Parshas Ekev: הטוב והמטיב - Appreciating the Good in the Face of Calamity
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Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on פרשת עקב. Continuing the topic of Birchas Hamazon.  Discussed: Two approaches, from the Even Haezra and Bais Halevi, in explaining the Torah prohibition of the emotion of jealousy. Understanding why Lol Sachmod is part of the עשרת הדיברות and how it connects with the first of the דיברות (Anochi Hashem). Explaining why Chazal added a fourth Bracha to Benching in honor of the miracle at Beitar. Recognizing the ways that Hashem provides for the Jewish people throughout the various eras of our history: starting from the Midbar, continuing with our conquest of Eretz Yisrael, the period of the Bais Hamikdash, and ultimately, even in the darkness of Galus.
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