We continue our study in Tehillim chapter 142 passuk 6, where Dovid Hamelech speaks of how he called out to Hashem and said that He is his portion in the land of the living. We explore a number of different explanations of the concept of the 'land of the living.'
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Running time: 18:36
Why does the fool turn away at the gates of the Study Hall as he faces the enormity of the Spiritual journey of closeness to Hashem? How does the wise one climb rung after rung to reach spiritual heights? What is the concept of 'speaking out' words of Torah, and how does that bring things to completion? What is the concept of 'completing the entire Torah?' What is the concept of Malchus, which relates to speech and song, and how does this correspond to Dovid Hamelech? What is the concept of the seventh day and the seventh month, which is Tishrei, where we crown Hashem our King - Malchus?
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Running time: 29:48
We continue our study together in Tehillim chapter 141 passuk 8 which speaks of Dovid Hamelech turning his eyes to Hashem to save him from his oppresors.
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Running time: 19:32
What is the concept of the new covenant at the end of the 40 years in the wilderness, and how does it compare to the original covenant at Sinai? What happened on 'this day' that Moshe was so ecstatic about? Why does the passuk in Mishlei seem to say that something will happen if you take the words of the Torah to heart and do the Mitzvos, but not seem to complete the thought? Why is the Torah compared to a young woman, as opposed to an old maid? What is the merit we need to truly receive the Torah? What made the Jewish people demand to receive the Torah as they were about to enter Israel? What is the indicator that we are princes of Hashem, Who is the King? How were the Egyptians marked by the 10 plagues?
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Running time: 29:49
We continue our exploration of the concept of Bitachon as described by Dovid Hamelech in chapter 131 of Tehillim. There he speaks about the prerequisite for the tefillah or Bitachon to be one which really works - a subdued ego and a non-demanding approach.
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Running time: 21:32
What is the concept of the mitzvah to send away the mother bird when taking the eggs or the baby bird? What is the concept of chen-grace in relationship to the Torah? What is the special chen of an elderly Ben Torah? What is the chen that accompanies us through all of our travels through life, as contained in the different mitzvos we do? What is the concept of false chen, which occurs when a person takes an inappropriate wife? How does one acquire the Real chen-grace that indicates that Hashem's Divine Presence is found there?
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We continue our study together with the passuk in tehillim 131 passuk 3. There, Dovid Hamelech exhorts us to continue trusting in Hashem no matter if we receive what we are seeking. The very seeking itself forges the connection to Hashem which in and of itself is a great goal.
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Running time: 23:02
