Rabbi YY Jacobson discusses how to support children in difficult situations, using a metaphor from a survival story in the Amazon jungle.
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for three years their soul was stolen their body was murdered they disassociated from their emotions they became emotionally crippled in the deepest core they feel that they are worthless and valueless they want to die rather than live can nobody realize that this is a revolt against toxicity and poison that has infiltrated the Jewish community in a very deep way and that those who speak are condemned and that perpetrators have become victims and victims have become perpetrators because they speak up can't we realize that these children are unconsciously or consciously protesting his day against afghav and his wife is evil who murdered device and then stole his Vineyard and Elio said Hara the governor Rasta you murdered the voice of Israeli and then you inherit his field this child got murdered and now we condemn him for embarrassing his family I love it a child was murdered emotionally and now he or she is condemned for protesting it they are condemned for doing things that for them is the only way they know how to survive under these unbearable conditions and a little put together it's not so this is the miracle wow he told me 5 30 exactly 5 30 exactly Shabbos meant three hours later but today 13 minutes later wonderful the good thing about this speech is that it has a beginning and it also has an end time because we have to welcome Shabbos so with this particular speaker that's a very big Milo I'm just telling you have a wonderful crowd I have a wonderful crowd and now I have you too thank you thank you tell my mother-in-law all compliments to my mother-in-law please so this week the entire world was gripped
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- 0:00for three years their soul was stolen their body was murdered they disassociated from their emotions…
- 6:21stay with the mother the mother who realized she won't not be able to survive if…
- 12:46environment to the structure to the terrain gave them an opportunity to be able to navigate…
- 19:09cruel obnoxious rude she's destroying me her father and all of the children I want to…
- 25:30that you were generous and nice and loving and embracing to a young woman who was…
- 31:52for that hinoch method wow brilliant I never thought of it I never and you say…
- 38:24an amazing mother I had and of course I murdered her that's a great legacy wow…
- 44:39we got to know this jungle and let me say something else everyone needs advice great…
- 50:59their body was murdered they disassociated from their emotions they became emotionally crippled in the deepest…
- 57:25responded not from your ego but from your soul which is that deserves a standing ovation…
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