Beware of the Old Foolish King - Ethics of the Fathers (2:3) - Rabbi Yitzchak Botton

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good morning today we is continuing to discuss perky avot today our mission is going to be it's in perik shaini the second perique mishna gimbal the third third mishna okay first i'll read and translate and then we'll discuss different ideas that relate to the mishna so it starts off one should be very careful very weary of the rashu the rashut means ruling power you know government ruling power uh s because the ruling power the only reason why they become close to someone befriend a person is only for their own benefit if they appear to be friends and everything is great when it's good for them they're they they they seem to be with you and on your side but they do not stand for with the person in his time of need when he's in a situation of need and it's no longer good for them so then they don't they don't back you up when you need the help they're only really there because it's for their own benefit and this is a general rule we see it in today's the way the world the world works you know when someone needs you they're your friend when you need them you know they disappear and specifically we're being taught about this with government because you you know you and people in in positions of power because you you they don't want you to have a

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1. 0:13good morning today we is continuing to discuss perky avot today our mission is going to…
2. 2:51mission and how it pertains to avodah hashem you know everything all of the mishna all…
3. 6:01adam it's two years so rashi and the explain in depth the depth of what's going…
4. 9:15kingship who has rulership he has the power to do what he wants so the correlation…
5. 12:25rest it's going to tell you you know you're not hurting anybody it's not an average…
6. 15:29or not now once the answer is no then it doesn't have to be as extreme…
7. 18:03and this is really how the eight sahara brings us to our god forbid idol worship…
8. 21:12you he doesn't become your friend for your benefit it's all for his own benefit because…
9. 24:19you some candy let's go get candy so the boy's like okay great who doesn't like…
10. 27:28once you once you become you know over-indulged you don't anymore see what's right and what's…

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