The Greatest Tanna of All Time

So the gar in today's spoke about the mitzvah of and then said Because from a par and there's a mitzvah to listen to the of that's what meant when they said that there's toil even before number one because Number two, this right here is an answer to a trivia question. There's one mera in one that's attributed to the great. It's this right here's mentioned a few times in not many but a few. But in he's mentioned one time it's this and make a big deal about it. So I think it's kadai to talk for a minute about truth is a while back we did three ra bites on and the ma part one part two and part three but believe it or not that was more than six years ago it's amazing how time flies when you learn but this is already more than six years since we spoke about that so I think it's and certainly in the spirit of data to talk for a minute about the isbased says. The great had five prized and zak used to label his he would be he used to point out what unique quality each one of his had. Rabbinist he said he's someone that doesn't ever forget anything is and finally was a used to continue and he would say if you would put all the on a scale meaning all the would be on one side and would be on the other side. He would go ahead and he would be would say in the name of if you would take all the and put them on one side forb and you would include in that and you would put and you would put on the other side is cool and then would be all of them used to rank his and there were two versions of who the greatest of all the were in the first verse version it was in the second version's version and you would put on the other side he would be the one that was in other words from all the who is the greatest either or it was in says what's is the greatest of all the is the greatest of all the he says beautiful [snorts] was a means he doesn't forget any information he has a photographic memory he retains an enormous amount of he had an incredible bikus what's known in the vernacular as ai a mayamas means he's a blitz of the gal. He could ask a he could say a ter what's known in the vernacular as anarim. He says we know the says whe is the greatest of all the orb was the greatest OF ALL THE IS THAT SH is the or isin was the was the [laughter] first version in the because I know that because holds like theas that are of the opinion that is here whether it's or whether it's was whether or not or whether or not but the truth is you have to be you have to meditate on this Mishna for a minute. I this is a very interesting Mishna, right? You always wonder who's the greatest of all the we talk we can't do this ourselves but we're just quoting right but it's a fascinating thing to think about a little bit and really here we have him before the says it's either hinus or just appreciate the mission a little bit better didn't just say that hinus or was the greatest of all the immu If you would take all the put them on one side and putin on the other side, he'd be that means he's greater THAN ALL THE COMBINED and held THAT IF YOU WOULD TAKE all the and YOU WOULD EVEN INCLUDE in that would be greater than all of them combined. So this is not just you know a slight edge. This is incredibly bigger. the greatness of rebel hinus and rebel is and if you think about it it's a dopell rebel hinus I understand who is rebel rebel he was known as rebel right the greatest appellation one can get in the orthodox Jewish world is he's a godle HE'S A GOD REBEL IS THE GODLE WITH the and we've mentioned so many times over the years the radal and his many hakist his peers are rebel who he's he talks about the greatness of of rebel his to his to his it's so the fact would be the greatest of all the that's not so not so first time mentioned in sh the last time mentioned in sh I mean how many times have we gone through this during this last but go down as the greatest of all the there's one memory that we have from today's what's how could that even be maybe you could say there's a this is the second and the is discussing the of you not let it teach someone the even if you're doing it in a private session Unless this person that you teach in the is on a level that if he tried understanding it on his own, he'd be able to understand it on his own. Within the world of mystical teachings, the first paraces is the gagal guy. And it was so sensitive the material and the nature of the said you're not allowed to teach unless the person that you're teaching it to could be to everything you're teaching but if he's not teach then the here in the second par tells a lot of different stories related to the by the way one of the most famous stories in chast it's an offshoot from this whole of the There was a story. He was once riding on a donkey. And he was following behind him. He said, "Can you please please teach me something?" turns to her and he says, "Haven't I told you? Don't you know it's a clearly implying and suggesting that he was and as a result I can't teach you I hear you don't want to teach me but allow me to tell you something that you once taught me. You know what am I got off the and he put on a talis and he sat down on a stone underneath the anal tree. Why you getting off? So, [laughter] you're about to die is going to be with us and with us disrespectfully be sitting on began reciting and he said the and he gave as fire came down from the heavens. And it encircled all the trees in the field. All the trees got opened their mouths and they sang. They said all of a sudden started talking from the fire and said everything that you just heard say you should know he was to the MS and he kissed him on his head and he How fortunate are you that you that Allah rebel came from you on this asks the most obvious question in the world. I can't even read the you can read the asks teach me. You know what you don't want to teach me? No worries. Then allow me at least TO TELL YOU SOMETHING THAT YOU ONCE TAUGHT ME. I THOUGHT of that was not in the to be taught. And then says, "Okay, but you know, you once taught me is of the opinion that is not under the major to be taught me. So how could he have taught him previously? And by the way, as soon as hears that is going to tell him something that he once taught him and says, "Why are you getting off the says what do you mean you're about to be what's going on over there?" says govern says the garra says a very very well-known gimmar there is talking about a certain river it was called the dumesus river and the dumesus river was apparently a resort that uh people used to go to and very often uh they'd leave some of the shamayim over there apparently the water the bathing there was fantastic the wine was off the charts was the south of something and the bottom line is People used to go there and [snorts] the Gmorra talks about this area for various different reasons. Fact that you should know after that went into you want to know what their ultimate downfall was it it was the of the was able to somehow continues and says once came to the and he got caught up in what was going on in fact he forgot his learning When he came back and he left the as he traveled back north, they called him up to read from the and the was he wanted to read those words. But honor because he had SUCH TIM FROM WHERE HE HAD JUST spent his last little kufa instead of saying he said the words saw they saw that he had forgotten his learning that he couldn't even read the words so they said we better d for him and because of the fact that they ded for him he got back his learning says the marsh you see from this gamar right here that there was a before and an after in the life of rebel was a great but at the same time it happened IN THE HE GOT THINGS happened for him until it was until he got his learning back says I'm going to say maybe had taught but AT THE SAME TIME When now went to his and said his rebi didn't think he was on the LEVEL ANYMORE CUZ HE WAS THE HE HAD THIS TERRIBLE HE HAD THIS TERRIBLE he went through WENT THROUGH WHERE HE WAS IN WHERE HE FORGOT HIS LEARNING WHERE HE COULDN'T EVEN SAY he had says turns him and he tells him gave me turned to his rabbi and he says, "Rebi, I know you think I know you think that I slipped and you think that I'm still where I was when I was in the you don't know. I did chuva. I came back. I MADE A FULL COMEBACK AND I'LL PROVE IT TO you because LET ME TELL YOU SOME OF THE THE deepest of the deep and the holiest of the holy that you once taught me and YOU'RE GOING TO SEE I CAN RECITE this verbatim I could say over I'm still holding I heard him say he's still holding said you know something I better hedge my bet and he got off his and he says no let me hear what you have to say and he started Ding and where he heard what was and he saw the comeback that he made and he saw the fact that despite the fact that he was at a POINT WHERE HE COULDN'T say he was so instead he said but now he got to the point where of the was singing when it was and said he was so moved moved. He kissed him on his forehead. And he says, and then he said wasn't just another reb went through a kuf that I don't think most went through and that is had an incredible ureita he went through a very very difficult challenge and he climbed all the way back I don't know but the reason was that according to he's the greatest of all the it's not because of all the that we have from the reason he was IS BECAUSE HAD something had a dimension that the other didn't have he was about for rebel and would be and the essence is that it could be maybe that's the reason that according to the other sheet in the Mishna was the one that was kan because we all know in this the story rebel hinus the story in rebel paric and paric bay whereas hinus was 28 28 years old and he was autishma and one day he was crying reveals himself to him and he tells him that I think you should go to the yeshiva he says yeshiva and he comes in and yeah he shows up at the and says no so what did you learn last month right I want to fare you he said [laughter] it's a what's a he says okay I mean do you know anything and by the end of the conversation And he realizes he knows nothing. And [laughter] says I taught him. He taught him how to he taught him how to make. And then he called Yeshua and he said, "I want you to mentor him." That was that worked out big time in the long run. But he says, "I want you to go ahead and mentor him until perman is the guest speaker at the big event when his father shows up. Right. Rebinus also rebels didn't start learning until he was 28 years old. He also had a beginning that was very very humble and he creep crept out of that hole that he started off in and he eventually rose to the TOP but it's these two it's the and it's the ones that and otherbinus or on the other side he would be the why and the why because they had the power of and there's an idea you know say that this 50 of everything of to achieve the n of of kadusha he couldn't get to the shun from the preh says that if couldn't get to the shaun who can get to the shaun if HE CAN'T GET PAST WHAT IS shunik said the shon is for the baluva that's what the shaun is forenu was a kadesh when was born the shon is meant it's meant for the baluenu as a as a as a he was only able to get up to The sham the sh that's meant for the baluva rebin has had the kayak of chuva rebel he had the kayak of chuva maybe maybe that's why they go down as the two greatest of all time it's this man of chuva chuva is not avu is chuva actually allows a person not just to creep out of his hole and to get back to where he was but if a person does and NASA he can reach incredible Madregas Madreas that even Mosh Rabenu with his grace kite his kai wasn't able to achieve we once said that their two tan that you find that had kina from was to be saka and he said why you give me the through me give it to and then you have another say that went to and heard was teaching and he was saying over he And he had he had rebel. We once said why rebel and why? Because for 40 years was he SAID was only able to reach the TEST. HE COULDN'T GET TO THE sh and he had ka he had kina from the bala because he knew the bachu is able to reach a place that he's not able to reach either way we have one me from he taught us but really the lesson that taught us the real lesson that taught us is that it doesn't matter what mats of a person goes through what a person goes through what a person goes through these are words you shouldn't be allowed to say doesn't matter What mats of a person goes through at the end of the day if a person does cha not only is he going to creep out but you see it was the tan that went through these they were able to reach the madas that the other weren't able to reach they were able to supersede them on such a level that you and you have either rebel or depending on whether you hold but you would put the other town on the other side not ONLY WAS HE BIGGER BIGGER ALL THE other tanom combined. That's what happens when a person goes through a nefil and when a person goes through a nil is inas is part of life. It's what we do about it. It's how we react to it. That's what separates the boys from the men. We could be to come to a a clear understanding, a high definition realization of how an ail and aid is is an impetus. It's an impetus. It's an opportunity for a person to reach a maja that he could not have otherwise reached. And that will be and a good convention