Los Angeles Yud Shevat 5780 Farbrengen
Rabbi YY Jacobson
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On Sunday evening, 1 Shevat, 5780, January 26, 2020, Rabbi YY Jacobson addressed the Chabad communities of Southern California, in preparation to Yud Shevat 5780, 70th yartzeit of the sixth Lubavitcher rebbe, the Rebbe Rayatz, and 70th year of the Lubavitcher rebbe’s leadership.
Los Angeles Yud Shevat 5780 Farbrengen
Rabbi YY Jacobson
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yisroel -4 years ago
Part of your speech here in L.A !“The humility of Rabbi Zecharia ben Avkilus destroyed the Holy Temple and exiled us from our land.”
The Baal Shem Tov taught:
You must know that everything depends on you. That with your every mitzvah, the universe resonates in blissful harmony that heals and nurtures. That with a single sin, the entire cosmic symphony falls apart in a cacophony.
Because if you pretend to be humble, saying, “Who am I, this lowly creature, that anything I do should have significance in the cosmic scheme of things? Who am I, that the Creator of this infinitely-sized operation should take notice of my deeds?”
—with those words, you will free yourself to do however you please, bringing your entire world down with you.
But when you are aware that the Master of the Universe kisses your lips with every word of Torah or prayer that you utter, then you will say each word just as it should be said, with love and with awe. And when you truly believe that with each mitzvah you are in embrace with the Infinite Light Himself, then your entire day will be filled with beautiful deeds that shine.
As for misplaced humility, the Talmud tells us, “The humility of Rabbi Zecharia ben Avkilus destroyed the Holy Temple and exiled us from our land.” -- Keter Shem Tov 145. See also Bati Legani 5720.
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4635630/jewish/Misplaced-Humility.htm#utm_medium=email&utm_source=5_daily_dose_en&utm_campaign=en&utm_content=content
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David -4 years ago
Spectator
I am sure you came across this quote that is very suited – to not being a spectator
It’s from Theodore Roosevelt
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
Continued Hatzlocha
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Moshe Kesselman -4 years ago
Thank you Rabbi YY
Thank you Rabbi YY Jacobson for coming to Los Angeles and for your incredible speech.
Thank you for attracting and captivating 600 people for 2 hours. Thank you for showing us how those 2 points from the Maamar teach us how to apply Toras Hachassidus to our lives.
Thank you for using your GD given talents to inspire and elevate Yidden and thank you for all your hard work.
Thank you for sharing your memories of the Rebbe and his teachings with us.
very appreciative,
Rabbi Moshe Kesselman
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Anonymous -4 years ago
The Talmud in Brachos 3a says:
ואמר לי בני מה קול שמעת בחורבה זו ואמרתי לו שמעתי בת קול שמנהמת כיונה ואומרת אוי לבנים שבעונותיהם החרבתי את ביתי ושרפתי את היכלי והגליתים לבין האומות ואמר לי חייך וחיי ראשך לא שעה זו בלבד אומרת כך אלא בכל יום ויום שלש פעמים אומרת כך ולא זו בלבד אלא בשעה שישראל נכנסין לבתי כנסיות ולבתי מדרשות ועונין יהא שמיה הגדול מבורך הקב"ה מנענע ראשו ואומר אשרי המלך שמקלסין אותו בביתו כך מה לו לאב שהגלה את בניו ואוי להם לבנים שגלו מעל שולחן אביהם
The gemara in gitin (56a) the Rebee quoted uses a similiar language אמר רבי יוחנן ענוותנותו של רבי זכריה בן אבקולס החריבה את ביתנו ושרפה את היכלנו והגליתנו מארצנו
Why does this bas kol come specificaly come from a place that is destroyed and desolate? Based upon the Rebees teaching we can understand that in the place of desolation and destruction where we feel we are a nobody and we are insignificant and there is no hope for us that is why we are in exile.
Does the Rebee mention this gemara anywhere?
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Anonymous -4 years ago
The Rebbe would mention this Gemarah very very often -- quoting the line that "wow to children exiled form their father's table," expkaining how unnatrual and irregular Galus is for the Jewish people.
Your insight is beautiful. Thank you.
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Eta -4 years ago
Baalei teshuvah
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