2021-03-16 – LH2 – OC2 – Birkas HaReyach 4 – Paragraph 11-13 – Birur HaMedameh – Future Song of Wonders and New World of Moshiach – Why No After-Blessing on Fragrance

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Rabbi Nasan Maimon. Birkhas HaReyach. Birur HaMedameh (clarifying illusions) through drawing close to Tzaddikim – the “Future Song of Wonders” – the new world during the era of Moshiach -why there’s no after-blessing on fragrance.

00:00 – PARAGRAPH 11. Birkhas HaReyach 4 is based on Likutey Moharan 2, Torah 8. Birur HaMedameh (purity of imagination) through drawing close to Tzaddikim – the “Future Song of Wonders” – the new world during the era of Moshiach – Birur HaMedameh – why there’s no after-blessing on fragrance.
16:00 – Blessings said before and eating eating bread.
20:27 – QUESTION about Olam HaBah (the future world) and Eretz Yisrael. RESPONSE: Olam HaBah and Eretz Yisrael are one. Shabbos is above the concept of time, Eretz Yisrael is above the concept of place.
23:40 – PARAGRAPH 12. Blessings on food and drink. Why there’s no after-blessing on fragrance.
28:00 – PARAGRAPH 13. Blessings of food and drink.
*31:50 – Faith is clarity about what is true. “Vechol HaMa’aminim” recited on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
32:54 – NOTE about Rabbi Rosenfeld z”l‘s faith in the Tzaddik Emes. [Clip ends at 33:52.]
36:56 – The main way to strengthen emunah (faith) is through speaking words of faith.
38:54 – QUESTION about saying blessings aloud.
*42:35 – QUESTION and RESPONSE about the silent scream and the process of hisbonenus/hisbodedus as an aspect of ChaShMaL (spiritual energy).
44:54 – NOTE about the COVID virus increasing our appreciation for the sense of smell.
45:42 – QUESTION about blessing said before smelling a pleasant fragrance.