Tzom Gedaliah: The Ben Ish Chai Reveals the Danger & the Miracle that Rectified The Day

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

tzadikim. Gedaliah wasn't the greatest tzadik who was ever assassinated. Why do we specifically commemorate his assassination? And what's the connection between Tzom Gedaliah and the assassination of Gedaliah and following Rosh Hashanah? Well, the Bnei Yissachar cites the Arizal, who says that on the third day of Tishrei, all the forces of din in binah of malchus are misgaber. Yesterday, we spoke about how Gedaliah, the word Gedaliah, represents all the forces of din of Elokim, and how Achikam also represents the various forces of din, but this is a day that is predisposed to all gevurah being misgaber. Now, on the first and second day of Tishrei, which are yemei din, they those are also days of din, but at least on those days we have the shofar to imamtik the dinim. But, on this third day we don't have

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1. 0:31tzadikim. Gedaliah wasn't the greatest tzadik who was ever assassinated. Why do we specifically commemorate his…
2. 1:01are misgaber. Yesterday, we spoke about how Gedaliah, the word Gedaliah, represents all the forces of…
3. 1:31shofar anymore, and that is why Gedaliah was assassinated, because it's a yom din. Says the…
4. 2:03Misgaber against the Bina, and we know the word "Mi" is a Kinoy for Bina. And…
5. 2:34On the third day of Tishrei, the mention of Hashem's name was removed from secular documents…
6. 3:05and Hashem's name is going to be profaned. Well, says Ben Yehoyada, this is not coincidental…
7. 3:38This way, Hashem's name would not be defiled and profaned. So, it was Zeh Lo U'Mizeh.…

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