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verse uh 3 chapter 33 then he himself
went on ahead of them and bowed
earthward seven times until he reached
his brother
okay so he bowed it was it's definitely
an an action of of humility one way or
the other but the question is asked why
did he bow seven
times
sir Peterman continues with the same
Theme by quoting a verse in Michelin
right in English mishley is proverb he
quotes a verse that's been very much a
part of my Consciousness throughout most
of my life journey and has given me
strength and hope and perspective and I
really try to live by it and what's the
verse seven times the righteous man
falls and gets up that seems to be a
very clear connection of clear illusion
seven times the righteous man falls and
gets up while the wicked are tripped by
one misfortune
now as I talk about uh you know
I've talked about this many times
because it's a very important idea
Tabitha actually could you play this uh
video I wanted to share this video with
you because it's just such a beautiful
manifestation manifestation of what I
believe we can learn from here so let's
start that video
down
back up you fall down you get back up
keep fall down you get back up you fall
down you get back up
okay so the video is going to keep
playing I don't know if you can hear it
for some reason maybe it's my reception
I can't see it or hear it but I hope
it's playing but anyways open your
hearts okay what we we've learned
already that asav represents the Yad sir
Hara the evil inclination and the
beaderman beautifully teaches in the
name of the stages of Israel that as
yaakov is approaching Asaf he bows down
right fully prostrating himself to ASAP
seven times and again who does theyself
represent the Yates the evil inclination
and here is Jacob bowing down to it
something that I've done something that
I think a lot of us have done before
bowing down to the evil intonation what
does that mean giving in and what
happens yes he does he falls down on his
face again and again but each time he
gets right back up seven times he falls
and seven times he fails and each time
he gets right back up because as we've
said in past fellowships the evil
inclination isn't just seeking a
short-term win right it's it's not the
win of the actual sin itself it's the
depression and the self-pity and the
beating ourselves up for not being
enough and berating ourselves for which
we tend we tend to think of that as
virtuous and we're really showing
ourselves and punishing ourselves no no
that's not virtuous that's the real win
for the evil inclination that's what the
evil creation wants the most because
that is what keeps us down but if we get
right back up if we rise again in faith
and enjoy well that is the death blow to
the eight Sahara if we continue to do
our best to learn what we have to learn
from the fall and get right back up into
the fights well that's the recipe for
victory that's the recipe for growth
that is the recipe for True service of
Hashem that's what makes yaakov into
Israel okay I know we're over time but
I'm going to wind it down very soon so
Peterman continues by uh by pointing out
that the angel said to Jacob
your name Shall be Called Israel because
you have struggled with God and man and
you have prevailed
but what Rashi asks does man mean who
are these men that he struggled with we
talked about it the before uh Asaf and
Lavan Esau and Laban now Lavon cheated
him a thousand times and became
personally wealthy from exploiting him
and ASAP would him so badly that he
limped for the rest of his life so why
does it say he prevailed
is this what prevailing looks like and
the answer is yes that is what
prevailing looks like because he never
gave up
because he never stopped fighting that
is what winning looks like in the eyes
of ashram regardless of the outcomes and
how it may appear in this world
