Ein Yaakov 006b – Shabbat 49-53 – Tefillin – Miracles

Ein Yaakov – Shabbat 49-53 – Tefillin – Miracles – Income – Ashrei – Key to Parnassah – Income – Tzniut – Modesty – Speaker: Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld zal. (Recorded in 1970.)

• 00:00 Shabbat 49. The mitzvah of tefillin signifies belief in HaShem in a very powerful way, similar to the observance of Shabbat.
• 00:56 The miracle of Elisha Baal Knafayim – “Elisha – Master of Wings” and how he got his name (Shabbat 49a).
• 09:46 The miracle of a man who was able to nurse his infant child when its mother died (Shabbat 53).
• 11:23 Parnassa – livelihood – is as difficult as the miracle of dividing the waters of the Red Sea. Only HaShem Himself has the key to parnassah.
• 13:47 *The importance of saying “Ashrei” (Tehillim 145) three times a day. Kavanah (focus, intention, sincerity) is necessary when saying the verse פותח את ידך ומשביע לכל חי רצון “You open Your Hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.”
• 14:37 Tzniut – modesty. Story of the tzaddik who didn’t notice that his wife had only one arm. Rabbi Chiya said this is a credit to the husband. (Shabbat 53).

Indexing and Notes by S.Y. Wurtzel.