Two-Factor Authentication and Spiritual Liberation: Understanding Sacrifice and Forgiveness Through Rochel's Act

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Ever get annoyed by the necessity of two-factor authentication to check an email or do some banking? What if I told you it could teach us a profound lesson about sacrifice and forgiveness? This episode takes you on a fascinating journey, linking this pesky modern-day protocol to the biblical narrative of Yaakov, manipulative Laban, and the beyond-selfless Rochel. We highlight how Rachel's giving away the "password" to protect her sister becomes a powerful lesson of sacrifice.

This episode continues to dive deeper, exploring how Rachel's sacrifice echoes through time, providing spiritual assistance. We reference the Midrash in Eicha, where Rachel's plea to Hashem brings mercy and spares the Jewish people. This brings us to the concept of Vatronus - the self-sacrifice of giving in and its profound spiritual power. Wrapping up with the wisdom of Reb Chaim Kanievsky, we challenge you to reevaluate the costly nature of holding onto anger. Get ready to attain a new level of understanding about letting go of grudges and embracing the liberation granted by forgiveness.

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It's such a pet peeve of mine, I can't stand it.

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And I'm just simply trying to check some emails or do some banking, sign in with my password, and they say sorry, your password is unavailable, now we need two factor authentication.

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We've sent a code to your phone.

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My phone's never around and finally, when I get it, sorry, the code hasn't expired and now you need a different code.

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It never works.

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What I wanted to do was just check some emails, but to no avail.

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To factor authentication oh, thank you.

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But I guess it does have its perks that it keeps the scammers out.

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It seems even Yakovovino actually enabled to factor authentication when he tried to protect himself from being duped by this infamous scam artist and con man named Laban.

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He told Rachel here are these special signs that under the chupa, I will make sure that it's you a two factor authentication.

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This is the password.

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So tell me if I say is it you?

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Tell me the three mitzvos that are unique to Jewish women and I'll know.

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But I haven't been directing.

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It really is.

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But when Rachel that night saw that her father was sending Leia to the chupa, rachel, in the most selfless and epic action, mama Rachel gave away the signs so that Leia should not go out, labusha or lecherpa Be embarrassed.

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She gave away everything.

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It's hard to comprehend the selflessness of Rachel.

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She thought that she was never going to be able to be with Yakovovino.

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You have to understand that Yakovovino is that perfect brisk or isheva bacher that comes around once in a blue moon.

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No, the greatest of all time.

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And all Rachel wanted was for Ruchnius to mother the shevatim.

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And now she was going to be stuck with a nerdy, swindling, older, red hairy brother named Asav or who else knows what's supposed to be.

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But Rachel said sorry, I love my sister.

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I'm going to give away the sounds, give away the password.

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There's something so powerful about Vatronus.

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The story has come to our aid and assistance throughout time.

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We find the Medrish in Eichel, right at the beginning, that when Hashem was going to bring some destruction to the Jewish people, when all of the other stood up and delivered their message, why Hashem should hold out a bit longer and not punish the Jewish people?

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Hashem didn't listen to anybody.

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But then Kovtzerachel and Rachel said Hashem, remember for what I did, when I gave over the signs and immediately Nescaldo Rachemim.

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That, so to speak, appeased Hashem and brought about mercy.

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Vatronus, the self-sacrifice of giving in is so powerful and I don't begin to try to understand the depth of it and why it has such powerful and efficacious spiritual forces that come from somebody giving in.

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But I do know that the great Rebchayn Kaniyevsky said that you can tell a person's IQ by his level of Vatronus.

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Because it's never worth it to hold a grudge.

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How many times have we heard the horrible, nauseating stories of siblings that don't talk because somebody couldn't be Mavatsar about some money?

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Yes, it was a lot of money, but at what cost?

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You now don't have a relationship with your brother or your sister or all of their kids.

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It's a ain't no Kadi.

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It's not worth it.

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You don't talk to that person because they stole a parking spot for you from you five years ago.

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Vatronus, it means even, I guess, if you have no reason to even give in.

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But it's just not a smart idea.

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It's a terrible investment to hold a grudge.

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What do you gain?

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Fairly anything.

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What have you lost?

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Times, absolutely everything, even the Vater.

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