A Torah message on the power of small lights.
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The holy Torah brings the Nisayon Yosef HaTzaddik had where he refused. Says the Roke’ach, one of the Rishonim, Why did the Torah write this? The Torah doesn’t just tell stories. The Torah wants to teach all generations to come, that a person who overcomes his Yetzer Hara and guards his eyes, merits to be like Yosef who provided for the people. He merits to rise to greatness and provides for everyone. What trop is on the word וימאן? Everyone knows, a Shalsheles. Why is the trop a Shalsheles? Because businesspeople know that one who works from sunrise to sundown, does he become rich from this? No. He’ll have $15,000-20,000. He’ll have a comfortable livelihood but will marry off his children frugally. He won’t become rich. How does a person become rich? By working from sunrise to sundown? No. From one business deal in the middle of the day that goes well, he becomes a millionare. If it goes very well, he becomes a billionare. The same thing Hashem says to a Yid. I told you to learn and daven from morning to evening,
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- 0:05The holy Torah brings the Nisayon Yosef HaTzaddik had where he refused. Says the Roke’ach, one…
- 0:35Why is the trop a Shalsheles? Because businesspeople know that one who works from sunrise to…
- 1:06that’s your livelihood. That’s the meat, fish, food, clothing, but that’s not wealth. What is wealth?…
- 1:38A balancing Teshuva. How? He said his father told him that 50 years ago there were…
- 2:09He walked around the house and he saw there was a small light bulb which gave…
- 2:40What was that small light bulb? The hot water tank switch. The hot water tank came…
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