Parshas Vayishlach 2025 Mishmar with Rabbi Chaim Zev Levitan at Scheiner's Shul

shack on >> there. [clears throat] >> Where's the Oh, no one brought the thing out. The >> what? >> The phone cup. >> What the [ __ ] Is that yours? >> That's yours. >> Water. [laughter] >> What is that? We put the shield on on the WhatsApp. People who >> don't have a chance to come in, they can >> Why? Why? >> Why that cup? >> Uh cuz otherwise the vi vibrations from the speakers. So the speaker high tech over here. >> Very high tech. [laughter] >> Styrofoam cups. Yeah, I got you. [clears throat] >> Hey, if it works, it works, right? >> I'm with you. Some are ready when they they [clears throat] hit the table. So it it creates violence. Whenever you're ready, I'm going to request the person. >> Okay. Let let them get get food and then then we'll can't compete in getting food. >> Hi. [laughter] The salad or something. >> A coat. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. [snorts] >> Do you guys have this every week? This >> every Thursday. >> Every Thursday. Every Thursday. Hashem out. I'm shout. [clears throat] All right, we ready to roll. Good evening. What does Rabbi say? We have a messiah that there are four gullers. four gullus that the tell us in the beginning of there's the gulus of the gulus of mai the go of y and the go of four gal being that it's close to to we talk about galisan gulyan is unique the uniqueness of gulyan is that the gulus of Yavan took place in Israel. Golus is usually something that were driven out of [snorts] the other lands in the Middle East. The gulus of Yan took place while we were in Isil. In that respect it's unique and in another respect it's also unique because of the fact that no of the other golas had so much assimilation as the gul of no [ __ ] wanted to become no ye wanted to become but became the the attraction of was such because it was the was something that the world respected. All the philosophers, all the the chemists, all the different things that ya produced for the world that was attractive to Eid. Nobody wanted to become uh a farmer, right? And nobody wanted to become a philosopher. So Golis had that assimilation more than all the other gullies. Mhm. >> But there's another aspect that makes God unique. I always say I always tell the had the Bdash. They took over the BDS. They took over the midash. Act like a [ __ ] Destroy it. They had the Bish and didn't destroy it. We had destroyed twice. So what did they do? They made it to Why did I not destroy the place mdish that they had under their could have taken it over they could have destroyed it. Why did they not do that? So the really comes from the explains in medish and says as follows that the had made about different mitzvah about mil they made about they made [snorts and clears throat] about they made a different mitzvah. One of the things that the said was that they had the the horrible that they made. If you guys remember a little inubus, theor says inubus that there was that theim said that the kala has to submit to the yvani governor on the night of >> and what >> we had in para with >> the whole theme. So the whole thing similar type of >> Yeah. Yeah. [snorts] So that the night of the the night of the she had to submit to the governor that horrible and that's why Rashi says that because took place about them. So therefore, she says in the beginning of they took the of because they also were the beneficiaries of that according to the learns that way they were beneficiaries of the and since they were beneficiaries of the so they have a but they made this I mean they're philosophers they're intellectual people they made to boil which doesn't fit with the psychological profile of the oven they weren't behemoths they weren't behemoth they weren't just animals of lust They were philosophers. So what do they want to boil? That they should be the first one on the night of the that they should come and violate the kaduca of the that way. So the moral explains this moral explains that that's included in the that tell us increas that they said they told right on the on the horn of of the you have no in the god of is what do they want says what is this the had a the philosophical ical battle against clowns and this is something that the go later on also adopted the Jews were the chosen people were is what they tried to say were posit past positive once we did theel the Jews lost it they are no longer God's chosen people doesn't want us anymore after theel The mushroom doesn't want us anymore and he he kicked us out. Kicked us out. So now but needs a new people. He needs his people. So who is he going to choose? Is going to choose the the philosophers, the people that are intellectuals. They're not going to choose anybody else. So the said we are the new chosen people. That's what the That's why there's there's a uh one of the kings of Yavan whose name is pronounced Talmay. Talmi spelled with a P unusually PT. >> Talmi. >> Talmi. Talmi. He was a uh he loved books. He was the one that made the 70s zanium translate the Torah into Greek. The Torah was translated into Greek. that the Torah was translated into Geek and made that all all made the same mistake so that they should not the should not get angry with the Eden. So they all made the same mistake. For example, one of the emperors her name was Alvis rabbit. So they changed when the terrorist says that Al Nevice is not a kosher animal they change it to something else. They change [laughter] probably [laughter] they changed it to something else. So the mela they they wanted the ter to be in Greek because we are now the chosen people. We're the chosen people. So I have to have in a language that I can understand. So they had the terror translated into Greek which according to the yidden of Alexandria which was one the city that Alexander the great created named them humbly named after himself. So Alexandria so he had the the [clears throat] um the Yidden celebrated >> that's in line with what you said about the Besh. >> Yes. Now well they need a bas >> and they the the shul in Alexandria was modeled after the ba mdish. >> Really? >> Yes. They had 70 seats in the front and they remember the gumar the garra talks about where how do you answer and that's which was humongous with a flag. >> With a flag yeah in Alexandria. >> In Alexandria with a flag. [laughter] Yeah. Then they attack flags and yeah really >> really leather reforms. >> No no the guard talks about it. That was the sh in Alexandria >> and you could say without hearing what >> yes that's that that's one of the things that we learned from the gim. So I'll come upon him the the Greeks wanted to say that they are the chosen people and the yeden lost it once we did theel once we did the Eden lost it they're no longer the chosen people so that was the philosophical the theological warfare that the had against that we are the chosen people and not there's no such thing as the god of Israel no such thing is the of God is whoever is whoever's that was their theological warfare against soil to say that we are it lost it you know there's a bumper sticker that says we never lost it they they had bumper stickers on the back of their whatever they drove right >> probably a [clears throat] no electric car so they had it in the the back of their bumper sticker it said The Jews lost it. That was that was their bumper sticker. Jews lost it. So remember so that was the the of why because that's the grown up. The is the grown up and now the has grown up and the soil is no longer the chosen chosen people are no longer. You can't say that's what they say that was the that's what they tried to tell the khalis and ma that's why they wanted the terra in Greek and that's why unfortunately because of the deal that that um made with Alexander the great Alexander the great was the was the the catalyst for the whole of he was he lived in Macedonia Macedonia was it's the northern part of Greece >> [snorts] >> M Greece has a mountain range in the middle. Bottom is Greece. The top is Macedonia. And his father, Alexander the Great's father hired Aristotle to be Alexander the Great's Rebi in philosophy. So [snorts] Alon the the Greeks, they held that they are no they are the Amhifa. They are the chosen people. So in the deal that Alexander the deal made with Shimadik I'm telling you was he was going to conquer Al is Alexander the great was going to conquer he started from Greece you have the picture in your head started from Greece he was all the way by India all the way to India he conquered the whole the whole world so [clears throat] he was going to conquer and came out in the big day kahuna and Alexander the Greek al um Alexander the great Alexander the Greek also but [laughter] but so he did not suffer from humility right so he came on a big horse and they told him here's here's a here's the Jewish representative Shimanatak is coming with the big deuna and they figured that he'll kill him when Shimanatic saw when Alexander the great saw Shimanatic He got off his horse and he kissed his feet. So he said, "What's going on?" Alex, what's going on? Right? So he said, "When I have a dream the night before war and I see this picture, this man, I'm successful. We win the war. If I don't see him in the dream, we don't win battle." So he made a deal with Shimadi that Shimatic, we'll collect the taxes, don't conquer soil. >> Did he had the dream or not? >> He did. He did. He he had the dream before every battle >> whenever whenever he won and he won a lot of battles, right? So Ma so and that's [clears throat] why the Alexander is not a Jewish name. They made a deal with him that all Jewish boys are going to be born this year will be named Alexander. >> This was the >> what was the name? >> Khanim there was a >> but the Jews at that time Right. >> No, Alexander. Wasn't there a >> That's how Alexander became a Jewish name. >> That's how Alexander became a Jewish name. And that's why there was the influence of the Greeks was so strong. There were tanoim that had Greek names. Antigos is antigos. Antigos is not a Jewish name. He didn't have a Z whose name was Antignos that he was named after. >> I had no friends in the [laughter] no, >> right? Nobody's or Tyra. Typh also, >> right? >> Yeah. >> So all these things the influence of the was so strong. So but they their war was >> the Jews lost it with the >> they wanted to be the chosen one. wanted. >> Right. Right. >> So why were they trying to destroy the Torah? Why would they try to destroy the >> Wait, they wanted they they had to destroy Clali's status as being the >> Well, here's why then why because >> we're going into another another but until 2,000 years until the everybody spoke. >> Okay. And why did that change? What did that what changed? What changed? Wanted everybody to serve Hashem. >> So he gave the world 2,000 years serving Hashem. Speak lash and kesh. Speak lashes. I came back at the table. Yeah. Right. [laughter] Ask me. I speak. Ask what you want. No. My question is >> no. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. So until 2,000 years, let the world be what it can be. after 2,000 years when the D of FLA they started they're fighting Hashem >> right Hashem said okay forget about it I need I need the Marines right a few good men and not have not it's not for everybody >> we made a whole bunch of different language >> so there had to be somebody so all the other people started speaking whatever Portuguese or whatever they started speaking right so they they lost it but we kept on speaking Russian kesh so that needed one set of people that are going to be aem. So what the did is this they had to destroy the sole this the until the as with the melik was at his party it started smelling. That is a mosh for aa that is in the middle of right. So what happened was if you if you remember if you remember what did they do they made this that she had to submit to the governor. So what did they do? They pushed up the instead of still. So they made the early. So So how's that going to work? The Ivani governor is going to pull into town and he's going to say, "Where's the goodbye? Have a good night." Right? What? How's that going to work? So second night second night is not not good enough because the second night was not a replica of the they wanted the every should to be a replica of the where the because that's the thing that disqualified from being the chosen their people. So every had to be a replica of the >> that's how calculated they were >> right >> it's Nazi it's not [ __ ] they they want to be with Hashem >> right >> they're destroying >> I guess it wasn't like these days >> one's not [laughter] one's not two >> it was what >> one's not two they want to be the chosen people but at the same time they're doing everything that's against being listen you know the that's The Ramb writes out about Aristotle, right? He was a big but he was a he was a low life, right? See the the difference is that that doesn't does change a person. >> But were they trying to be the chosen people or were they just trying to get us not to be the chosen people? >> Both. That's why they translated translated. And so so there's a in mash says like this we make a by every it's out of water. First we do then we do right is right. So why do we make the says the because we want every to be a replica of Melina above us which was the and then he gave us the so was the and then the so we want every every to be a replica of the the wanted every to be a replica of And so that's the idea of so that's the way I always understood it theim didn't want to destroy the mdish theim wanted just to be met on the outside it looks perfect same thing it's just as beautiful as it was before but it's no good [clears throat] because it's tummy so he walked around and you know they touched everything. They made everything tummy and to show that the mid that you have is tummy is worthless because one strike and you're out. One strike and you're out. That's why it's a pillar. Everything was tummy. So they why did make the n of burn for eight days? You could do it with oil also. >> But they fought they whole essence of fighting was for kad. So now to just take garbage and write it. What's the point of us fighting? >> Okay then that that's one answer. My answer is this that they wanted to show that you just told me that's why made the to show him that you same B mikdash still works. I'm going to do in this mdash that you made to because you there's no such thing as one strike in your outl they fought they fought and they did what they had to do. We say that we're able to fight. We the kaducha meant so much that we're able to fight for it. You know, you you'll pardon me, but I just flashed back. I was a kid. I was once a kid. [laughter] And that that was uh like I always say that was so long ago. The Dead Sea was just sick. >> [laughter] >> So I I grew up in Washington Heights and this this is what happens by China stays in China's right. [laughter] >> It's good [clears throat] good. I was the center fielder on the Puerto Rican stick team. >> I played with them. >> The Puerto Ricans. >> Yeah. Not bad. >> Yeah. I was There was There was no Jewish kids on the block. >> So Puerto Rican. [laughter] [clears throat] So, so by by that crowd, [laughter] they fought all the time. Says as soon as you said something, don't say nothing about my mother, man. I said nothing about my mother. That that's when they took the glass. Nothing about his mother. That's when they took the glass and they broke it on the sidewalk. They came after you with a broken glass. You You're fighting for Ty. You're trying to take us away from we'll fight you to the end [clears throat] is something that we say for that it meant enough it meant enough to call yourself to fight for it. [snorts] So really the is the was made to show that and you'd say it's no good is still just as good as it was before [snorts] it doesn't make a difference. I'm going to make a nace to show the world >> that cloud soul is still in. And that's why and that's why they didn't destroy the B mdash because they're trying to say that the B mdash is there but it's puzzle the nest of purin was made by with the oil burning more than it should have to show cli no no you still have a chance you still have a chance still yours [snorts] in That's why the says at the end it's very because stood up for somebody that's trying to take away our status of being the chosen people. That status we never wanted to lose. And so the the Ivanim lost the Ivanim lost because of the fact that we were able to stand up and we said no no no we didn't lose it and that's why one of the things that they made against was why do they care about me shabas those are those those are the is the standards of Yiddish. So he don't get up 15 minutes earlier to go to why does that bother him? Because symbolizes the fact that the says that didn't go to and we have a lunar calendar. [clears throat] Our calendar goes by the loom by the moon. Because that's the first mitzvah. Why is that? Because we knows we're human. He knows we're human. And we're going to make mistakes and we have to come back. Every month the till moon becomes full and then it becomes smaller and smaller and smaller till it's almost not there then it comes back then it comes back [snorts] by they have a solar calendar the sun is always there sometimes it's clouded over you can't see it but the sun is always the same we see the moon getting and then getting back again. So the wanted to say there's no such thing as getting back again. We make when the moon starts coming back. Ah you can come back after know you made a mistake. That's first mitzvah. Not to forget that. Not to forget that you can always come back after you made a mistake. You can even come back after becoming tummy. So that's why the wanted to take away that mitzvah noish once once the moon goes down stays down. That's the the the lesson of the mitzvah of that's why it's our first mitzvah. So we may learn that's what you have cuz the is a message to all of us, right? We're all human. We all make mistakes and we all can come back. That's the message of Kaneka. Then we can come back and and be as bright and as shiny as possible to conclude with a vart [snorts] say it's a very strong vert whether lighting the nail is or in other words is the lighting it or is the fact that it it continues to be liter or So what >> right? So say that you do with a mitzvah. That's what makes it a mitzvah. You do a mitzvah with a bread, not not cult. [clears throat] >> No, no, no. [laughter] >> No, no, no, no, no, no, no. That's this is real. The way you do the mitzvah, it makes a difference. You do it with a you do it called this that Alicia killed the guys that made fun of him because according to one mama there was no juice in the mitzvah very dry you do a mitzvah has to have a ben we should all to do mitzvah with a bread and we should see the the question. Go ahead. >> What happened first? The fight with Jacob and the mouth of >> or the [clears throat] >> the fight with Jacob and As the was first. That's that's the sequence in it was first. >> Yeah. >> He went back. >> He went back to get it and that's when he got it. That's when he >> Yeah. [clears throat] >> Yeah. Thinking about No, it's interesting that he went back to get the he fought with the It's kind of like reverse because you said that that um I tried to tal and then the miracle of And I heard that the miracle of Kaneka the the the how the the one life it lasted for 8 days was that the kohan had a thing where they would take a jug of oil full jug pour it into another jug fill it up they would seal it the next jug and they had that this is kosher this is kosher this is kosha there was one jug where one cohane you filled it on boil you poured it in and gave it to the next cohen to seal it and the guy's like why didn't you fill it up he's like what do you mean I just poured the thing in so he looks he says it's not full takes another jug pours it in doesn't fill up after the third or fourth whatever time it was he says [snorts and clears throat] something's with this jug let's calls he says show Tell me what you're talking about. Fills it up. Fills it up. It's not filling. The eighth [clears throat] time fills it up. It fills. He asks and he says, "Uh, where is this?" The kohan says, "What's with this jug?" The [snorts] says, "I know this jug. This jug is the katadam from that was [snorts] passed down to generations. Special jug. I'm going to put my own seal on it." And you know that's the how it lasted for eight days. It's an understanding of how but it's interesting that it's reversed though. First he got from then he was kind of like with the the from I'm just trying to understand how any insight that's um again first of all that that thing that you just described is brought by uh by okay it's not it's not a kazal >> it's not a kazal it's in the Um, no it's a name. I can't remember names. [laughter] >> Yeah. in the not from [snorts] it's he brings he brings that that [snorts] that's the forgot again in the sequence >> by backwards >> is yeah >> is backwards >> uh okay but I I'll call upon him in the sequence of things. It doesn't have to be exactly sequential as the way it turns out later, >> right? >> Yeah. Yeah. It's not necessarily it can be reversed. Whatever. >> Yeah. >> So, you got hit in the cuff and it turned it into whatever. >> Yeah. >> It's getting deep. Whoa. >> The what? >> Deep stuff. Deep stuff. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. This, you know, I might have heard this. It sounds >> the first seven times. I'm still I'm still waiting on that >> because it needed oil. regarding the um the woman with the rice with the with the with the official [clears throat] where the oil come from I didn't fully understand you know the whole the whole because the wanted every to be a replica of the >> okayel compare that it's for What the the was >> okay >> gave us gave us the right >> right and he gave us the ring >> okay >> in the middle of that so we danced around the >> right >> so that's kal is intimate >> right no I'm talking about when when she when >> no that that I understand no I'm talking about when the woman >> he would come he would come right you said >> and they had to submit >> they had okay but then you said they had um a way where He came and >> so they they moved the up so he would miss the >> okay that was it and then once it was not the it was not the anymore does it make a difference one is against the the girls will see >> so simple of a way of doing it >> great still that's still >> so that I I told you that the philosophers but there was there were still no lives Ram describes Aristotle that way. Even Aristotle himself is that way, right? He was but he was he was a law. >> No, but I'm having a hard time. They're geniuses, but their plan doesn't make sense because you're doing stuff to make the us being But you what you're doing is against our will. So, it's we're in somewhat not really respond. How are you going to respond? Ain't a yeah when she they had to do it then there's huge tis in about how how that was mut how how >> now we open what we're saying is very dangerous open the door to Esther now we save >> yeah that's where Tyus is [laughter] by >> okay but then again so on this conversation >> okay >> so what I this is what I want to understand were inuda Right? Cuz our bodies were going to be destroyed because it was ours that were going to be destroyed. Tyra was going to be destroyed. Based on that, I don't understand that the wanted the Torah. If they wanted the Torah, why would they want to destroy it or >> destroy? We're not not destroying the >> No, the Jewish people are not number one. Is that what they were talking about? Yes. >> Not that they wanted the Torah. They they wanted the too. >> They're not >> because without >> they're not destroying the terra. They want the Jews not to be part of the >> it's not yours. >> It's not yours. >> Didn't make sense. It's an oxymoron. That's where I'm >> No. Well, I mean, why is why is it an oxymoron? They're people that are geniuses and common sense and and says that right >> was gaba that that took them that day. >> Yeah, of course. No, no, no, but not not only that. Listen, if you have if you're if you're a genius, but that does not destroy the tyus that person has. Okay. >> Right. the you can be the greatest rocket scientist in the world. Right. Right. But you're still a pervert. Right. Right. >> But they were so smart. How did they not understand that the Torah was black? >> No, you lost it. That's one one strike and you're out. >> Say what? >> One strike and you're out. >> No more regardless. >> Wait. Many guys are very separate. >> No. >> Why did destroy the Lucas? >> Cuz that was the Torah was >> so if we got that means that Torah is still exist. >> So what if you got but you can still violate the rules of of the violated and becomes invalid then if a woman behaves a certain way is not valid. [snorts] Because the dictates certain things, right? >> Right. And if you violate that, then the sub is not valid. >> Trying to get us to violate. >> Yeah. >> To devalidate the Torah. >> They didn't want the Torah. They just didn't want. >> They also wanted >> They also wanted to >> because it it had to be it had to be something that gave them the status of being number one. >> Without Torah, you don't have number one. >> I don't understand. This is what I don't understand. It's written all over the Torah about. So if we're not number one, then what type of Torah do they have? >> Ah, first of all, there's a New Testament. >> No, there's no such a thing as a New Testament. >> No, that that that's what they were trying to do. >> But they translated into >> But that's not the Torah. That's I'm confused. >> Yeah. So first of all, they had to get the original. >> I could also make up, you know, the third testament also. You know, you [laughter] know, no, you know what it says in the Quran? >> The Quran says, >> yes, it it says that was the one who was I know, right? Yes. >> It says, not right. >> They can say what they really want. Whatever. >> So if they wanted to translate, but if they wanted if the Yvan wanted to translate into Greek, for what? For what purpose? They they felt that >> there's only keyword. Talmi. Talmi. Okay. Talmi. What? >> Tal Talmi was and the word for it in English it's it's not as bad as as it sounds. He was a biblio. He made libraries of everything. >> He made the libraries of everything. >> Oh, he was a collector. >> He was a collector. >> Okay. >> He was a collector. >> There's a story I heard that he had >> he wanted to have it. What happened? >> It runs at 100 books or a thousand books. I forget. >> And then tell me. Tomite. >> Oh, really? >> Tom the second. >> They said you're missing the 24 books of the Bible. >> It sounds like >> you're missing You're missing. >> Who said that? Who said that? He said it too. >> His advisor, whatever. >> Again, the problem is also >> this [clears throat] I read this last week. >> Last week was >> they were saying you wanted to collect a bunch of books. Thousand books. They said >> thousands of books. Really? And they said you're missing 24. >> I didn't know you >> you're missing this. And that's when he said, "Okay, give me 70 and whatever." >> [laughter] >> That's the reason [laughter] >> they got it to be. So they substitute with an Islam must there must be a somewhere she said she his lady changed into >> I don't hear >> what's the reason because it was a bad what >> found the bad >> he was very bad >> right >> but but the only two places that yen assimilated >> was and in Germany no violence >> because you know like this I'm going to work behind a with a horse my whole life plowing a field this is not attractive is something attractive you you have to understand the world the world at That time the people in the world at that time were philosophers. >> You saw a philosopher, you gave him that chuckle. >> Wow. >> Can I can I tell you something? I I heard this a lot. Unfortunately, the whole October 7th thing that happened was a story where there was this woman who she became a Baltoua. I believe it took place in Sto. Is that how you pronounce that? Stood. Yeah. >> Stood. >> Yeah. And when the these Hamas came, they were banging on her door. She was quiet and ding. [clears throat] She was like quiet saying Israel. And they finally left. And the IDF caught these people that were banging on her door. And [snorts] they asked them, "Why did you we noticed that you stopped when someone came to tell you something? You stopped and you left. You went to the next house. You raped and privileged over there." Well, what did that person tell you? >> So they they said that they had specific instructions who to kill, who to torture, who to, you know, take hostage and and they while they were banging on the door, I guess the head kamasnik came over to them and said, "No, no, this house it says skip over." >> What? Yeah. So they asked, "Well, why does it say skip skip over?" Uh, so they looked at I guess the sub, whatever. It says cuz she keeps shabas. She's not here in Sto. She used to keep she would leave Sto cuz there were not Shabas there. So she would leave. >> Was she there? >> She happened to be there because for some reason she ended up being there that >> but in the end Shabas saved her life and I was thinking about it is chess which is we can't do shabas. We don't like that. So we're going to change the shin to sama which is who they are. And what did Jesus? No. No. We're going to take that sama, float it to the ground. No masak, man. We're going to have Shabas. The name is incomplete. They can't touch me. >> It's an interesting understanding of what happened. British new chabas. [laughter] I just thought I'd throw that out there. Whatever. It's an interesting thought that I uh >> Yeah. >> Yeah. That I had. >> Yeah. >> Beautiful. No color. >> Very nice.