🎬 Even the greatest tzaddik may not put himself in a place of danger. Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, shlit’a, opens the weekly portion with the Gemara in Kiddushin — Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess by the sea, and Satan standing before the Holy One, Blessed be He — to teach us the one thing a person may never risk.
The Torah forbids a person to place himself in danger — and not only danger to the body, but danger to the soul: not to walk where transgressions are committed, not to stand where the evil inclination is waiting. The Gemara says that if one path leads to idolatry and another to immorality, a person must take neither. Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, shlit’a, brings the astonishing account of Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess, who walked by the sea where people were sinning, and Satan rose before the Holy One, Blessed be He, and asked to test them. A heavenly voice cried out: take care with Rabbi Akiva and his Torah. “Do not believe in yourself until the day of your death” — no one is guaranteed. A High Priest served eighty years in the Holy of Holies and denied everything at the end of his life.
Then the portion of the week: Avraham Avinu, the pillar of the heavenly throne, sends his trusted servant Eliezer to find a match for Isaac — and Eliezer, who wanted Isaac for his own daughter, is trusted anyway, because the cursed cannot cling to the blessed. King David begged for a trial so that we would say “the G-d of David”; he asked to raise the trials of Abraham from ten to eleven, and the Holy One, Blessed be He, let him fail so that we would not be obligated beyond ten. Every Jew passes ten existential trials — moments when every door is closed and no effort helps. Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, shlit’a, explains that such a trial has a fixed beginning and a fixed end, and all a person needs is peace of mind and strength to pass through it with as few mistakes as possible. A person who has not stood in the trial is like a broken window: the glue may hold the glass, but the cracks remain.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 — We have great joy to be in the home of Rabbi Aaron the Righteous.
1:47 — The Gemara says if there is a path to walk in that is a path of forbidden relations, of promiscuity
3:48 — The Holy One, blessed be He, said to him, “Go, test them, and you will see that they are great righteous men.” The
5:50 — No one can say about themselves, “I am a righteous person and I will remain righteous all my life.” And the Torah
7:45 — And when Abraham our forefather tells Eliezer, “Go bring a match for my son,” Eliezer had a great pain in his heart.
9:49 — Enduring a trial is a very difficult thing, and facing such a test is something truly and extremely difficult for any
11:48 — And today, we really want to go much deeper into understanding exactly what a trial is.
13:49 — The Holy One tested Abraham our father with ten trials.
16:10 — A person who has n’t withstood an existential trial, their window is broken.
17:55 — King David wanted to raise it to eleven trials, These are the truly existential ones that define us.
19:40 — It was just another injection.
🙏 If this touched your heart: LIKE, COMMENT “Amen” and SUBSCRIBE for daily emuna with Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, shlit’a.
Welcome to the official English YouTube channel of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto (Shuva Israel). Here you will find transformative Torah lessons, ancient Kabbalah wisdom, daily spiritual inspiration, and practical life advice for success, peace, and spiritual growth.
✡️ ABOUT RABBI YOSHIYAHU YOSEF PINTO:
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto is a world-renowned Sephardic Rabbi and spiritual leader of the global Shuva Israel organization. Known for his profound teachings in Torah, Kabbalah, Mussar, and business ethics, Rav Pinto guides hundreds of thousands of people worldwide toward inner peace, emunah (faith), and divine blessings.
📌 KEY TOPICS COVERED ON THIS CHANNEL:
• Secrets of Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism
• Financial Success & Business Ethics in Torah
• Daily Motivation, Faith (Emunah) & Trust (Bitachon)
• Spiritual Healing, Protection & Overcoming Anxiety
• Weekly Torah Portion (Parashat Hashavua) Insights
• Advice for Relationships, Peace & Personal Growth
🔔 SUBSCRIBE & TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS:
Don’t miss daily inspiring lectures and blessings from Rabbi Pinto!
Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@RabbiPintoEnglish?sub_confirmation=1
🌐 CONNECT WITH SHUVA ISRAEL & RABBI PINTO:
• Official Website: https://www.shouvaisrael.com
#rabbipinto #kabbalah #jewishwisdom #torah #shuvaIsrael #rabbiPintoenglish #emunah #spiritualinspiration
