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We learn in the Talmud of Rav Kahana. Rav Kahana, the greatest of the greats. He was so poor that he had to make Parnassa by selling baskets in the marketplace, baskets that women needed for different reasons. There was one noblewoman that set her eyes on Rav Kahana. She wanted him. She came over to him and began to speak to him. She wanted to socialize with him. She wanted to talk with him. Rav Kahana, realizing what she wanted, said: Wait. Before I will start, I have to adorn myself. He excused himself, ran up to the roof, and was ready to jump to avoid a Nisayon with this noblewoman. He jumped and Eliyahu HaNavi went and caught him. How great was the desire of Rav Kahana to avoid a Nisayon,

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1. 0:04We learn in the Talmud of Rav Kahana. Rav Kahana, the greatest of the greats. He…
2. 0:34She wanted to talk with him. Rav Kahana, realizing what she wanted, said: Wait. Before I…
3. 1:05that he was willing to jump off a roof. R’ Shmuel Alter asks a question, How…
4. 1:35All of us, we have a chance to adorn ourselves, I would say, each and every…
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