The Binding of Isaac Explained - Rabbi Gavriel Friedman

Most commentaries say that the number one challenge the biggest challenge that Avid went through was the challenge of what do you got of the aa now what [snorts] what is the challenge of the aa what exactly happened over there and this is very important to get clear this was that the lord almighty came to au there's backdrop to the story also because I'mn't just you know go and sacrifice your child but let's understand who was this child what did this child mean to you? And for those who actually never thought about it, does anybody know how old was >> was Yeitzk when the story happened? Was was Isaac? How old was he? >> 37. >> Yeah. 37 years old. >> Did anyone hear the story that that God said to Abraham, "Go kill your kid." And like you think about the idea of of You want You guys want to come in? You want to stay over there? [snorts] >> Come on down. Come on down. Come on down. >> What's your name? Your name? >> My name? >> Yeah. >> Matan. >> M >> what? >> Matan. >> Did you hear what I said before you walked in? >> I didn't. >> That's impossible. Okay. So, uh, how old you know the story of Arabus? >> Abraham was bound to Isaac and he was going to kill him. >> Yeah. >> You know the story? >> How old was Isaac? >> No. >> Guess. No, I didn't. Oh, >> multiple choice. Was he three? Was he 37? Or was he 41? >> I'll go B. 37. >> That's right. He was 37 years old. That was a good guess. 37 [snorts] years old. He's very much part of the story, right? It's usually spoken about as this challenge of Abino but not really spoken so much about the challenge of Yitzk of Isaac. You know, because he also was challenged over here. What was the challenge? He says he could have fought back. He could have fought back. No, he didn't know what was going on. Actually, the commentary say he didn't know what was going on. Not right away. But what happens is it says that they went together and the mafia and the commentaries say that based off the words they went together. It says they went together twice. First it says they went together and then when when Isaac says to Abraham, he says to him, tell me actually I got I got from my brother, I got a a comic today. He sent he sent me this I guess you would call it in your youth a meme, but we call it a comic. Anyway, so so my brother said a thing today that that it says um Isaac, go get for me a sword for the sacrifice. He says yes, father. >> [snorts] >> Isaac, get me fire for the Yes, father. Give me Yes, father. He says, "Father, where is the sacrifice?" And he says to him, "Hold on. What's the line? I don't want to mess it up. This is like the punch line. I'm going to mess up the punch line, but I don't know my brother's name. Hold on. I'm going to get it. There's so many brothers. You're all my brothers." [snorts] So, he goes, "Where's the sacrifice?" And he responds, "God will provide Isaac." Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Did you say God will provide, comma, Isaac or God will provide Isaac? Come here, son. I ain't budging till you put a comma in. [laughter] Right. Like, so what happens? He goes, "Where's the where's the the sacrifice?" And he says, "God will provide the sacrifice." And Isaac understood from that that he meant I'm going to be the sacrifice. And then again, the Torah repeats the words and they went together. You already said that. Why are you saying it again? [snorts] So the commentators explain the first time it says, it means that when Abraham and Isaac were walking towards the mission to for him to go slaughter his own son, on their way there, Abraham knew what was happening. Isaac didn't. So Isaac was going along the way like you know just take care of business whatever has to be done. Abraham was going with the same level that Isaac was going just like Isaac was going without hesitation. So to Abraham was and then when Isaac found out what was going on it says they both went meaning it flipped around. Even when Isaac knew where he was headed he continued in the same the same way just like just like Abraham did. Y'all y'all get what's going on? So, in other words, they're both ready to do whatever it is that the Lord Almighty wants them to do. God wants me to do this. I'm in. God wants me to do this. I'm in. Now, how old is Abraham at this time? Do a little math. >> How old? >> And >> Well, let me ask you a question. How old was Abraham when Isaac was born? >> I thought 100. >> You thought 100. So let's say he was 100. So how old is he at this story? >> 137. >> 137. He's [snorts] 137 years old. He's already been through a lot of tests. There's a bunch of tests that are going on. How's his track record? How's he doing? >> How's he doing? >> Straight A's. >> Straight A's. Right. He's rocking it. He's doing well. >> [snorts] >> If you have somebody who does something, succeeds, succeeds, succeeds, succeeds, succeeds. Yeah. Uh what? Come on. What do you think's going to happen the 10th time? >> This is not complicated math, people. >> Say it. >> Likely to succeed, right? And if you would be a betting man, which you wouldn't be because you'd be pusselladist, but if you were to be a man who would bet, you'd probably bet he's going to succeed. I see this [snorts] person doing it again and again and again and again and again and again and again. Right? So that was seven again and again. Right? If you see it nine times then you can expect the guy's going to do it a 10 time right has been through. Okay. Was this the 10th test? Not the 10th test. That's a [snorts] question. But it's certainly towards the end of the test and you see him doing over and over and over again. Okay. I saw this episode. You know, it's like if if you if you keep seeing the same episode over and over again, it gets boring eventually and you know what's going to happen over here. What exactly was the test of Avinou? And this and this is what many commentators actually grapple with. Try to understand what was the test. [snorts] Did we think he was going to succeed or he was going to fail at this test? We thought he's going to succeed. Of course, he's going to do it. So, where exactly is the test? Is everybody understand what I'm saying over here? Is it a hard thing to go and kill one's child? The answer depends if you ask the father or the mother. But it's of course you go you say kill your child and the father the the mother's like shalom and the father's like which one you know it's it's a challenge even for a father sometimes it's a challenge to go to do such a thing y'all that's pretty big and the whole buildup I mean come on God why do you got to do this he comes to him he says why so wordy the tells us what happened says take your son he goes which one the son goes, "What do you mean the one?" Like, "I have two sons, Isaac, and Yeshua." Unfortunately, says, "I have two sons." No, the one. He goes, "They're both the one to their mother." One's mother is Hagar, one's mother is Sarah. The one you love. I love them both. Oh, fine. That's a buildup. Imagine it comes right away. take your and go kill him. Okay, that's a quick like he said, "No, no, no. Let's build this up. Let's build up your son." My son, the one the one you love. And what do you want to do with him? Take him bring him to the mountain, you know, to the place. Which place? I'll show you. I'll show you. I'll show you. This is like the first time in history you just looks like are we there yet? And everyone's like I don't know because I don't know where we're going. Says go to the I'm going to show you a mountain. You go like to the mountain. He's like okay. So his anticipation is building up. That's pretty intense. Wakes up the next morning. How does he wake up? He wakes up like a lion. Ride like a lion. Raise up like you roll. He gets up. He saddles his own donkey. He's so in love with the load. He gets ready and makes his way to go do it. Okay. But is this shocking? We saw the guy pass the tests. He was willing to be thrown in a fire. Like he literally went into a fire. That that's pretty crazy. Okay. You want to say the sun thing is more more difficult? Whatever it is, it could be. I don't know if anybody's comfortable. If you want this chairs here, but if you're uncomfortable, then be uncomfortable there. Okay. So, so, so, so, so here's the deal. He goes and he says he says, "Okay, fine." And he makes his way and says the following idea. When was about to go ahead and and slaughter his son. The Pik says, "No, he reached forth and he took the knife. He's going to go now and kill his son." And there's a lot on that. There's a lot on what that means. Come on, son. That's why I'm sitting over here. I thought this is for you. You see, this is hard for me. Anyway, thank you. All right. You're welcome. So, so he goes in and he says like this, a lot of buildup, a lot of anticipation. A lot of stuff going kill my son. Like he takes the knife. He's about to go ahead and shock this kid. About to kill his kid. And an angel calls out from the heavens. And he says, "Hey babe, here I am on road." Says, "Yeah, here I am. Don't do it." Don't do anything to him. What's the major has all discussion there? Why the double just say don't don't do it. Like why don't kill him and don't do anything to him. Yeah, if you want to hear something crazy because the Medish actually says when the Malik when the angel says to him don't send forth your hand to the kid don't kill him said can I at least cut him and the M's like what is wrong with you right he's like no of course don't do anything to him what are you talking about what happened over there was showing how much he's in nor I'm in with Maybe what the angel means is a test and a test. Like maybe maybe because what would our reaction be if we were told you don't have to kill your kid. What would our reaction be? >> Thank God. He'd be like, "You're welcome." Right? He's like, is having these conversations? You'd be like, "Thank God to show that like, okay, I'm just like, but I want to stay very far away for this." And I'm says, "Wait a minute. I understand. You're telling me not to kill him, but you want me to do something? Maybe you want me to draw some blood? Like you want something?" And they say, "No, no, no. Don't do anything. Now I know that you fear God and the whole thing." Okay, obviously we get it as human beings. We understand that this is a big challenge and everybody understands that that's difficult and all that jazz. But again, we're dealing with there's so many of us that are raised in a way that we don't really appreciate who were the aos who who were the forefathers. And by four, I don't mean fo. I mean fo r e the ones earlier the who were Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Who are you? Well, they were people. I'm people. We're the same. No, it doesn't work like that. That's not an accurate mushel. I just have to think pick something people will know. Does anyone here not know? I never heard of Michael Jordan. Raise your hand. You never heard of You guys heard of Michael Jordan? >> Yeah. Very famous baseball player, right? He actually is famous for being really bad. Uh but he is Michael Jordan. Yes. You heard of Michael Jordan? Just >> even engage. >> Yeah. Okay. Okay. Yeah. Scandalous. Michael Jordan. What did he do? Oh, this is so delicious. [laughter] You don't know who he is, right? >> I'm so proud of you. And you have to know something. You're [snorts] embarrassed, but you don't understand. The rest of us are losers. You're the winner. >> Right. It's It's unbelievable. There's a story. I'll tell you who he is in a second. a story actually about Michael Jordan before he got very famous again to you is not famous at all but this guy Michael Jordan was on an airplane sitting next to a rabbi and and you know you talk to the guy next to you because that's what you do because otherw I don't know why we do it but we do it some sort of trauma or something but you know you talk you know you talk to person so you know he's also he's he's relatively tall he's uh not so tall he's average actually below average for the 8 >> 66 >> yeah 66 average is 67 actually probably went up now with likeyama but but the point is that the average is like 67 he's 6 feet 6 in right that that's that's I don't know it's like 2 one meters I don't even know if I said something there but he's tall you know he [laughter] like he's 43 meters right not average you know fine so [snorts] so he sits down on the plane next to this rabbi and the rabbi you know you know talking he says he says says, "Oh, you know, you know what's your name?" He goes, "Michael Jordan." He's like, "Oh, nice to meet you. My name is Davitki." You know, he's like, "You what?" He's like, "Yes." It's okay. You know, whatever. Anyways, I don't know what the real name was. I don't know who the rabbi is. Fill in the blank. Someone will call and say, "How do you not know?" I don't know. It is what it is. This is the story. So, he says to him, "Oh, so Michael, what do you do?" Right? The next conversation, "What do you do?" And he goes, "What do I do?" I'm Michael Jordan. He's like, "Oh, so Michael Jordan, what do you do?" Right? [laughter] He's like, he's like, maybe he's like insulted. I called him Michael, you know? So, Michael Jordan, what is it that you do? You don't know who I am? He's like, well, of course I do. You're Michael Jordan. Goes, wait a minute. you you really don't know who I am. He could not wrap his head around the fact that someone didn't know who he was. You understand what that does to a person like that? Kills them because the whole essence is that I am me, right? It's like who car I don't care. Not that I don't care. Of course I care. So what do you do? You know when you get into it like I play basketball. What's that? It's like it's like imagine [gasps] what does that what what they tell a story. I'm not saying the rough because it's not true the story. So I'm [snorts] not saying the rough because it's really not nice but the story they tell about a rough. Someone came to a r and asked are you allowed to play basketball on shabas? So the rabbi said what's basketball? So he said this is like a hoop. It's like a hoop and it's like a basket we call it and you take a ball and you put the ball through the thing and so the rabbi thinks he says if you put the ball in the hoop before Shabbat it should be okay. [laughter] Okay. So anyway, this rabbi he knew he didn't know it doesn't matter. The point is he knows and you're that person right now and that's amazing. The rest of us think we're worldly and we are smart and intelligent individuals because we know random black people that throw balls through hoops. [laughter] It's like it's like amazing as all of a sudden that becomes something which is valuable. But okay, this guy Michael Jordan played a game called basketball. He was he was one of the it's it's I'm not going to get into okay LA people I got it. Okay. But questionable. Some say he was the Let's put it this way. Top 20 best basketball players of all time. [laughter] >> I'm not I'm not getting into I'm not >> Yeah, you're like 20. It's 30. Jeamarrage. Like Jama what? Vlad Dvac. Vlad Dvac. You don't even know who that is. Like what are you talking about? Okay. The point is is that Vince Carter. All right, Toronto. Take it easy. Right. The point is that that uh he's most would say most would say he's the best basketball player ever. And then you have people that are younger that say that uh top five. Okay. Throw a little Kobe in there. Throw a little uh King James edition of the Bible. Right. [snorts] Fine. The point is the point is I'm not sure what the point is. Why? Why am I Why am I talking about Michael Jordan? >> Why am I talking [snorts] about Michael Jordan? >> Oh, I got it. I got it. I got I'm back. I'm back. I'm back. Welcome back to the show. If you don't speak any Hebrew, that sentence didn't make sense to you. But anyway, the point is, as an example, imagine somebody says, you know, Michael Jordan plays basketball. I play basketball. I What's the difference? Ronaldo, Messi, don't say those in the same sentence. It's insulting, you know. Okay. Whoever is better. Okay. Pelle, right? Whatever it is. So, or that 17-year-old, what's his name? >> Yamal. >> I don't know what words you just said. Please reverse. >> He's right. Yamin. >> Lamin. Yam >> like the direction, right? Yamin >> with an L. >> Spell it. >> L M M A >> I N E. >> Lama. Lama. You're like, get it already, bro. Lama. Okay. Lamin. [snorts] You know what lamin means in Hebrew? Absolutely nothing. So anyway, point is that this guy Lamin, you're just pronouncing a word wrong, probably. So this guy, Lamin, he's 17 years old, right? He turned 17 already. He was 16 when he's playing. Oh, he turned 18. Whatever. The point is he's not normally good. He reminds me of me a little bit when we're both sitting because we both sit. We sit. But other than that, there's no comparison. Just because you're Jewish and Ara is known to be the first Jew, even though technically Jewish, but he said even though Jacob, we're dealing with giants. What do you like they're very tall. No, you were like big, they were fat. No, I mean to say it's like you can't compare. Like say the Gar says that if the AOS were angels, then we're like people. And if the AOS are people, then we're like animals. The way Yakov Kinesi used to say it is it's the way you look at it. If you look at these people as angels, we can call you a person. If you look at the others, Abraham, Yakov, the fathers as people, you're a donkey. You're an animal. You don't understand like what are you talking about? So again, listen again. Ronaldo versus me. It's a joke, right? You can't compare yourself. You may be good. You can you can I don't know how to say dribble. You can you can do the you can do that thing where you do that >> whatever you're saying you can keep doing that and you can do that a lot right you're still not going to be like me it is what you might you have the good hair for but but other than that you know it's even though he doesn't really have so much hair but but the point is that that you really you get my point au to understand [snorts] the test of au of course it was a test it had to be because else it was a test but what was the test what exactly was the test you had a hava amina you thought Maybe he won't do it. God comes to him and says to do this. You think he's not going to do it? Of course he's going to do it. There's absolutely no question that he's going to do this test. Then there's no test if he's going to do it. What's the test? Yeah. [snorts] [snorts] >> Right. So now what uh what Riff is mentioning is that Part of the challenge that we have in our life is we don't even know what the challenge is. It's like we don't even know what we're supposed to be doing. But if God were to actually come and speak with you, if God would come and it was clear to you he was speaking to you and you're sure you're sober and God speaking with you. So, okay, like okay, it was God. How do you know? I just know. Okay, you institutionaliz. But but let's say you actually knew that it was God. So then where's the test? Like God told me to do such a thing. What you got, boy? How did God speak to the prophets? >> Communicate. It was communication. >> What vessel? >> Prophecy. >> Okay. Now that's clear. So now, so now, now we understand, right? It's a It's not It's an excellent question. Forgive me for this. Forgive me. Forgive me one second. Forget one second. It's a silly question. What do I mean by that? It's an excellent question. You're fantastic. That's because you're starting. If you'd be here a long time, I'd be like, "Go off the D. Let me explain to you, right? [snorts] Come on. Hashem loves you. But but what I mean to say is is that like how I don't know, but he did it. You know, it's like someone says, you know, my mom told me, well, how how did she write it? Did she text it? Did she call you? Did she did she fax it? However she did it, she did it. She communicated it. The point is that there was a way of communication. That way of communication, the way we're doing it is through speech right now. Some can do it through sign language if people are familiar. And other times it could be a way that God communicates it in a way that a person clearly understands what he's telling you. What it call through teleportation, right? The point is it was done in the way that it was done. That's it's called that's called devour. That's called prophecy. Got it. Do do you get the concept? [snorts] >> Yeah, I get it. >> Of course, you don't get it for real because you're not a prophet, right? This is just like you don't understand when I when I when I do like this. Neither do I because I didn't do anything. But just like you don't understand sign language. Maybe you do. It should be awkward. Maybe. Do you? Right. Right. Like if I said to you like you don't speak French. So if I said to you, you would have no idea what I'm saying. The problem is you do speak French, right? But if I were to say to you, you know, I say, uh, uh, how's your Hebrew? Oh, it's good. Also, um, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. >> I can understand a little. >> Yeah, I know. It's a problem. It's a problem. French is bad. It's a problem. My wife speaks French and and when we went to we were in Dominican and you know we were there for for amuseel I I go for amus throwel anyway so amai when we we were in Dominican my wife was listening she was reading and she was translating I was like how do you know what it's saying and she's like because it's basically the same thing but if I were to say to you uh yo you're Arabic >> okay >> of course >> okay so you say you don't even know what I'm talking about right it's just means stop or I'll shoot. But it's Arabic. But if I if I go and I say to you, you know, you don't know it. So you don't understand the way it is. It's a medium. God spoke. He communicated with them in a way that they understood what was being told to them. That's called prophecy. >> When he took his son and he's like, "Yeah, I got to take you to sacrifice." >> Yeah. >> Why? >> Why? What? >> And was like, "Oh, you know, the person told me >> God." >> Yeah. [snorts] >> Correct. What's the issue? >> Well, at that time, did they know like it was God? Like the son must have thought he was crazy. >> Or or he didn't. >> Good. >> Or we will. >> Hey, you know what? Maybe we know right now. >> This is >> say >> how. >> How? What? >> We know. >> How do we know what? >> That's what he's saying is correct. >> How do we know what what's your question? Ask ask a give me a full sentence. If what [snorts] my friend >> if Nathan is saying >> you guys are how how long you guys know each other? You go ahead. [snorts] >> Yeah. >> If Nathan is saying okay Abraham did or did not know that some person in the called the sky was saying sacrifice your son and you're saying we will know. How do we know? >> Like how in modern day teachings do we know? H how do we know modern day teachings that >> Hashem is the person the Hashem is the entity that spoke and ordered Abraham to do academ >> how do we know that now >> correct >> as a is that your question >> all of a sudden it is >> like we know that academic talk happened but how do we know that >> certain person but entity in the sky said, "Abraham, do this action to show you love me or show me your commitment." >> Yeah. >> And then Abraham comprehended. >> Yeah. No, no questions. No questions. Okay. >> Right. Like >> Yes. Yeah. >> Okay. Good. Yeah. Excellent. Okay. >> I didn't know he was on drugs. >> Oh, I'm loving it. Yes. Schizophrenia drugs. Yes. Excellent. [snorts] Okay. Listen up. This is such a good question. [sighs] >> Oh, that's what I wanted to hear. How are you feeling? I I will tell you right now I am messing with you a little with that information. You may have a different answer. Do you think I'm going to have a good answer now or no? >> Yes. >> Unsatisfactory. >> It's unsatisfactory to people who are only >> what's unsatisfactory? This question you're saying >> the potential answer >> the potential answer I'm about to give. >> Yes. >> What's the potential answer about? [laughter] It could be, >> but it also could be satisfactory. >> It depends where we're at. >> I just want to be clear that from the get-go, we're already on the side of negativity and then we could work it out. >> We're on the openness of positivity. However, we've already decided Camala. >> I'm sorry. Did I say it out loud? Right. So, so [snorts] listen, listen again. Listen again. You notice that you had a bent, but this I could play with you the rest of the class. Let's go straight into the answer. Listen carefully. But I want to tell you something. Listen. Listen with uh listen to me. Listen to this. This is huge. I was having a conversation with someone recently that some people have questions and some people have answers. I can't answer an answer. I can only answer a question. Everybody get what I just said? >> What does that mean? I have an answer. What that means is you ask an answer in question form. >> In other words, there's no God. There's no God. There is no God. But is there a God? >> In other words, you've already decided there's no God. You're now asking it as if you're really asking something just to I don't know how to pronounce this word, a swage. Am I saying the right word? Is it pronounced awage or swage? That's [snorts] what happens when you read but you don't know what you're reading. >> In my case, I never read so I heard someone pronounce it wrong. You want to assuage that means to the fias to appease flatter your possible guilt that's niggling naggling. So you say there's no God. But deep down you're like maybe there is. So, I should probably ask and have the conversation so I can [snorts] get rid of that guilt. Just kill it and prove that I was right. That means you're coming with an answer. I can't answer an answer. So, when I say, "Am I going to come up with an answer?" And your immediate is no. You either have no faith in me or no faith in anyone that looks similar to me. All right? So, let's play it out. Watch this. This is amazing. It's actually amazing. I'm going to answer an this question so well that you're going to be begging for an answer to the next question that's going to come up from it. How do we know that any prophecy that we've ever said about was actually a prophecy and that it wasn't some schizophrenic druginduced craze? >> [snorts] >> We have Arainu who says that he communicated with God. We also have stories of Muhammad that he communicated with God. We also sorry about what you many religions around the world that say that they communicated with God. How do we know that any of them are true or that all of them are true or that none of them are true or that are true? How do you know? What's the difference between and how do you know [snorts] that there's that that he is telling the truth? But but Muhammad isn't telling the truth, right? That's that's the question. Comes along a great great sage by the name of Mosha Shapiro and he asks the following question. which sounds eerily similar to the way you translated his question that he didn't mean and that is as follows. He says that question and he answers as follows. One of the 13 principles of faith got to have that is that Moshe Rabenu Moses is the avhanim is the papa of all of the prophets that came before him and that came after him. asked Shapiro a simple question. Even if I buy this thing that he's a prophet and all that jazz, how did you make him a father of the prophets before him? That doesn't make any sense by the word father. Again, some people get confused, but father means you have birthed this person and or you were above them and brought them into being. What do you got? >> I was just going to say that like you have all the world or Skype back in the day. They all are saying the same story that they heard God's voice on. >> Yeah. >> So the fact that they're all saying the same story and Moses want to carry out the word of Abraham, you know, that's why it's coming from >> you rightwing fanatic lady. [snorts] Listen to this ultraorththodox rabbinet scholar says Mosha Shapiro as follows. I'm just going to say it better. I mean the same. until you had the Torah. It's a great question. You actually don't know. You don't know. There's no difference between Abraham and Muhammad. Abraham tells me that he had communicate. I don't want to say there's no difference. There are differences, but there is a difference. There's a similarity. You could say he claims that God spoke with him. He claims God spoke with him. Why should I go with him? I should go with neither. But then we add something called Mamemed Hari Hari. That is the revelation of Mount Si. Now, when I [snorts] say that you're going to ask the next question, I'm actually going to begin to answer it a little bit, but you already answered it straight up. This requires its own discussion because of your emotional issues and baggage. However, it's actually quite straightforward. The storyline of Sinai Revelation. The only question we have to ask is, did it actually happen? But that's its own class. For now, I'm going to go with the idea, and that's why I say it's going to beg the next question. But but what I'm pointing out is that we claim that this story happened. If it happened, then we're good. If it didn't happen, we have a problem, right? The whole thing's gone. On the amount on the part that we're saying it did happen, Moses at Si got the stamp of approval from the Lord in front of the entire Jewish people and then told us the storyline of the Torah. The reason we know that Abraham's prophecy was an accurate and a real prophecy is because God told us at Sinai what Moses tells you is what happened. Moshe got it. So what happens is as follows. Yeah. Let me translate. Okay. [snorts] So that that's that's that. Okay. And then I can't help you. I don't know what to meth. It just sounds like meth to me. So I I can't whatever it is. It's it's e and meth together. It's crazy. Fine. But the point is is that uh how do we know is because of of Sinai. How you feeling so far? >> What happened? >> That's a great question. If it were to be true, then will it have answered this question? >> How do you feel? >> Curious. >> Excellent. What did I say was going to happen? >> This stick around. Stick around. >> You better. I don't mean today. I mean, I also mean today. I mean, you go to the class and if not, Ronaldo will help you and [snorts] be able to give you an idea about uh about how we know that. But that's that's its own class to go through. But that's where it's coming from. If I did this every class, it'd be stuck in the class every time. So, you know, we'll get to it another day. So, there the there's your answer. The reason we know that is based off this particular idea that it's coming out of here. So, now we have the fact back to our storyline that Abraoto of course is going to pass the test. Why do I say of course? Because we already he's a track record. He's a proven record. So [snorts] what was the test? Listen carefully. What a beautiful answer. The Torah tells us that a person cannot get prophecy unless they are in a state of joy. A person cannot get a prophecy. It's like a song that we hear at the baritas. I don't really know what the words are, but the words are that the will not be shua unless someone is in a state of you will not have the lord rest his presence on you. Unless you in a state of >> happiness unless you're in a state of happiness. Let me ask all y'all a question. Iraham was told to go kill his kid. Tell me something. [snorts] Would anybody here feel joy? Again, putting aside the jokes of your kid stole your car and whatever. Would anybody here feel joy, happy, happy, joy, joy about the fact that they have to go and kill their own kid? You may say, "God, if you want me to do something, I'm, you know, I got the clarity. You spoke with me. However, the communication happened now we know it's true because of sign. How do we know sign? Okay. But I'm going to be happy about it. That already is a different story. Remember we spoke about happiness the other day. We broke that down hardcore. It gives a little bit more. This also requires an important background to understand what does it mean happy. Happy doesn't mean that a person necessarily is smiling. Happiness is a person understands and is living in the state of awareness that this is the ideal circumstance even if I don't fully comprehend it and our actions will be played out whether or not we understand that which means when I get the fact that my captain or my boss or my mentor knows more than me and they tell me to do something which may not make sense I'm going to give it my all even without having making the sense I'm still going to give it my Paul over there that's living with this idea. When when Abraham took this the knife and he's about to go kill his kid vomal and the angel comes and speaks with him. He gets another prophecy and says Abraham Abraham and he says here I am. This time it's the remix. It's Metallica's remix but okay those fine. Originally it was with the sax but then it came with electric guitar. Fine. He goes, "Here [snorts] I am." He says, "Don't do it." How did Abraham hear them? How did Ara get that communication? I don't mean your question technically. I mean, how was he able to if he was in a bad mood or he was going through and doing it fine, if I have to do it, I'll do it, but this is stupid. Answer is he was in a state of sim. He was in a state of what we would call in English happiness. [snorts] >> Very good. Excellent. >> Say it. >> Aram whenever the gum says when she brings it down that it's so it's not a shock, right? It's it's more it's a it's of love and it's of like Abraham Abraham like let's you go to someone Mike Mike's like my name's Dave. Okay, whatever. You know it's it's coming with affection. It's coming with honor and hide means I'm ready. I'm prepared. Whatever you need from me. So what happened over here? Say the commentaries. [clears throat and cough] The [snorts] test of au isn't are you going to do what I'm asking you to do. The test is how are you going to do what I'm asking you to do. Many of us in our Judaism depending on where you are on your journey and hopefully there is a journey for every one of us. Unfortunat unfortunately there are many people that are not on a journey. Either they were raised religious and they stay where they are or they became more on their journey and then plateaued and stayed where they were. We got to keep going higher and higher, higher and higher. We got to be growing. It's not a question. Am I going to listen to God? There are many people that are listening to God, but they're listening in. I don't know if that's still an expression, but it used to be in Archies. [snorts] They're listening in a way of like, okay, I'll do what I have to do, but they're not doing in a state of a state of joy. The test of AB that he passed with true colors is not just you're going to listen what I'm going to say, but you're going to do it with meaning. You're going to do it with purpose. You're going to do it m you're going to do it with a fire fo you're going to do it with a passion. There's a hunger inside you. They are great. You're going to do it like Tony does it. If you don't know what I mean, you don't know what I mean. But if you know what I mean, you know what I mean. Advertising. I didn't I never like frosted flakes. Never liked them. I never like I thought that was just like it was gross. I really felt it was gross. I like sugar. I love sugar. I I I I'm a sugar fan, but it's just like corn flakes with just like sugar on it. This is like ew. But the point is, and if you disagree with what I'm saying, just get up and leave. >> I'm kidding. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. [laughter] Like, shoot. Again, turn the camera please on them. Okay. Okay. [snorts] >> Right. So, this this is this is friends at the end. What we're pointing out is that yes, of course, for us it would be a very difficult test to even listen to the word of God in the first place. But for Adavina that wasn't the challenge. The challenge is not if but how. And that challenge also now flips back onto us. When we go and we do something, how do we do it? Sometimes it's not what we say, it's how we say it. Sometimes it's not what we do, it's how we do it. [snorts] I'll give you one example and then I'm running. The example is there's a mitzvah to give saddaka. You have a person who's down and out and they need help with some money financially. The ideal way of doing it is to give them a job. Give the person a job. Let them make a parnasa. That's the ideal way of doing it. Even the more ideal is like finding a way to get someone a job that you don't even know who they are and they don't know who you are. Like, okay, fine. But the person needs the money. So, you go ahead and you say, "Okay, listen. I'm down and out. Can you help me out?" H get a job, bro. Like it's ridiculous. Like fine, here I'm in a [snorts] rush, please. She slams the door. That's the That's That's a way I'll teach us. Good morning. Kaducan says, "You do it like that, you miss the whole point. part and parcel of every mitzvah, of every commandment we do, of every every connection point we're involved with is that I'm doing this with an understanding that hey, this is something which is good for me. This is something that Hashem wants for me. This is something which is which which is allowing me to serve God and get closer. And therefore, I'm not only going to do it, but I'm going to do it with joy. And I'm going to do it with happiness. I'm going to do it with sima. I'm doing a state where I'm not only just doing it, but I'm involved that it becomes a part of me. It become a part of me. Like, like I heard I saw a great line once. It's like, so you've been through the mitzvah, but has the mitzvah been through you? It's got to be in a way that it penetrates us that it's not just like something that I'm involved with, but it's something that's a part and parcel of who I am. >> Yeah. What do you got? doesn't mention that Abraham and Isaac. [snorts] >> Yeah. >> Abraham doesn't mention Isaac at all. Is there any explanation for that? >> When you say doesn't mention, do you mean by name? >> Yeah. Uh that that is correct. There happens to be Are you bringing up something? Are you alluding to something? >> I'm just interested to know if you know the most explanation. Yeah, the most simple explanation is the garra and it says that yes, it doesn't use their names, but it says and they and it's referencing absolutely came back and it goes on. We have then Yes's life continues and we have other ideas. There are some there's at least one commentary that says that he was actually slaughtered, but it's much more connected to a cabalistic understanding than it is to a literal sense. And that cabalistic sense put Isaac on a level above anybody else that he was as an ola to Mima which is why Isaac was never allowed to leave the land of Israel. He was he was so to speak sacrificed again. You will probably know a lot more than I do about this because you look to me like like a cabalist. But but I mean to say like I'm not there yet. At least I pretend not to be there. But there's a level of actually I pretend to be there but I'm really not there but of cabala of whatever that means on a deeper esoteric level of there was a there was a sacrifice that was done but it wasn't that it was a sacrifice that was done in the in like we said in the literal sense. So that that's probably one of the reasons for why it's mentioned in such a way that [snorts] he kind of didn't leave there and that's why you have to stand for that's a that's a great question and I love ending with something that's going to blow people's minds. So, that's a good one. And uh with that, have a good day.