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Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 8.
*6:23 – A tzaddik answers a person according to how their question is presented.
24:48 – Account from the Kokhvey Ohr about Reb Mordechai m’Neshkiz who advised one of his students to buy a building. The story illustrates how essential it is to receive the guidance of a true tzaddik to be able to withstand the confusion caused by forces of evil (an aspect of Pharaoh).
30:37 – QUESTION – Were the meraglim considered the tzaddikim of the generation? If so, why was Am Yisrael held so accountable?
34:05 – Story of how R’ Nasan of Nemirov wouldn’t give up seeking the best possible advice from Rebbe Nachman.
36:56 – Incident in Rabbi Maimon’s life when Rabbi Rosenfeld z”l advised him about parnassah. Rabbi Rosenfeld encouraged his students to work and learn.
44:33 – PARAGRAPH 9. Fasting during a drought to bring rain. Emunas chochomim (faith in true rabbis) is essential to faith in Hashem. Receiving advice from a true tzaddik repairs the soul. An example of this is when Hashem revealed the Yud Gimmel Midos HaRachamim to Moshe Rabbeinu to remedy the sin of the Golden Calf. The Yud Gimmel Midos correspond to the 13 Principles through which the Torah is acquired.
55:51 – QUESTION – The “13 points of the beard” refer to the 13 Attributes of Hashem’s Mercy/Kindness.
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