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Rabbi Zev Leff: The Iran War Is The Redemption Unfolding...

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Rabbi Zev Leff

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Rabbi Left, thank you for joining us. Right now, Israel and Iran seem to be in a war. And the last time this happened was the story of Purim. And it's impossible to ignore these two facts and the Google process that's happening. I wanted to hear from the rough if the rough could give us some his work and understanding perhaps through Hazal of where we're up to and what are our voters say on. What is our obligation today? Thank you, Rebbe. Okay, let me just give a little perspective. perspective. You think that what the government of Israel and the government of United States did by making this preemptive strike is for sure a mitzvah. Uh it's a mitzvah for haba al hargecha hashkeim lehorgo. Somebody who has intention of killing you, you don't wait till he shoots the first shot. But you take a preemptive strike and get up early in the morning and kill him first. And that's exactly what's happening And that's exactly what's happening here. And and therefore because it is a a mitzvah war, I'm sure that the the forces of Israel and the forces of the United States will be successful. That's the first thing. Um how this fits in to the greater plan of the revolution of the world and the plan of the ultimate goal is is not something that anyone can know. You need a navi for that and navua was given to tanyam and shotim, to children and to fools. And since I'm over bar mitzvah, that only leaves one other option if I would tell you I'm a navi. So and you wouldn't want to hear advice from a shote anyway, so that's not where I'm going to go. However, nothing in this world is a coincidence. And that is one of the major lessons of

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  3. 2:03And that is one of the major lessons of Purim, that nothing is just a coincidence,…
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