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Weekly Hashkafa Shiur #11 | The Job of the Metaken [AUDIO]

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Rabbi Mendel Kessin

A hashkafa shiur on the role of the metaken, given by Rabbi Mendel Kessin on 7/20/2020.

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  1. 0:00We're getting close to the Russia Shana. And um you know, obviously a lot of interesting…
  2. 6:09somebody who can rectify creation, you see, uh in a certain sense is connected to one…
  3. 12:15You see? So, that's what happens. So, ultimately, the task of a metaken, ultimately, is to…
  4. 18:29the the the what's called the occlusion, the hester of that root, you see? Which is…
  5. 24:46referred always as. Because they never lost the facet of being connected, you see, to the…
  6. 30:54it through the Sudan, basically. And therefore, they counted 49 days. Now, you see, which is…
  7. 37:05nations that are connected to 35 Sefirot. You see? Esau or Edom he is the fundamental…
  8. 43:17You see? You see how it works? And that is really in many ways the origin…
  9. 49:22Iraq. Or they lived in Eretz Israel. Or they lived in Egypt. In Alexandria. There was…
  10. 55:34in Israel, David comes, and then we start counting 49? Yes. That's right. at the end.…

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