Get Out of my Way! | Rabbi Meir Sommer

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

You ever wonder what happened to Yosef immediately after he became Yosef Hatzaddik? Yosef in Egypt, Eishes Potiphar, Vayimaen! He refused, he ran out. Immediately afterwards, Yosef gets thrown into jail for 12 years. That's his reward for Vayimaen? That's his reward for becoming Yosef Hatzaddik? He should win the lottery now. What happened? And we're all the same way. We all have challenges in life. Everybody. And we have Nisyonos. And when we do pass the test, we all think, Hakadosh Baruch Hu, You owe us one. I know I'm going to make that business deal now. I know I'm going to make the million bucks. Says the Sfas Emes, We got it a little bit wrong. Yes, sometimes, when a person passes the test, Hakadosh Baruch Hu gives them a kiss with a good business deal afterwards or with something else that a person needs, a geshmake reward. Sometimes. But many times, what Hakadosh Baruch Hu does is Hakadosh Baruch Hu says,

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1. 0:06You ever wonder what happened to Yosef immediately after he became Yosef Hatzaddik? Yosef in Egypt,…
2. 0:37Everybody. And we have Nisyonos. And when we do pass the test, we all think, Hakadosh…
3. 1:07Wow. What you just did was so amazing. I want more. I want you closer to…
4. 1:37we know that it's a big Machlokes was it one big frog and the Egyptians came…
5. 2:08Why didn't they close the windows? Close the chimney? Don't let them in. So I saw…
6. 2:39You better get out of the way. And the Medrash says that the wall came crumbling…

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