רוצה לומר כתובה היא בלבם בעט ברזל שהוא חזק מאד ובצפורן שמיר שמחוקק בחזקה רבה ואותה חטאת היא חקוקה על לוח לבם כי יאמינו בה' בכל לבבם ובכל נפשם
That is to say "inscribed [on their hearts] with a stylus of iron" means that [the sin] is very strong, and "engraved with an adamant point" means that he cut it with great strength; that is cutting of the tablet of their hearts. [They must have cut the tablet of their hearts] because they believed in God with all of their hearts and with all of their souls.
The mark of death eaters on the arm - start at 2:08
Can you come back from being a death eater? Can you repent and do teshuvah?
Heather --> You aren't changing who you are, you might be changing what people think about you or how you are acting but you astill the person you were
YOUR TRUE SELF WILL BE REVEALED
וְהָיָה֙ כְּעַרְעָ֣ר בָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א יִרְאֶ֖ה כִּי־יָב֣וֹא ט֑וֹב וְשָׁכַ֤ן חֲרֵרִים֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר אֶ֥רֶץ מְלֵחָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תֵשֵֽׁב׃ (ס)
כערער. כעץ יחידי ל' ערירי (בראשית טו) ויש אומר דגאשטי"ה בלעז ומנחם פי' שם עץ מעצי היער וערער שמו וכן פי' כערער במדבר עץ אחד מעצי היער:
like a lonely tree like a lonely tree, an expression of (Gen. 15:2) “Childless (עֲרִירִי),”
(ב) וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אַבְרָ֗ם אֲדֹנָ֤י יֱהוִה֙ מַה־תִּתֶּן־לִ֔י וְאָנֹכִ֖י הוֹלֵ֣ךְ עֲרִירִ֑י וּבֶן־מֶ֣שֶׁק בֵּיתִ֔י ה֖וּא דַּמֶּ֥שֶׂק אֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃
A Long Walk to Water
- A young boy, living in Africa - war is going on and he has to flee
- he's directed to a group from his town
- Find 8 or 9 people from the desert --> woman trying to revive multiple men with water
- people who gave water were acting good
שנים שהיו מהלכין בדרך וביד אחד מהן קיתון של מים אם שותין שניהם מתים ואם שותה אחד מהן מגיע לישוב דרש בן פטורא מוטב שישתו שניהם וימותו ואל יראה אחד מהם במיתתו של חבירו עד שבא ר' עקיבא ולימד וחי אחיך עמך חייך קודמים לחיי חבירך
If two people were walking on a desolate path and there was a jug [kiton] of water in the possession of one of them, and the situation was such that if both drink from the jug, both will die, as there is not enough water, but if only one of them drinks, he will reach a settled area, there is a dispute as to the halakha (i.e. what is the Jewish thing to do?). Ben Petora taught: It is preferable that both of them drink and die, and let neither one of them see the death of the other. This was the accepted opinion until Rabbi Akiva came and taught that the verse states: “And your brother shall live with you,” indicating that your life takes precedence over the life of the other.
Is giving water to others a good thing? Or should she have kept it for herself?
Heather --> if you have your life take precedence over another, it's not really a good thing. It's not right. Your life is not better/or more important than any other life.
כי הלב עקב מכל, כל הציורים הרעים והמדות הרעות אורבים על הלב שהוא כח הממשלה אשר בנפש
Because the heart is most devious, all of the conceptions and aspects of evil lie in wait around the heart, since the heart is the source of strength that rules over the soul
Order of the Phoenix --> Harry, what's happened to you?!?
עזי ומעזי. עזי הוא העז בעצמו ומעז הוא המקום שבו ימצא מעז :
My strength and my stronghold. My strength is my stength within and my stronghold is God (HaMakom) from within God strength is found.
Hogwarts a stronghold - full of secrets like the castle
Heather --> things that you wouldn't expect are there to protect you, like a castle, leads you to find other secrets
(28) Concealed acts concern the LORD our God; but with overt acts, it is for us and our children ever to apply all the provisions of this Teaching.
concealed = what's secret
overt = what is seen
secret = God
what is seen = Us
What's the connection between strength and secrets?
Heather --> Being able to keep a secret is a sign of strength