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What Is Teshuvah? To Become Comfortable in Your State of No-Thingness

What Is Kares? When You’re Cut Off From Your (Real) Self

1 hr 10 min

Class Summary:

This class was presented on Thursday, Parshas Nitzavim, 26 Elul, 5782, September 22, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.

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    Joe -1 year ago

    Question for Rabbi YY

    Was my question answered in the live stream and at what minute can I find it. Many thanks

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  • Anonymous -1 year ago

    It is said that The body is in the soul

    It is also said that the soul enters the fetus (and therefore halachically alters what can be done and not done to the fetus); on the 40th day after conception.  

    What is the situation then before the 40th day? Is there a body without a soul? Is it just tissue of the mother?  We don't see a discernible difference in the fetus  between the 39th day and the 40th day.

    Similarly at the other end: when the soul departs the body (i.e. death) we don't see a discernible difference.  

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  • Anonymous -1 year ago

    A proof is brought from the order of words in the siddur

    I.e. that the neshoma was pure BEFORE it was created proving that it is essentially pure.

    But.....the nusach hatefila, the actual words in the siddur came thousands of years after the world, and the neshomas were created  by the Anshei Gedola. 

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  • Anonymous -1 year ago

    Of course teshuva preceded creation

    Hashem knew that he was creating  perfect world with tge exception of the only entity that has free choice and therefore could, and would, sin. 

    If teshuva wasn't created then it would be an inevitable gradual descent to the abyss of sin collectively and individually.  Teshuva makes it possible to have descent and ascent, the very purpose of creation

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  • Anonymous -1 year ago

    Was Hashem bored, lonely or what to have decided

    To create the world? 

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    Joe -1 year ago

    Question for Rabbi YY

    Suffering forover 10 months, have felt extremely abandoned by judaism, betrayed and let down. Have been begging and crying my eyes to god to.my tefillin to my books and pretty much received nothing. Feel like judaism doubt creates cont alot of fear doubt and guilt especially chabad and thats not way to lead a life. It feels as though nothing is being heard. How is religion even related to God anywhere and surley the creator is just the creator and why even has he revealed himself through the torah or is just a man mad masterpeice? Also why does chabad say i have a jewish soul i have a soul. A piece of god how and why is that a jewish soul.

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Chassidus: Likkutei Torah Haazinu Hashamayim

Rabbi YY Jacobson

  • September 22, 2022
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  • 26 Elul 5782
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Dedicated by Josh Caplan in gratitude

Mazel tov to Pesha Sossie Goldsmith on her recent birthday, Rosh Chodesh Elul.

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