Greater than Torah | Rabbi Yoir Adler

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Sometimes we wonder, are we going to be the generation that's going to bring Moshiach? How is this going to happen? After all, previous generations were way greater in Torah than us. They were way more pious. They were way more pure. And we have to be the generation the daughter of bringing Moshiach Tzidkeinu and Binyan Beit Hamikdash. How is this going to work? And I think the answer lies in a fundamental story. The Heilige Tzanzer Rav the Divrei Chaim The Heilige Tzanzer Rav the Divrei Chaim was once in the town of Krakow, Krakow. And he was visiting the Rav Reb Shimon Sofer zichron tzaddik ve kadosh livrocha. And the Rav asked him, "What are you planning to do when you're here in Krakow?" And the Heilige Tzanzer Rav responded, "I plan to go and visit this talmid chacham." The Krakover Rav Reb Shimon Sofer said to him, "You, the great Tzanzer Rav, the giant in Torah, the giant in Kedusha, the giant in Chesed, is going to go visit that talmid chacham? He's nowhere close to your

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1. 0:05Sometimes we wonder, are we going to be the generation that's going to bring Moshiach? How…
2. 0:36The Heilige Tzanzer Rav the Divrei Chaim was once in the town of Krakow, Krakow. And…
3. 1:08chacham? He's nowhere close to your level. He's not on your madreiga. He should come visiting…
4. 1:41where Avraham Avinu was omed benisayon, and he was ready to shecht his son Yitzchak. If…
5. 2:11Said the Tzanzer Rav, "True, perhaps I'm a greater gaon in Torah than this talmid chacham,…
6. 2:42that individual." Perhaps previous generations were greater than us in many areas, but our generation, when…
7. 3:12build the Beis Hamikdash. We have today thousands of Yidden that are va'yamotin Yidden, that are…

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