Pushing the Right Buttons | Rabbi Fischel Schachter

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So they were scraping our floor. I mean, I hired them to scrape the floor. There was a bit of an odor in the air. I thought I can sleep there at night. I told my wife, No, no, we can't do this. So we called my mother-in-law, may she be well, and we asked if we can sleep in her basement. She said: Sure, but please use the combination on the front door. Don’t wake me up. -No problem. Went out to Maariv, met a few people, had something to take care of, I came back like 2:00 in the morning, but I remembered the combination. Yes. 3-5-4-2. And I came and I pressed 3-5-4-2, I usually am not good with numbers, and I realized: Oh, no. There's a little combination on the front door, that's what I was supposed to press. Next to it are the bells, the doorbells for all the floors on top. I pressed the wrong one. So at 2:00 in the morning, I woke up the third floor and the fifth floor and the fourth floor and the second floor. And they're all saying and I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. And one person said, You know, you'll have a story out of this. What are we going to have? I guess he's right. You know, the Ribono shel Olam puts us in different situations in life, and he gives us the buttons to press,

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1. 0:05So they were scraping our floor. I mean, I hired them to scrape the floor. There…
2. 0:35I usually am not good with numbers, and I realized: Oh, no. There's a little combination…
3. 1:05the buttons are our challenges, and we have to focus on pressing the right buttons. So…
4. 1:35but look at my Chasidim, the kind of people that are hiding here, underneath the bench,…
5. 2:05with a person, whether with regard to his body or with regard to his needs. Whatever…
6. 2:37Normally, when a pilot goes down, he sends out a signal where he is. Ah, but…
7. 3:08I once flew Spirit Airlines. It was quite an experience. In the middle, the stewardess gets…
8. 3:39for one moment that you have to press the button. And it could be now. And…

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