This Too Is for the Good | The Story of Nachum Ish Gamzu | Tales of Tzaddikim

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

[Music] Long ago in our holy land under the harsh rule of the Romans lived the great and saintly manam Ish Gamsu. Rabbi Noam. Everyone knew him by his special name, Natham is Gamsu. Natham was known for his betuff. Whenever anything happened that seemed bad to most, he sought it for the good, knowing that everything that happens is orchestrated by Hashem. No matter what happened, good or bad, Noam always would smile and say, This too is for the good. >> That was always Nah's attitude to see everything for the good. And our story that is about to unfold should inspire us all to always be positive and have a muna in Hashem no matter what. Just like Nahim is Gamsu. In those days, the emperor of Rome was making life very difficult for the Jews, making it harder and harder for them to live a religious life. The Jewish leaders of the community knew they had to do something, for the harsh decrees by the emperor were becoming too much to bear. [Music] >> Life is getting too difficult for us under this emperor's rule. We must do something. Perhaps if we send him a gift on behalf of all of the Jews, this will persuade him to be kinder to us. Wonderful idea. Yes, we must send a gift to the emperor. But who will take it? They all agreed only Nahim is Gansu could succeed for Hashem made miracles happen for him. [Music] Noam set off with a beautiful treasure chest filled with dazzling gems and jewels. On his way to Rome, he stopped at an inn for the night to rest his head. But as Nam slept, two thieves crept into his room. [Music] They stole the jewels and replaced them with plain old dusty sand.

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1. 0:06[Music] Long ago in our holy land under the harsh rule of the Romans lived the…
2. 5:16Poor Nam. The emperor's gods rushed him away to prison. But even now in the cold…
3. 10:12Once at the royal palace, the thieves proudly presented the emperor with their sacks of Dusty…
4. 15:17been restored. Now that the restoration of the Tarum is complete, I present to you copies…
5. 20:18Well, there's one way to find out. I wish I wish to speak to Tetris. I…
6. 25:04suddenly, I knew this was the sign I prayed for those years ago as I scattered…
7. 29:52become a Jew? That traitor. Ah, >> gods. The royal Roman prince Unlas, son of Konokus,…
8. 35:00Let go. You traitor. You had your chance. There's no escaping now. What is this? You…
9. 40:01no more and no more Judaism. The Jews must become great or die. And the king's…
10. 45:07with the times. The Greeks are here to stay. Sacrifice to their gods. I say >>…

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