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[#995] Yisro: When Silence is Heard
Rabbi Shimon Semp, Rosh Yeshiva Talpios inspires through bringing Jewish spiritual concepts, with Chassidic Torah teachings down to earth. Collecting anecdotes, sayings, and Divrei Torah from Chabad, Breslav, and other Hasidic masters and Rebbes. Lis...
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02/02/2018

[#993] Yisro: Debates don't work. Stories do.
Rabbi Shimon Semp, Rosh Yeshiva Talpios inspires through bringing Jewish spiritual concepts, with Chassidic Torah teachings down to earth. Collecting anecdotes, sayings, and Divrei Torah from Chabad, Breslav, and other Hasidic masters and Rebbes. Lis...
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02/01/2018

[#992] Yisro: Where the Tzaddik is dreying zich
Rabbi Shimon Semp, Rosh Yeshiva Talpios inspires through bringing Jewish spiritual concepts, with Chassidic Torah teachings down to earth. Collecting anecdotes, sayings, and Divrei Torah from Chabad, Breslav, and other Hasidic masters and Rebbes. Lis...
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01/31/2018

[#991] Yisro: You're A Stranger In America
Moshe Rabbeinu had two children, the first one he named Gershon - because I was a stranger in a foreign land, the second one he named Eliezer because Hashem saved me back in the days of Pharaoh. All the Meforshim ask: Well, first, Hashem saved him...
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01/30/2018

[#989] Yisro: Can you thank Hashem - for helping others?
Who was the first person who said: “Thank You, Hashem”? It was Yisro. He said Thank you Hashem for saving the Jews! וַיֹּאמֶר יִתְרוֹ בָּרוּךְ ה' אֲשֶׁר הִצִּיל אֶתְכֶם מִיַּד מִצְרַיִם וּמִיַּד פַּרְעֹה - ‘Yisro said, 'Praised be G-d, who rescued...
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01/29/2018

[#759] Yisro: Who Shouldn't You Rob From??
In Kotzk they said: לֹא תִּֿגְנֹב - Don’t rob yourself. מען טאר זיך נישט בא’גנב’נען. I’m not sure what they meant, but what it means to me is לֹא תִּֿגְנֹב - ‘Don’t rob yourself of beautiful moments. Every time you carry anger, resentment, compli...
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02/17/2017

[#758] Yisro: When You Remember Why You Were Saying Something In The First Place
Sometimes we get so busy doing what we need to do that we forget why we’re doing it in the first place. Said the holy Tchortkover: וַיְדַבֵּר אֱלֹקִים אֵת כָּל הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה לֵאמֹר - Why does it need to say leimor? Here’s the secret. Do you...
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02/16/2017

[#757] Yisro: Yisro isn't only a name... "Vayishma Yisro" A way of living
Rabbi Shimon Semp, Rosh Yeshiva Talpios inspires through bringing Jewish spiritual concepts, with Chassidic Torah teachings down to earth. Collecting anecdotes, sayings, and Divrei Torah from Chabad, Breslav, and other Hasidic masters and Rebbes. Lis...
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02/15/2017

Yisro: There is no way to ascend to God without horrible moments along the way
There are so many times where we want to ascend and connect to G-d with zero גלוי ערוה - with no struggles and no failings. Says Hashem וְלֹא תַעֲלֶה בְמַעֲלֹת עַל מִזְבְּחִי - There is no way to go up in spiritual levels and connect with me, אֲשֶׁר ...
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01/31/2016

Yisro: Coming Home from Heaven
Rabbi Shimon Semp, Rosh Yeshiva Talpios inspires through bringing Jewish spiritual concepts, with Chassidic Torah teachings down to earth. Collecting anecdotes, sayings, and Divrei Torah from Chabad, Breslav, and other Hasidic masters and Rebbes. Lis...
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01/28/2016

Yisro: Who you shuckling for??
Sometimes we want to fit in with the Joneses, and we come into shul and everyone is shuckling, so we shuckel along… Everybody is doing it, so we do it too. Said the holy Rizhiner: וַיַּרְא הָעָם - when you see the oilem davening, וַיָּנֻעוּ - and ...
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01/27/2016

Yisro: Learning Chassidus Allows You To Experience Your Inner Jew
The Lubavitcher Rebbe says: We each have an inner Yisro. What would make him ready to jump in and transform into a Jew? There is a process: Meditate on the fact that כִּי הוֹצִיא ה' אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם - How many times Hashem took you out ...
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01/26/2016

Parshas Yisro: Yisro Knew How To Really Listen... So Moshe Listened To Him Too ...
Rabbi Shimon Semp, Rosh Yeshiva Talpios inspires through bringing Jewish spiritual concepts, with Chassidic Torah teachings down to earth. Collecting anecdotes, sayings, and Divrei Torah from Chabad, Breslav, and other Hasidic masters and Rebbes. Lis...
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02/06/2015

Parshas Yisro
So who do you think rolled up his sleeves to serve Yisro and all the sheine Yidden who came to visit? Yup, it was Moshe Rabeinu himself. He could've hired a caterer, but that's just the way it is... Our holiest Jews are the ones who love lowering...
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01/17/2014

Parshas Yisro: Tu B'shvat
So Choni Hamagel meets this old holy yiddeleh planting a buckser tree... he wonders "umm... like who are u planting this for? you wont even be around to see its fruits..." "you know how I have fruit today? Cause someone shvitzed to plant saplings....
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01/16/2014

Parshas Yisro
Moshe Rabeinu was on much higher level then Yisro... but he still stretched himself out, laid himself flat out on the ground and kissed him .... cause Moshe Rabeinu knew the secret... That its the Yisro searching jews that are the point of the entire...
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01/14/2014

Parshas Yisro: Yetzias Mitzrayim Wasn't "Once-Upon-A-Time"
When we tune into the jewish yetzias mitzrayim obsession... we realize every single issue, every single difficulty... Yeah that IS 'Mitzrayim'.... and every cry to God for help... takes us one step out. Lets experience God taking us out of our 'mitz...
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01/13/2014

Parshas Yisro: Let's Listen To What Yisro Heard
Yisro got the message.... If Hashem took the Jews out of Egypt... and wow were they messed up... then of course he can take ME out of MY Mitzrayim... Lets allow God to take us to amazing places... Today Rabbi Shimon Semp, Rosh Yeshiva Talpios ins...
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01/12/2014
שמות י״ח:א׳-כ׳:כ״ג
זָכ֛וֹר֩ אֶת־י֥֨וֹם הַשַּׁבָּ֖֜ת לְקַדְּשֽׁ֗וֹ׃ שֵׁ֤֣שֶׁת יָמִ֣ים֙ תַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד֮ וְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָ כׇּֿל־מְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃ וְי֨וֹם֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔֜י שַׁבָּ֖֣ת ׀ לַיהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ לֹֽ֣א־תַעֲשֶׂ֣֨ה כׇל־מְלָאכָ֜֡ה אַתָּ֣ה ׀ וּבִנְךָ֣͏ֽ־וּ֠בִתֶּ֗ךָ עַבְדְּךָ֤֨ וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֜֙ וּבְהֶמְתֶּ֔֗ךָ וְגֵרְךָ֖֙ אֲשֶׁ֥֣ר בִּשְׁעָרֶֽ֔יךָ׃ כִּ֣י שֵֽׁשֶׁת־יָמִים֩ עָשָׂ֨ה יְהֹוָ֜ה אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם וְאֶת־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֶת־הַיָּם֙ וְאֶת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֔ם וַיָּ֖נַח בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑י עַל־כֵּ֗ן בֵּרַ֧ךְ יְהֹוָ֛ה אֶת־י֥וֹם הַשַּׁבָּ֖ת וַֽיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ׃ {ס} כַּבֵּ֥ד אֶת־אָבִ֖יךָ וְאֶת־אִמֶּ֑ךָ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יַאֲרִכ֣וּן יָמֶ֔יךָ עַ֚ל הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃ {ס} לֹ֥֖א תִּֿרְצָ֖͏ֽח׃ {ס} לֹ֣֖א תִּֿנְאָ֑͏ֽף׃ {ס} לֹ֣֖א תִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ {ס} לֹֽא־תַעֲנֶ֥ה בְרֵעֲךָ֖ עֵ֥ד שָֽׁקֶר׃ {ס} לֹ֥א תַחְמֹ֖ד בֵּ֣ית רֵעֶ֑ךָ {ס} לֹֽא־תַחְמֹ֞ד אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֶ֗ךָ וְעַבְדּ֤וֹ וַאֲמָתוֹ֙ וְשׁוֹר֣וֹ וַחֲמֹר֔וֹ וְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ {פ}
וְכׇל־הָעָם֩ רֹאִ֨ים אֶת־הַקּוֹלֹ֜ת וְאֶת־הַלַּפִּידִ֗ם וְאֵת֙ ק֣וֹל הַשֹּׁפָ֔ר וְאֶת־הָהָ֖ר עָשֵׁ֑ן וַיַּ֤רְא הָעָם֙ וַיָּנֻ֔עוּ וַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּ מֵֽרָחֹֽק׃ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה דַּבֵּר־אַתָּ֥ה עִמָּ֖נוּ וְנִשְׁמָ֑עָה וְאַל־יְדַבֵּ֥ר עִמָּ֛נוּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים פֶּן־נָמֽוּת׃ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶל־הָעָם֮ אַל־תִּירָ֒אוּ֒ כִּ֗י לְבַֽעֲבוּר֙ נַסּ֣וֹת אֶתְכֶ֔ם בָּ֖א הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וּבַעֲב֗וּר תִּהְיֶ֧ה יִרְאָת֛וֹ עַל־פְּנֵיכֶ֖ם לְבִלְתִּ֥י תֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃ וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד הָעָ֖ם מֵרָחֹ֑ק וּמֹשֶׁה֙ נִגַּ֣שׁ אֶל־הָֽעֲרָפֶ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ {ס} וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֹּ֥ה תֹאמַ֖ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַתֶּ֣ם רְאִיתֶ֔ם כִּ֚י מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי עִמָּכֶֽם׃ לֹ֥א תַעֲשׂ֖וּן אִתִּ֑י אֱלֹ֤הֵי כֶ֙סֶף֙ וֵאלֹהֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב לֹ֥א תַעֲשׂ֖וּ לָכֶֽם׃ מִזְבַּ֣ח אֲדָמָה֮ תַּעֲשֶׂה־לִּי֒ וְזָבַחְתָּ֣ עָלָ֗יו אֶת־עֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ וְאֶת־שְׁלָמֶ֔יךָ אֶת־צֹֽאנְךָ֖ וְאֶת־בְּקָרֶ֑ךָ בְּכׇל־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַזְכִּ֣יר אֶת־שְׁמִ֔י אָב֥וֹא אֵלֶ֖יךָ וּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃ וְאִם־מִזְבַּ֤ח אֲבָנִים֙ תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֔י לֹֽא־תִבְנֶ֥ה אֶתְהֶ֖ן גָּזִ֑ית כִּ֧י חַרְבְּךָ֛ הֵנַ֥פְתָּ עָלֶ֖יהָ וַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃ וְלֹֽא־תַעֲלֶ֥ה בְמַעֲלֹ֖ת עַֽל־מִזְבְּחִ֑י אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־תִגָּלֶ֥ה עֶרְוָתְךָ֖ עָלָֽיו׃ {פ}