Welcome to my life's it has applied episode 278. We're literally in the last week before the new year Russia Shawna tough shinpei. Tell shinpei 5780. And as we wind down this last week, which is of course the preparation for the New Year. We're all hoping and praying and confident that we will each and every one of us be blessed with a healthy here with abundance materially and spiritually in Bonnie and children in life and health in livelihood and all an abundant and expansive way so we do the last preparations as it is with any important event or important day in our lives. You don't just enter the better you prepare the better you enter and we know according to Kabbalah has cities as the sun will set next Sunday evening. Yes next Sunday night exactly around this time. The entire Universe goes into a slumber into a sleep at comatose state. Eagerly anticipating and waiting the renewal of its contract which is what happens in Rosh Hashanah. So it isn't just a new year on the calendar. It's actually a new cycle. Essentially the contract of last year expires and a completely new and unprecedented G as the alter rebbe says in Tanana Garza kadish in the 14th section a completely unprecedented G that never existed and never will exist enters into the scene. Now, you'll say how come I don't always feel it. Well it all depends on where you stand. Because for us to be conscious of it and experiences, we have to be have a ceilidh a container some way be ready to receive it like it is with any gift. Someone gives you a gift and you don't have your hands out if you don't have a basket, we don't have a packets. You'll obviously not be able to may not be able to draw down and sustain it but the energy will come and that's what's so unique about every Rosh Hashanah. And especially when it concludes a decade the second option pay the year pay 80. So every conclusion of a ten-year period also has this particular power as we know in Jewish thought the number 10 is very significant. We find that in so many different places that 10 utterances that God used to create the The Ten Commandments which is the basis of the entire Torah the 10 spheres and many other forms of 10 that are considered to be special on the complete number in the case of Citizen applied that has special significance to us because it's also 70 years the beginning of 70 years of the rebels leadership after the passing of the Frida collab Interruption you'd which was all said and of a decade indeed 30 years before that, uh fresh pay would be a hundred years. Ears from this coming year is when the Frida could have assumed leadership after the passing of his father that I brush up the fifth, Chabad it up. So you have many significant dates that become Centennial or 70 years. It's also as we shall soon describe discuss 230 years from the birthday of the someone said the cultural stuff Kaufman test 1790 1789. So here 2019 going into the next year 230. The birthday and many other significant dates that happen at the end of this 10-year cycle. So there's much much to be spoken about we will speak about it. Obviously, please God throughout the year, but here we'll be focusing special Russian addition on Rosh Hashanah of this year tough shinpei specifically this program is dedicated by irelia Xander to my beloved husband Alexander for honoring the holy Torah the way he does. So let's go right into Russia Shonda. We have spoken about this in previous years, but always is in base. Measurably. There's no Academy without something new to be said but I say no it's not new entirely. Obviously, it's based on the teachings of Toyota of cities of the Rebellion, which is the focus of this particular program as the name directly States the mission my life because of the supplied applying sittest or personal emotional psychological. And so what is Rosh Hashanah have to tell us number one has to tell us that there's always a chance for Renewal many people get trapped in the feeling of resignation of fatalism hopelessness despair. Sirisha. Sometimes it is a new year coming A new year is not just a new date. As I said on the calendar. It's new Energy new opportunities new possibilities and ones that are unprecedented. So that's the first message. It's not even going further than that. The New Year corresponds always with a new month of tishrei. So as the moon wanes and ultimately disappears just like the new year the old year disappears and the new in the curtain comes down on it and the new year emerges like the new moon Tycho brahe dschafer by Castle a MK game. No, so the verse says until him it says think about how to save your souls to sound the trumpet the Shaffer. Typical ship behaviors by dish but Casa when it's concealed why cuz the Moon is concealed as in contrast to Circus 15 days later when the moon is full. So it's a lesson to all of us that no matter where we are in our lives. Even if it's concealed, even if we don't feel the light, even if we feel as I said resigned or other negative feelings, Rosh Hashanah tells us there's a completely new year now ahead of us and that's why it's called Rosh Hashanah rage is a set is the head The beginning of a year. What is the head of a body? It's not just the top of the body. It's also the central nervous system is the control center of everything. So Russia has shown is also the control center in the central nervous system of all the days of the year. So whatever will happen the next year of tough should pay five seven. NATO is determined and can be controlled from Russia Hashanah. So it's not just another day. With a new energy. It's a new energy that will be unpacked and unfolded throughout the year all telling us that the more we prepare in the more we enter into this awesome day the more we'll be able to benefit and green this energy into whatever it is that we need in our lives whether it's material success, whether it's spiritual success, whether it's in family related with this personal related, whatever area you apply yourself to that's what rashanna does. Obviously in the amount of investment will be the return. So the day has its power that will give us energy no matter what but the more you prepare the more you are conducive with the more you are aligned with that energy the more you draw it into your life the more you can benefit from it. So on a practical level you have to we have to erase the negative feelings because if you come into a new year you come into a new home, but you still have the feelings of your old home with all its negative baggage. What do you think is going to happen? You bring that negative attitude into the new year as well. So the first thing is we have to clean our mind clear our minds and our hearts and our souls and our Spirits as much as possible and say I'm ready for this newness. That's the media scotches of Rosh Hashanah the newness and the new energy of Rosh Hashanah. And we do so through of course chuva chuva means returning to whom to who you really are who you really are is not a resigned human being is not someone that's been soiled or damaged or hurt or wounded. It's a soul a pure soul and you renewing that connection with the Divine King God as a sovereign Authority your submitted that to something greater than yourself greater than your ego greater than anyone else and that's what we do understand and we blow chauffeur because the Schaefer is the call of the Soul The Cry of the Soul with all those different variations we've spoken about that in previous years The Cry of the soul to the purest sound instrument. Just a few shapeshifter when I made Sakura zika from the narrowness. I cried to you from my narrow dire straight As the narrowness of the beginning of the mouthpiece of the chauffeur button. Only bomber Kafka and you respond to me barbaric of with your brightness with your great kite and expansiveness, like the the place where the sound comes out of the show for narrow at the tip the goes into the mouth and white at the end that signifies also in life that when you cry out from a narrow place where you feel pressured with you feel Strained you actually reach pierce the heavens and you're able to draw down expensive blessings. And that's what happens those of us that remember the rubber blowing Schaefer was not just another blowing sure for your day Su Ashley. Um, yeah, they serve our beloved is the nation that knows the sound it should say that sounds the sound that blast us out that blows the sound because knowing the sound is the sound has a secret and there's that know it they have the capacity to draw down which leads me into the story with it some exotic since it's his birthday the two hundred and thirtieth birthday Ed of Rosh Hashanah interestingly corresponding to the birth. Of the world. I'll terrible saying said the beginning of time here as a minor in that in honor of his birthday. Tough Kaufman tests. And what is it? And what is the time you begin with much being a say that the child as bad as it comes as in the mother's womb and it's ready to come into this world are ready to be born. It's given an oath or given empowered to be at sadek and not to be the opposite. So there's a story with the bus with a some exotic was Russian and the Mario who was the boss jumped is the sorry the summer said that Uncle He was the brother of the Alta Rebel great-uncle. You could say and he Was not well that your assertion. He was a really elderly man. And so they offered to bring a minion to blows over from Russia son. And he said no he wants to be taken to the Shirley wants to hear it from the summer Sadiq. They said why why do you have why do we need? Why do you have to schlep? It's difficult for you? Because it says Ashley Home ye sorrow not take his through. Nation of the Beloved that is not blowers of a trumpet. They're not trumpet blowers. They're not sound emitters, but they are gay they know the secret and that's why we need someone who knows the secret of the Schaefer. So of course, it's some exotic was on that level. That's why the biggest Jewish. Mm. I'm deciding the rubber blows the shape of someone knows we heard the rumble Schaefer. You could see the struggle same Schaefer that afterwards those that sounded that afterwards when easily for the river was a struggle Heavens piercing blocks and impediments and anything any Xavier and he decrees that don't allow those blessings to come forth. So that's what Russell Saunders about and that's how we prepare to introduce that new energy into our lives. Okay in previous years. I've spoken about Russian. Also, I'll just give you some cross-referencing the in episodes 3583 133 180 228 basically every 50 weeks because every year and the Mistresses Supply we spoke about this all these Archives of previous episodes can be found at meaningful life. I'm sorry X it has applied that calm when we've created an entire website dedicated to this program and related Hasidic resources applying it all top personal lives. Okay. We're also going in this week is that it has to have a El Jefe elbe Navarre, Lon. The coffin of the 25th devil the world was created but and we say Russia son has are you into this mess out of this is the beginning of your career Asian, so they're on and the commentaries explain accident sites it that the actual creation was the day one of creation was the 25th of L. Russia shun is celebrated because the crown jewel of creation. The purpose of creation was realized and the sixth day. So the 25th of L 6 days later is Russian 25th, L is actual creation of the world and Also passionate sub him so it says out them at Southern High game Cool come that. I am refers to Russia sooner you stand before you stand you stand before all of you all the 10 categories from the leaders to the water carriers and the woodchoppers all standing together when on Rosh Hashanah and it's seven minutes of melek you stand with our pride upright United which is the key to the whole process of Rosh Hashanah. So it's all connected to this whole week leads right into Rosh Hashanah starting from the creation of how fail we're going to speak more about the creation of the world the city's question later in the program about the two opinions of you showing up a loser regarding when the world was created in the 25th of Allah or the 25th of Nissen speak about that a little later. So the of course therefore it all leads into the same message that has the world is created a new world is created with a purpose of leading to the sixth day when other mob of Adam and Eve were placed in the garden. which is Rush under because that's the day when Adam and Eve are the Mojave took the whole tire creation gathered everything together and said let us now acknowledge and accept our Sovereign the god that created us all which is Rosh Hashanah the quintessence of Rosh Hashanah recognizing the force of the divine within us the kayak Appel Beneful the other called Paul catapult on every creation Every Act every product would know The that you produced it every creation every shape every every defined entity knows who had shaped it, which is saying the prayers in the Phyllis of Russia, Hashanah. So we talked about of tests hello, which is over shoshana. Next Sunday is the birthday of the somatic and I think we covered I just to give some more cross-referencing because I talked about these topics that have failed 25th of elements of him and yesterday was also shot as Slickers, which also of course the Shabbos before Rosh Hashanah every year is a little different when we begin saying Slickers but might say Shabbos my turn middle of the night. We begin the Slickers preparation into Rosh Hashanah. So we spoke about that and Swords 179 and to 28 and about that some of the settings birthday I discussed in episode 180 where spoke more about this summer so they can more detail as I said, oh that's accessible in the archives and a good opportunity. Now before we continue that there you'll also find the Forum where you can submit any question. Nothing is off limits. Everything will be addressed. Just some need to be wait their turn because other questions are of come earlier or a more timely. But please don't hesitate to use that opportunity and I frankly this this whole program feeds off your questions and your comments and your feedback and your critique as well. So since we're speaking about Rosh Hashanah is a few questions. I want to address that are connected. And here's the first question since a person's amount of income is determined on Rosh Hashanah. And that's a good motto and beta that says it clearly that everything that that is a nice of which is the food the sustenance of a person is determined on Rosh Hashanah from national team Kipper. So the question is does it make any difference how many hours we invest in work for that matter how much energy we invest in work? And more detailed. The question of Rights is it it is often said that a shame the size of Russian how much a personal make a year? So because of this people say that it doesn't make a difference how many hours you work? I believe I once heard you mention this and you possibly mentioned another Outlook something that gave me an aha moment, but I can't find it. I would be happy to know so yes indeed an episode 85 I discussed it at length from all the first up in Ziggler. What I really didn't go over the the niggler dick reasons Nicholas the talmudic reasons, but I went straight to the premier cetera from cities time from the alte but going through all that. I've been with speak about it, especially in countries the Mayan of the LeBaron shops. I'm not going to repeat it all because they're I discussed it in detail, but I will give the snapshot so it's an episode 85 and I should mention all these episodes how timestamp so if you go into the YouTube version you can actually go and on desktop or laptop. You can actually go straight to the section of the program where I discuss the topic briefly. There's a there's a seemingly a contradiction and some places. It says that Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur that determines the livelihood of a person but then we find That every day that's determined and that's why we pray every day for par NASA and for other blessings. So which one is it is a designated once a year or so Shauna going those days or an each day. So as I said, there are many different explanations see this explanation. Is that both are true based on that Amendment panel in our ceremonies are sort of my mother. She writes had my mother had had my armor. Each one says their opinion and they plagued it. They're not arguing and briefly it's understood as follows. Russia's everyone agrees. Rashanna with a Vanessa sun and no one disagrees. Rush's son is not a judgement day that designates these things and everyone agrees that every day we'd have so that you have to say that all opinions hold both. The question is what aspect is being drawn down Russia solid designates. Firstly Burundi is in language of Citizen that sillas. I'm Shackled what you going to be getting its allocated to you for the year. However, it may not yet be tangible and concrete and also may not come down. We don't know what shape and form is going to take. Is it going to be a blessing in children? Is it the best thing in livelihood is in the blessing and other matters? So each day determines number one concrete ties has it and number two the finds it into a sealed into real shape and form that it shouldn't just be spiritual should be concrete but it should also have a specific element to it, which of course includes that we could actually through that. Prayer each day actually increase even more than what our society designated because we have that ability to do so more at length. I discussed it back then but that's the brief answer that there's two parts to it was your son is like think of it like Russia Sun sends you the package. Like the central nervous system in the head you get everything you need for the entire year, but then you can have a very healthy had a very central nervous system. But God forbidden a limb may be weak so may not go to that limit may go to a different limb. The limbs are like the days of the year. So we need both in Rush is when the hum shock law is the general transmission designated for you is Manifest that new energy unprecedented energy and then each day it slim based on the prayers and based on what we Merit them based on. From factors how that will be concrete ties. And in other words that the flow from the central nervous system will actually reach each limb and a concrete way and not just remain morphus or main on defined and also take on shape and form at Sudan and Sudan as explained in these my modem as I said I discussed back then episode 85 next question. Which literally came in just today after we set slippers? When we say in slitters McNeese a document issued a command you whom are we addressing when we say this and what are we asking to be done in more specific? Rabbi Jacobsen in this little service. There is a paragraph beginning with Matheny said acronym have new recomme. No meaning calling to those that draw in compassion's have nice recommend to draw in our compassion to us. Whom are we addressing when we say this and what are we asking to be done? How is this different from idolatry in which case someone asks some intermediary such as the Sun or the Stars to help with something? for any clarification you could provide before Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur, so Quick Hardman. There are people already asked this question and I'll quote some of the sources and they discuss this the morale himself talks about it at length in in the Civil Salem the sieve have Vada chapter 12. And therefore as he says there he asks the questions the same thing why we why are we praying to Angels? Because that's what pastors much and he said that Ram is referring to Angels. That we are prayer should be going only Tasha. The Gomorrah actually says in the xiaomi broke has paid a test alif - now Olive if troubles come upon a person do not intrigued the angel on the call or the angel Gabriel rather intrigued me alone, and I will help you immediately. So that just compounds the question. Why are we speaking to Micronesia document which sounds like we're addressing an intermediary. So the morale says morale answers. That you're not addressing them. You're not beseeching them to ask your commanding them you're saying you're ordering them. You're telling them that since you are at the gate not asking you to ask I'm asking God, but since you're there, I'm asking you to intervene to make sure that their argument come to me. So it's not about cause she says it's achieve. We it's like a command an order to them. But then he says because of this issue. He says it's roof is Aurora Ikea - eh - mm. Yeah, mr. Data menu. Not acne severe acne Su Camino because her niece, ooh, sounds like that. They're drawing the compassion's he wants to suggest that the changing the new Smash me. It's really a schmeared Philistine. Oh Magnus edema. Yakhni pseudomonas a no same thing with prayer those that listen to our prayers. Yes Schmidt Philistine and make sure that the Philistines should be played at that they do it, but they make sure that it happens. I God does it and same thing with tears? Establish reliable cleaner that they should be Mossad make an effort and pray and requested that filter God should actually be fulfilled. So that's like requesting you can request anybody to help you in any given area. You're not asking them as some type of intermediary that some safer actually takes out the section from the slickest some safe, isn't it a crime in the Truvia? 166 kusum involve mean there's more than this topic. There's also a question about sholem aleichem some also questions from a lesson, but who needs the Sullen same question, but honey sound like the angels are blessing us and there are those that say that it's not really an issue because the fact that matter we do find that we've asked angels to to Advocate on our behalf. You find this is should I shoot him Rabe to seven She boldly Alexa talks about it in 282. And then of course you have yeah Covino who addressed the angels in prayer with his famous homologous ilac Amala how girl is she? He asked his Angel to watch over his children and Shabbos you'd base base 12 B and shook an article said hi. I'm co-founder of Dal 101 for so that addresses this issue and it's important to know that when we Davin shares. Mrs. I feel that some of the subject makes a whole explanation that we don't dive into speed us. We don't dive into attributes. We dive into God who works through these attributes. And that's why there was talk of one who said to them a Coble. He said the from the Charles Schwab has divorced some exotic sights and he misspelled the desert Enoch. I spray like the way that inner child phrase straight to God. I don't know all these stations and end of the day. We're not praying to any stations. God forbid. We praying to God but God transmits it through the channels in a way. It's connected a little to what we spoke before about the machine has whether it's Russia shot his mom should could or each day because they're too there's the concept of seared but it gives The shape and form of the Spheres have seared or they don't have to whether they have shape is all part of the discussion, but that I leave to those episodes that I've already discussed this matter. Okay, we have talked in general about intermediaries diving going to the oil or asking the debited Davin and all connected to this suji, but here the focus was reset acronym. So when we say in Phyllis when we talk about college College college, and we mentioned what the mallow him say, we're invoking since they are messengers we Want them to do their job to help the flow happen, but not that were asking them to do it. We're asking God to do it and they should either Advocate upon by a store and we asked them to do their job and make sure that the message is delivered properly. Okay? next Can we go call God a she in other words in the feminine so we might as well ask the same question. Can we go a call got a heat? Remember God is neither male or female? He's neither defined by any gender for that matter or gender in general or any definition? Lovey omeka limited zo Clow live in human company. The CEO Cloud God is not have any medals doesn't have any attributes. So this makes a whole thing about how old definitions all happen in the hood on the lower levels of it. You can't create any definition. You can't talk about any definition. No tell you I've no shape no form or undefined even the word undefined as I said some as as the rebel rishabh uses the expression still this activist little such Lila this lilz lilz Ashley. Those you can use any for term not he not she so then why do we use terms that are male a masculine because the Divine shows to manifest in different forms, just like we chose to manifest the Hesed. There's name which refers to the name kale or Indian gouda is shamed elokim or interfering shame hevea compassion. Same thing with the seven names the 7. Holy unerasable unerasable names So the same thing I shall manifest in different forms, just like we took a citizen are the goddess Laxmi and energy that's reveals himself and energy it reveals is appropriated and allocated for existence. So we say that the human beings created a Divine image male and female he created them. So that's when God shows and manifests Divine energy in Carter's bar who kuchibiru which is usually refers to the masculine Dimension and then there's the skin of his Into is refers to mouths. Oh and Marcus is he and she and in David in a Shabbos me to see for you know, who bought by your local Boy by you know, how bomb in each of the three prayers Friday night Shabbos day and shot and mintaka these three different Expressions one is, you know, kuba Kerry says referring to Shabbos but you see the feminine part of shop as you see the masculine than you see them both together. And that's when you have the union of the selam aleykum complete male and female so in truth, he and she are both not appropriate to use but in certain scenarios we use with the fur to God and the female the feminine sense and sometimes the masculine sometimes even when it comes to the cost and kala usually refer to God as the cost and the Jewish people the tail is the color, but sometimes the Shem is referred to as the collar. and other such references now as far as the discussion on the matter of of what exactly is the difference between the energy I would refer you to episode 247 where I spoke about the question was why so many prayers refer to God as he not as a she but but basically malkos is the she part the feminine that mentioned feminine energy. And as I said, could you predict who's the masculine? Okay, next question, which is not related. These are questions in order. I felt I have a little time so I can address and keep covering questions that have been asked over the years over the last So here's a question, which goes like this. I'm just saying because it's such a contrast to what I've read till now ear piercings if the reason the Tater forbids tattooing is because once body belongs to God why then is ear piercing or other body piercing allowed risk of for example, had a nose ring. Thanks. Okay. So topic I don't believe I just spoke about but I did speak about tattooing. I believe or in general mutilating oneself in the language of the red bars on the rambam because it's Nixon shock oldest brother. Who is God's Property. You can't touch you can't Pierce. You can't tattoo. You can't make marks or in any way deface God God's Property. Which includes of course also causing pain to God's Property self-inflicting pain is not acceptable as a Prohibition that ETA. Why you could say, I don't mind. I'm not affecting pain on others. I understand but why do I can't inflict on myself because it's not your property. So here the question is what about we see? You? See my said I have you just remind families women piercing their ears and we find the Taylor. That was the Envy of piercing. So actually there's a letter from the lab on this. I didn't like that which avoids having to go search and research it. So in the midst of it says 7th option members, that would be civil in the month of civil 1982. So the rebel says about recording making a piercing the ears for earrings. Which is mentioned in Tana, he says in the shade as slow as a regular thing. So is a common Mexicana common activity that women beautified themselves with jewelry. One of them was the appear earrings kids over I'll be shocked. Another crime is also abroad and see machine game. Oh 3 or 3 So the lab is words are better any common muscle tissue tunnel. Certainly the pleasure. That is Mimosa that is resulting from that beautification from that jewelry. God will surely better hugglebots. A.gov Bodega and Akiva is infinitely greater compared to the momentary pain. During the moment that you peers the air, which is just a regular key with the moment you pierce. The rebel continues of The Caine Mutiny who that's why it's permissible in with these two conditions big day law. It's someone that's older. Assume the reason because there they enjoy they know why they're doing it because they're enjoying that a child may not yet know it so this of course puts question. What about person is of young children some do that. So based on this letter it says big Gala again. It's not upset. You should talk to her over my spear, but I'm reading this letter and to the rabbit says there are those that beautify those that that put jewelry that put on earrings without making a without piercing. It's called clip-ons. Besides the parentheses since it's not that common but a DV cam primarily there's it sucks as there's a little pain every time from collection agent from squeezing the air. And then the rebel concludes because the tissues are made a hero in all of this ask a table that gives directives now just a row of but someone who's involved in actually giving directives and guidance in these type of matters. now look matters it seems the two of you may ask. What is the rubber mean? It seems like he's saying yes, it's acceptable even though there is it's not that common and it's the causes a little pain seems like they're in other words. That's another possibility but it seems piercing is even less painful because it's a one-time thing and it's smaller pain compared to the pleasure that comes out of it. So now the question of course is there's a question is answered. You're not causing yourself pain the pain the joy of it is your beautifying God's body. So even Those Gods body and you're never right to do anything to it. But here there's a there's actually causing joy and God wants you to experience Joy. The question is what about changing the way God gave you the body that's not really answered here. In other words. We're not talking about pain now causing pain mutilation any form of Mutilation piercing a whole but you could say because piercing the whole brings the joy, then it's not necessarily consider mutilation, or as a tattoo or other things maybe more. Halation now, you could say tattoo what happens if a person has a pleasure for my tattoo, so we don't find the Taylor people make that dues as a matter of fact the Tater answers it and but you do find the earrings. So that's why the rep explains it the way explains. Okay. Let's move on to the next question. As always if anybody has any additional material or ideas about this, please pass it on the table. So tell us a table and I'll share it on the form here on this program the future programs. Okay, how can I find An interesting question, how can I find kosher Jewish poetry to replace poetry coming from other sources? So here's the question as I said all kinds of questions. Some may be relevant to some of you some may not be but listen everybody ain't day is saying service people have different issues that they're dealing with so I try to cover the entire Spectrum. And here's what the writer writes a woman friend who is a composer of music and songs that are on the side that are on the side of kedusha is working on producing a set of music and song set to words of Rumi a sofa Sufi poet. I am close with her although she lives in eretz Israel and Israel and wrote to her the Methodist about how of Rome sent away his sons of Keturah to the east because they use their talents and their fathers teaching not for purposes of discussion. She answered that where is the Poetry from Taylor sources that will inspire her to compose. I was just trying to negate that she shouldn't use that type of poetry. So she's asking where can I find poetry from holy sources. I remember that there are great poets during the Golden Age of Spain, but I can't remember who they are and I'm hesitant to Google because of not knowing how to find kosher poetry. Could you help me find the translations that maybe some of the work to send to her. She's a leader of thousands of from women online and a very dear person to me. She has developed an aversion to rabbis and authority of Torah through being in an abusive marriage and Divorced I was encouraged that she might be open to listen to me about producing this music and singing it. I need a bibliography to Center. Okay, so I'll begin the bibliography here in this program and I hope some people can weigh in. I know many people who listen have have information and knowledge and are even involved in poetry music and art and so on. So please weigh in I'll just begin there's no lack of Jewish. Holy poetry. First of all going to Russia Hashanah Yom Kippur most of the prayers were written by the python python. Mmm. These were literally literally literally literally gists and writers of poetry written with a low base in all kinds of different ways of rhyme and so on. And this is so much part of the prayers, but will begin from the beginning double Tamela himself name is mrs. Sarah. The book of the hilum is a book of poetry it just in Hebrew and we don't always understand it. That's why we have good English translations, and there's so much poetry written later. That is based on Book of Psalms including the we have oh so she Reshiram We have Miss Lee. Proverbs we have Kellis and even acre which is a sad book Lamentations is also a form of poetically written and so many others who came the clown General Tater that have that element of poetry. We have of course as your shoe the shooter in person who caused this year that they sung and many other places you find shit is songs and hymns and poetry written that can be used then we of course have going later into the Middle Ages. The great literature says you mentioned and I'll just mention That come to terms and the Sun that come to mind that are that are some of the great ones that have become. They're there. They compose some of the greatest potm that we say in the divining including a solicitous and Rosh Hashanah Yom, Kippur and throughout the year and you have so we begin with just a few illogical ear is one of the famous ones. He was the sixth seventh century shmuel hanavi the 10th 11th century. Schlemmer been Gabriel 11th century Yehuda halevi, of course, 1112 Century Evan esident of Rome the heaven Ezra was an 11th 12th century and then you have from the rambam and from the ramban and obtainable High then you have that he's all who composed and different cabal him. It's not lacking you Friday night service called Ada and other places are Our have elements of that and really not lacking at all. This is just a short list is a lot more and I see no reason why you can't go there and look there and you find tremendous tremendous messages tremendous ways that we turns of phrase and all that is necessary in this context the language of poetry and music and song that is so much part of our prayers and our history and our culture and tradition. Okay. Next question, I guess this is going into the save him especially some cos Theta so is the question. Should women be drinking l'chaim do women have a Mitzvah to drink? Laughs? Hi - I'm Kristina and put him at the yada and other times through the year when we celebrate simcha as men do how about another occasion such as a bliss Shabbos Kiddush of Albanian men seem to find it appropriate to say like I'm a many occasions is a likewise appropriate for women to do the same what criteria would establish a difference between appropriate location for men and for women. I tried to search archive. I did not find any results. Maybe I don't know how to properly search on this website. Thank you. Okay. So hopefully this is a really dressed in halacha because it says I'm putting Hive in this Loop summer. Driving slips in their persons, which is Hive is mikheev has a responsibility. It's a Mitzvah to get drunk at the layout the kind of initial episode, but let's begin background in general men and women. We know that all these drinking just to drink is not a Jewish way, you know, not even via were punished for that. We know that drinking is to being regulated. There's a certain way and then of course when the Devil comes into picture and Alexander that I've been made for men As well that the drinking has to do with moderation. So let's not just give a license here that men find a woman but as far as women is even more restriction because of many reasons and I'll just quote from a few our lockers are is made him is mine him and rights. That even though women are responsible to this program and all the mitzvot support him. They're not responsible to to drink to get drunk under the Ada because ain't dead of notion, but she crus not the way of women is intoxication. Father Abba it's a nasal consonant is so common that can breathe bring to all kinds of tequila site all kinds of negative things. A woman is more refined than a man and many other ways her modesty specially recurring drinking is far more far more sensitive area. So this doesn't mean as I just said earlier that men can do whatever they want. That also has to be done with the with the moderation. But as far as this is this is what is passing by by pasukan. That I'm just read from medium is my name's Simon cathodic Simba also share with a levy they be my partner Haley cute steaming your test. He writes again regarding your question about women being responsible for the mistress says Lee did the Ancients aldolase child's Ibiza. My opinion is not even a question. This is not shared a woman the drinking part. And that's even he says even if you say the missile in general for men to is sharpest in our times, even if you'd say that and he brings from a bigger superstar Summer home and olives should be 65 a talks about the drinking women drinking wine as abundance and what came out of it and so can our Kevin as a seaman iron. Okay, and says even when her husband's with her this also this prohibition so this is bring from the me. Idiot Ainsley bring your Felicia abundance of wine is not nice for women elegant for a woman at very important and it's probably more on this topic. So I just wanted to bring that out and there's many many ways and I would add based on citizen Plymouth cetera. If something is says that a woman shouldn't do means that doesn't mean she doesn't have the qualities that come Out of it means she could have it without the drinking just like when we don't say Takin on Shabbos that help explain casabas campuses that was talking with accomplished just like Shabbos. We don't put on film because Shabbos itself is an office is a sign. So a woman is all week along. She's Malthus shaba. So she doesn't put on finish doesn't need it. She has it in eight innately. So the same thing here what is of the end of the day? It's not the wine. It's not the kind that does it. It's the spiritedness free spirit is the looseness the some expressing itself in a healthy and Kosher Way and a woman is able to achieve that without drinking. That's what you have to say. Then that the day when the river made exactly of the same men can also achieve it without extra drinking only small for small cups. And so on something we talked about other times. Okay. Let's now go to some follow-up. One follow-up I'm going to do. And that is that publishing pictures of women, which was two weeks ago the episode 276 and I think I followed up also in 277. Yeah, there are be Jacobson. Thank you for reading my questions, which I submitted several months ago regarding publishing pictures of women. Yes standards are important, but you did not address the second part of the question, which is how do we educate our children regarding this issue? Especially young girls. How do I tell my seven-year-old daughter that your friend's mother came be featured in From magazine. Also there's a real concern that of gross cannot view pictures of from female role models. They will only encounter pictures of females and secular media media and we don't want our girls to emulate them. I like what you said that if the pictures are to evoke Yiddish. Mm. I'm then they should be encouraged. I think we should publicize this standard as it is completely unfair that women who work so hard to dress with snis remembered sneezes the noun so new it's a new era is the adjectives should be banished from view from a from a form from from view for a from family audience. I think we also need to remember that is the men's prohibition to gaze at a woman in an inappropriate manner if we ban all women from photos and media, it gives the impression that either all from women are this tasteful or all from men will by default gays inappropriately at its renewal woman modest woman. Neither of those is true. So what is the point lowering the standards of our expectations? It seems taking that approach makes dressing with sneakers completely pointless. Thanks again. So I Have much to add I will just comment on what you said number one is there are many communities and there are many different Publications that are talking about is not going to change their mind even though they should baby review it and how to do it properly. Secondly, the issue is not just magazines and pictures. There's a focus on sneeze in general with a very harsh approach also is a turn-off for many young girls and women, so it's not just whether there is a picture in a magazine or not. And there's a solution approach to its knees which we've talked about a number of times. Times in this program you can look it up. I don't have here the episodes but it's easy to find by searching Alex ich approach of what it means to be a dignified person. So I think the issue you're describing is goes far beyond the Magazine's it's a general attitude to women and how we look at women and how we how we talk about sneers and we talked about provocation instead of talking about dignity. So I think the way to talk to a seven-year-old is all inclusive about all of it that God created you in the Divine image. You have a The beauty as a divine creature women have initially a few have a particular level of beauty as we've talked about in the past. So this talks about Malcolm's having a particularly a fee. That's why we have qualities like you fast tailor your fast mother the beauty of our employees are matriarchs. It's a positive. I've talked about the rebel dollar speaking to the former beauty queen of Israel. And secular heavily. If it doesn't mean that I bet says that kind of a fee are not valuable because we see if I stay if I smile it means if there's nothing else it's only external superficial Beauty, then it's heavily and shake her shackle and Havel. However, if it's filled with the pewter with the pure solna soulfulness and the neshamah of it then yes, then then it goes along with it. So that has to be taught to everyone from the youngest of age not to see beauty or to see in general the sexuality intimacy as an ugly dirty thing. There are things to be done in private because of their Holiness like the holy of holies, but it's because of all they have all these now because it's ugly or distasteful or because we can't look at it or it's going to provoke there is elements of provoke provocative. But if it's only focused on that, you're always going to have problems sighs. I can't as I said going to create a policy now for all magazines and newspapers and so on. Number one everyone has their own authorities, whether they're saying the right thing or not, but that's where they listen to number two. As I said before it's nice and these matters should be determined each Community according to the standards regardless of what standards there are and how they address this and view this everybody should lift sneeze into a positive area not being something of fear and provocation and how ugly we are or how promiscuous and how low people can fall but like anything that there was the citizen must instead of talking about how low human Beings are talk about how great we can become how great God is. God bless our kale. That doesn't mean we ignore the more darker side, but it's never the main focus because then what you do is you create the neurosis and you create the guilt and you create more problems always the focus on the positive. Look how beautiful you are. That beauty should be reserved and preserved for the right place for the right time and so on. Look how powerful certain energies are and we do it that way it will you uplift a person and secondly, you give them a much more healthy approach to all these matters as far as Role Models. Look if you have control over magazines and newspapers that are publishing if it's done the proper way. We spoke about this then yes, it could be a good role, especially if it's magazines or newspapers for women women for women, then absolutely and just like we find in schools or in plays. and different place presentations girls camps and girls schools you have them there's music and there's song and there's art and there's images and so on because they're obviously there's no men around and and there's no question there should be healthy role modeling feminine and female role models okay access to this question we have to ask students questions both related to this period in time one is creation is it in tissue date or innocent so we have a moccasin gemara let me show another loser the tissue a new behalf a telenovela El Amor behalf a northern Israel but this rainy real more business in Israel which technically means that the 25th of L was the World created and then Richard the sixth day of Adam and Eve as I mentioned before or is it half a other and then the sixth day would be risqué - Neeson would be the equivalent of the creation So that's a mclucas. So spot him go and talk about this and they say that there is actually no Mark Lakers. They both are talking about two different dimensions of creation. So the so there's a cold from the lab which the river brings. from the case for a diesel You know, let's start the other way around the taste was tasteless in Russia sound of cough. I think says that Marsh over the world was created by Max Weber was created in. To say that in other words God's thought big of creation began in tissue. And the actual pale was in this that's what it says in tasteless. Just checking for the 4th actual Daffy. Yeah, I believe it's what I said. Okay. Now here's the thing there's in karbala and he's fat. He's all in the shadow cavernous. We exact place in you know Shoshanna the first Deluge he also talks about and ask the question. That seems unlikely consummate. Serious. Is it here or that which one was it? How could they argue about it? And there are private. Alright, it was quoting from he says Here's a couple de cancer and then he says the difference is pretty me Salem is a container sailings, but then he asked something strange Lawson. He says like he ball team and made his how I did not receive. I didn't hear from my teacher meaning from that result, which is her chains. And which is polygamists. But then the commentaries on the shark Ivana Chemin sawsan and nonchalant. all talk about this and they say from other places from the way the gemara brings proof that below the numbers and I'm you sure it's a it becomes obvious that that's a near Salem is the outer dimension of existence was created on Shoshanna and the inner Dimension was created on in this Which of course seems to contradict what it says and tasteless because tasteful says my shovel was created which seems like pretty Mia's on tissue day and could say knees and Imperial manage. My super bill was missing which seems like it's saying this. So this is a whole issue. That the rebel first addressed in the quota seek is hailing valid for the volume page 1293 and he brought the deities are and then he said that according to the commentary is that it is a it's Allah. He says these were a little bit kind of error code means it's the same vein as the tasteless and that's how it was printed for years. Interruption llama drove partial responses meaning which was my first name of organization or institution isn't the rebel spoke about this topic and addressed it and the preparing the are not of the money from the ones that wrote the has the ask them a question that what you mean inaudible kanakas there before some of that is our seem to contradict what it says and tastes and the rebel roll on the know that I've been waiting. I think it said they have 13 14 years for someone to ask this question. And the lab explained yes is true that the taste was technically has is different but there's a elements in taste was that are similar to that is on that is at the first of all these two Creations. The question is which one comes first. Do you start by speaking from tissue day and then like the taste was says tissue a would be Microsoft Word and then this one would be An action or if you start counting from this sense, and this one would be pretty me is and teach today is Chris anus. So this is printed in the anarchist. You can look it up how the rubber reconciles to some extent in other words. There's a similarity to taste was that there's two Creations. The question is only one order and the never rode the soul up in a note to explain at all. Okay. And brings also from other places that sometimes we count we start counting from Nissen and then premiums would come first because you always say that that yeah, okay. So bottom line is we have to them two elements in creation and it seems like a most places the way to approach it is that that Nissen is the previous of the world is created and the tissue is that it's a nice of the world which of course they're that ever spoke about the quality of polygamy has companies brings in the deeper Cavern of the simcha and so on but regarding element issue where we are now is that actual existence. When do we say the year begins this and we say was like the like the mission of the Metro says we shall Could be a piece of raw potato and Bistro. That's when you have the shaders Gula which is K this innocent is Gola, but it's a become neighbors to chose the world each. That's when he created tishrei, which is the creation of the world like with says in other places from that kada than tissue day is the rashanna of say that Ava of nature the changes of the world and this is the Russian of seder of decent bike nice in the month of Nisan Miracles, which is the premise of the world. So we have a Reconciliation between these to and I spoken about it briefly in episodes 205 and 255 a second question exclude. This is from the from he tossed from the just a few days ago two days ago. So the fetus was sensible was the end was the end of Get a cicada stead Zion. So there he says they only got is there is dedicated to those that even though they may not have that much money. But he hears that out that be here. They're not giving stoker. He speaks about the great quality of giving sadaqa, even when you yourself may not be completely living in luxury. But at least you have more than what the other only that deserves this Dock and one of the things that have altered that brings among the different virtues of his luck at the end there he brings the poster commission Ali you tests design 19:17. What does it say? Malviya champagne and all? Ugh Malayalam is fully solemnly. What does that mean a person whose Canaan doll who's kind and gives to a proper. It becomes millat Mal Mal vashem. He becomes like a man who is becomes like a someone who's lent money to Hashem Hashem becomes now indebted to you as a lever Zone isn't dead is also a debt but more and then it says and he will repay you with with will repay you your reward and Alter their bags because flying multifold reward and that's whiz this from the de modern Bob acid a feud. So former Olive talks about this topic that actually goes even stronger and says that if it wasn't for this plastic cover Yahoo! Could say such a thing angered. The gods are Laver that regard becomes indebted to us and we know that a lot of the other parts of commission Ali is in debt yzma Schubert. He's bound to the mouth. He's like in a sense. He's indebted to me. He's bound to him. He's like there is dependent on him. And then this desired a freshman he on the alpha, I believe Sarah to Baku day. Yeah, 255 a we brings the word that can fly. So that's what Ultra but takes that idea from and that's what he's talking about. The my love's sake that we leave by minimum name. I mean we believe completely that God is our becomes are alive at us. Imagine. What kind of statement that is. There's an urban feel like test of the quickest safest in this office talks about passion. That's mother sometimes. As Delk is like apricot that God entrusts a wealthy person. He gives him money in a way God is giving him a loan there doesn't say the word lump according. He gives it to him that he should be wise enough to share it with others. So that ever says is different levels of stuff. Sometimes also the dock is referred to as a gift but here the question. So the question is asking okay since charity is considered a long to God and and isn't God's manifold repayment of form of libous interest if God is the one that's indebted. So I'll Ava Is not a lot of pay interest and and not the mall. There's not a lot of take interest and the liver is not allowed to give interest. It's forbidden. So that's the question that is asked. so the obvious answer when you think about it is that The money then go to Russia. The money went to the porpora Hashem is saying I'm taking upon myself that if you give it to him, I will be indebted to you. It doesn't say it was on condition that I'll give it to you on condition. God the man the person giving the doctors. I'll give it on condition that God will give me the Rebus. Or God is saying I'm going to pay you Rebus. I'm going to pay you interest I want to do it psycho. They can thank you. You do talk. I'll give you a gift. I'll give you more than you gave so technically you could argue that's not really exhibits and especially if you know the how long for that Locker says that if a Thomas Holcomb wants to repay somebody he's allowed to. Can we not talk about and condition why cuz he knows the boundaries of what rebuses what is not that's not luck that I'm brings it necklace Moldova leave. So taking all that into account it wouldn't apply over here. But in addition to that I actually looked it up and I found inspiring talk about this obviously silent on you. It's on the possible. So there is a safer Knuckles Benjamin from our GitHub in Jama Zev from Landsberg and it's cited in the data cell Yahoo, and the possibility of a Ka-Bar Evian of the vanish. Hi. He cites it and he talks exactly about this and he talks a different ways. First of all, he says that maybe it's not keep should they deposit come alive and mouthy Hashem is not talking about God's action. God is saying just as a malva. I saw a waiver songs and that is going to is has to repay you I'm guarantee you that you'll be repaid. So it's also long a like a muscle not actually saying that is that they burst as the din of our locker of a saint who owes a debt. But then he says that's not a perfect interpretation because that means it's not you're not transferring the posted. Literally you could also say that she and other commentaries interpreted differently, maybe because of this problem. So he goes on to bring halacha about it. And he says that that's why it says in the parsec he about avian. The person can be a Spartan. It says that there was a Evian you should give him charity and you should not take libous and this explains. That's why because they burst is saying I will be the one that gives you and that's Ashley. Ah and Ashley it is not cry. Even the problem especially at wants to give you the best he can that's really brings their from Allah. He also brings the din of the Thomas hauk. It needs a little more even but I'm just citing this is from Knuckles Benjamin. and He also has another point he could not say the answer that me adamandeva cholon. God gives us everything when I talk about God is able to go out. He owns everything. So it's not like you are in any way. What if he decides he wants to give he's giving up his own plane and everything even instructor we give is God giving us the ability to give that ducky says now some are and some layer. I'm quoting straight from Knuckles Benjamin. So since they were stones at all, there's no question altogether about this subject matter because the whole thing of Rebus is you don't want to suck out money from someone that is needs it. So personally needed a loan the Mitzvah is you're not forced to take Rebus give them the loan. They don't repay the loan and that's it. But they be should doesn't have that issue and especially that he's doing it at his own ruxin is not doing it as a condition part of it. So I think when you include all this together, you have a pretty solid answer one more place. I found that discussed. Is a safer called barely it's called from the beautiful commit arson. So he takes a similar approach it brings you to a mesh. I'm not sure what it says there. It's like the busy says. She says this is like a bezel engineer dunas chrisandem that if you make a condition that you have to pay it. In a certain way it's not considered abuse. That's what he brings there. She says clear that Ashley my Buscemi's birthday Masada here at Masada Hazard. It's not due to responsibility. Like I mentioned earlier is because that's what he wants to do. So from the point of view of The Giver of Charity, he's giving he's has a certain confidence. He can trust because God is going to repay him. But from the point of view are some it's from God. It's not an element of Rebus. It's an element of knesset. This is a posthumous spot him from the area talk. Okay, interesting topic. Let us now move on to the final three at the three essays of this week. This is all from the essay contest 2019. Three essays one in English to and Hebrew. The first one is plagued by indecision how to make the right choices later Goldman age 21, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma good so Oklahoma City contributing see this for many decisions are hard to make people shy away from making decisions asking others to pitch in and close Charles choose for them. They leave it to fate. They don't make changes because it's too difficult to decide which way to go. They overthink the options repetitively is this right or wrong good or bad anxiety and stress result and the options are Over so many times that people wind up getting stuck in a cycle of missed opportunities and I'm productivity and stagnation. This essay is based on the premise that the Torah is a blueprint for life and I believe by fulfilling his directives one lives their best life. The question is how to know. What is right or wrong when it comes to Everyday choices and goes on to say City's defines the very core of a person's makeup and a step by step way three steps differentiate between The Godly and the animal voices inside oneself determined number to determine wants Lengths and immediate opportunities number three seek the guidance of a mentor and using these three steps with nice anecdotes and stories really develops a whole tree of tools of how to deal with indecision how to make decisions in life. Very well done. Thank you for that. And this essay is posted as we speak at City supply.com. You look at the essays. You'll see the latest essays posted subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter, which is interesting material every week refreshing stimulating provocative and we'll also send you notifications of all these essays as they're posted SSA one next essay a little marker the three moderators how not to procrastinate and push off to tomorrow. Steps Danny five-ish age 19 diarrhea is rayul a student seminar based on its fat. Okay. Why do it now when you can push it off to tomorrow says that inner voice inside of us the minutes move on the days and months pass and we feel like we have time all the time in the world. What's the big thing if you push it off? And then you end up being someone that procrastinates or something that just lazy. And then talks about but time is valuable everything you push off is a tremendous loss. So this goes on to talk about how can you do that three steps of how you to avoid procrastination and delaying and pushing things off to good analysis psychological analysis. First of all in secular psychology, and then the Taylor psychology of what we can do to fight that tendency. Appreciating the gift of life and the gift of time the quality of life understanding the value of each second. Kaiser's in the passion and desire to commit the things. And much more zombies are fundamental self confidence and security knowing the importance of what you need to accomplish in this world. Again, another excellent essay, which goes into detail very well done and the topic we all can use Direction and guidance on advice and finally essay. Number three ancient novakovich medium of a - you know, there's nothing as as consistent as change broker rothenburg age 19 hadera Israel students in seminar based can extract some seminar. Okay. Think they print actually published the s In the book and gave an honored that in there being that Seminary. Okay. So Begins by talking exactly on this topic about different changes in our lives the things we are lacking and we feel we're lacking. And goes on to explain the importance of change and when you embrace it and you navigate it. You actually can reach tremendous Heights. So it's not about finding it. It's about really navigating and understanding the importance of change and how change can bring two growth and the same time finding those consistent foundations that keep you balanced. So you have to have both those solid things and the things that are over growing and ever flexible and change another excellent essay. Thank you for that. These again are top essays and all the essays were really good essays. But these were still dealing with the top six sixty seventy essays and I thank you for writing them and for me publicizing them availability to everybody us publicizing them for all of you and benefit in every possible way and it's a great honor to be able to publish them on our site and they get exposure and again, Anyone has comments on this or other topics. We speak about of questions that have not been addressed. Feel free to go to our completely Anonymous format meaning at this. It has applied.com. Let me wish you now they will not be a program next Sunday night because it will Shona the next one will be at Yom Kippur, especially in Cooper addition into Sunday's from now. So let me wish you all a sieve of Seema Teva the Shana Tova masuka be blessed in every possible way the general categories of Health life children those I need to find Shadow him financial documents the least amount of aggravation and all with abundance. A livelihood successful Panacea and we should be finally some Sage noise produced soon. As PDF option has produced the year of redemption of gokula even before Rosh Hashanah comes and I will see you in the next new year. It's been an honor through this year and through previous years doing this program and feel refreshed and we will also bring a rare hunters and new energy unprecedented energy into my life because it has supplied and together as partners. Let us spread the see this teaches. It has learned to this teacher this practice it is And finally fulfill mashiach's words to the Baal Shem Tov. I will come when your Wellsprings will spread outward everyone have a very good convention to your thank you.
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