הישיבה - דף הבית שלכם להשכלה יהודית

What Determines How Long We Live? How Many Times I Need to Say Shema

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This class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Behaaloscha, 15 Sivan, 5782, June 14, 2022, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.

אנא השאירו את תגובתכם למטה!

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Sarah Goldberg -2 שנים לִפנֵי
We say Krias Shema twice daily
Why then also at other times, like Yom Kippur, taking out a sefer Torah, on the cusp of death, etc.?
השיבו לתגובה זו.סמן את התגובה הזו.
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Heather Steinhoff -2 שנים לִפנֵי
Good morning and thank you.
Good morning and thank you Rabbi Jacobson.
השיבו לתגובה זו.סמן את התגובה הזו.
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Sarah Goldberg -2 שנים לִפנֵי
A wild horse is full of power, uncontrolled
But it's power isn't harnessed for good.

The bucking bronco must be broken. Broken, but not killed. A dead horse is useless. But a horse that's broken and tamed, i.e., harnessed can now be ridden on, hitched to a wagon, etc. We sublimate but do not destroy
השיבו לתגובה זו.סמן את התגובה הזו.
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Sara -2 שנים לִפנֵי
We don't want to extinguish someone's fire ...
Another paradox. A fine line between what to do, how to behave and what not to do and how not to behave.
השיבו לתגובה זו.סמן את התגובה הזו.
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Sarah Goldberg -2 שנים לִפנֵי
Kriah Shema determines quality and quantity of life
What then, of the 85% of yidden who know not of Kriah Shema?
השיבו לתגובה זו.סמן את התגובה הזו.