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Understand, Then Be Understood

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Rabbi Daniel Kalish

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He records things as they happen. Lunetsa forever will speak. People will love listening to this person. They'll never tell him be quiet. Oy oy. Just be quiet. A person who's careful to say the truth. So the says is a good listener. He's an listener. He's an good listener. He'll good listener. He'll speak forever means people will not tire of hearing him speak. Now explains the is he listens means he discerns the truth. He says the truth and he makes sure he's an listener. He's saying an means the listening man means he makes sure he's really understanding. So he's detailed to what he's understanding. want him to speak. They'll never say they'll never say to him why you talking. Now I want to share something on these words. He's talking about honesty and he's talking about an is very attentive to details, gets things with an exactness [clears throat] and is an not he wants to have things exact. People always want to hear such a person's words because there's an honesty. I would describe if we had a yearbook and we wrote one if we had a yearbook and we wrote one on each guy in the year. I would write on these are the words I would write. I'd write these exact words that an a very careful person who listens well, discerns well, tries to really understand something well because they're honest. to say on the matter. That's >> people want to hear this person. What do you have to say on the matter? [applause] That's what I would Would that be a good issue now and that's up your daughter. He >> [applause] >> There's a reason we want to hear Michelle speak. It's an issue but the

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  1. 0:00He records things as they happen. Lunetsa forever will speak. People will love listening to this
  2. 2:37should say on dates. And you know what the best thing you should do on a
  3. 5:14he speaks. Forever his word is treasured and valued because he heard, he listened, he absorbs
  4. 7:46not want to hear your words. You have to hear your words. Ask yourself you're being
  5. 10:19It's called straw manning. Sure, get the word of the day. What's it called? It's called
  6. 12:52said well, to you can even articulate that point. And then you were now you're an
  7. 15:32but you're in a shamea. You're Oh, that's so interesting. He asks further questions, allude back
  8. 18:03you'll speak. You have spoken forever. That's what he said. Brilliant. It took me till now
  9. 20:36my head like that that he like impacted me, honesty. Spoke so honest. Somebody struggling going
  10. 23:08And when I was finally willing and I had many conversation I wasn't willing to be

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