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>> In a sefer
that was written
by one of the tzadikim
in the past generation
the Baal Matok Midvash
of Daniel Frisch
or Parish.
He has a story [music]
from just the last couple hundred years
>> [music]
>> about the Baal Maor Einayim
Rabbi Nachum
Mi'Chernobyl, one of the talmidim of the
Baal Shem Tov.
When he was young, he was an orphan.
And
the aunt that took him over, that
took responsibility
was a vicious, evil person.
Where she would give food to her kids
and only after they finished eating, she
would take the leftovers
and give it to little Nachum.
One day
she wasn't home.
So her children
took food for themselves
ate the food
and left.
So the Baal Maor Einayim
was at the time was just little Nachum
saw that this well it was their
leftovers and as usual he took their
leftovers.
But as soon as he had
everything on his plate
the evil monster aunt
came [music] in
saw him with his food in front of him.
>> [clears throat]
>> "So what is this?" He said, "No, no, I'm
sorry. I'm sorry. I didn't take this.
Your your children they eat and I took
the remainders."
And she starts hitting him.
Pa! Pa!
"You don't do anything without asking."
Meaning it's not enough that he's being
treated like a dog as
he eats only the remainder food.
But even if he follows
what she does, it's not enough. Why? You
don't do anything without asking.
>> [music]
>> Years passed
and little Nachum became one of the
greatest in Israel
one of the lights of the generation
and acquired the name of the Baal Maor
Einayim
the one that brings light to the eyes.
And one night
he's studying
deep Kabbalistic secrets
in his home
and there's a knock on the door.
>> [music]
>> He gets up
he opens the door
and he sees an image
of some type of being, some type of
angel
with all types of fire
all types of
things that are not from this world.
And the angel speaks to him
and says
I was sent from heaven
to teach you Torah.
Now at this [music] moment
any person
listening to this
says, "Wow, amazing."
>> [music]
>> Of course, it's the greatest gift.
Baal Maor Einayim says
to the angel
"When I was a little boy
I got beat up
one time
from my aunt
because she said we don't do anything
without asking for permission first.
And because of that
I cannot accept you teaching me Torah
without asking my rabbi first.
So please wait here. I'm going to ask my
rabbi."
He left the angel in his place
and he went
to the Maggid of Mezeritch
>> [music]
>> and told him, "Rabbi I'm sorry to bother
you, but I was studying Torah and all of
a sudden there's a knock on the door and
then there's an angel at my doorstep.
He told me he was sent to teach me
Torah.
Can I learn with him?"
The Maggid of Mezeritch says to him
"The angel
he looked like this and this?" "Yes,
yes, rabbi, yes."
"And he had this on his shoulder?" "Yes,
yes, yes."
"And he had that on his chest?" Almost
identifying him perfectly. "Yes, rabbi."
"You fast, you did good.
You did good.
Because that is the Satan himself
that was sent
to destroy you
by teaching you
heresy, by teaching you things that
would confuse you and turn you against
Hashem.
But because you took upon yourself
to go ask the rabbi
before you do everything, before you do
anything
that's what saved you.
That's what saved you.
Meaning even if someone is a gaon
v'kadosh
a genius, holy person that angels from
heaven come to teach him
has to ask permission.
And that asking for permission is what
saved him.
If he asked for permission on something
like that
needless to say
we have to before we do anything and
everything.
And the only reason
that a person refuses to
ask God Torah
is because they think that they already
know it.
It's because they think
that they know [music] better.
It's because they think
they don't need anybody else's help.
They're fine on their own.
This is a recipe for disaster. As a came
of
and say thank Hashem for more Torah. 1 2
and say thank Hashem. 1 2 3
>> [screaming]
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>> B H S
