Welcome to Monday Torah on COLlive.com presented by Rabbi YY Jacobson explores, world-renowned teacher and lecturer, spiritual leader of Congregation Beis Shmuel Chabad in Crown Heights and head of TheYeshiva.net.
In this week’s class: In any artist’s illustration of Moshe, he will invariably be depicted holding or lifting a great staff. And for good reason: When Hashem charges Moshe with his mission to confront Pharaoh and free the Jews from slavery G-d tells him explicitly, “Take your staff in your hand, for with it you shall perform wonders.”
Indeed, in Moshes’ first interaction with both the Jews and with Pharaoh, to prove his authenticity, he transforms his staff into a snake.
As this specific miracle-the transformation of the staff into a snake-is the initiation of Moses role as leader and redeemer, it surely carries within it great significance. What is more, it encapsulates the entire mission of Moshe.
This class will explore the parallel lines between the interpretations of two great Jewish thinkers: Rabbi Moshe Alshich (Safed, 1508 – 1593) and Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (Russia, 1745-1812), the founder of Chabad.
Both of their explanations teach us a powerful and relevant lesson about our own inner ‘snakes’ and ‘staffs.’
The Monday evening class is aired weekly on TheYeshiva.net and on
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A weak President who never saw the dangers of appeasment until it was almost too late. sounds familiar OBAMA?
A quote which defined Roosevelt’s cowardly decision, on par with Neville Chamberlain, not to fight Hitler yemach Shemom, in 1939, until Pearl Harbour made his mind right. That appeasement could have save 6m yiddisher lives.
A quote which defined Roosevelt’s cowardly decision, on par with Neville Chamberlain, not to fight Hitler yemach Shemom, in 1939, until Pearl Harbour made his mind right. That appeasement could have save 6m yiddisher lives.
that his holy father taught him the only fear one should have is towards Ha-shem.
the only thing we should not fear is fear itself. accept that you are afraid and thats ok. but dont fear the fear or you will be stuck forever.