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Torah ThinkingJewish Spiritual Dimensions in the Messianic Era - Part 3Given 7/9/2025 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin Weekly Hashkafa Shiur #181 torahthinking.org Baruch Hashem! After 2 years of hard work, countless hours, and incredible teamwork, Rabbi Kessin’s book is finally published! It’s now available for sale on Feldheim’s website, and will be hitting bookstores across the US and Israel soon — as well as Amazon. We’re so grateful for everyone’s support along the way. May this sefer bring much inspiration and zechus to Klal Yisrael! 📖 Order here: https://feldheim.com/the-true-power-of-speech 2025-07-091h 38

Torah ThinkingThe Profound Secret of the Conviction of President Donald Trump - Part 2Given 6/19/2024 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin Weekly Hashkafa Shiur #158 More content from Rabbi Mendel Kessin at torahthinking.org 2024-06-201h 12

Torah ThinkingThe Middle East Conflict - Part 3: Protecting Yourself from Calamity through Shmiras HalashonIntro given 10/30/2023 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin This shiur (class) was given before Tisha B'Av in 2002. It was recorded and distributed by the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation (https://cchf.global/). It was then re-distributed by Or Ganuz (https://www.concealedlight.com/) Afterword by Harav Shmuel Kamenetzky, Shlit"a Due to the current Middle East conflict and the protection Shmiras Halashon (watching what you say) can bring, Rabbi Kessin has decided to re-post this shiur. 2023-10-311h 27

Torah ThinkingWeekly Hashkafa Shiur #46 | Pesach Sheni & Lag BaOmerGiven 4/26/21 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin Rabbi Kessin is planning on continuing the last shiur (class) (Part 2) next week. 2021-04-271h 20

Torah ThinkingWeekly Hashkafa Shiur #24 | Rabbi Kessin & the Hilula of Rachel Imeinu - a Personal StoryGiven 10/28/20 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin Please note: Although we are not currently close to the hilula (yahrtzeit) of Rachel Imeinu (the Jewish Matriarch) , we are posting this shiur (class) now as part of the process of getting this series up to date. This shiur was given this past year in the appropriate season. 2021-02-171h 14

Torah ThinkingWeekly Hashkafa Shiur #29 | The Essence of ChanukahGiven 12/7/20 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin Please note: although we've been putting classes up in order to bring the series up to date, Rav Kessin requested that this one be put up now so it can be available for Chanukah. 2020-12-101h 58

Torah Thinking21st Century #57 | Extraordinary Aspects of the Redemption ProcessGiven 8/9/2020 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2020-08-101h 20

Torah ThinkingShabbos Nachamu | The True Purpose of Destruction & MourningGiven 8/5/2017 (Saturday Night) by Rabbi Mendel Kessin 2020-07-311h 09

Torah ThinkingTisha B'Av - Why We MournGiven 7/29/2017 (Saturday night) by Rabbi Mendel Kessin 2020-07-301h 19

Torah Thinking21st Century #56 | What Could the End of the American Exile Be?Given 7/8/2020 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2020-07-091h 14

Torah Thinking21st Century #55 | The American Upheaval, the Widespread Protests, and the Messianic ProcessGiven 6/18/20 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2020-06-191h 09

Torah ThinkingA deeper insight into the yom tov (holiday) of ShavuosGiven in 2014 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin 2020-05-271h 07

Torah Thinking21st Century #54 | How Coronavirus Accelerates the Redemption Process | Ramchal's Yahrtzeit 5780Given on the Ramchal's yahrtzeit (26 Iyar, 5780 / 5/19/2020) by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2020-05-201h 11

Torah ThinkingThe Pnimiyus / Essence of Lag Ba’OmerGiven by Rabbi Mendel Kessin in 2018 / 5778 TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2020-05-1151 min

Torah Thinking21st Century #53 | The Coronavirus Pandemic as a Pivotal Part of the Messianic ProcessGiven 4/22/20 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2020-04-231h 28

Torah Thinking21st Century #52 | The Reason for the Coronavirus Pandemic, and How to Protect From ItGiven 3/21/2020 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2020-03-221h 14

Torah ThinkingPurim, Masks and the CoronavirusGiven on 3/2/2020 in Israel by Rabbi Mendel Kessin Special thanks to Yiboneh who recorded & produced this video. Visit Yiboneh at Yiboneh.com. TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2020-03-022h 16

Torah ThinkingCurrent Events Update (February 2020) & the Messianic ProcessGiven on 2/19/2020 in Israel by Rabbi Mendel Kessin Special thanks to Yiboneh who recorded & produced this video. Visit Yiboneh at Yiboneh.com. TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2020-02-172h 20

Torah ThinkingWhy Evil Persists and Current EventsGiven in Israel by Rabbi Mendel Kessin Special thanks to Yiboneh who recorded & produced this video. Visit Yiboneh at Yiboneh.com. TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2020-02-031h 33

Torah Thinking21st century #51 | Why Nightmare Scenarios Precede the GeulahGiven 1/11/2020 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2020-01-121h 25

Torah Thinking21st Century #50 | Why the Redemption Seems to Take So LongGiven 1/4/2020 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin We apologize for the music in the background. There was a siyum hashas celebration going on in the room across the hall. TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2020-01-051h 22

Torah ThinkingWho is God? Part 2Given 12/14/19 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThjinking.com | Glossary 2019-12-151h 15

Torah ThinkingWho is God? Part 1Given by Rabbi Mendel Kessin on 12/7/19 Although this shiur (class) is part of a dedicated series, it covers material from the missing shiurim at the beginning of the Derech Hashem series. The material not covered here is the Hakdama (introduction), in which the Ramchal summarizes his method of systematic learning & retention of material. Rabbi Kessin has dedicated videos of this method in videos and playlists on this channel. TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-12-081h 33

Torah Thinking21st Century #49 | The Era Before MashiachGiven 11/30/19 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-12-011h 28

Torah Thinking21st Century #48 | The Worldwide Reduction of Evil and Netanyahu's DownfallGiven 11/23/19 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-11-241h 12

Torah Thinking21st Century #47 | The Deeper Meaning of the Trump Impeachment HearingsGiven 11/16/19 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-11-171h 07

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #95 | The Essence of Nature, Miracles & MagicGiven 11/9/19 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com / Glossary 2019-11-101h 21

Torah Thinking21st Century #46 | The Rehabilitation of the Jews at the End of TimeGiven 11/2/2019 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-11-041h 45

Torah ThinkingThe Greatness of Torah (Given in Israel) - Part 2Given in Israel on 9/15/2019 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary Special thanks to Yiboneh who recorded & produced this video. Visit Yiboneh at Yiboneh.com. 2019-09-162h 02

Torah ThinkingThe Greatness of Torah (Given in Israel) - Part 1Given in Israel by Rabbi Mendel Kessin on 9/1/2019 Special thanks to Yiboneh who recorded & produced this video. Visit Yiboneh at Yiboneh.com. TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-09-051h 53

Torah ThinkingTisha B'Av - Tragedy or Consolation?Given in Israel on 8/4/2019 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin Special thanks to Yiboneh who recorded produced this video. Visit Yiboneh at Yiboneh.com. TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-08-061h 48

Torah ThinkingThe Greatness of Torah, Part 3Given 7/6/2019 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-07-0753 min

Torah ThinkingThe Greatness of Torah, Part 2Given 6/29/2019 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-07-011h 21

Torah Thinking21st Century #45 | Opposition to Trump, Netanyahu's Election Failure and Iran's FallGiven 6/22/2019 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin We apologize for the less-than-professional audio. We've been having microphone issues. We are working on improved audio for future shiurim. TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-06-241h 29

Torah ThinkingThe Greatness of Torah, Part 1Given 6/15/2019 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-06-161h 12

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #94 | The Origin of Jews and Non-Jews, Part 4Given 6/1/2019 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-06-041h 25

Torah Thinking21st Century #44 | The Failed Israeli ElectionsGiven 6/1/2019 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-06-0402 min

Torah ThinkingAbout Shavuot - Rabbi Mendel Kessin - 5774Given by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-05-261h 07

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #93 | The Origin of Jews and Non-Jews, Part 3Given 5/25/2019 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-05-261h 17

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #92 | The Origin of Jews and Non-Jews, Part 2Given 5/18/19 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin Torahthinking.com | Glossary 2019-05-201h 35

Torah ThinkingThe Secret of Lag Ba-Omer - Rabbi Mendel KessinGiven 5/13/2017 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-05-1753 min

Torah ThinkingLag BaOmer Shiur 5773-2013Given 5/11/2013 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-05-1748 min

Torah Thinking21st Century #43 | Anti-Semites in Congress, Bombings in Israel, Notre Dame and the Dying SatanGiven 5/11/2019 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-05-131h 29

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #91 | The Origin of Jews and Non-Jews - Part 1Given 5/4/2019 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-05-0648 min

Torah Thinking21st Century #42 | The meaning of the persecution of President TrumpGiven 5/4/2019 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-05-0635 min

Torah ThinkingThe Essence of Pesach & Our Job at the End of TimeGiven 4/6/19 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-04-071h 35

Torah ThinkingThe The Method of Structured Learning: Mishnayos | IntroductionGiven by Rabbi Mendel Kessin on 12/16/2012 2019-03-101h 21

Torah ThinkingRabbi Mendel Kessin: Update on Current Events based on the Divine PlanGiven by Rabbi Mendel Kessin This shiur was produced by Yiboneh. Visit Yiboneh.com for more information. 2019-02-181h 53

Torah ThinkingWhat Does God Want From man - The Bottom LineGiven In Israel on 1/28/2019 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin. This shiur was produced by Yiboneh. Visit Yiboneh at Yiboneh.com 2019-01-301h 52

Torah Thinking21st Century #41 | Iran's potential fall, Israeli Elections & The Persecution of President TrumpGiven 1/12/19 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-01-2022 min

Torah Thinking21st Century #40 | The Persistent Attacks of the Democrats on President TrumpGiven 12/19/2018 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-01-1506 min

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The way of God #90 | How God Handles Unrepented SinGiven 1/12/2019 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2019-01-141h 06

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #88 | The Rationale Behind God's JusticeGiven 12/29/2018 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2018-12-311h 17

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #87 | What God Really Wants from ManGiven 12/22/2018 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2018-12-241h 35

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #85 | The Precision of God's JudgementGiven 11/24/2018 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2018-11-261h 47

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #84 | What happens in HellGiven 11/17/18 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2018-11-211h 19

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem #83 | A Summary of How it’s Decided Who Gets Into Olam HabaGiven 11/10/2018 by Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2018-11-121h 07

Torah Thinking21st century #39 | How the Democrats Winning the House is Part of the Redemption ProcessGiven 11/10/2018 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2018-11-1124 min

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #82 | God's Supervision Over Man's BehaviorGiven 11/3/2018 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2018-11-0657 min

Torah Thinking21st Century #38 | Thoughts on the Migrant CaravanGiven on 11/3/2018 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2018-11-0541 min

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #81 | The Determinant of God-s Judgement in This WorldGiven 10/27/2018 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com TorahThinking.com/Glossary 2018-10-291h 17

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #80 | The Foundational Concepts of All HashkafaGiven 10/20/2018 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2018-10-2456 min

Torah Thinking21st Century #37 | Regarding the Khashoggii IncidentGiven 10/20/2018 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com | Glossary 2018-10-2423 min

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #79 | An Initial Understanding of God's SupervisionGiven by Rabbi Mendel Kessin On 10/13/18 TorahThinking.com 2018-10-151h 16

Torah Thinking21st Century 36 - Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation - The Mystical UnderstandingGiven 10/6/2018 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-10-081h 45

Torah ThinkingThe Pnimiyus / True Meaning of SukkosGiven in Israel By Rabbi Mendel Kessin 10/5/2016 2018-09-2133 min

Torah ThinkingRosh HaShanah - What is it all about?Given by Rabbi Mendel Kessin In Israel Elul 5778 / August 2018 Thank you to Yiboneh.com for producing this shiur & video. To learn more about Yiboneh please visit yiboneh.com. 2018-08-292h 16

Torah ThinkingTeshuva: The True Meaning of RepentanceShiur given 8/12/2018 Rabbi Mendel Kessin In Israel Thank you to Yiboneh.com for producing this shiur & video. To learn more about Yiboneh please visit yiboneh.com. 2018-08-171h 33

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #78 | Man's Free Will & Nahama D'KisufaWhy did man need to be first placed in an environment where he would need to be tested and make the right choice using his free will? If the goal is the infinite, eternal bliss of Olam Haba why didnt Hashem place Mankind there from the beginning. Given 7/7/18 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin https://torahthinking.com 2018-07-0938 min

Torah Thinking21st Century #35 | The 4th of July and its relationship to President Donald TrumpGiven 7/7/18 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin https://torahthinking.com 2018-07-0944 min

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #77 | Man's Free WillGiven 6/23/18 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin https://torahthinking.com 2018-06-241h 16

Torah Thinking21st Century #34 | President Trump and the Immigration IssueGiven 6/23/18 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin https://torahthinking.com 2018-06-2408 min

Torah Thinking21st Century #33 | The 4 Messiahs at the End of TimeGiven 6/15/2018 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-06-1754 min

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #76 | An Overview of the Concept of the Hashgacha / Supervision & Interaction Between Hashem & CreationGiven 6/8/18 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin https://TorahThinking.com Focus of second section of Derech Hashem: Hashgacha FrameworkPurposeDetermines all that exists Situation Free will Actions Response of Hashem Occurrences in the world are the responses of Hashem to the acts of man Hashem takes into account ALL variables. Pretty much infinite Ramchal talks about the responses in a general way, as the specifics of each situation are infinite Everything that exists only exists due to a purpose, it's situation included. Hashem sustains all creations including those that are spiritual. Each individual entity advances t...2018-06-101h 17

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #75 | The Components of Creation in Detail, Part 6Given 6/2/2018 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin https://www.TorahThinking.com Transcendental forces as the cause of reality. Transcendental forces are controlled by malachim (isarusa d’leilah - influence from above). Nature & Miracles. Anyone with free will can influence their transcendental counterpart (Isarusa d’ltatah) God can decree that there be an influence from the transcendental force to a creation despite their free will. Those with free will can also influence other things and even other people with free will and, in turn, anything those people influence. About the unconscious stream of thought, depression, anxiety, etc. Peop...2018-06-031h 03

Torah Thinking21st Century #32 | The 4th Error of President Donald TrumpGiven 6/2/2018 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin https://www.TorahThinking.com The Proposed Israel - Palestinian Peace Deal 2018-06-0325 min

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #74 | The Components of Creation in Detail, Part 5Given 5/26/18 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-05-2857 min

Torah ThinkingThe Pnimiyus of Shabbos - The Ramchal's Yahrtzeit - 5776/2016Given in 2016 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-05-111h 16

Torah ThinkingWhy Learning Torah is So Great - The Pnimiyus of Torah | Ramchal's Yahrtzeit 5777/2017Given 5/21/17 The 41st day of the Omer Sefirah Yesod Sheb'Yesod By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-05-111h 19

Torah Thinking21st Century #31 | The Significance of May 12th and May 14th 2018Given 5/5/18 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-05-0743 min

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #73 | The Components of Creation in Detail, Part 4Given 5/5/18 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-05-0715 min

Torah ThinkingThe Pnimiyus / Essence of Lag Ba'Omer (5778 / 2018)Presented by the The Moroccan Kehila of Jackson, NJ Given 5/2/18 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-05-0351 min

Torah Thinking21st Century #30 | The Third Error of President Donald TrumpGiven 4/28/18 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-04-2936 min

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #72 | The Components of Creation in Detail, Part 3Given 4/28/18 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-04-2934 min

Torah Thinking21st Century #29 | The Power Behind the Redemption, AddendumGiven 4/21/18 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-04-2203 min

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #71 | The Components of Creation in Detail, Part 2Shiur Given 4/21/18 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-04-221h 22

Torah Thinking21st Century #28 | The Power Behind the RedemptionShiur given 4/14/18 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-04-151h 14

Torah ThinkingThe Pnimiyus / Essence of Pesach - Part 3Shiur given by Rabbi Mendel Kessin Shiur is not recent 2018-03-041h 30

Torah ThinkingThe Pnimiyus / Essence of Pesach - Part 2Shiur given by Rabbi Mendel Kessin Shiur is not recent 2018-03-0446 min

Torah ThinkingThe Pnimiyus / Essence of Pesach - Part 1Shiur given by Rabbi Mendel Kessin Shiur is not recent 2018-03-0444 min

Torah ThinkingThe Hidden Story of Purim - What Really HappenedShiur produced by Yiboneh. Visit Yiboneh at yiboneh.com. Shiur given in Israel By Rabbi Mendel Kessin 2018-03-041h 42

Torah ThinkingPurim, Amalek and the Modern EraThis Shiur was given in Israel By Rabbi Mendel Kessin 2/21/2018 2018-02-221h 37

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #70 | The Components of Creation in Detail, Part 1Rabbi Kessin elaborates on the different parts of creation as set forth by the Ramchal. Given 1/6/18 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-02-041h 08

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #69 | The Different Types of Spiritual EntitiesJust as in the physical realm, there are different types of spiritual entities that themselves have subdivisions. Given 12/2/2017 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-02-041h 12

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #68 | Our Interaction with the Spiritual WorldWhat is the true nature of our spiritual experiences? Given 11/25/17 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-02-041h 29

Torah ThinkingDerech Hashem / The Way of God #67 | The Presence Of God In CreationGiven 8/12/2017 By Rabbi Mendel Kessin TorahThinking.com 2018-02-041h 07

Torah ThinkingThe Essence of Chanukah, By Rabbi Mendel Kessin (5777)By R' Mendel Kessin Given Chanukah 5777/2016 2017-12-111h 30

Torah ThinkingShabbos Nachamu | The True Purpose of Destruction & MourningHashem offers us a consolation deeper than the assurance that we will be redeemed. By Rabbi Mendel Kessin Synopsis is not necesarrily in Rabbi Kessin's own words The Jews ask why The medrash says that at the end of time the Jews will ask Hashem why they had to go through the tremendous suffering, persecutions and desolation of galus. Hashem will send the Avos and various leaders of the Jews to console them, but they will not be successful Hahem then consols them Himself with Nachamu Nachamu Ami. Questions What did Hashem do that the...2017-08-071h 09

Torah ThinkingTisha B'Av | Why We MournThe Bais Hamikdosh was destroyed long ago. There is a more profound tragedy to this event that we can relate to even thousands of years later. By Rabbi Mendel Kessin Synopsis is not necesarrily in Rabbi Kessin's own words 5 Things that happened on Tisha B’av The spies that were sent to survey Eretz Yisrael came back and gave a disparaging report The First Bais Hamikdash was destroyed The Second Bais Hamikdash was destroyed The Jewish revolt against the Romans in Beitar was defeated The Har Habayis was plowed like a field Main themes of Tisha B’Av C...2017-08-071h 19

Torah ThinkingThe True Power of SpeechThe world-famous lecture given by Rabbi Mendel Kessin about the profound dangers of Loshon Hora A deeper look a the profound damage loshon hora, or slander, causes and the great benefits that come with being careful to avoid it. By Rabbi Mendel Kessin 2017-08-032h 14