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Beshalach: Mind BLOWING | The Brisker Rav on the Israeli Soldiers

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Rabbi YY Jacobson

Rabbi YY Jacobson explores the Brisker Rav's insights on Israeli soldiers and the parsha.

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So, today's class is dedicated in honor of the first yard site of Hannah Hannah Bas Reb Dovid Zichrona L'Vracha a woman of tremendous chesed and kindness generosity and benevolence dedicated by her daughter and grandson from Sydney, Australia. Thank you to Hayden Neshama Bas Tzurah B'Tzror HaChaim. It's also dedicated L'Ilui Nishmas HaRav Reb Uriel Ravnoi Zichrona L'Vracha dedicated by his father and the entire family the family dedicated by Dr. Reb Shaltiel Z'ev Ravnoi and the entire family in loving memory of his son Reb Uriel Ravnoi who was actually a student of mine many years ago. A special young man who passed away young in tribute to his yard site on the eighth day of Shvat Tehei Nishmaso Tzurah B'Tzror HaChaim. Thank you. I miss him. Also dedicated L'Zecher Nishmas Reb Chaim Reb Michal Reb Chaim Weldler in honor of his 20th yard site on the 12th day of Shvat yesterday Yud Beis Shvat Tehei Nishmaso Tzurah B'Tzror HaChaim may they remain eternal sources of light, blessing and inspiration for you, their families and all of Klal Yisrael and thank you very much. Maybe we should just maybe a lack that. Thank you. Okay. Today we're going to take a story that at the surface it looks like one story, but if you dig a little deeper, a whole other story gets revealed and unveiled. And the story has particularly very practical and profound relevance to our times, as we will see. It gives us the perspective of Yiddishkeit, true authentic Yiddishkeit. How do we look at another person, how we feel and empathize with another person. And I think we'll give us at least a little perspective and how and how we view our soldiers, the Israeli soldiers fighting now in Gaza. So, let's begin.

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  1. 0:01So, today's class is dedicated in honor of the first yard site of Hannah Hannah Bas
  2. 6:27the depth but it's by a busha. And the water supernaturally becomes a hammer becomes a
  3. 12:50Cheima ketzef is one of the expressions of a very profound anger. So they said "Vamayim
  4. 19:09and he says Vayehi amar, take a look, unbelievable. Va'amar Paro el Bnei Yisrael means Paro
  5. 25:44As Rabbi Ibn Ezra said about a certain group. If Moshe Rabbenu SAYS IT'S MORNING, AUTOMATICALLY
  6. 32:04Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin was one of the great great Lithuanian and Russian rabbis and sages
  7. 38:23just like the the Nazis did this also, they appointed Jews to govern the Jews in
  8. 44:42they meant. He says there were other policemen who were beaten. And later, when Hashem says
  9. 51:04UH-OH. NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY NOW THE WATER GOT ANGRY. THE FIRST TIME AROUND, WHY SHOULD
  10. 57:31So, Reb Zalman Auerbach said that the Baruch Tam called out his wife and he said

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