Question #1: Question #1 SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall Message for our lives Torah = Instruction/Guide What can we learn from the story of Noach and his sons?
Question #2: Question #2 SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall Can you spot the redundancy Shem and Yafet took a cloak, laid it upon both their shoulders, and they walked backward and covered their father’s nakedness; their faces were turned backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
Question #2: Question #2 SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall Why is it repeated? It’s obvious! Can you spot the redundancy Shem and Yafet took a cloak, laid it upon both their shoulders, and they walked backward and covered their father’s nakedness; their faces were turned backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
Question #2: Question #2 SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall Why is it repeated? It’s obvious! They were walking backwards! Shem and Yafet took a cloak, laid it upon both their shoulders, and they walked backward and covered their father’s nakedness; their faces were turned backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
The Key: The Key SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall Cham saw - Shem and Yafet did not. Shem and Yafet took a cloak, laid it upon both their shoulders, and they walked backward and covered their father’s nakedness; their faces were turned backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
Questions for Discussion: Questions for Discussion SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall How do you intuitively understand this teaching of the Baal Shem Tov? Does it disturb you at all?
Calling a Spade a spade: Calling a Spade a spade SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall Are you not able to call him a liar and a thief? How does that make you a liar and a thief?
Divinely Orchestrated: Divinely Orchestrated SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall If you saw it, there is a message for you...
Self-Love : Self-Love SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall Self-love covers all faults. Personal faults are explained away. In others there can be no justification. G-d shows you the faults in others so…
Text Check: Reprove, you shall reprove your fellow man. Text Check SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall Is there a conflict? If you saw it, there is a message for you... Who are you meant to reprove? Your fellow man or yourself?
Two Ways to View Negativity 1: Two Ways to View Negativity 1 SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall A descriptive quality defining that individual. A reality that calls for a response from you. Reuven and Shimon catch Levi lying: Reuven: Levi is scum! Shimon: How can I help Levi?
Two Ways to View Negativity 2: Two Ways to View Negativity 2 SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall A descriptive quality defining that individual. A reality that calls for a response from you. David and Yehudah love to entertain: David: Why is she so insecure? Yehudah: How can I help her?
Question for Discussion: Question for Discussion SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall David: Why is she so insecure? Yehudah: How can I help her? Why would these two characters respond in such opposite ways?
David is Insecure: David is also insecure! David is Insecure SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall David: Why is she so insecure? Yehudah: How can I help her? He deals with it by trying to impress guests. He bashes his wife to deflect his shortcomings.
Yehudah is not Insecure: Yehudah is not insecure! Yehudah is not Insecure SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall David: Why is she so insecure? Yehudah: How can I help her? He does not struggle with her insecurity. He focuses on how to resolve the situation.
Baal Shem Tov’s Teaching: Baal Shem Tov’s Teaching SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall A descriptive quality defining that individual. A reality that calls for a response from you. You Have A Clean Face You Have A Dirty Face
Question for Discussion: Question for Discussion SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall Have you ever experienced the phenomenon of viewing another’s deficiency only to realize it was really a reflection of your own?
Double Reprove: Double Reprove SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall Reprove, you shall reprove your fellow man. Why the double expression of reproving? Before you reprove another, you must reprove yourself.
Cham’s Dirty Face: Cham’s Dirty Face SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall Cham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers … Cham struggled with the same nakedness.
Shem and Yafet Were Clean: Shem and Yafet Were Clean SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall Shem and Yafet took a cloak, laid it upon both their shoulders, and they walked backward and covered their father’s nakedness; their faces were turned backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness. They saw the need to cover their father…
Shem and Yafet Were Clean: Shem and Yafet Were Clean SEASON ONE 2012-2013 Class 1 – Mirror on the Wall When you point a finger at someone, three fingers are pointing back at you. What is your motivation? Out of love… Reflection of self…
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