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Agudah Yarchei Kallah 5786: Shiur Hakdama - מצות הלואה | by Rav Asher Weiss Shlit"a (5786)

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Rabbi Asher Weiss

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So [snorts] after 25 years that I have the and the privilege to be together with you at this Yala, it started off when we were all It started off when you were we were all young people. >> Sorry. >> It's okay. >> Is it working in the back or not? Yes or no? So after 25 years that I have this privilege, I'm still moved every time, every year to see hundreds of American balabatum coming to Israel. Not to tour, not to look around, not to visit, but just to learn Tyra in a de Israel. And as Rabbi Gisman just mentioned, I just got in from America a few hours ago, and this was a very intense uh short visit. Detroit Woodmir and then the shabas the weekend at the conference and u I am always so n spoiled by our wonderful barabatam in America professionals doctors businessmen lawyers learning writing kaburis and It's it's just amazing. We are living in an amazing time. There is no doubt that the level and intensity of initalled nowhere in the world is there that much li and as init. But what we desperately lack in soil is balabatum like you and balabatum like American balabatim that in the workforce professionals and really dedicating hours for tal so for me it's a very special feeling to come to this yala every year and I None of us is getting younger. Whenever I say at home, I'm an old man. My children protest. But I'm not a young man. Let's put it that way. We should be able for many wonderful years to come to learn together and to be You know, so this year you chose and are two different suggests and we

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