Shiur to the Mithabrim (‘Associates’) 28th Kislev, 5785, 29th December 2024, Chanukah. The Gemara recounts about ‘Diclot’ (Diocletian, Roman Emperor) – this is page 47a, in Trumot, the end of the eighth verse[1]. Diocletian was a shepherd of pigs. He used to shepherd [his pigs] exactly opposite where the cheder of Yehuda Nesiya[2] was [in […]
Busting the paradigm
I've been thinking a lot about how 'the evils' turn us all against each other.
In our puppet-controlled world, they make all these machloket, all these ridiculous arguments between us, about details that are actually totally pointless, but…
The Rambam on accidental murder
Amazingly, this was the next part of the Rav's shiur, given on Rosh Chodesh Kislev (Nov 13th, 2023).
The first part of the shiur was talking about transferring 1.5 billion to Hamas, and Hamas firing on the patients in the hospitals, and then…
Friendly fire
The last two days, I've been pretty down.
It's probably a whole bunch of things together, including trying to keep everything going and 'upbeat' so the wedding could get done, and not totally falling apart that first month after Simchat Torah.
But…
When the lies becomes ‘the truth’
This one is a little more recent - from last Saturday night.
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Shiur given at Seudat Shlishit, Shabbat Vayetza, 12th Kislev 5784, (Nov 25th, 2023)
...The force of the imagination that deceives a person is called ‘Lavan Ha Arami’…
Everything with Qatar was a lie
Shavua Tov!
Over Shabbat, I managed to catch up on a few of the Rav's shiurim from the last couple of weeks.
I will just carry on translating the bits that took my eye, and you take from it whatever you take from it.
There's lots and…
5784 is the year of geula – more hints from the Rav
Excerpt of a shiur given on Wednesday evening, 3rd Cheshvan 5784, to people from Ashdod.
(October 10th, 2023).
Everything in italics are direct quotes from the Rav.
Lots of hints here, about what is really going on behind the scenes.
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