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	<title>Hashgacha &#038; Bechira Chofshis</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Yosef seems to exonerate the brothers – he is saying it is all due to Hashgacha. Sfas Emmes: one of the wonders of Hashgacha is that HKB”H coordinates people’s bechira with what He wants to happen; someone else’s bechira will]]></description>
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	<title>Chanukah: Hallel and/vs. Hoda&#8217;ah</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Hoda’ah – acknowledge that even the darkness of galus Yavan itself was l’tova. The avodah is to recognize that adversity is designed to elicit a certain reaction from us that is for our good.]]></description>
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	<title>Hischadshus. Torah as a Source Thereof.</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hischadhus, renewal, is very important. Yomim tovim bring spiritual hischadshus, and on the natural level we need some breaks / variety as well, and hence appropriate vacations are correct to take as well. Is there a daily source of hischadshus?]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>Doing Teshuva B&#8217;Simcha</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Teshuva has to be done b’simcha as well. How do the merirus haLev that is built in to teshuva coexist with doing it b’simcha? In terms of human experience, we do know that people can have contradictory emotions simultaneously. Logically,]]></description>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Teshuva has to be done b’simcha as well. How do the merirus haLev that is built in to teshuva coexist with doing it b’simcha? In terms of human experience, we do know that people can have contradictory emotions simultaneously. Logically,]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>Avodas Hashem: True Source of Simcha</title>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Physical things (money, health) are not me, they can be lost overnight, and are not a true source of simcha. True simcha comes from Avodas Hashem which is both inherently meaningful and also is our greatest desire, i.e. eternal life.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>Torah Reflects HKBH Even More than Nature Does</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Pikudei Hashem mesamchei lev – Ibn Ezra: because the Torah positions you for olam Habbah, which is eternal simcha. Nature and Torah both reflect HKBH, but Torah does it better.]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Simcha Generated By Reflection on Mitzvos</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Kuzari 2:50 – Real simcha is preceded by thought / reflection. Thought / reflection on mitzvos will cause one to be b’simcha about the wonderful opportunity presented by mitzvos.]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
	<podcast:transcript url="https://www.torahweb.org/torah/audio/rtwe/9AM-Schmooze-5780-5781/55-Dec-07-2020-Kislev-21-5781.mp3.html" type="text/html"/>
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	<title>Simcha &#8211; a Fixture in a Life of Avodas Hashem</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Devarim 26:11 – “v’somachta b’chol hatov” – Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh – be happy with that which includes all good, i.e. HKBH, and He gave us good/simcha by giving us Torah. Simcha is a natural reaction to Torah, and thereby should]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Devarim 26:11 – “v’somachta b’chol hatov” – Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh – be happy with that which includes all good, i.e. HKBH, and He gave us good/simcha by giving us Torah. Simcha is a natural reaction to Torah, and thereby should]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Devarim 26:11 – “v’somachta b’chol hatov” – Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh – be happy with that which includes all good, i.e. HKBH, and He gave us good/simcha by giving us Torah. Simcha is a natural reaction to Torah, and thereby should]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Devarim 26:11 – “v’somachta b’chol hatov” – Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh – be happy with that which includes all good, i.e. HKBH, and He gave us good/simcha by giving us Torah. Simcha is a natural reaction to Torah, and thereby should]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
	<podcast:transcript url="https://www.torahweb.org/torah/audio/rtwe/9AM-Schmooze-5780-5781/54-Dec-06-2020-Kislev-20-5781.mp3.html" type="text/html"/>
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	<title>The Need for, and Mitzva of, Simcha</title>
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	<title>Simcha in Mitzvos and Learning</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[See Rambam, Hilchos Lulav, 8:14-15. The natural reaction to being involved in mitzvos is simcha. Simcha will be absent only if I hold myself back from it. Even learning Sha’arei Teshuva, which is very heavy and induces koveid rosh, will]]></description>
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