Sept. 8, 2023

The Passionate Echoes of Torah Study: Unleashing the Spiritual Fire (Netzavim Vayeilech)

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Season 5

Have you ever wondered why a bustling Yeshiva study hall during Seder time sounds more like a lively debate club than a silent library? Brace yourself for a profound exploration into the heart of a vibrant, loud, and energetic group Torah study, where the sounds of passionate debates ricochet off the walls, igniting a spiritual fire within the participants. The journey takes us deep into the transcendent wisdom of the Rav Eliyahu Dessler and the teachings of the Torah. 

We explore why vocalizing interpretations and discussions, as emphasized in the Gamara, is a powerful tool for spiritual growth, bringing the Torah closer to us and making it more accessible. It's an enlightening discussion that reveals the secret connection between the spoken word and the soul's activation. The seemingly chaotic environment is not just noise but a spiritual trigger that fires up our souls. Get ready to see the vibrant world of Torah study in a whole new light.

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If you've ever had the merit of being in a Isheva building inside of the base medrash during Seder time, you may have been shocked to notice that it's rather loud.

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At times the decibel level can hurt the eardrums and one corner.

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You see Moishi and Yankee right in the face screaming I think Rashi means like this and then Ruvane and Shimon across the base medrash saying Tosus is really going in this way and Exosus like this.

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And it's hard for you to understand because it doesn't seem like a very sensible or prudent idea to have everyone in the same room trying to read a book, but then they're all screaming.

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It seems like there's such racket in here.

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I can't hear myself think why doesn't it look more like a library?

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Well, that question comes before this truthfully transcendent and mysterious idea from the great Michtamelei Yahu Rebelli Yahudesta.

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You see, the Torah gives us a mitzvah in parshash nitsavim and Hashem says the mitzvah, this mitzvah I'm giving to you today.

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It is not hidden from you, it is not far away from you, it is not in the heavens, it is not across the seas, it is right here, it is close to you, it is extremely near, it is in your mouth and it is in your heart to do it.

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This is referring to the mitzvah of Torah.

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Rashi says Torah is in the mouth and the heart to do it.

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Now we understand why it's in the heart to do it, because if you can muster up the courage and the determination in the heart, you'll probably transmit that into action.

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But it's in the mouth.

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Yeah, listen to this.

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Eov tells us that man was created to toil.

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And the Gamaransan, hedron 99 B, asks toil of the mouth or toil of the body?

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The Gamar says toil of the mouth.

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Well, what type of toiling of the mouth?

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Conversational toiling or toiling of Torah of the mouth?

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And the Gamar concludes lo yamush, lo yamushu mi piha.

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Yeshua said that the Torah should never cease from your lips.

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That tells me that Torah of the mouth is what it means.

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A toiling of the mouth is how Torah comes about.

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See, the secret is is that the mouth and talking about it galvanizes the soul and strengthens the heart.

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In order to jump into Torah, it opens you up to it.

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The Torah is actually commanded to be learned and to be taught.

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To be taught to speak about the Shinantum, levonachah, and then give it over in phrases, audible phrases, to your children.

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Your mouth is like the starter in the car that turns your engine on, with the Torah says Therefore, it is beficha, it is in your mouth, ubel Vavchan, it's in your soul.

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I so so to do it, but we yell about it and we talk about it.

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Emanthiki Adaber, it's a secret here, but when you want to have excitement in your main, yehey shmei rabbal, you scream it out Because it turns your soul on, it activates the spiritual side of you.

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Maybe this is why you're of Salant or said, we learn Musur with burning lips and with an elevated soul.

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You talk about it, you say it, and this mouth and our ability to speak is one of the most powerful forces and faculties that we can harness to activate our soul.

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So, yes, it is close to you.

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So talk about to, yell about to audibly with excitement and turn your soul on to doing his hands warm.