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Do You Actually Love Every Jew?

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Okay. Good morning everyone. For coming month of sponsored by Dina Tobin for Malis Mazil and anonymously forunster Galia and by the Finn Zala Finn for a complete mother Yudis Basara. The week is sponsored by Ashiraman dedicated to all those in need of healing buffes. Thank you for thinking of us. Um, also also one of the this is one of the one of the women that learns here for years. I know her from when I first moved here to Ephraat many years ago. Um, Dalia Dalia Orv, you know Dalia? Eddie Eddie and Dal Eddie Dalia or Lev is in critical condition right now. I'm sure. Do you recognize her? She very short, very >> Dalia. So she she needs a a big refle. So I want to learn for Dalia Basara. >> Dalia Basara. Okay. I'm still working on this one guys. Don't give up. Ellie Sharf, I was going to help me shlept him from New York, but I I couldn't even figure out there for sure if there's a situation because he's in he's in he's coming back from New York today. We'll figure it out. I guess we have to want it. We have to want it more. We're picking up on Z, but I'm going to we're going to finish this peric today. The second peric in Yashan and we're talking about we from the beginning it's been this question of if you ask a nan do you believe in God? The question is the answer is either yes or no. I'm a believer or I'm an atheist. Right? by yid when you say I believe in god how you know how much is in that in that answer it's so much more than just saying I believe there's a god or I don't believe in there's a god because what does it mean when I say I believe there's a ribon what does that actually mean it'd be good for us to know what does that actually mean that's basically what this safer so far has been answering for us and this what we started off over here we're speaking about what is how big a yid is and we were speaking about this on Monday and he brought you the bal the so every time we open the the is every time we open up the I'm like okay who's going on the field trip today how many more how many more rebas are we putting into the backpack today you know there's a lot a lot in here so let's pick up on the bottom of dine invad so it's great to know there's a concept and as especially like we said on Monday that when didn't just get together themselves remember we said this the angels themselves would be they wouldn't they would they would in shim they say 10 yen are together so that's a beautiful thing to say as a as a cloud But we have to go to the now. There's no such thing as a purpose not purpose. A purpose one an individual not having purpose. I'm sure you got the knock on the door yesterday as well like I did. We had these beautiful four. There was a calfman >> and a saw knocked on our door and two other friends. >> They came they came into the show before >> they also did it. >> I made an announcement for the show. >> It was so beautiful. These kids came. >> Huh? >> No, no, no. You're younger. You have a younger son, don't you? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> I didn't even know this happened. >> They were Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. >> And so it was so beautiful. Yeah. So these kids so they came knocking on the door says I I see it from this. They come knocking on the door and they they did anyone else get this in their house. So they said you know usually we don't get because we're where our house is. We're like you know we avoid all the trick-or-treaters on sukus and all these things cuz we're kind of like inside. It's not like like let's say Moishi's place. Boom. Middle pakto. So everyone is going to come there. So it's relatively quiet, but once in a while the mushim know where we live. They they do they they know that. But so these kids come in and they say, "What was the lash?" We didn't even understand what they were saying. >> Gilgul. I'm thinking, "Is this a new game?" Like we were we were rolling other things when we were younger, but Gilgul to roll a shekel lovant. So they said, "No, it's like they give us a shekel." This is I was it was gout. They give you a I think that's what it was. I think we did it right. They give us a shekel and then you give back I think anything like we thought they were collecting for some or something like no no no they and then our other kids explain to us it's about you give back something and then they go to the neighbor. I don't know if you were home Danny but then they then they go to you and then they continue. It's like pay it forward but in a in a like a stuck kind of way. It was beautiful. Thinking about that that those kids each of those kids going and doing that one action right can make them feel wait a second I'm actually creating a chain of reaction of kadusha in this world by my in in in the most individual way now many people get swallowed up in the cloud it's a and that's a problem I could know how much it's important to be part of a cloud but like grip says everyone just becomes the same bagel in locks at a certain point >> the Regardless of the of the of the individual is that I myself am made out of something just not just when I'm in a when I'm in a minion and I'm not trust me I'm not trying to push you guys but I'm just trying to point out that the power of the on his own again these are things we've probably heard many times But the way that he brings this down with the he brings this down is so beautiful. Welcome boys is welcoming us today to discover what this is what we spend most of our lives on. What's that one thing that I was brought to this world to do that no one has ever been able or destined to before nor ever will? Not only that they weren't able to do it. They weren't destined to do it. >> So I have to find out what's special about my like what's special about it, right? What am I here to do? Coming to this is a cloud from even though people may look the same, act the same, there's no God. That's what said. You know what means? God hates imitation. God's not into imitation. God's not into duplicates. And many times we walk into, you know, how many years I spent my I told you my father had to convince me to bring my guitar when I moved back to Israel at 22. Why? Because I said, "Aba, I wasn't going to bring it. I was just going to come learn the yeshiva." And my father had to convince me because I said, "Everyone plays guitar. Everyone that looks like me plays guitar. So, you know, it's a very very deep Indian to believe that the way that I'll play guitar or whatever that means for you was never played before. It was never played before. The older we get, the more cynical unfortunate you become. When we see people like a new new on the scene that look like, you know, new that sound like the the they're like, "Oh, what is he going to say? He's going to quote the BMT. He's going to try to sound cool." If everyone's trying to figure out how their way of saying the words sounds and says there's nothing I cannot fix what you are here to fix. Another reason why we're likened to the stars. We saw one reason on Monday. Remember what we said on Monday? Why are we likened to the stars? >> Far not so big >> at all. >> The closer you get, the more massive it is. 1874. Every star governs over a specific illumination. That's Shia just for him. Now, this is more true nowadays than probably ever since like n maybe since 1946. But there's such a thick layer of sheke in the world that doesn't seem to be going out easy. Doesn't seem like this sheer that's in the world is going down easy. It seems like every time we think there's maybe a little bit of an illumination of of light, they come back with thicker layers of every single one of us is a star that has to shine because the world needs to become illuminated. Yeah. Gen >> can if I can take the from above and bring it down here of clalen of like oralen that I can take this idea and walk around with it in a cle way but if I start getting too in the weeds of specific like I'm actually being mak in this apple right now or like whatever is the aoda like it can get uh confusing because there's no >> no one's no one's recommending you to do that. >> Mhm. So I guess how how do you get to not just having the the same problem of feeling like this is all just clments and not not actually getting to a listen it's not a copout answer what I'm going to tell you but I don't think it's possible in today's day and age without >> I just don't think it's possible I think the noise is so loud and to respond to the heart of your question how the how it's so loud and noisy out there. I don't really think it's possible today without developing a personal relationship with through then realizing what you sound like and what's coming out of your mouth when you're truly standing in the presence of God. I don't know of any other ways. I I mean I know of other ways but I don't think that they're effective as much as we are in this door. That's what I think. But it's good. But I just want to address what you the first thing you said the Indian of trying to fix apples and stuff like that. I know that fall into those things. Leave it for the sadikim. Leave it for aim to to bring him like, you know, bring him an ag. How do you say ag pair? >> Bring him a pair have >> leave those things for the for the you know what I mean? >> The other but I know that get stuck and you understand what gein is bringing up >> like when it's like oh my god I'm here to fix the way I'm supposed to fix I could fix anything. I could look at cats and have this the most people that get into that stuff don't don't last and they don't end up in a good place. Leave it for them. Okay. You have a mil that I'll never have. And this doesn't this is not ga. It's just the mitsute. I have a mila in me that you don't have and you have a mila in you that he doesn't have. This is just the way it works. Anyone remember which this is? This is and he said in the name of the rabbes I just want to mention his name because he's one of my favorite based on one story that I say every year. Remember the story about the Reb that was told by a doctor before Kipper not to go into the mikvah because it's too dangerous for him. That's him. I think he was one of the grandsons of the soa comes from that line was the last name. It's funny my Milo is so hidden. It's not just hidden from you. It's hidden from me, too. That's how that's how precious it is. Who's Abra Mallisk? He's the original. He made aliyah with mendelps. They were the first two of the mid of Misri. Remember the Alterb Rebendel of Viteps and Reb Aram of Kalisk were on their way together to go make aliyah towards the end of the 18th century. The alterb realized how far spread his teachings had got in the of theim that he ended up staying. But those other two ended up moving to Tvaria Rebendovsker and Reb Aram of Kalisk and they were the original they were Talmid of the Mid of Misri. They set up shop first. the first to come here. So he writes, do you know how hard we have to work with certain people to believe that? That there's something in you that actually Hashem gets from just cuz when he notices a of himself in you. I'll tell you what I'll tell you the voice. I'll try to give it over like this. This is one of my favorite TAS. I haven't found the source for the yet, but I'm sure it's in this farm. What's the world? When you read paras and you take out the last puk, what do you think that god was thinks about this world? >> Mhm. >> What's the last forbukim? >> But but but let's get let's get messy with it. Like what what what did he say over there? >> Huh? >> No. Yala. So I'm happy it's say it now. It started getting bad made this whole thing and all of a sudden >> what's the language >> God started getting sad on his heart he even uses a crazier in my opinion what does in that in that constant reference mean >> regret I regret creating it seems like the zarad says God created many worlds before this world it seems that that was going to be the same story here. And how does the para end? It's like a mamish mic drop of all mic drops. So you think, okay, he's going to destroy the whole world. No, no, no, no. There's five words that save the whole existence of the world. Those five words keep the world intact. There is no world without those five words. The world should have been destroyed. What's the reflection of each other, right? Oh, he found his. >> So he found his he was able to see his reflection when he looked into but further that somehow and it's good to say this is pious he saw a reflection of himself when he thought of they saw a reflection of each other. I don't know about some of us when we see reflection of us and our kids it freaks the living daylights out of us but it's a it is a one it's a beautiful thing you know it is a beautiful thing. It's funny. My family, the six kids, three look like my wife and three look like me. We It's very interesting. Um I'd say aba by us also it's two and like two look like mommy and to look like you. >> It's interesting. But the the the point over here is that saying most people if you'd asked them do you think Hashem sees a little bit of himself when he looks at you? Most people would never say yes because we live in such I mean this is good parasa for Dr. Gancha we live in such a self-persecuted generation which fills us with anxiety and any little tiny trauma explodes into something else cuz a Rebi told me something when I was young that I never identify the notion of if Hashem would look at me he'd see a little bit of him or if I think of God I see a little bit of me never comes this who is this the same There is something this is anar of there is something in every single one of us that when Hashem looks at he sees this concept of it's shining bright and our whole lives basically this whole union of this hem is is just to discover it and once you find it don't look back don't doubt it plug in you know stronger than ever I love how he just drops that in there in is of cards. This is getting more ge this is a little bit more for you. We're talking right now a little bit more deeper cabalistic things of chernobyl. If you know the answer say it with pride. Chernobyler. There's 600,000 letters to the Torah in accordance right can I get the 600,000 root we mean here root souls of Israel right 600 this is a cl root souls by the way brings down this Indian that it's a very powerful thing. We once learned it together the right by the inman that when a when a letter when even a tiny letter is puzle in the safer is is not written right in the safer the safety is ple says if that's the case with the safer if you have s is even on a little bit on one of the onida your whole concept of Israel is ple there's no thing of like I have so much of is besides them like we're seeing today in our migar in our mikarim because of people's opinions. It's horrific. So these there's 600,000 root souls in every single root and that means I have an o and a in the Torah. He says it right here. Now what do you think that means? the grand what does mean over here to write somebody to write somebody off or to cause someone to feel like he's to tell someone your yiddish isn't holy enough and make the guy think that you know a mo would have gotten you because you would have been in the back of the right you would have been at the We also know the other way, right? We've got like the ibu then claf thing going on. >> What's that? >> The ibu then claf like going back to a safer Torah that like to be able to make claf fresh like a you haven't written on it before. It's process called ibu, >> right? That's what an I almost >> He's going with Gimatrias in his head already. He's going with Gimatrias. >> The idea there actually aren't like if you actually count the letters, there aren't 600,000, but the teachings that the white surrounding it are hiding that we actually don't see. So that you bring it back to this idea that like nothing is ever lost, like these are actually within that space that we just need to reveal. That reminds me of uh Rabbi Riskin's first date. Remember that story I tell you? You know what he did in his first date with his wife? >> Yeah. >> He counted pro they counted pomegranate seeds. You guys didn't do that on your first dates with your wife. >> You don't know the story by risking. He told us this when the first week in yeshiva that's how he got my heart right like this by risking right the this is what he's telling us. Yeah. They sat down and opened up a pomegranate seed and like everyone was too nervous to ask him no were there 613. He just said no we did that trust the process you know yeah >> I heard from one of the most powerful things heard from >> just a little bit louder >> was about the concept of this ora you don't get to without honoring each o each so if you don't have you you don't have that to you don't you don't really get your full it's it's it's meaning it's the only way to access Torah truth like when you're trying to sit down and figure out or what we're doing now learning now only is in the merit of the because it's the o of the Torah there >> I'm going to ask you I'm going to I'm going to ask you a hard question >> you know the song You know that song? >> Yeah. are they in anom are they considered amongst Israel >> that's that's the uh the really for to come to true aas to true they have to work on this >> who has to work on it >> the that was one >> I'm just wondering who falls under the 600,000 you understand my question is it >> that that's exactly what I meant everyone. Everyone and Mosha Gers was in the No, not on remember the V he said it's a hard vote. >> He's right. I told him afterwards he was whatever you have to it's a hard vote but either Abas is clal or it's not. You understand? That's why I used to force him to meet with all kinds of different people or talk about >> ah if he would meet with it would change >> I I forced him I I grabbed mat when he came to >> and I brought him to I said no he's of the tomb I tried to be mum for that but >> it fizzled out >> but at least I had that moment >> I'm just saying these tadikim are so they're such kados elon that I just wish we understood how this shishimbo falls in to the whole process cuz it it seems that things are getting lost in translation. So far, you know, you you know, I got slammed this year for defending the approach, the the the the the not defending the approach, but basically being so against our being so fast to write them all off >> because of their opinions, right? But we ha it has to be on both sides that everyone understands just the fact that I love you doesn't mean that I agree with your opinions but but >> or like you >> or the fact no but I have to like you that's the inan love >> you have to honestly you have to like you have to actually like love is an easy word you have to to like someone is much harder than loving them much much harder to like someone that's much harder than loving somebody. >> Love I could say it's a general I could throw that out. I love the world. To like someone I like someone generally based on their opinions and their choices of life. That's what makes it so difficult. That's the ultimate that's the ultimate. It just it's so hard >> success in their Torah learning without this. That that's the point. >> I know. I know. I know. It's crazy. The whole thing is yes and toyra learning. So it has to come together with it's it's based on the this this point of we're all shish to there's no listen on the ride on the ride from back home the ride to the airport when we were picked up in Ming to go back to here and this past summer. >> So I was just dabbing to Hashem that whoever drives us it shouldn't trigger my children because you know the the taxi drivers in New York you know you know what I mean like the vans the shuttle services, >> huh? >> So, I was I was dinging so much. I was like, "Please, I want the last." >> You're getting so nervous about this content right now. Don't worry. It's all good. It's all fine. Don't worry. It's like my my conscious my moral conscious. Now, listen. So I was please please let it be someone that that it if he says anything that my children feel that you know we're part of the same safer that's basically this this why it's triggering so much this this paragraph >> and it is and it was so I pull out the zadei card as soon as the comes to the to pick us up I tell him right away I'm going to call the to try to >> you know to try to >> and then But then when he asked the tabernal, what tabernal are you going to? Right? So when I said what terminal, so it it started sparking up a conversation. Mamesh on the first second. What's the problem? The problem is like this is that it become this concept of Zionism of tion has blinded people from this teaching. this teaching that if you write off someone but you know what we're the same it's on us also we write them all off so easily because we're so triggered by stuff they say and actions they do actions that the media catches to make sure we see I want to emphasize that that's what happens and we can't it just it won't it's not going to work any other way and why would you want everyone to think like you that'd be horrible and a very boring world too. But the concept of of here every is a and that's an I can't write this. I can't read from the safer if one little letter is messed up. So it has to plug in somewhere. The world has to wake up. We have to carry a flag mach of declaring something completely new in regards to how we think and look at other yen. Mamash, >> how how how does one do that when do you have these as a jujus who are basically asking for our destruction >> like >> for people who are like looking like I mean it's >> I I I what I started doing is trying to find out their Hebrew names and put them in the >> Wow. >> If I actually love them >> if I actually love them I'm I'm going to I'm going to d for them. Like or love. >> Huh? >> Like or not? >> If I if I want to like them. >> Yeah. I was saying Brazil is going to have to delete half this video. Anyways, >> and when you see someone who's considered one of the in in parts of talk about how we're all learning or stuff like >> Yeah. What's the What's the question? >> No, I'm trying I'm trying to I'm saying that probably 30 years ago I would have been >> I'll tell you what it is. I'll tell you what it is. If the same dom that speak about the Torah of the Torah would speak about how much we're hailas in the same breath there'd be room for a discussion. There'd be room for some type of thing. But when that's all we hear from the that's a it's it makes things very dangerous. It's very dangerous. Meaning if I heard that the speak about the way they speak about it but but they're talking about the teachings and how we learn things out is distorted but in the same breath they're speaking about where such and every big they start coming out with their own versions of every a big sadic. I'm >> sure they say that it's just not on the news because it's not. So we would beg them to to to spotlight and highlight and amplify those words that that's what we should be asking them is that if you if you actually do think that and if there are places that you actually do say that please say it louder because the situ is grabbing those words and making sure that's all we hear. And in the in the meantime while this is happening you know who's sitting on the side eating popcorn. >> Yeah. Ya >> more >> they can't say so they go bobcq right more bobcorin more bobcur right it's like for them it's it's like when are we going to realize this when are we going to realize this either every and he's saying here it's an this is either true or I don't believe it about everyone everyone about everyone. You know who's above all this? Like who you know who's above this this conversation? Cuz they're just like you keep on figuring this out. In the meantime, I'm going to protect you. Theim they're above this conversation. That's in and out all the time. He's he's not even like you guys keep on figuring this out. In the meantime, I'm going to make sure you're alive in order to keep on fighting with each other. Okay, let's finish. Bottom paragraph. Wow, this is a big this is a big these words are a big even though we we could say, "Oh, I I agree with you." You know what would happen if we thought if we lived like this? that every single one in AmIrael has a midat that's special that no one else has. They have a D of Hashem that no one else has. It's unbelievable. >> The way we think of God, >> the way we know, whatever level of Dasim, whatever that means, meaning a knowledge of God, some type of haga. >> Yeah. Not just the way I relate. No, it's not just the way we relate. It's das. It's it's what it's basically an understanding of the ruts on Hashem. Every single person has something different that the other person doesn't have. >> But if someone was able to mad exactly what their nuda was and say it over, we would think they were insane. >> Not some yes, some no. I don't know. Not everyone. Now he quotes. Who's the B isra? You guys have to do you guys have to stand here for hours and hours every day so you don't feel like idiots in this year and just learn this map inside out. Who's the basis? Which Ellie? It's not fair. You come from that whole vvelt. You can't say anything. That's why I go crazy at night to make sure that we're conscious and aware for the whole point of the whole point of is the first that we reach that peak that's what is right. So when you open the when about to open the arm the start Who? What? What's going on over here? Why do we keep on saying why is the reference here such a emphasis here on singular individual? What does that mean? Heash it like this that you have that is you know something that no one else knows. Open up. That's how it opens up there. I know this. I know something. I can't explain how I know it. I just know it. That's says meaning this v that he's bringing down the about how every person has their own it's not he's saying this is how >> I don't know who is referring to hem that is >> but that I know it in an individual way >> from the word Yeah. The data >> or >> no who meaning when you're saying who you're basically saying you're be able to point and say my personal relation of relating to Hashem is on a personal relationship. That's what that's how he's that's how he's understanding theimm I would I would learn from the word. >> Let's go back again. Who is? So, let's go. What's the here? How many times does it show up in this first p? The word is righte what is what could have the puss said, >> right? He's dishing this lion of who to correspond to. >> You understand? It could have been without who. There's no who in there. The the same the means the same exact thing, right? It's saying ah we're talking with it's talking about that this is a to each person in an individual way that that is different by every single person but this is the gein this is connected what you're This can mean two different things. This can mean that the way that I understand the can't be exposed or given over to anyone else. And that's beautiful. Bless you. But it can also mean and it's something that I know that I can't ever explain myself to anybody else. I I myself can't even this is I can't tell you what it's like I could share with you to the best of my ability but at the end of the day this is a personal thing I can't I remember one time in Shirita when we were in Shir in yeshiva he was he was giving we were learning Gumar and Nazir in Elo one year and nazir this was many years ago and I remember he was getting so frustrated >> that the das that he had which is anyone that knows Rab Shreder this is a supreme world of das Torah that it was a humbling sitting in a shir and we were ku the advanced track that even for us it was like we're just not we're not hopping and I remember I I the days was I I wrote a poem in cheer unfortunately but I wrote a poem talking about the pain of the influencer when they can't when they're not able to influence because he I saw the struggle of trying to to to bring down something that to him was such d right it's a pel that the sadikim were able to give over anything if you think about it that's the greatest thing about them is that they're a tell me how often do you understand what richaya says when you go to him I sat with them in the office I didn't understand a word not a I I didn't understand a word if there a few times they're they're they're in worlds afterwards one of the helped me understand I didn't understand anything. So if every single person has a different than no one else has when we're walking around with with what they're walking around the greatness is to be to be able to convey it in a way that I can I can do something with it. He ends ending the peric like this. And you're thinking, I need a safer to tell me this. And the safer is saying back, well, don't act like that. Means what does that mean? May >> there's no extra >> there's no unnecessary unstraneous concept of another of a Jew in the world. And again, I need a safer to tell me that. Well, if my life was lived in a way that this was clear, there wouldn't be a need for a safer that tells me in cuz we'd give up on listen, we we spoke about this on Monday. We could write off so many yen and our lives would be much more simple. That's why the Torah is gash. >> That's it. Yeah. Yeah. Meaning, >> yeah, there is no extra teachings. It's all >> necessary. >> Beautiful. That's beautiful. Whoever you are, this is this is so beautiful, but it's it's so necessary. Okay, this may be a simple point but Davka in the time that we're in this is more important than ever. I think yesterday was Ara's yard or today? Yesterday, right? >> Huh? >> It's today. I forgot. It's the >> This is the month of Yites. This is the month of so many tomorrow's the ones. was keshesu is coming up soon. The sabah is coming up next week. Schlommo Raf Kahana all the rabbin Rav is also right like in this is the this is the plugging into tom is I just we need to beg Hashem for us to stay away from what the sitra is catching the words and the phrases they're catching from people and making sure that it comes before our eyes and then we base all of our opinions based on what they're presenting before us and then I can come to a conclusion >> and I got to stay away from it for for for dear life. This is