Derech Hashem / The Way of God #62 | What Ahavas Hashem / Love of God really is

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

last week I had spoke about the the concept of Euro fear I mean there's a great deal to speak about but at least with the Ram from the ramal standpoint to fear God and to love God is fundament is foundational that's probably the right word is foundational to serve theam it really is because if you don't fear God then obviously you're not going to serve him too much and you will sin because you're not afraid of any kind of repercussions or accountability as I said last accountability as I said last time and also loving God because you will go if you love somebody you will go out of your way to try to uh you know in some way uh exhibit your love for them so last week I had mentioned we had gone to the sugya the inan the topic of Europe fear I mean it's a great obviously a great deal to say but at least we have a handle on that uh today I would like to give you a handle on love okay loving God to so give you some type okay loving God to so give you some type of uh Clarity in this uh actually into this topic and in many ways this topic is really misunderstood you know a guy goes into a restaurant he says you know what would you like to order oh I like to order a Hamburg I love hamburgers now that's hard to believe that he really loves hamburgers in fact you know you really wonder what in the world does he mean by love hamburger you know I mean if he loves hamburgers if that's what the word love means guy says I love my wife right like I love a hamburger right I hope not right for his

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2. 6:23disappointed so what you know but because he had such an incredible AA of theam he…
3. 12:30be angry you know why anybody know why why is anger important don't all try to…
4. 18:38person can experience this if all of a sudden they meet their future spouse right and…
5. 24:52speaking the most important thing that you have to feel and to bestow on your kids…
6. 31:14me okay so that's the fourth the fifth is a person seeks to be whole sh…
7. 37:28achieve loving anybody you see uh in any case so doing this providing their psychological needs…
8. 43:42Blessed Be You God what mean he's the recipient of all things he he has everything…
9. 49:49Yankees you know but if the Yankees I think they still window most World Series I…
10. 56:04remember which is interesting which is interesting in the next World before the next world there's…

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