Saying Berachot, Part 7
Eli: Boker tov, Rebbe.
Rav Daniel: Hi, Eli, boker tov.
Last time we got in touch with Hashem as the One Who releases us. Today we’re with Him as the One...
Saying Berachot, Part 6
Eli: Boker tov, Rebbe. This is starting to feel like a real journey. This boker thing, when we need to be able to make a cut with what was...
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Saying Berachot, Part 5
Eli: Hi, Rebbe. Boker tov! And, after last week, I don’t say that lightly! To clarify, to delineate in order to connect … to visit. It’s...
Saying Berachot, Part 4
Eli: Boker tov, Rebbe.
Rav Daniel: Boker tov. Actually, let’s talk about that word as a segue into our actual birkot ha’shachar. We already saw this beautiful thing about the...
Saying Berachot, Part 3
Eli: Gut morgen, Rebbe.
Rav Daniel: Great to be back together. I want to move on and complete the opening of a berachah with the final words: “Elokeinu” and “Melech...
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