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The Reason Moshe Was Named by Batya • The Daily Lesson from Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

The Reason Moshe Was Named by Batya • The Daily Lesson from Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a

Below is a summary of the topics from the daily lesson as delivered by our teacher, Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a – yesterday after the Maariv prayer on Monday night, the 17th of Tevet, 5786, Parshat Shemot:

1. In five more minutes, the women's gathering will begin. All married women should attend the gathering because the redemption will come through the women.
2. It is written in Noam Elimelech that at a brit, everyone shouts to give names, but one must give the name of a tzaddik.
3. However, only the name of Batya remained, who called Moshe – Moshe because it was through self-sacrifice.
4. Whoever is named after a tzaddik, the tzaddik watches over him.
5. Sanhedrin 19b: David sanctified two sisters, the Gemara explains two answers, either she passed away, or Doeg annulled the sanctification.
6. It is necessary to understand how David sanctified Michal through the killing of Goliath, as it is not worth a perutah.
7. Palti'el ben Laish was with Michal for 9 years.
8. A person must not be even one second with another woman. Rabbi Yishmael the High Priest had the skin pulled from his face to rectify the matter of Yosef who was with Potiphar's wife and the matter of Palti'el who was with Michal, even though they did not sin.
9. Everyone should learn with his wife Likutei Halachot, Hilchot Erev 5, and those who do not have a yeshiva should study all night and travel to Chevron or Shechem.