>> נכון אתהזה יש את הרב גטמחר ורב גטמח שכתב פירוש מראה רבא ברבר ברחנה יש…
- 5:00>> כן ידעו להבין את הסוד שיש בתוך הפשט הזה >> אני אני בגליפניציות הגדוף שמסוד…
- 5:31>> והוא מתכוון להגיד שזה יוצר את הכלים הכלים למדרגות האמונה והביטחון בקדוש ברוך הוא בשביל…
- 6:01יש לו קהילה ליטוא שמרה מחב שלו כן שלטוב >> יש שתי בית כנס שתי קהילות…
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