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Practical Chasidus w R' Chaim Dalfin - Basi Legani #3
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very good not far doc yeah you know it's
so it's so interesting you said that I
wrote that to someone
I wrote that to a friend of mine became
59 like a week or two ago and I wrote
not but not and and and this guy's a
receiver and he said to me and he said
to me what's the connection it's so
interesting that you said that it's
exactly what I said okay thank you today
with the Chevy me
listen let's the the Mimer
were learning now we have to get back
into it because because there's a lot to
cover and that's very important so I
thank you all for wishing me well good
wishes
it says column average bits body whoever
blesses shall be blessed you all should
have blessings in your life only
brothers beguiling I revealed way
without any hardships or less hardships
and only bring Simba's okay okay we're
on page 195 in the minor of huge fought
1951 tough senior Dolloff towards the
bottom of the page chapter four i stolid
the he named after him / minded after my
father-in-law explains in his moment the
incas feel a bit tough pain in my soul
that the primary place of the sinner was
here below on earth the dharmaja
Khakassia Phoenicia and even after it
left because of the transgressions
marshana bay no brought it down at
and below and in the parentheses he says
huh Sri mojo happens to be the seventh
one as we discussed at length in the
last few classes the audience to the
earth he returned it back to the earth
Delta specifically to the earth a method
and now he asked a :
now he's quoting his father-in-law's
words let's page we can give louie le
cose however based on English the
primary place on earth yani where we
found we find Hashem is presence where
godliness Shalom is revealed which is
called Gilroy le cose where was that the
Bayside meters this is what he says oh
maybe I was a Apostle and my
father-in-law brings the support verse
receive from partial Truman says we also
li mikdash wish a haunting to save them
I will make make for me a sanctuary
wishes Antibes asylum and I will dwell
in in in them the sarcolemma it should
have said I will dwell in it right make
for me a sanctuary make for me a big
dose and when you make for me I make
this out well there I rest here it
doesn't say that it says le bateau ha I
will rest in them because called Accord
the ever be Slav by making for Hashem a
sanctuary of mikdash every person who
makes that nick - hashem rests in them
and call Akkad vehicle in every personal
calabria cos gazelle got a massacre
solve this is also referred to in
another verse well it says tsadikim
years awards the use canola odd Oh al
sadiq him they inherit
the earth the yeesh canoe and they'd
well the odds for eternity
Allah ho upon the earth on the earth it
Siddiq him you see or death Shogunate
when it says bow as the word or 'it's
what is the capitalistic understanding
of the word or 'it's not not just the
actual earth but it's a reference to
what we call paradise GaN Eden
why did Sadiq him inherit Canadian why
did they get it McNish Hamish killing
because they make dwell high no mom she
said in the rabbit ears in the practice
this is the word for another word for my
skin him is to draw down mom she's into
mom sure they draw down he must show him
at the level of godliness called eternal
dwelling Marin the cottage from
exultation and holiness and they draw
down from on high up into the earth so
because they do that
yoni they get brownie points they get a
euro show yes yes
hillo right so he can inherit Eretz the
land which is grenaded does this next
for a question meat nation and MacKinnon
or it's a state it's an explanation why
do they inherit Canadian why correct and
he says the reason is because they have
earned it they worked for it
because they were mom certain option
means I did something to draw you down
to draw you in i exerted to the
Siddiq him did something and because of
what they did it was so special they get
Alyosha they get a heritance
what's there you're sure that Natan is
given to them that's what it says and he
uses own and he says big and if you want
to know what level that is it says
that's the premium that's the level of
called chez pinaud Marie of the Kaddish
he rests for eternity from exaltation
exalted and holy
correct that's basically part of what we
say sabishii not murder because I Simba
hurry right so he says the level of
safety not but if the Kaddish is
basically the the idea that the tsadikim
inherit conveyed for Indian has their
destroyer God ain't never invited by
mind the rabbit now says our devil says
this idea my father-in-law doesn't go
into details in his discourse oh my boy
will be local dictator but the rabbit
says if you wanna know more about that
look at Lakota terror of the outer amber
I'll pee my mera saaya based on the
saying of the Tsar and a footnote 17 in
your my mum you have in front of you you
can actually see the reference typical
tuturro in case you want to look it up
later
let's continue so she yeah begin with
the motto the idea is to take this what
what our tradition given they're given
an experience of GaN Eden but to feel it
as GaN Eden here on earth to have done
Natan in heaven comparatively speaking
no big deal the finish is the novelty is
to experience the level of Ganesh and
while you're standing with your feet on
the ground that's what he says she
you begin early LaMotta this level of
safety not moravica - is experienced by
them here in revealed way below the zero
boss in the garlic nuni this is this is
now going back to the opening sentence
from C - eat him
Shem says I've come to my garden to my
place of delight
Lamar can show you it could be kilo to
the place where I came to initially
where I was when I created the world the
acres need to be the testimony said the
primary aspect of the streeter was below
on earth o Indian who the idea is it
explains the presence being her Indian
Lahav nickname Allah says in a battalion
my staff come to elaborate and to
explain why was it that the main speaker
was here below on earth in other words
we have been saying throughout the my
Mohini that occurs Reena because shams
main aspect of the female botanist was
on earth before the sin and through the
sins it was all it was removed now he is
kind of questioning the premise what
makes you say and why do you say that
equals healer because telling him I said
this is what he wants to get into now
the Hien a toddler suck up on
everybody's reception or illinois's
he says the answer is in in a very one
kind of one line idea which needs
elaboration which is going to do it
shortly when it begins the next
paragraph and that is that the purpose
and ultimate intent of creating the
entire world
Toffler shocked Ivana the brie ostrich
Towson was illumise Boas it is the
famous words of the alto never that's
quoted by the Labov achievers throughout
then the Sabich of his burrow who God
had a spiritual lust Lia slaves but if
to have
himself deena but after in my home on
earth now once you accept that boss as a
truism only if you accept that does it
make sense to say that Hashem main part
God himself was on earth if you don't
accept this premise that God desired to
have a a boat here at earth then
everything else doesn't follow then you
could argue that Hashem has more
pleasure being with the Angels
than being in Las Vegas but if you
accept the dictum that Hashem has
pleasure from has the ultimate pleasure
from being on earth in Las Vegas
then what makes sense is that he was
here on earth all over including Las
Vegas so that's why that there ever says
here specifically this idea of the
topless acavano why did God create the
world because he had the urge this
desire this insatiable desire called a
tava at IVA that couldn't be satisfied
only through being Las Vegas now you
tell that to the average person will say
you're nuts right you're cuckoo and the
answer is that's exactly what Hashem
wants is taking the stupidity and folly
nourish kind of the physical world
symbolized by Las Vegas just for an
example but really it's all over us but
sure my Fuhrer should lie in Brooklyn
Miami wherever you are and wherever you
are it's taking that part of your
experience that is stupid foolish
against Hashem and turning it into a
home taking the a dilapidated house
rehabilitating it fixing it up and it
becomes a masterpiece and it goes on TV
where they show you how they take old
houses and they make it into beauties
that's exactly what we are charged to do
and only because of that does it make
sense to say that Hashem was here all of
God was here he was chased away and he
came back who the Torah was given and we
have to keep him here yes yes well at
the time at the time I assumed I you
know I haven't seen this written and I
assume at the time the the vibes of Las
Vegas were such that the priestess
the ability to be her logic and and and
and the same time do outreach was the
and the ability to be religious and
Froome to do and do outreach was a
contradiction very difficult it was very
difficult it's like you know can I can
you be a you know have put up a bad
house on Venice Beach no they don't have
on they have that they have a shoe
that's blocks away I've been there and
it meant and maybe today they really
have a combative but I was there 20
years ago rabbi Citroen was the rabbi of
the shoe that was I think started by
lapin rabbi lapin
remember he started a shoe on a Venice
Beach a kind of a Yungas row and then he
left to Seattle Washington or somewhere
Mercer Island he lived he went to Mercer
Island and Rabbi Citroen took over his
shul but it wasn't on the beach I was I
one Shabbos he couldn't be rabbi he had
to leave he asked me to substitute so I
was there and I it was not there was no
no issue wasn't on the beach slow mush
warts a blessed memory he did you know
not make it about house he would go and
talk to Jews well there was only one
slow mush warts and a second you know
I'm saying that's an exception and also
I don't know if he would ask a lovely
question if they were a rabbi a rub
would say the latter do that I would
think he would say you're not allowed to
do that I'm not gonna go into it he
sacrificed himself but again and you
know I can't say that he you know he had
the rivers approval to stand on Venice
Beach with people undressed
etc and and put on film with people you
know it's it's a very complicated I love
a child my point is that we do see that
there are areas and places not just Las
Vegas where it's kind of forbidden now I
you know you'll probably ask me well has
it really changed the day 30 February
from Shlomo's time fifty years later you
would think it's changed for the worse
right so I I don't have I don't have an
answer but what I do know is that these
certain places it wasn't only Las Vegas
there were other places the Redbird
didn't allow or want a bad house for
other reasons for example in Mexico they
asked for years they asked to open up
about us and the Rebbe said no why
because there was a pre-existing
Orthodox community all in place and it
would cause friction and the rebel
wasn't about making
friction you know on the contrary so he
didn't allow us for years
what changed today there is about there
I don't know I think a local kebab you
know segment wanted hibachi Jules that's
a different situation you know met I'm
saying every situation has to be looked
at we could also argue yoni that Las
Vegas in slow most times had nothing
later on there's a young Israel of
Sephardic shul in other words it's
become there's more tradition and the
demographic demographics have changed
so besides you know the strip you have
so many other areas which are kosher
which are it's just like you know not
down at the beach but you know further
away from the beach where you could have
a fuel and do whatever you need to do
when I would think the same thing is for
Las Vegas so once there were more from
institutions not Chabad just regular
fruit Orthodox institutions it gave away
to that's the answer yes right right you
know but you're you're right you're
right you're in pointing this out the
Rebbe Arabic article the secretary who
was the one at the time who you know
worked unestablished and knew about
houses new places they were very very
from they were very careful I'll give
you okay you know although it's not part
of the moment just as an example how
religious and careful these people were
these this happened with my classmates
so I know at first hand in the summer in
Chabad we have what's called America's
slickers America's is the Habad
Organization for outreach right for for
education so America switches students
take two three weeks each summer since
nineteen the early 50s and they visit
communities all around you know like
like the the Jewish Peace Corps and but
in Chabad we called America swishes so
friends of mine when America slippers to
Seattle Washington I think in in the in
the mid-80s in 82 83 something like that
and they were there on hi ello
hiya was the birthday of the out Loretta
and the holy baal shem tov and it was a
Shabbos so my friends decided that they
will contact the governor or the mayor
whoever it was and try to have them
issue a proclamation that since the
special day of high yellows or Shabbos
it's an opportunity for for education
and people should make resolutions about
strengthening education right this and
they had and they arranged it and the
and the governor issued a proclamation
they sent it into the river because they
you know that's their boss right our
bosses sent us out to the do this type
of work and their ever responded
basically that this is outrageous
why because since high yellows our
Shabbos and you're making a proclamation
and an announcement that it's such a
special day people will give to duck on
Shabbos because it's a special day
people will write and use a writing
utensil on Shabbos because a special day
and he said that and the rebus said
that's the greatest desecration of a
shams name when your intent is to
sanctify God's name and after the rebel
explained him writing the reasons why
this is not a very bad idea he concluded
by saying may the good Lord forgive you
I mean that's how sharp they of an of a
response to God from them and I remember
you know when they told me about this
how it was so interesting here they you
know like really in other words how many
people are gonna really pay attention to
this Proclamation it wasn't it wasn't
publicized in the main newspapers you
know I'm saying it was more of an
in-house thing and who's gonna take the
time it says oh because a bad mix to
some kebab Dixon the mayor had a
publicity stint we're going to you know
but there ever took it very seriously
it'll be very seriously and he he said
that this is the opposite of what what
we're trying to do which is to bring
godliness at Judaism to the world in a
holistic way and therefore don't do it
so again what do we see that the how
careful the Chabad the kebab that needs
to be who opens that Habad else and who
does outreach it's not just a
free-for-all they were very very careful
I I just said to the grandson of this
rabbit radical he's here in Coral
Springs next to my son
so I said him if your father and the
rebel were alive today I think 50% of
what's going on would not take place
because they were very very careful and
they would not just allow things to
happen the way it happens today and your
example of not allowing the cabarrus in
Vegas and my example of
proclamation from Seattle are just two
out of hundreds of examples in which
they were they didn't allow simply and
today because they're not here and you
know kind of the ship is running on its
own
as much as you learn and the rebus talks
and you and you follow his direction
nevertheless the expression of Yiddish
is my massive Shabbos fire Isaiah we
make the Sabbath for on our own we
decide how we should celebrate Shabbos
everyone basically he decides this is
what they're ever wanted this is not
what we want them and we go on you know
and and that's the way God wants it to
be right now for the mob average exceed
them for whatever reason but
nevertheless an honest person needs to
look at that and ask themself you know
am I really you know following
directives the way they called for them
during their lifetime or am I making
changes and if I'm making changes what
are the changes when are the changes and
why are the changes and ultimately have
I consulted at least a few other people
to see if these changes are acceptable
yes hello well you know I I mean
personally I think there's a breakdown
in in in the religiosity I mean in in
the religiosity of the levels of
religiosity that I experienced when I
was asked about our rabbi that in the in
the eighties you know and you know I
just didn't I just didn't I checked
much more with with rabbis I wrote to
the river
I got responses I got answers and I got
direction and you want an example
personally when I came to Marin County I
think I've told you this but you must
have forgotten or it's worth repeating
when I came to burn
County in in July of 1984
I looked for Jews my job is to find
hidden right so there was the the
Federation the Jewish Federation they
had a list of about 1900 Jewish names I
got ahold of the list how I got ahold of
it there's another story I got a hold of
the list and I decided I saw a flier
that a friend of mine in Chicago used
for reaching out to people it had a
picture himself the rabbi and instead of
big words I am NOT Orthodox I am NOT
conservative I'm not reformed I am a Jew
and then smaller words it says this is
at the heart of the Chabad philosophy
and it explains you know what about
isn't there for we're here for everyone
when I saw this flyer I said to myself
this is the best piece of publicity for
my entrance to the Jews of Marin County
and I printed up printed up 5000 cards
you know the kind of postcards which
would be easy to read and handle you
know and I was gonna do a mass mailing I
had I had a list of 1900 people and I
was going to do a mass mailing but
before I did that I sent it into the
river my superior to which I did with
all my paraffin not much of my
paraphernalia and activities to let him
know what I'm doing and within a few
hours I got a call from the secretary
that the rebus said you should not send
those out because and he wrote an entire
you know kind of paragraph why this is
no good basically this will arouse the
old arguments and therefore it's not an
appropriate message now old arguments
usually refers to the amount of the
arguments between Hasidim and the mr.
Ogden so I said to myself and I then
spoke to three people rabbi manis
Friedman rabbi label groaner the Rebbe
the secretary rabbi
okaaaay Cassidy's teacher and the person
who was kind of the spokesman for the
rebel on on these type of issues and I
asked them all I said to them we don't
have any snack them in Marin County and
we don't have any Orthodox Jew submarine
County we have maybe three four or five
Orthodox Jews but what's the red that
concerned about I'm doing this for the
non-religious people so to say that this
flyer will will will arouse old
unhealthy you know arguments I don't see
it it's just not the reality here and
eat none of them could answer my
question and these are three very you
know bright connected people who have
been with the river for years you know
saying they they said you're right we
don't understand it but nevertheless
nevertheless I took the five thousand
Broco cards I remember I put it into my
garbage can like this wasted the money
and of course I didn't send it out
that's what I mean by listening you do
understand that you don't understand if
this is your superior and especially if
he's a Reb that sadiq and all that he
sees something I don't and that's not my
concern
well that you know that it not let's
let's take this scenario guys today you
think someone with that would be in my
situation would will be throw out those
five thousand cards I doubt it highly
doubt it because logically it makes
sense I was I had I had a great piece of
publicity to inspire people so that's is
that a good exam is that a good example
hello what do you think
it is and I'm not saying otherwise don't
get me wrong all I'm saying is and I
didn't mean only her bad but you only
ask the question about why the rabbit
didn't want slow-mo to open up about
Alice in Vegas so what I'm saying is
that the ribbon is secretary they has a
very they had a certain approach and
there was I mean I'll give you an
example for years they didn't have an
air-conditioner in their little office
they they were very old shtetl you know
all of these things that you see today
and as you said cabarrus movement is so
successful is really but almost post the
rebus pass single if not post it's like
from the late eighties and on and you
understand it yes boss
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yeah well that that's different that's
definitely for sure that that there's no
question about that but but but there is
you know a logical equation to this
madness and the logical equation to this
madness is you know who decides what to
do you know so Hill oh when you say the
success yeah but but but you know I
would have to you know it's a very long
discussion just it and give you you know
concrete examples of more such issues
you know where you just don't do
whatever you decide to do you have
someone you have to answer to and check
with now I'm not saying that you know
the rabbis of Chabad House are not
checking with rabbis and they
are their religious they're Orthodox but
the fact is that the ribbons not being
carefully and being able to write to him
and get responses from him and direction
and a yes and no I think the story that
I shared with you that I personally
experienced this isn't someone told me
that but with me is a concrete example
of you know of of something that today
I'm telling you today would have not
thrown out the 5,000 cards I would if
the game is erection today but I'm
talking about I'm not getting Direction
today because it's not physically here
and you know and to put in a letter in
to egress kodesh that said muna so if I
have that level of faith you're right
but if I don't have that level of faith
I'm not throwing out those 5,000 cards
whereas when he was alive and he
answered my letter there was nothing
that was that's it you know there's not
even a question I do understand I don't
understand I mean I tried understanding
I spoke to three intelligent
knowledgeable people but you know and
the same is with right at that
time Sleiman you know the rabbit told
him not to he didn't do it right you
know he could have done it who stopped
him from doing it but he you know he
listened ok later on there was circuses
he didn't listen but I'm talking about
that particular thing he decided that
because this was much earlier in his in
his work with the red light you know
this was the what you're talking about I
think is way way earlier than when he
ran he was fully involved in his music
and Labov ik and Lakewood and many
others already started to shun him so he
you know he had to you know go on his
own in a sense but at that time he
listened just so whether it's low more
fifty two listening to
but by that opening las vegas for me in
1982 right 30 years later but we both
had direct contact with the rapper and
that that's what i was saying you know
now if someone today feels that and
lives with that god bless them I'm not
purporting them at all
you know if they've but they have to be
really honest you know just just to wave
a flag or to say I'm accosted and you
make your own decision that's not you
know and and by the way I want to
conclude with this this doesn't
contradict you know the freewill and
independence and all of that this is
just an enhancement of your free will
and independence guys we didn't learn
more but that was a good discussion so
Sunday we'll connect from New York
commits a sham
wish everyone a great Shabbos and only
good things we'll have you all in mind I
hope to go to the audio later on when I
get off the plane I'll go to the Rebbe
zoil and we'll have everyone in mind for
for goodness that goes on take care
thank you