2021-01-03 – LH2 – OC2 – Birkhas HaMazon 3 – Para. 9-10 – The “Tzaddik” Present in the Chanukah Lights; Leader of the Generation; Serving Hashem Even Under Oppressive Governments

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Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. This halakha is based on Likutey Moharan 34.
00:00 – PARAGRAPH 9. The aspect of “tzaddik” present in the Chanukah lights.
08:07 – PARAGRAPH 10. Defeating the evil misconceptions of Greek culture every year through the mitzvos of Chanukah.
15:33 – QUESTION about Reuven losing the authority over his brothers.
16:17 – Why did the Greeks want Am Yisrael to “write on the horns of an ox” that they “have no portion” in Hashem? Reference to parshas Zos HaBerakha.
29:48 – NOTE heard from Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld z”l.
35:05 – Beis Yud Tes in AtBaSH is shemen – oil, which alludes to tikkun habris.
39:40 – QUESTION and RESPONSE about shmiras habris during the time of the Beis HaMikdash.
*41:00 – QUESTION about tefilah “Who am I to tell Hashem what to do?” RESPONSE: example of shalom bayis. When you make Hashem’s will your will, He becomes your partner in meeting challenges.
49:00 – QUESTION about trying to keep the mitzvos of the Torah even while under the rule of oppressive governments.