Become Dusty From The Scholar's Dust - MUSSAR Pirkei Avot (4)

Rabbi Yaron Reuven emphasizes the importance of Mussar, explaining that it's a prerequisite to truly following God's laws. He highlights the importance of knowing the source of our Torah knowledge, tracing the lineage from Moses to today. He contrasts this with Christianity, which lacks a clear historical and documented source. He also shares the story of a manager who learns a valuable lesson about the true value of Torah study and the importance of surrounding oneself with Torah scholars. The rabbi encourages listeners to make their homes meeting places for Torah scholars, learning from them and embracing the knowledge. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi-fAdFBv83gUzBgKm3PAyw/join BUILD WITH US (Who Is BeEzrat HaShem Inc) http://www.BHYESHIVA.com BeEzrat HaShem YESHIVA & BEIT MUSSAR BUILDING BUILD A JEWISH COMMUNITY THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD 00:00 Introduction 01:56 If learning mussar is so important, why is it not one of the 613 commandments? 05:11 What Abraham had to leave behind in order to follow G-d. Part 1 08:13 How Abraham discovered G-d 12:15 What Abraham had to leave behind in order to follow G-d. Part 2 13:37 To follow G-d, you have to make sacrifices 15:44 What makes Judaism special 19:23 The transmission of the Torah and how that makes Judaism amazing 28:39 Once you know that something comes from G-d, your opinion doesn’t matter. 29:35 The problems with Christianity 39:00 What makes Judaism special 41:34 When you are rebuking someone, push with one arm and pull with the other. 42:34 Terah’s gilgul 43:32 Show people that Judaism is your priority and help people do teshuvah. 45:57 Once you understand the Torah is from G-d and has not changed, you can better publicize the Torah 49:34 It won’t be easy to spread the Torah, but you have to try 51:07 Why do Jews mostly focus on the Babylonian Talmud rather than the Jerusalem Talmud? 51:59 A really amazing true story 1:12:15 Let your house be a meeting place for Torah scholars 1:14:40 The majority of what you know is not from what you learn, but rather from assistance from Heaven 1:17:03 Who is the biggest enemy? 1:19:32 Don’t learn Torah for fame and honor 1:20:11 The importance of effort and assistance from Heaven when studying Torah 1:25:45 To succeed in Torah study, you have to put effort and let your house be a meeting place for Torah scholars 1:28:37 What does “sit in the very dust of their feet” mean? Part 1 1:31:07 An important and funny story 1:36:27 Encourage people to do Birkat Hamazon, which is the most important blessing 1:40:58 What does “sit in the very dust of their feet” mean? Part 2 1:44:39 Be thirsty for Torah 1:48:31 Is there hell in Judaism? Watch 12 minutes of truth 2:00:20 Be like Abraham and let your house be wide open 2:01:19 An amazing story that we can learn from 2:04:57 Treat the poor as members of your household 2:07:52 Can you talk excessively with a woman? Part 1 2:10:26 Can you listen to a woman sing? 2:12:11 Can you talk excessively with a woman? Part 2 2:15:01 A man who talks excessively with a woman may eventually inherit gehinom 2:17:53 Don’t distract yourself while studying Torah. It is serious 2:20:53 A great story about Bruriah, a huge female Torah scholar 2:24:18 A scary story that we can learn from 2:27:48 G-d wants you to be holy because He is holy 2:29:10 Fake Rabbis 2:31:50 Oral Torah vs Written Torah #MussarPirkeiAvot #Judaism #Jewish #RabbiYaronReuven #Torah #KIRUV #TeShuvah #gilgul #abraham #Judaism #Babylonian #Talmud #Heaven #Birkat #Hamazon #gehinom #rabbiyaronreuven #jewishwisdom #teshuvah #torahclass 00:00:00 Intoduction 00:00:01 Introduction: Election & Mussar 00:01:18 Importance of Learning Mussar 00:04:56 Parashat Lech Lecha: Leaving Behind 00:08:02 Avraham's Discovery of God 00:13:06 Sacrifices for Spiritual Growth 00:16:03 Importance of Sources in Judaism 00:18:04 Lineage of the Torah 00:21:56 Minimizing the Oral Torah 00:24:46 Talmud: Yerushalmi and Bavli 00:28:38 Judaism vs Other Religions 00:39:00 Yeshu's Story in the Gemara 00:41:55 Push and Pull: Helping Others 00:45:14 Conviction and Sources for Teshuva 00:48:56 Chasing People to Help Them Do Teshuva 00:51:47 Rabbi Pinchas from Kulitz Story 01:12:30 Pirkei Avot: Meeting Place for Torah Scholars 01:15:10 Siyata Dishmaya 01:19:10 Learning Torah for the Sake of Torah 01:23:00 Thirst for Torah Wisdom 01:25:38 Surrounding Yourself with Torah Scholars 01:28:54 The Importance of Being Dusty in the Dust of Their Feet 01:33:27 Kevod Harav: You Come to Teach? 01:35:50 Mindset of a Talmid Chacham 01:37:28 Incentive to Do Birkat Hamazon 01:40:27 Customary of All the Students to Sit Around the Teacher's Feet 01:44:03 All Who Are Thirsty Go to Water 01:47:01 Thirst and a billion and a half Hits 01:48:49 Pirkei Avot and Gehinom 01:52:21 Cutting a Steak: Best Case Scenario for Not Doing Teshuva 01:55:16 Gehinnom Does Exist: Teshuva is Not an Elective 01:59:38 Learning the Whole Torah and your Eternity 02:01:13 Let Your House Be Open Wide: First-Class Service 02:03:34 It's All Connected: Be Careful from Yatzhar Hara 02:05:16 Treat the Poor as Members of Your Household: Next Level Service 02:09:07 Even Her Voice: Do not Converse Excessively with the Woman 02:12:54 If Necessary: How Was Your Day 02:15:29 Avoid Desires and Sexual Sins 02:19:35 Distracted with non Torah Things: Is A Death Sentence in Heaven 02:24:10 Story Of a Rabbi and His Students : There is Something Real That Happens 02:27:04 This is What is Going to Happen : The Torah is Serious 02:29:19 Make For Yourself a Rabbi That Is Real for You : Part 6 02:30:08 Mishnah is the opposite of What We Think : Why? 02:32:16 Why the Gamara is Better Than Written Torah