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Yisro Women’s Class: How Do I Know Why My Soul Came Down? Liberating Myself from Social Stereotypes

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Rabbi YY Jacobson

Yisro Women’s Class: How Do I Know Why My Soul Came Down? Liberating Myself from Social Stereotypes

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Okay, you began. We could begin. Okay. Okay. Good morning everybody. Welcome. Thank you for coming. Let's begin with one chapter of Tahillim for our brothers and sisters in the holy land and the world over. We'll say which is 124. for Shayim. Okay, welcome everybody [snorts] and thank you for brazing the weather. Everybody is going to be looking forward to spring. We have a very cold winter. I also have to apologize for last week because we made a last minute consolation. I was in London. I was supposed to fly in Monday morning and because of the snowstorm, I had to remain in London another uh day and a half or so. So, I couldn't make it here. So my apologies for the last minute consolation pillars of our class in loving memory of her husband who recently passed away on the 15th day of tavisim ben moain. He was born and raised in Los Angeles and was one of the pillars of the community of Los Angeles, one of the founders of the Los Angeles Kyle in 1975 and later established the Kahal Avice in North Woodmir. And he returned his soul to its maker just a few weeks ago, a little less than a month, one month ago on the 15th of Tavis. And uh >> oh tomorrow is the and we are so so sorry for the loss. May Hashem comfort you and your beautiful children and the entire family and may your husband's soul be an everlasting source of love and inspiration and empowerment and blessing for you and your entire family. with many long, happy, healthy and prosperous years and we are very very

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  5. 27:12father-in-law. Why shouldn't he come out and greet him? It's his wife. It's his children. If…
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