Re'eh - Prophecy | Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky

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Hi, this is David Wolpe, and welcome to the Parsha in 5, where in 5 minutes we try to give you some insight into the parsha that hopefully will have meaning to you. So, in this week's parsha we have the din of a navi. What is a navi? A navi is, we say, a prophet. Now, most people don't strive to become a prophet, they strive to make a profit. Ah, ah, ah, but what does that mean? How does nevu'ah work? Nevu'ah works like this. The word for this world is called olam, which is from the Hebrew word he'elam, hidden. Because God is hidden by the physicality in this world. And therefore, when we can pierce the shadows of this world that block Hakadosh Baruchu from us, and we can reach up above that, through the screen, through the illusions, you can see Hakadosh Baruchu. The Rambam gives a mashal of what this means. Means imagine that it's a dark rainy night and you're trudging along through the mud. You can't see the nose in front of your face, as the expression goes. And suddenly there's a bolt of lightning and everything is lit up, and you can see the city in the distance, you can see the road, you can see everything, and then you're plunged back into darkness. That's a nevu'ah. A nevu'ah chases away the clouds and allows you to be able to see closely. And that's why

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1. 0:00Hi, this is David Wolpe, and welcome to the Parsha in 5, where in 5 minutes…
2. 0:31this world is called olam, which is from the Hebrew word he'elam, hidden. Because God is…
3. 1:34Hakadosh Baruchu gives to a person who can develop themselves where they can see beyond the…
4. 2:04put to death. When a person comes along and says God told me the following and…
5. 3:04She said, "Thank you very much." And her friends told me she was up all night…
6. 3:36then the Gamara in Sanhedrin says, "You don't get the death penalty, but you have an…
7. 4:36Anyone who's ro'eh for nevu'ah hears every nevu'ah. They just can't say it unless it's their…
8. 5:06million nevi'im. And they were all hooked up to the navi uh system. Uh um reshet…
9. 6:07And so when you get a navua, the navua is your message to give across. Um…
10. 6:38was on that level heard that bas kol, but not everybody else. Not everybody was ready…

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