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Cyber Farbrengens — 17 - alumni letters - yisro 5786

Выпуск: Cyber Farbrengens — 17 - alumni letters - yisro 5786. Темы: family_education, chassidus_hashkafa, holidays, health_mind, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, хасидут, хасидский взгляд, chassidus, hashkafa, חסידות, השקפה, пурим, песах, ханука, суккот, yom tov, פורים. While the malochim may have no right to judge us or criticize us, we have to ask ourselves, does it make sense, as we’re at the doorstep to geulah (just as the Yidden in our parsha were at the doorway to mattan Torah), that every single step should be so fraught with dissent and discord? The following story is recorded by R’ “Folle” Kahan: The Baal Shem Tov wanted to perform the mitzvah of serving talmidei chachomim, and he requested of “heaven” that he be informed who are considered the talmidei chachomim of the generation, so that he might fulfill this mitzvah by serving them. Presently, the rebbetzin of R’ Ephraim came in, and when she noted the extreme heat in the room, she immediately began to scold and berate her husband mercilessly (she was either very intolerant of heat, or, more probably, was very intolerant of her husband being comfortable). When R’ Ephraim noted the pain of the Baal Shem Tov, he comforted him, saying: “Don’t feel bad, sometimes a great benefit can be derived through having a difficult wife, as is illustrated in the following incident that I personally experienced: [And the gaon went on to relate to the Baal Shem Tov]: “Once I was in heaven, and I witnessed a soul from this world being brought before the heavenly tribunal. The beis din shel maaloh began to examine his deeds, and found much fault, and they began to judge him; ‘why did you commit all of these aveiros?’ ‘why were you lax in your performance of all of these mitzvos?’ The accused, however, continued to maintain his innocence throughout the trial, presenting the same “defense” for each and every charge: ‘it was not my fault, it was all because of my difficult wife!’ ‘This aveiroh was because of my difficult wife!’ ‘These mitzvos, my wife prevented me from fulfilling’, 3 One malach, a prosecuting angel, stood at the side, and became enraged at this defense, and began to shout at the poor soul: ‘What kind of an excuse is this? This is a totally unacceptable defense, and you are fully responsible for all of your actions!’ [The angel apparent

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Cyber Farbrengens

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6 февраля 2026 г.

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39

Темы: family_education, chassidus_hashkafa, holidays, health_mind, parsha_commentary