Who is Your Tzadik? | Torat HaChassidut (19)

Rebbe Elimelech of Lezhenk's Tzetel Katan emphasized the importance of having a tzadik in your life to guide you. This is very much the way of Chassidut until today. To further explain the value, we will dig deeper into the words of the sages to see what the big deal is all about, and why it's still done today. DONATE & SUPPORT @ https://www.BeEzratHaShem.org AI RABBI by BeEzrat HaShem Inc. https://www.AIRabbi.org Answers To Jewish Torah Life Questions In 30 Languages. Discover Jewish Wisdom at Your Fingertips, Rabbi Reuven's AI Rabbi offers wisdom and guidance in multiple languages, drawing from trusted, reliable sources. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:03:42 Who is Your Tzadik? 0:05:01 Yitro Gives Everything Up for the Chacham (Moshe Rabbeinu) 0:06:30 Yitro’s Recognition of Hashem After Years of Knowing Moshe and Witnessing Miracles 0:10:17 Pharaoh had Three Advisers: Bilam, Job, and Yitro (Sota 11a) 0:14:20 Yitro’s Recognition of Hashem After Years of Knowing Moshe and Witnessing Miracles (cont.) 0:15:44 Parshah Yitro: Greatness Begins with Humility 0:16:43 Torah Review, Always Something New (Tzetel Katan) 0:21:38 True Teshuva Requires Guidance from a Living Tzadik of Your Generation (Maor Vashemesh) 0:24:56 Choose a Rav: A Tzadik Who Lives Torah, Not Seeking Leniencies (R. Elimelech of Lizhensk) 0:35:28 Rabbis are Considered Kings (Gittim 62a) 0:36:48 Prioritize Learning Oral Torah in a Language You Understand & Key of Having a Rabbi 0:39:11 Clear Mind and Strategies for Achieving It During Prayer 0:43:26 Why Must We Pray for a Tzadik to Guide Us? 0:45:18 Tzadikim Rectify Adam’s Sin (Reishit Chochma) 0:52:55 Remove Arrogance and Lust (Chovos Halevavos) 0:58:07 A Tzadik is Supposed to Lead You in the Ways of the Torah 1:00:25 A Tzadik is Supposed to Help You with Your Sufferings 1:03:30 Endurance in Suffering with a Smile 1:05:09 The Arizal Performs a Miracle to Save Jews from a Harsh Decree 1:11:41 Arrogance is an Abomination and the Root of Many Sins 1:15:30 Sadness from Suffering Causes More Suffering 1:21:26 Suffering Over the Wrong Coin? (Baal Shem Tov to Arachin 16b) 1:23:25 Conclusion 1:29:12 AI Rabbi by Be'Ezrat HaShem #Tzadik #rabbielimelech #tzetelkatan #Judaism #Jewish #Guide #Life #rabbiyaronreuven