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Nothing More Whole Than a Broken Heart: Why Moshe Broke the Tablets

The Fusion between Self-Esteem & Vulnerability

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This weekly women's class was presented on Tuesday, Parshas Ki Sisa, 18 Adar, 5781, March 2, 2021, live from Rabbi YY Jacobson's home in Monsey, NY.

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Anonymous -3 years ago

if the sin of the golden calf did not happen then the Yidden would only have received the first ' inferior ' luchos with 'only' the written Torah or chumash, so was the sin of the golden calf somehow 'good' because it facilitated the gift of the oral Torah to bnei Yisroel ? And if so why does it require such extensive kappara? Or was it a nuanced sin with opposite elements?

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daniel -3 years ago
לעיני כל ישראל. שֶׁנְּשָׂאוֹ לִבּוֹ לִשְׁבֹּר הַלּוּחוֹת לְעֵינֵיהֶם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר "וָאֲשַׁבְּרֵם לְעֵינֵיכֶם" (דברים ט') וְהִסְכִּימָה דַעַת הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְדַעְתּוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר "אֲשֶׁר שִׁבַּרְתָּ" (שמות ל"ד) — יִישַׁר כֹּחֲךָ שֶׁשִּׁבַּרְתָּ

Yevamos 62

שלשה דברים עשה משה מדעתו והסכימה דעתו לדעת המקום פירש מן האשה ושיבר הלוחות והוסיף יום אחד

Interesting to note that in this action Moshe Rabenu did on his own (self esteem, knowing his tremendous worth) and also with nesias lev (see ramban vayakhel nesias lev going beyond your limits) beyond his own strength seemingly beyond his understanding.and could have thought how could I do this to hashems torah, but humbled himself to fulfill his ratzon. Maybe he needed both these things in order to act first and then klal yisrael could learn from their leader. I have a inner wholeness and at the same time humble.
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williamsburg -3 years ago
Hello R' Yosef Yitzchok שליט"א

Thanks for your Tues morning Shiur. It is truly captivating and inspiring!Much Hatzlucha & Siyata D'Shmayah!
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Sarah Goldberg -3 years ago
Moshe broke the tablets
Yet, when someone said the Alter Rebbe broke a snuff box to use the lid as a teffilin mirror, they were corrected by another saying "The Alter Rebbe doesn't break anything, he merely pulled out the hinge".

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Sarah Goldberg -3 years ago
Moshe Rabbenu was imperfect
He didn't want to go when he first encountered Hashem.

He didn't know what the new moon looked like and had to be shown.

He didn't know how to make the menorah and so Hashem made it for him.

He didn't know what to do at the yam suf

Hr didn't know what to do until Pinchus did.

Etc
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ALizah Hochstead -3 years ago
Source SHeets
were there any source sheets for this excellent class
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- Anonymous -3 years ago
  Below the video, there is a "download" icon, where you can download the source sheets.
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Anonymous -3 years ago
Does this mean that the actual physical measurements of the

kodesh haKedoshimern was less than the diameter of the aron with the poles therein?
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- Anonymous -3 years ago
  Yes, see in the source sheets for this class a diagram.
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  - Anonymous -3 years ago
    Todah rabba, another brilliantly insightful class !
    
    So original and so refreshing!
    
    Yashar kochacha for building not breaking.
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Linda (Liba) Zelikson -3 years ago
Thank you Rabbi, your shiurs are always so powerfully inspiring and uplifting. I always look forward to learning from them.
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Sara -3 years ago
What you're describing,
The broken tablets and the new set requires a very delicate balance between the two so that arrogance doesn't emerge and take over and so that total despair doesn't take over.
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