It's No Coincidence

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Yoel Gold’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

Life doesn't always go according to plan. But sometimes when we look back, we realize that what we thought was a detour was actually a shortcut. I have a friend Dovi Honig who experienced this firsthand. Dovi is the founder of an organization called Parnassah Network. It helps people with the connections and resources they need to succeed in business. And a lot of the networking takes place at the annual Parnassah Expo. Last year, a very large center in New Jersey agreed with Dovi in writing to host the Expo on February 4th and to host the Expo on February 4th and 5th. Dovi began making preparations. He invested a lot of time and energy preparing for those dates. But when it came time to sign the actual contract, Dovi received an email from the head manager of the center with an apology. He explained that they had to back out because there was this old customer who wanted to have a furniture show on those same exact dates. When those dates were canceled, we were devastated. And I was very, very, very depressing. It was very hard on us. Dovi had no choice and he was forced to reschedule choice and he was forced to reschedule the Expo for the end of March. Deep down in my heart, I was waiting to see what Hashem had in mind and why it happened to us. This is a special weather report. Well, as it turns out, that year on February 4th and 5th, there was this huge snowstorm. It was illegal to drive on the streets. The airports were closed. There was maybe 12,000 flights canceled. New York, New Jersey was shut down. The furniture show was all set up, but nobody showed up.

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1. 0:01Life doesn't always go according to plan. But sometimes when we look back, we realize that…
2. 0:33to host the Expo on February 4th and 5th. Dovi began making preparations. He invested a…
3. 1:03choice and he was forced to reschedule the Expo for the end of March. Deep down…
4. 1:33but nobody showed up. I was so thankful to Hashem for showing me why he took…
5. 2:03the group with his trade and he would be able to get help. That is precisely…
6. 2:34Gemara in Sukkot on aleph. The Gemara that talks about what you're doing, the convention. The…
7. 3:06sign we had by the entrance the previous year. That was the best feeling I've most…
8. 3:38to find the small miracles Hashem sends us personally from time to time reminding us that…

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